Introduction
Pothole and utility locating records feature critical information about the location of utilities (water, gas etc.) so that people performing work can refer to them quickly to understand and ensure that the work they are performing is being done safely - and won't endanger the lives of people are the integrity of important utility services.
The key to good pothole or utility locating records is that they are accurate and easily/always accessible.
Dashpivot ensures that your records are both of these things. With the Dashpivot app, you can capture and record potholes or utility service locations while on site with your mobile or tablet - with the ability to capture photos and videos, markup drawings, add sketches and captures comments and notes. Once captured, everyone in your team has real-time access to these records and photos/videos from anywhere, so that they can be easily referenced at any time.
Inside of Dashpivot, your pothole or utility locating records remain organised and sorted into smart formats like timeline view - where they are in chronological order and register view, where you can filter and find specific details or records.
Getting your pothole or utility service locating records done with Dashpivot improves the accuracy and accessibility of important information, keeping everyone safe and mitigating the chance of damaging mistakes.
How it works
Key Features
Standardise your utility locating records across your team
Access and fill out records on site using the Dashpivot mobile app (also available for tablets), including when you are offline and don't have a wifi or cellular connection
Attach photos on the spot while filling out the form in the app
Markup and annotate drawings in the field using the app
Automatically generate a register of all your potholes
Quickly filter and find pothole records
Best Practices
Include a photo field so that additional detail can be added eg. hole photos, measurements
Include a sketch field so that a detail of the utilities can be added when filling out the form eg. depth, distance, relative position
Use list fields where applicable (eg. area), to make it easy to find records later via the register view, and filter by the list items on any analytics charts
In the template settings, make sure the forms are sorted by the date on the form (not the creation date)
In the template settings, set the form thumbnail to display the pothole / utility number, so that each record is easy to find
Toggle the form counter on, so that each record has an auto-generated number applied to it
Getting started
You can access a Free Utility Locating / Pothole Record Templates from Dashpivot's Template Library. Go to Templates > Add Template > Choose from Free Public Template Library.