Handheld Inspections at Government Agencies

I had the privilege of meeting with a state agency yesterday to discuss field data collection and inspections. This team of government employed IT professionals was tasked with automating many different kinds of inspections. I was amazed at the large number of inspections one team must manage. Today it is nearly all done on paper. The more we discussed the various projects and inspection responsibilities, the greater the ROI was for automating them.

Here are some of the inspections identified:

• Boxed and shipped fresh produce
• Sugar content of produce
• Ground water quality
• Registered cattle pastures
• Certified immunization of cattle
• RFID cattle tracking
• Inspecting and certifying fertilizers
• Dairy farm inspections
• Dairy processing plant inspections
• Nitrogen levels on fields
• Insect and pest control
• much more....

The list was enormous and I was impressed with how mobilizing these inspections could save this government agency a considerable amount of money. I've got some work to do!