Fire hydrant inventory projects demand accuracy, efficiency, and real-time data management. Rodriguez Consulting, an industry leader in engineering and geospatial services, partnered with the Philadelphia Water Department to complete a large-scale fire hydrant inventory. With over 1,000 hydrants spread across 56 miles of city roadways, they needed a streamlined solution to handle data collection, quality control, and reporting.
Using Fulcrum’s mobile platform, Rodriguez created a custom app that simplified the entire fire hydrant inventory process. Field teams, equipped with iPads, could instantly record hydrant details such as location, attributes, and distance to street features like ADA ramps. By capturing GPS-tagged photos on-site, the team documented conditions accurately, reducing errors and saving time. With Fulcrum’s offline capabilities, Rodriguez technicians could collect data seamlessly, even in areas without cellular service.
Fulcrum also enabled Rodriguez to sync data directly to the cloud, supporting a real-time quality assurance process. Each day, Rodriguez’s GIS technicians reviewed the data remotely, ensuring consistent quality and quick issue resolution. This approach not only improved accuracy but also streamlined their quality control process, keeping the project on schedule.
Additionally, Rodriguez used Fulcrum’s Google Earth integration to visualize progress instantly. Project managers and decision-makers could review hydrant locations, access photos, and monitor inventory completion directly from a user-friendly interface. This level of transparency improved client satisfaction, as stakeholders had easy access to all relevant project data.
Through Fulcrum, Rodriguez Consulting delivered a reliable fire hydrant inventory that met the Philadelphia Water Department’s needs efficiently and accurately. Their team completed the project on time, saving costs and enhancing data quality.
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“We were able to deliver all of the information to the client via a user-friendly interface that allowed decision makers to view hydrant locations, attributes, and digital photos all from one program.”
