Field systems have to survive the field.
Industrial sites, remote work, and mobile crews do not care whether the network is having a good day. Tools still have to capture the work.
inputpaper / memory / field notes
processworkflow / audit trail / sync
outputrecords / summaries / decisions
Built for unreliable environments.
Greg has built offline-capable mobile workflows for field production and maintenance tracking, including CouchDB-based sync patterns.
The point is simple: capture the record when the work happens, then sync cleanly when connectivity returns.
Design for real conditions
Field tools need to work when the network, weather, and schedule are not cooperating.