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Congratulations GISProfessionals andEngineers! Withdownloading this ebook,In this book, you will find how iFormBuildertransforms workflows to collect robust data(with or without an internet connection) andsuccessfully deploy large scale mobile datacollection projects.you are one step closerto discovering all thereis to know aboutiFormBuilder beforeimplementing your nextfield data collectionproject.iFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers2

Hello Engineers and GIS Professionals:Thank you for taking the time to explore howiFormBuilder is redefining how Engineersand GIS Professionals implement, collectand use data captured in the field. Over thepast 5 years, the iFormBuilder team hasworked with companies, organizations anduniversities around the world. Currently, onany given month, data is being collected withiFormBuilder in over 110 countries withmillions of transactions being recorded. Wetruly believe that “Knowledge is Gatheredand Good Data changes your world!”!!iFormBuilder goes beyond simply replacingthe paper and pencil processes andcompanies are seeing amazing results.Recently, we have experienced incrediblegrowth in the GIS and Engineeringcommunities. This is largely related to thevoid that iFormBuilder fills as a mobile datacollection solution.!!Additionally, Zerion Software was recentlynamed the 2014 Best New Partner by Esri.iFormBuilder compliments the Esri platformby providing a way for advanced forms to bebuilt. It is an extension to the new Esrioffline capabilities. The partnership offers aseamless integration between the twoplatforms.In this ebook, you will discover whyiFormBuilder has a large following ofengineering and GIS Professionals.Individuals who value robust form buildingfeatures, business logic that brings to lifeany workflow with calculations, industrygrade hardware integrations, flexible API’sfor bidirectional data integration andplatform integrations like Esri. All of thesefeatures and enhancements havetransformed the way they do business. !!Our team has extensive experiencetransforming how field teams work andredefine how success is measured. Welove to work with Smart Enterprises thatunderstand the value of mobile solutions totheir business. I am personally excited tointroduce you to our platform. Discover howthe Smart Enterprise leveragesiFormBuilder for mobile data collection!Before your next project gets deployed,read this ebook!!!Thank you, !!Ryan Coleman!Director of Customer Success !iFormBuilder!iFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers3

The World Isn’t Flat Why are all your forms?Subforms, Related Tables, !One-To-Many, Object Trees !Oh my!Have you ever wanted to capture one-to-manyrelationships but never had an easy way? With!iFormBuilder, you can do this through the use of ourSubforms. Subforms allow data collectors to captureone-to many records (related tables) very easily. !!For example, let’s say you are inspecting a piece ofequipment and there is a safety guard missing fromthe asset. Traditionally a form will only have one fieldfor a photo, allowing for only one photo to be taken fordocumentation. For ideal data collection, you maynot want to limit the user on how many photos theywill take. With the iFormBuilder Subforms, you givethe user the ability to take as many photos about asingle asset as needed. Each photo’s data is relatedto that single piece of equipment. !!At the core of iFormBuilder is the fundamentalconcept that the world isn’t flat and your formsshouldn’t be either. Creating complex workflows iseasy where you can share information between formlevels, validate information being collected andstreamline the whole data collection process. . !iFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers4

“Within a week ”iFormBuilder works with some of the worlds largestengineering firms on a wide variety of projects. Projectsranging from city manhole inspections, bridgeinspections, asset management, environmental impactstudies and much more. !!We have seen that our customers have the need todeploy multiple projects, with different field datacollection teams in many different environments.Specifically one project manager, Tom Abraham isfamous around the halls for saying, “Within a week ”We refer to it as famous last words!!!With the iFormBuilder platform, projects are able to gofrom traditional paper or Microsoft Excel spreadsheets ina matter of hours and days not months and quarters ofdevelopment and traditional SDLC (SoftwareDevelopment Lifecycle) timelines. Every project is ableto have forms built that are field tested and ready to bein production under a week. Project Managers can havemultiple teams starting new projects in a matter of aweek whenever they want! !!There are unique features, workflows and integrationsthat truly set iFormBuilder apart from other mobile datacollection platforms. It is important to understand thesefeatures before you send another data collection teamout to the field.!iFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers5

