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Not Available The U.S. Navy relies on surveys for acquiring accurate information pertaining to a wide range of topics (e.g., troop readiness, morale). Thus, the collection of survey data is guided by a concern for minimizing Total Error. Factors contributing to Total Error include failure to collect a representative sample from the population being studied and vague or misleading survey questions. The Internet holds promise of addressing these and other concerns facing the survey community. To realize this promise Modus Operandi proposes to develop INSURE (INternet SURvey Environment), a standardized Internet-based multimedia survey HCI for performing both mobile and fixed-location surveys. The key innovations of INSURE include leveraging the best-of-breed technologies from web-based training, the use of Java to insure computer-independent (cross-platform) operation, the incorporation of a virtual assistant emulating a human survey interviewer providing on-line assistance with ambiguous or misleading questions, and the use of mobile hand-held computers with wireless Internet connections to realize a standardized survey HCI for performing both mobile and fixed-location surveys.