Field inspection tool

Description
The Field Inspection Tool (FIT) was originally developed to support the Maryland State Highway Administration's NPDES inspection program. The SHA maintains hundreds of stormwater management facilities across the state. Traditionally, inventory and inspection of these assets involved contractors filling out paper forms and capturing digital images and GPS coordinates in the field, followed by hours of reconciliation and data entry back at the office. SHA directed Greenhorned & O'Mara to develop a lightweight mobile application that simplifies and automates this inspection process. Project objectives include:


 * Collect text properties and digital camera images
 * Enable information exchange with geodatabase and other SHA systems
 * Support cross-platform computers and peripheral devices
 * Inexpensive solution without dependency on proprietary technology
 * Enable source code access and extension by community

Requirements
Java Runtime Environment 1.5 or later.

Code and Download
You can download the Field Inspection Tool executable and code in the following compressed files:


 * [[Media:FieldInspectionTool.zip|Field Inspection Tool v0.3.1]] 2007-12-04 - (zip format)
 * [[Media:Fit-source-0.3.1.zip|Field Inspection Tool v0.3.1 - source]] 2007-12-04 - (zip format)
 * [[Media:Xstream-1.2.2.jar.zip|Field Inspection Tool v0.3.1 - jar files]] 2007-12-04 - (zip format)

A sample data set may be downloaded in the following compressed file:
 * [[Media:FIT sample data and images.zip|FIT application companion data for MDSHA BMP December workshop]]

Installation
To install, simply unzip the application in a directory. The FIT application requires the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) which may be downloaded from the Java web site.

Version
The latest version is 0.3.1 See the entire version history.

The [[media:Fit-devlog.xls|development log]] lists improvements and bug fixes planned for the next development iteration.

License

 * Released under Gnu Public License (GPL)

Resources

 * [[media:Fit-overview.ppt|Powerpoint overview]] and use of Field Inspection Tool application.