Mobile Software Solution Efficiently Tracks The Installation And Service Of Load Management Devices For Utility Services Company

Lynn Edward Professional Services delivers a full range of utility services including; turnkey AMR solutions, CT testing, CT analysis, meter testing, meter calibration and more. Based in Covington, Georgia, Lynn Edward has served the utility industry throughout the Southeast since 1990, and is rapidly expanding into other geographic regions.

Lynn Edward needed a mobile software solution that could efficiently track the installation and service of load management devices. The mobile software solution would enable the utilization of GIS mapping to effectively identify switch locations. A key requirement of the project was that it be designed modularly so that additional utility inspections could be added at a future date.

The initial mobile handheld software application developed for Lynn Edward was for the tracking of load management devices. The application was initially designed to work on the Itronix Tablet PC running Windows Tablet PC Edition. The Tablet PC device was chosen over a rugged handheld computer to work with Delorme's XMAP 4.5 GIS mapping software which required larger screen dimensions for GIS maps. Additional applications were developed that did not require GIS mapping, which made the less expensive and more compact Symbol MC70 PDA a better fit.