The Meter Data Recorder is a battery-powered portable digital flow recording instrument that converts a meter's magnetic drive signal to a digital output that is stored for later downloading. It is compatible with almost all water meters, and is small enough to fit inside a residential meter box. This device will record all meter activity 24 hours a day up to 3 months. The Data Recorder provides a variety of report and graph options. Data can be exported into Lotus™, Excel™, Quattro Pro™, WordPerfect™, and MS Word™.