2007 pontis user group meeting portland, maine september 6, 2007

2007 Pontis User Group MeetingPortland, Maine

September 6, 2007

Mobile Inspection System

Mobile Inspection SystemMobile Inspection System

• 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


Previous Inspection Process

• Labor intensive• Inefficient• Not standardized

Benchmarks

Reporting time: 50%

Availability: ~ 3 weeks


Solution Approach

Inspection Reporting/Administration

• Electronic Data Collection

• Automated Data Entry

• Voice or Handwriting Input

• Automated data reconciliation

• Automatic Report Generation

• Expanded Data Analysis and Graphing Capability

Management

• Inventory Management

• Inspection Management

• Scheduling/Reporting


Hardware Platforms

Wearable Computer

Tablet PC

PDA


Solution Architecture

• Enterprise Solution• Paperless Environment• Voice/Handwriting Recognition• Integrated Workflow


Wireless Synchronization

Multiple Teams

Single Team


3 Level Distributed Hierarchy


Shorthand Editor


Photo Integration


Field Sketches/Wizards


GIS/Mapping


Implementation

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


Mobile Inspections Completed

Inspection Type # Complete

Routine Inspection 16,245

Underwater Inspection 664

Overhead Sign Clearance 657

Complete Underwater 173

Complete Sign Inspection 192

Fracture Critical 7

Machinery Inspection 12

Total 17,950


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


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


Structure #16 Currituck County

US 158 over Currituck Sound

14,867 feet – 248 spans

Multi-team inspection

Function Manual Inspection WIGINS

Personnel 2 teams 2 teams

Inspection Time 1 week 1 week

Report Assembly Time 1 week 1 hour


Questions


Mike PritzlaffProgram Manager

(919) 485-8100 [email protected]

Contact Information

2007 pontis user group meeting portland, maine september 6, 2007

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