Built for the handoff

Capture a note in under 15 seconds

Tap the map, pick a template, snap a photo, done. The whole flow is built for someone standing in a ditch wearing gloves. Nothing sits three menus deep and nothing requires typing unless you want it to.

• Tap to place, or let GPS drop the pin with a live accuracy ring
• Templates with surveyor-real fields: monument cap ID and condition, benchmark and TBM, utility structure, tree with DBH, wall, fence, building, generic note
• Photos compressed on device and stamped with location and compass bearing
• High contrast sunlight theme that stays readable in direct sun
• Glove-sized touch targets, 48px minimum
• 3D map view with rotate, tilt, and extruded buildings
• Runs all day with zero signal

One link, no login

The crew emails a link before the truck leaves the site. The CAD tech opens it in a browser and sees every note exactly where it was captured, with photos and attributes attached. No account, no install, no IT ticket.

• Share links that open in any browser with no login
• Every note pinned to the spot where it was captured
• Review checkboxes to mark each note as it makes it into the drawing
• Checkmarks sync back to the field iPad, so the crew knows what landed
• Photo evidence with compass bearing on every note
• Job search plus filters across the whole job
• The per-job cut sheet table for utility work

Cut sheets that fill themselves in

Hand-numbered manholes and a paper cut sheet are where invert data goes to die. Utility mode replaces both. Pick a structure type, enter the rim and the depth down to each pipe the way crews actually measure, and the inverts come out calculated.

• Map symbols for each structure type: sanitary MH, storm MH, catch basin, inlet, gate well, valve, hydrant, meter, pedestal
• Rim elevation plus depth-down per pipe, entered as measured
• Invert elevations calculated automatically
• Pipe direction lines drawn on the map with size and depth tags
• A per-job cut sheet table that builds as you work
• Print view for anyone who still wants it on paper

Lands clean in Civil 3D

These exports were built by the person who has to import them. The DXF puts each utility category on its own CAD layer, so you can toggle storm off while you draft sanitary. Coordinates come out in your zone, not raw latitude and longitude.

• DXF with one CAD layer per utility category
• CSV point list with full attributes
• Cut sheet table export to CSV
• GeoJSON for anything GIS-shaped
• Michigan State Plane coordinates, NAD83 international feet, when the job zone is set

Straight answer on accuracy: annotation positions are visual reference notes for the drafter, not survey-grade points. The data collector is still the instrument of record. This kills the chicken scratch, not the rover.

Signal is optional

The database lives on the iPad, not in the cloud. Every note and photo saves locally the moment you capture it and syncs when coverage comes back. A visible badge shows exactly what has synced and what is queued.

• Local-first database on the device
• Sync badge visible at all times
• Photos queue on device and upload when signal returns
• Nothing is lost when coverage drops mid-job