Project Inspection Using Mobile Technology–Phase I: An investigation into existing business processes and areas for improvement using mobile technology

As mobile technology becomes widely available and affordable, transportation agencies can use this technology to streamline operations involved within project inspection. This research, conducted in two phases, identified opportunities for process improvement using mobile technologies and measured the outcomes from incorporating mobile tools as a part of project inspection work. The research also identified additional factors to characterize the use of mobile tools for project inspection. The research approach focused on measuring three main projected outcomes, which include productivity, data quality, and data availability. Additional characteristics were observed to evaluate other aspects of using mobile tools for project inspection, in particular as it relates to recommendations toward how an agency may approach deployment of mobile technology. A pilot program was established where a mobile technology solution was used via field trials to measure these outcomes.

• Record URL:
  http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/840.1.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29085
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Title page: Project Inspection Using Mobile Technology–Phase I: An investigation in to existing business processes and areas for improvement using mobile technology
• Corporate Authors:

  Pavia Systems, Incorporated

  1725 Westlake Ave N, Suite 204
  Seattle, WA  United States  98109

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Research Office, Transportation Building, MS 47372
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504-7372

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Austin, TX  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Snow, Michael
  • White, George
  • Katara, Si
  • Willoughby, Kim
  • Garcia, Roxana
• Publication Date: 2013-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 44p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction projects; Data collection; Data quality; Field studies; Inspection; Mobile applications; Productivity; Wireless communication systems
• Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01575100
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WA-RD 840.1
• Contract Numbers: Agreement K780
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 2015 9:10AM