Flexible & Advanced Form Building CapabilitiesDo you want to augment yourtraditional text based form into asmart, intuitive form that saves time,improves data quality and meetsyour data collection requirements? !!iFormBuilder boasts 40 differenttype of form building elements likesignature capture, photo elements,text elements, pick list, hardwareintegration and much more. !“He’s beEn like thisever since we signed upwith iFormBuilder.”!Beyond the standard form buildingelements, iFormBuilder has anindustry leading logic engine thatprovides form builders the ability toleverage element level and pagelevel JavaScript to create dynamicand conditional statements orperform calculations directly on theform. !!Leverage the use of a Smart TableSearch to pre-populate a form withdata based on a unique id. Create aSmart Option List that permits you totake large data sets and break themup into more manageable sections.The options are endless and theform builder is built for enterprisegrade data collection! !!iFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers6

Going Beyond FormsMost companies view paper data collection as an activity thatgets filed away “just incase” it needs to be used in the future.The checklist, the work orders, the inspection sheets all getsubmitted and then put in the old filing cabinet. WithiFormBuilder, you can bring your workflow to life! !!Once a record is submitted and synced to the cloud by a useron their device, it is immediately accessible in iFormBuilder!The platform offers Data Views, Data Feeds, POST andScoring. The different types are listed below.!!Views: List, Map, Graph, HTML, Excel or Excel Flat. !Feed: Excel, Excel Flat, JSON, RSS and ATOM.!POST: XML or JSON. By assigning a POST URL to a form,submitted data can be posted directly to a dashboard or anexisting backend system or reporting engine.!Scoring: Customize option lists weighted value toimplement scoring into reports!iFormBuilder also has a Dispatching feature. This allowsAdmins to assign records to users out in the field with prepopulated information already on the form. !!For example. your engineers have to preform inspections on5 different job sites a day. From the office, each of your 8field engineers are assigned at the beginning of each daythe specific job sites with all the project information alreadypopulated directly on the form. All the engineer needs to dois to open the form and preform the inspection. This simpleexample provides field teams very easy ways to schedulework and build robust functionality into the form. !!For advanced Smart Enterprises, iFormBuilder has a matureand robust API. The API provides the ability for bidirectionaldata to be pulled from an existing system and populateiFormBuilder and even assign the forms to specific users.Power users are able to automate every part of theirworkflow even the form building process via the API. !!iFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers7

The devil is in the metadata!Every time a record is collected with iFormBuilder, the platform capturesthe user information, time and date stamp and location informationincluding latitude, longitude, altitude, speed and compass direction viathe Metadata. This information improves data quality by not leaving it upto the user to collect this data, but instead capturing data in thebackground of the device.iFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers8

Ultra Disconnected Data Collection“Could youdirect me to aninternet cafesomewherenearby?”We live in a connected world but what happens when aninternet connection is no whereto be found or frankly just notavailable? !!From day one, iFormBuilder’sdevelopment team assumedoffline. Once a form is built andmakes its way on to a device,an internet connection is notrequired to collect data.Records are captured andstored locally on the devicesafely and securely until aninternet connection is found.Customers are able to captureinformation in basements ofbuildings, in the desert or in themiddle of the Congo.iFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers9

Have you met the ThunderPlug?The ThunderPlug gives field teams theability to collect, collaborate andconsume data captured on mobiledevices without internet or power! TheThunderPlug leverages theiFormBuilder platform to truly provideoffline data collection without the use ofthe cloud.!!The ThunderPlug creates !a local area network for up !to 20 devices within range to !sync data directly to the plug. As anextension of the iFormBuilder platform,Company Admins are able to performthe same tasks and activities while offline and in the field. No need to wait toweeks before checking data accuracy!iFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers10

Hardware & SoftwareIntegration for GISProfessionals. !iFormBuilder has integratedwith industry gradehardware to extend thedata collection abilities forfield teams. Scan barcodesusing the integratedManatee Works widget oruse external devices byInfinite Peripheral orSocket. !!Improve GPS accuracywith bluetooth devices likeDual, Badelf or SXBlue IIdevices. Capturetemperature with the ETIBlueTherm temperatureprobe or print iFormBuilderrecords directly to a Zebra printer. All seamlesslyintegrated into the eHardwareiFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers11

iFormBuilder Dedicated DatabaseThe iFormBuilder Dedicated Databaseprovides Smart Enterprises with theinfrastructure to manage multipleprojects and scale their data collectionto a whole new level. !!Each group, project, department orteam can have its own profile within thededicated database. This means allforms, data and users from one profileare separated from the forms data andusers of other profiles in the dedicateddatabase. No need to worry about whohas access to the data! Users eachhaving their own identity andpermissions to collect or view data canonly access forms within their profile. !!Some of our larger customers aremanaging hundreds of projects across80 countries with the dedicateddatabase.iFormBuilder for GIS & Engineers12

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