| dc.description.abstract | In many construction companies it is a policy that all the work done on construction sites must be
documented. By studying how the pilot customer documents their construction work, we found that
their documentation methods were inconvenient, and therefore, on some occasions, not done correctly.
Currently, the documentation is based on capturing construction images with a digital camera and writing
checklists on paper. When the documentation is done, it is manually archived.
The intention of this project was to create an alternative to the manual documentation process, which
is currently in use, by creating a prototype cell phone and web application that can do the construction
site documentation work digitally.
By working in collaboration with Oras Agder, the project group was allowed to carry out onsite observations
of the current documentation work done on construction sites. The functional requirements
described in this document are based on the onsite observations and the information provided by Oras
Agder. The prototype was developed by following a user-driven, iterative process to be able to meet the
end user's expectations.
The implementation resulted in a web application and a cell phone application. The web application can
be used both in the planning and the building phase of a construction site. It is used by the project
managers to split the construction site blueprint into areas, and attach checklist templates to these areas.
They are also able to check the progress of the construction site directly from the prototype.
The cell phone application is used by the construction site workers onsite. The cell phone application
can be used to document the work that has been done by capturing images or creating checklists, and
then attach them to a location on the construction site blueprint.
The project requirements were ful lled during a total of approximately 3000 man hours. The feedback
from the end users, during the project and at the end of the project, has been positive. The project
managers are able to easily keep track of the documentation progress, while the workers easily can
document their work. | en_US |
