How it Works

The Basics: Clients, Agents and Crowdsourcing

We leverage the power of crowdsourcing* to connect people sitting in a workplace with useful information anywhere in the world.

Agents & Clients How can I trust the data? What types of information?

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Clients

We've made it our mission to provide a link from people sitting in a workplace to useful information anywhere in the world. Our Clients are businesses or individuals that need information. Anyone with a credit card can sign up as a client. We're specifically built to partner with businesses, and have made strategic decisions to innovate where it's helpful to you.

Agents

We enable every day people utilizing the latest in mobile technology to deliver relevant, nearly instant business information. We call these amazing people Agents. We're constantly impressed with the acumen of our Agents whose local knowledge is invaluable. We have thousands of Agents that provide nationwide coverage for collecting real world intelligence. If you're interested in being an Agent you can download the Field Agent app.

We have hundreds of thousands of Agents worldwide.

Learn more about our coverage.

How can I trust the data?

Field Agent rigorously evaluates data points and exceptions to make sure the data we provide is accurate. We also use technology to ensure the quality and accuracy of your data beyond many manual forms of checks and balances in place today.

Agent History

We have a track record of all of our Agents and the quality of their work over time.

GPS Marker

We use GPS data to make sure each task is completed in the correct location.

Time Stamp

For time sensitive projects, we can provide data for exactly when each task was completed.

Photo Verify

A picture is worth 1,000 words. If there's ever a doubt

What types of information can I collect?

Photos

Use photos to verify information, do recon and research in stores or learn about product usage.

Opinions

Field Agent can perform surveys and collect opinions from anywhere. We support multiple choice, multiple select, free form, 5 and 10 point scale as well as pricing question types.

Data

Field Agent uses barcode scanning technology to ensure quality data collection and offers more streamlined processes for collecting data driven research projects.

Learn more about the kinds of work we do.

* What is Crowdsourcing?

Crowdsourcing is a distributed problem-solving process that involves outsourcing tasks to a network of people, also known as the crowd. This process can occur both online and offline. For more information, read the Wiki.