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Mobile UST Inspection SystemDemonstration
Devices
• Active Touchscreen and/or Pen Entry• Light, Thin, Rugged Devices• Windows 7 or 8• Internal Camera and GPS• Printing via Bluetooth• WIFI and Cellular• Hand strap
External deviceOptions
HP 470C Bluetooth Printer
GlobalSAT USB GPS ReceiverUSB Mobile Internet Air Card
Olympus –Stylus TOUGH digital camera
Demonstration
Download All Facility Data
Can download all the data(facility, tank, owners, compliance history and diagram) to work off-line.Benefits• Saves Time - No file room visit• Paperless –No copies of reference documents
needed• Improves Data Quality - Verify/Correct
Registration Information • Reliable – Work off-line. No connection needed.
Mobile Inspection Entry
Electronic inspection scheduling and data entryBenefits• Saves Time
– Quickly identify sites requiring inspection– Field scheduling corrections / Rerouting / Directions (ID DEQ)– Business rules (only appropriate questions)(ID DEQ) – Fast data entry and photo capture(SC DENR)
• Improves Data Quality – Data updated while at facility / Data validation checks– GPS data capture / (ID DEQ or CT DEEP)
Management Plan/Operator Quiz
Tools for educating and testing Class A/B operators Benefits• Improves compliance – Provide facility owner/operator a guide leading to
compliance specific to the site– Quiz specific to each operators responsibilities
• Saves Time – Print/email certificate in the field
Site Diagram
Build and maintain a graphical representation of the siteBenefits• Saves Time (Create diagram RI DEM)
– Streamlines inspection navigation– Helps the inspector understand what is at the site and what has
changed since the last inspection• Improves Data Quality
– A snapshot of site diagram is saved with the inspection and can be referenced by other programs
– Diagram can help the facility owner or contractor understand which tanks/pipes/dispensers are being referenced in an enforcement letter.
Wireless Printing / Email
Generate inspection reports, management plans, operator certificates, and enforcement letters on site.Benefits• Saves Time
– No faxing or mailing– Paperwork is filed automatically
• Paperless – No printed copy for the agency
• Electronic signature capture• Electronic record of all inspection results
– If emailed to operator then no paper at all!
A database of regulations, violations, and corrective actionsBenefits• Standardized enforcement• A mechanism to modify the inspection tool to
keep up with regulatory changes• Automatic calculation of SOC Metrics (VI DPNR)• Automatic calculation of violations(NC DENR)• Modifying inspection letter (NH DES)
Centralized Compliance Library
Upload of Inspection Results
Benefits• Saves Time -No paperwork• Data Quality – Main database facility, tank
contact information is updated with results found in the field
• Improves Communication - Electronic record of inspection is available to everyone in the program
Upload/Internet Synchronization
Connect to the main database and other Internet resources from the field“The inspector’s office is in the tablet” - Omar Tyson, CT DEEPBenefits• Saves Time –No office trip just to file paperwork or gather
reference documentation• Allows Access to other Internet accessible systems
references like mapping(driving directions, validate GPS coordinates, registration and GIS systems, etc..)
• Paperless – Can email inspection reports instead of printingDrawbacks – Monthly fee/Bad coverage in some areas
Violation/Enforcement Tracking
Administrative compliance tracking toolBenefits• Improve Compliance – Ensure facilities come into compliance– Initiate additional enforcement action
• Keep a full history of facility and owner compliance
How it works (Technical)
Programs
• 2007 - NH DES• 2009 - CT DEEP• 2010 - ID DEQ• 2011 - VI DPNR• 2012 - NC DENR• 2013 - SC DHEC• 2014 - RI DEM
