inSITE Mobile FM vs Simon FM

"Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life." "inSITE Mobile FM is a mobile app that works with the inSITE FM web application to provide a round trip workflow for asset inspection and maintenance. inSITE Mobile enables precise, rapid inspection and maintenance work management, reducing field hours and vehicle deployments and simplifying documentation. inSITE Mobile’s simple, intuitive forms help users quickly verify asset details, document inspection results, flag critical issues, and prescribe or document repairs. All field data syncs with the inSITE database, providing real-time snapshots for managers and a historical baseline for future inspections. inSITE can ingest your historical inspection records to auto-populate asset details, property owner information, permit status, previous inspection results, and more. inSITE can also work with LiDAR and imagery analytics to provide precise pre-inspection details to engineers and maintenance crews. inSITE Mobile works in online and offline modes, enabling computer-assisted inspections across remote regions of your service territory. inSITE Mobile syncs with inSITE when users return to an area with wireless connectivity for a seamless mobile-to-web experience."

The Simon FM mobile app is intended to be used in conjunction with the Simon FM web application. After using the web application to setup your facility, machines, and job plans, the Simon FM mobile app will allow your technicians to perform the maintenance inspections that are associated with those job plans. Since Simon FM only requires internet connection when syncing, the technician will be able to pull down their inspections/work orders before heading out to any/all remote areas. While not connected to the internet, the technician will still be able to perform the inspection, record data, and complete the inspection. After they regain internet connectivity, they can then sync their data back up to the server, thus fully closing out the inspection. In addition, the app offers bar code scanning of machine labels, thus ensuring the correct machine for the inspection has been found.