irth UtiliSphere vs Itron Mobile 3.6 for FCS

Software for 811 One Call Ticket Management that maximize growth and performance for people, work and assets for the Oil & Gas, Energy, Telecom and Utilities companies. Cloud-based and mobile-ready, irth UtiliSphere automates workforce management and field operations around custom workflows that integrate into back-end systems. UTILISPHERE BENEFITS • Automated 811 One Call ticket management - Electronically receive, respond to and resolve excavation requests in an automated fashion. • Increase employee and asset performance - Make sure your business-critical employees are always at peak performance and assets are fully utilized. • Gain unprecedented operational insights - Get increased visibility into operational performance to maximize business benefits. • Improve process efficiencies - Eliminate redundant steps and trim wasted time with more direct communication and workforce collaboration. • Streamline workflows and operations - Automate process flows and work routines based on custom business logic that you define. • Gain insight from your data - Advanced executive-level reporting and analytics provide you with insights for critical decision-making. UTILISPHERE FEATURES 811 One-Call Ticket Management UtiliSphere has the premier, leading one-call ticket management solution in the industry. Using UtiliSphere, organizations can electronically receive, respond to and resolve excavation requests. Includes customizable rules for automatic ticket routing and dispatching and one call ticket screening with facility and responsibility area mapping. Other features include automated One Call positive response to the one call center, utility company, locator and excavator via email, voice, fax or manual call and the ability to accurately and comprehensively pinpoint dig sites on a map. Customizable Form Designer Our unique form designer empowers customizable, DIY digital form design in a collaborative, easy to use, test and publish environment. Forms can be designed with advanced functions like dynamic contextual intelligence, multiple field types, advanced nesting, tracking, auditing, alerts, triggers, calculations, data inputs, validation and verification. Work and Asset Mapping UtiliSphere gives you the ability to dynamically map your assets as well as where and when work is scheduled and/or completed. With pinpoint accuracy, our maps display street and satellite with ERSI map layers. Layers can be activated with various assets — and maps can be leveraged to define workforce responsibility, measure distances, search for assets/locations, auto-suggest related work items, view worker’s locations in real time, see work in progress and many more advanced functions. Configurable Process Automation Designer Using UtiliSphere, entire work processes can be completely customized, automated and enforced. This includes automatic work dispatch (individuals or groups) based on triggered, scheduled or timed events; advanced if/then actions and rules based on system conditions; and recurring workforce notifications. In addition, workforce automation can be extended to third parties and contractors. Customized Scheduling and Routing UtiliSphere has the ability to schedule and optimize routes to job sites with automated routing or manual overrides — including the ability to take into account average time on a job site and travel time. This allows organizations to better plan jobs, communicate arrival times to customers or site managers, provide notices and alerts and develop advanced schedules. Reporting and Analytics UtiliSphere provides Reporting and Analytics with the opportunities to drill down into every aspect of your business and create custom DIY reports with visually rich charts, graphs and complex data comparisons. Information can also be viewed on a map, exported to multiple file formats and indexed by time, work type, work cluster and more.

ITRON MOBILE Accurate, Efficient, Safe, Data Collection Itron Mobile is a meter data collection tool kit designed for today’s mobile employee that allows companies to get the most value and efficiency from their field workforce while also enhancing employee safety. Itron Mobile enables laptop, tablet and smartphone meter reading and data collection in a flexible, affordable system that keeps you connected to your mobile workforce throughout the workday. Itron Mobile and the Itron Field Collection System (FCS) host provide all the best features from decades of experience with innovative new features that will fulfill your mobile data collection needs, now and in the future. Flexible and Affordable The Itron Mobile app is available for Apple iOS and other mobile operating system platforms and can run on smartphones, tablets and laptops. This unmatched variety of choices allows the company to choose the best and most affordable device for each employee. Connected The mobile workforce can be online throughout the day. Data synchronization uses any Internet connection (cellular, Wi-Fi, or Ethernet) from anywhere the mobile user has an Internet connection: at home, in the office, or in the field. Safe and Efficient Itron Mobile is designed to get the user to the meter as safely and quickly as possible. Codes and messages associate each meter with location tips and hazardous conditions. Codes and messages can be added to the main display, called up when desired, or pop-up at the start or end of the work order along with audio and vibration alerts. Mapping is available to all users to help them get to the meters as quickly as possible. Data Collection In one app, Itron Mobile includes keyed data entry for visual reads, walk-by and drive-by advanced automated meter reading (AMR). Data is stored instantly and safely in device memory and periodically sent to the company data center using Itron cloud communications. Anyone equipped with an Itron Mobile device can collect meter readings and other valuable information about company assets and perform a variety of other field activities needed by the company. Visual Meter Reading At the heart of Itron Mobile is visual meter reading perfected during Itron’s 40 years of experience. A robust read validation process provides an accurate and certified reading to ensure accurate billing. Each reading is compared to high and low limits defined for that meter. For any reading that is outside the limits, the user completes one or more validation tasks as defined by the company’s business rules. Asset Management Itron Mobile can be used to collect data to improve company operations and fulfill regulatory requirements including photos, surveys, GPS coordinates and more. Get the most from your mobile workforce by also managing basic field service activities such as investigations, meter exchanges, maintenance, and service disconnect and connect, which can be completed manually or remotely. Itron Wireless Communications Modules Itron Advanced Automated Meter Reading (AMR) ensures accuracy, significantly increases efficiency and improves employee safety by eliminating exposure to hazardous conditions. Walk-by data collection is performed with the compact Itron Mobile Radio that uses Bluetooth® to connect to the Itron Mobile app on a variety of mobile devices. Drive-by data collection uses a Windows 10 laptop or tablet with the vehicle-mounted MC3 radio. Itron radios support wake-up and bubble-up modules. Using full two-way wireless communications Itron extends capabilities to interval data collection, time-of-use, cathodic protection and remote disconnect and connect for water, gas and electricity. Itron communication modules can be deployed selectively on hard-to-access meters, in select regions or across the entire population and easily migrated to network based communications ensuring a safe and smart investment.