With many mobile devices having GPS (Global Positioning System) on-board we have long wanted to utilize this technology with our Field ID inspection software. Many times we hear that having the ability to record where an asset is (ie.piece of equipment or machinery) would be quite valuable. With our next release in a few weeks you will be able to use your GPS and display a map of where equipment was first added to Field ID and where each subsequent inspection or audit took place. Let’s take a closer look at how to use this in Field ID.
Enable GPS Capture
The first step in capturing GPS is to get your system administrator to enable this feature. This is a simple on or off switch. Once turned on your mobile device will try and capture your current GPS location when adding new equipment and performing inspections. To find this go to Setup > Settings > System Settings.
Enable GPS
Capturing your GPS Location
Once you have enabled GPS you will need to connect your device to the internet, sign out of Field ID Mobile and sign back in. This will tell Field ID to start to capture GPS information. The capturing of GPS data is entirely transparent to you. No buttons to press and nothing to enter. Simply go about your daily work.
Viewing the Maps
There are three places you will be able to view maps of where your equipment or assets are. The first is the asset profile page. This will display the most recent known location of the asset.
Viewing the most recent location
Each time you complete an inspection you will be able to view a map of where the inspection took place.
GPS Location of where the inspection was done
Lastly, you can view all the inspections or events that have been performed on a specific asset. This will show you all the recorded locations for an asset.
Viewing the locations of all inspections completed
We are quite excited about having this capability in Field ID. There are many possibilities where using GPS will be quite useful and we plan on doing some more blog posts in the upcoming weeks about how to leverage GPS to increase safety and traceability of your inspections.
As always, if you have feedback on how we can make this feature or anything in Field ID better let us know!
Tags: Features, Field ID, GIS audit, GIS Inspection, GPS, Inspection Software, PDA inspection, Safety Compliance, safety inspections, safety traceability, traceability
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