Using the Mobile Inspector Application

Web-based AASHTOWare Project™ works with several mobile applications that allow agency personnel to use a smartphone or tablet to capture information in the field.

Infotech Mobile InspectorⓇ works with AASHTOWare Project Construction & Materials™ to allow inspectors to collect information required for a daily work report, including item progress, contractor workforce, photos, and site conditions.

Mobile applications can be used online or offline and can accommodate any size contract.

To prepare your inspectors for success when entering daily work reports in Mobile Inspector:

Set up their user roles with the necessary access and permissions. For more information, see Maintaining a User.
Provide each user with contract-specific contract authority for each contract they'll use on the mobile application. For more information, see Managing Contract Specific Authorities.

Mobile application integration with AASHTOWare Project relies on two tools to facilitate the data exchange:

The bridge process connects AASHTOWare Project with the AASHTOWare Project SYNC Service™. The bridge monitors AASHTOWare Project for data changes, sends updated data when needed, checks for incoming information, and loads the incoming information into the database.
Once the bridge is established, the SYNC service allows a connection between the mobile application and AASHTOWare Project.

Registering Mobile Inspector on a Device

To register your mobile device with SYNC Service for AASHTOWare Project:

Determine which version of Mobile Inspector your agency will be using.
Mobile Inspector is available in two formats, Mobile Inspector (mobile app) and Mobile Inspector 2.0 (web app). Use the format specified by your agency.
- For Mobile Inspector (mobile app), download and install the free mobile application from either the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or Microsoft Windows Apps Store.
- For Mobile Inspector 2.0 (web app), visit https://mobileinspector.app on the mobile device's browser.
Review the terms and conditions. Click Accept Terms and Register.

Mobile Inspector assigns your device a Device ID.
Provide the Device ID to your system administrator, who will associate your Mobile Inspector device ID with your AASHTOWare Project user account, enabling your device to exchange information between Mobile Inspector and AASHTOWare Project Materials.

Using Mobile Inspector on a Device

Mobile Inspector and the AASHTOWare Project system work together to ensure the security of your data. After registering your device with Mobile Inspector, follow these steps to use the application:

Log in to your device with your username.

If you are the only user on an Android or iOS device, then you may not need to log in each time you use the device. iOS supports only one user per device.

This mobile application registers only one user per device. Even if you use a shared Windows computer or Android device, verify that you have logged in with a username unique to you.
Open the Mobile Inspector application.

Syncing information between Mobile Inspector and AASHTOWare Project

Mobile Inspector transfers information to AASHTOWare Project based on the status of the daily work report you create. The information transfer includes:

Daily work report item postings
Contractor equipment
Contractor personnel and staff
Agency staff
Daily work report work items
Onsite contractors
Attachments

After the next sync, AASHTOWare Project updates Mobile Inspector with the latest updates to daily work report and contract data. To protect the integrity of your data, you cannot edit information in Mobile Inspector after transferring it to AASHTOWare Project.