6. Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

Data Logging can be used in remote or dangerous situations

Data logging can be carried out 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year

Time intervals for collecting data can be very frequent and regular, for example, hundreds of measurements per second

can be set up to start at a time in the future

No need to have a person present

Data logging is often more accurate because there is no likelihood of human error

Disadvantages

If the data logging equipment breaks down or malfunctions, some data could be lost or not recorded

Equipment can be expensive for small tasks

The equipment will only take readings at the logging interval which has been set up. If something unexpected happens between recordings, the data will not be collected.