PDF & Google Forms

Two form possibilities for using the iPad to collect observation data are PDF forms and Google forms. Working with PDF Expert, an app on the iPad, you can fill out and submit (or email) PDF forms that look, for instance, like this:

You could also consider using Google forms, a powerful tool in the world of Google Docs, to save data automatically to a Google spreadsheet for further analysis. Sending yourself a link to the live form via email will allow you to fill out the form on your iPad, looking something like this perhaps:

Click here for more information on PDF Expert and here to get started on Google forms.