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2007 Pontis User Group Meeting Portland, Maine September 6, 2007

Mobile Inspection System. 2007 Pontis User Group Meeting Portland, Maine September 6, 2007. 20,500 structures to inspect 18 above-water inspection teams (2 person) 4 underwater inspection teams (3 person) 3 special inspection teams (2 person)

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2007 Pontis User Group Meeting Portland, Maine September 6, 2007

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  1. Mobile Inspection System 2007 Pontis User Group Meeting Portland, Maine September 6, 2007

  2. 20,500 structures to inspect • 18 above-water inspection teams (2 person) • 4 underwater inspection teams (3 person) • 3 special inspection teams (2 person) • 100 counties, 14 divisions, 3 Area Supervisors • Outsourced Inspections

  3. Previous Inspection Process • Labor intensive • Inefficient • Not standardized Benchmarks Reporting time: 50% Availability: ~ 3 weeks

  4. Reporting/Administration Management Inspection • Automated data reconciliation • Automatic Report Generation • Expanded Data Analysis and Graphing Capability • Inventory Management • Inspection Management • Scheduling/Reporting • Electronic Data Collection • Automated Data Entry • Voice or Handwriting Input Solution Approach

  5. Hardware Platforms PDA Wearable Computer Tablet PC

  6. Solution Architecture • Enterprise Solution • Paperless Environment • Voice/Handwriting Recognition • Integrated Workflow

  7. Wireless Synchronization Multiple Teams Single Team

  8. 3 Level Distributed Hierarchy

  9. Shorthand Editor

  10. Photo Integration

  11. Field Sketches/Wizards

  12. GIS/Mapping

  13. Implementation • Initial rollout: October 2004 • Currently 105 active users • BMU inspection teams and 5 engineering firms

  14. Mobile Inspections Completed

  15. Benefits • Improved scheduling and tracking of inspections • Efficiency of inspections. Inspection time is cut by almost 50%. • Reports are complete when inspector leaves the structure • Hands are free to allow climbing and use of tools • Data entry is expedited with the aid of handwriting & voice recognition features • Multiple units can be used then synchronized to the Team Lead for the final report • After first inspection data is retrievable for subsequent inspections • Transition to a paperless environment will reduce paper and copying costs

  16. Savings • Approximately 1,000,000 photocopies per year • Approximately 250,000 field printed report pages • 3 production copiers & maintenance • Labor for copying • Storage room for files

  17. Structure #16 Currituck County US 158 over Currituck Sound 14,867 feet – 248 spans Multi-team inspection

  18. Questions

  19. Contact Information Mike Pritzlaff Program Manager (919) 485-8100 x109 mike.pritzlaff@edocorp.com

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