Job Scheduling and Dispatch Customizable Mobile Forms Mapping and Location Reports and Accountability Mobility Solutions for Telecommunications Surveys
Jun 25, 2015
Job Scheduling and Dispatch
Customizable Mobile Forms
Mapping and Location
Reports and Accountability
Mobility Solutions for
Telecommunications Surveys
GeoPal is a cloud service and mobile app for companies that need to
complete surveys and audits of telecommunications equipment in the field.
• Verified mobile data capture with time, date & location stamps
• Eliminate paperwork to reduce your admin time & costs
• Real-time reporting and data analysis
• Improved productivity & compliance, through better visibility
• Location monitoring of workers for performance & safety
What is GeoPal?
GeoPal for Telecommunications Surveys
GeoPal is so flexible in deployment it can be used to manage just about any data collection
requirement for your staff out in the field. Currently used by telecom companies for:
• Telecommunications Quality Audits,
• Mobile Cell Tower Surveys
• Surveys and Installation Workflows
• Location Tracking & Worker Safety
• Vehicle Inspection Checks
Problems Solved by GeoPal
VisibilityLack of visibility of staff when they leave the office
ProductivityLow productivity due to inefficient scheduling or time-theft
EfficiencyHigh admin costs due to manual processing of paper forms & data re-entry
Proof of Delivery Lost, incomplete, or delayed paperwork = no proof of service delivery and inaccurate records
Compliance with Regulation & LegislationNo efficient way to monitor worker performance & safety, Vehicle Inspection Checks,Risk Assessments
There are two parts to GeoPal, a mobile app and a web management system.
The mobile app is used to replace paper-based survey forms
allowing field employees to work smarter and faster.
Capture text, photo, video, barcode/RFID, geospatial data, and more, collated instantly
and accurately transferred between field and office with no need for data re-entry.
GeoPal mobile apps are available for Android and iPhone.
How it works – Mobile App
How it works – Web Management System
There are two parts to GeoPal, a mobile app and a web management system.
The web management system streamlines scheduling and operations,
providing visibility, detailed data and real-time reports
for improved business insight and decision making.
• Used to configure mobile forms and workflows, manage assets, schedule and dispatch jobs.
• Track the location of field workers, assets, customers on an interactive map.
• Customize, schedule and analyse reports and data collected in the field in real-time.
GeoPal creates significant efficiencies in managing field work, which often introduce
operational improvements in other areas of the business.
Increased accuracy and speed of transfer of information collected in the field to the office
allows real-time visibility and control of operations.
“Using GeoPal decreases returns to the job site – engineers don’t have
to go back and visit the site if they missed something, because all the
information is captured accurately first time and reported instantly.”
For surveys and audits on multiple sites, the information is entered accurately at source,
meaning the time and cost savings achieved by eliminating return site visits is significant.
Streamline Operations
GeoPal ensures all information is verified with time, date and location-stamps, providing
detailed records for monitoring or auditing work completed, to enhance performance and
compliance of all field workers, internal or outsourced.
“On the initial survey our own surveyors used paper to capture the data and
then keyed it in to their laptops - this was very slow. For the second batch we
used agency staff and GeoPal - it was much quicker. We had the additional
benefit with GeoPal of being able to look over the route-replay history of the
agency staff – we could see where they were, handy to check compliance”
Location monitoring ensures a reduction in time-theft, improving productivity of workers.
The intuitive nature of the mobile app also ensures outsourced teams require less training,
and standardized mobile forms regulate the accuracy of field data captured.
Improve Productivity & Compliance
GeoPal enables real-time reporting and analysis of data captured accurately in the field.
Benefits to businesses include:
• Increased visibility and operational control, to support critical decision-making.
• Faster report and invoice creation, improving cash flow and revenue.
• Real-time progress updates, increasing customer satisfaction.
“GeoPal gives us a direct feed of data collection as it is happening in the field.
We get to see immediately if there are issues. It speeds up both data collection and
the processing of information, and allows us to give a better product to our clients.”
Real-Time Reporting & Data Analysis
GeoPal helps field and office employees to work faster and smarter, increasing productivity
and revenue for your business, and keeping customers happy.
GeoPal significantly reduces administration time and costs associated with:
• data collation and re-entry from paper forms or spreadsheets,
• printing and distributing paper forms and job assignments,
• deciphering handwritten forms,
• searching for lost or delayed paperwork,
• Returning to site to re-capture incomplete or inaccurate information.
“GeoPal has reduced our costs, and the time between job completion and creating the
customer report, which means we can issue invoices faster and improve our cash flow.”
Reduce Admin Time & Costs
GeoPal is a cloud service and mobile app to manage field workers, reducing admin costs,
increasing productivity, and meeting regulations for Health & Safety legislation.
Companies using GeoPal:
• Eliminate up to 100% of paperwork and data re-entry
• Reduce administration time and costs by up to 50%
• Improve employee productivity by up to 20%
• Improve visibility of employees and assets in the field
• Create detailed, accurate reports in minutes rather than days
• Enhance accuracy with real-time verification of data entered at source
• Assist in meeting mandatory Health & Safety Regulations
Benefits of GeoPal
KTL group is recognised as a leading provider of civil, structural and electrical engineering
services to the telecommunications and utility sectors. GeoPal is saving KTL surveyors
approximately two hours of data collation and re-entry for each quality audit completed.
With GeoPal, KTL engineers can:
• Accurately capture and collate data in multiple formats,
• Increase productivity with faster data transfer between field and office,
• Analyse field data in real-time, for faster creation of reports,
• Monitor safety and provide protection for lone workers.
“Another problem GeoPal is solving for us is the ability to track field staff movement and provide lone worker
protection. With GeoPal, we can see where all workers are – not just the ones whose vehicles are tracked.
KTL has many lone workers who do a quality audit/survey – these workers need to check-in regularly, and
GeoPal can support this.”
Success Story
A world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and services to mobile and fixed network operators,
responsible for the network equipment of over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries, and more than 40
percent of the world's mobile traffic, provides a highly sophisticated service to mobile network operators surveying
the mobile mast and antenna sites around Ireland.
With GeoPal, engineers can:
• Accurately capture and collate data in multiple formats, with SSL encryption,
• Achieve 30% reduction in admin due to elimination or paper and data re-entry,
• Analyse field data in real-time, for faster creation of reports,
• Dispatch multiple jobs to field workers and track their location for safety.
“GeoPal is helping us to improve the accuracy of data collected in the field, which is helping our governance
and control. With the savings GeoPal helps us to achieve, we can offer a more competitive service to our
clients. More than ever, this company wants to be able to offer more and more innovative services and we
feel GeoPal can help us to achieve this.”
Success Story
Job Scheduling and Dispatch
Customizable Mobile Forms
Mapping and Location
Reports and Accountability
Mobile Workforce Management for Telecommunications Surveys
GeoPal cloud and mobile app improves productivity and reduces costs for businesses with field-based workers.