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The operational complexities in the process of property inspection or site inspection can be streamlined with the aid of field automation software such as inspection software. These software suites are designed to focus on the field inspector's need for mobility. The features and functionalities of a site inspection software can help the inspector to become more efficient and productive in his job roles; he can execute his duties with more accuracy, and can better manage the other stakeholders with whom he needs to deal in the course of his duty. However, ideally, an inspection software is not just for the use of the inspector, it is an all comprehensive field service management software, so anyone, involved in the process of site inspection of construction sites, manufacturing sites, home properties, landscaping projects, or maintenance services, will find the software beneficial as a handy tool  that addresses the  field operational challenges such as:

• Appointment scheduling
• Route planning
• On-the-move communication
• Data recording and reporting  
• Online data collaboration
• Field visibility and transparency

How the inspection software curbs the field operational challenges?

Inspection software is powered by the technology of automation, artificial intelligence, and data mining.

Simplifying job scheduling
Scheduling multiple appointments or scheduling appointments for a group of field operators is a complex task as the availability of the concerned stakeholders needs to take care of. Besides, the scheduling needs to be done in such a way that there are no scheduling conflicts such as overlapped scheduling or duplicate scheduling, etc. To avoid overlapping, the two schedules must be made with consideration of the travel time from one job site to another. This requires the right estimation of the travel time between two locations. Another, challenge in scheduling is the ad-hoc emergencies, like cancellation of a pre-scheduled appointment or an urgent priority service need, etc. Such situations can disturb the entire schedule calendar, as there arises the sudden need to reshuffle the schedules. Now, managing all the aforementioned scheduling challenges manually will be a humongous task, and yet the accuracy will remain questionable. However, the property inspection software or site inspection software can bring in automation in the entire scheduling process. It can track the travel time, check on the field operators' location proximity, date availability, and accordingly filter the service calls and automatically set the schedules, ensuring the dispatching of the right person for the right job at the right time. Once the schedules are made, it sends automated notifications to the concerned stakeholders, and also timely reminders to ensure that no one misses the schedules.

Online data collaboration
The field inspector mostly functions out of office premises, but he also needs to work and collaborate upon data, which might not be efficiently done through disconnected technologies like instant messaging apps and spreadsheets. The inspection software functions like a cloud database that stores all the data in one commonplace. The data can be accessed while of the move and it auto-syncs. Besides, the software facilitates seamless online data collaboration by incorporating multiple collaboration tools like private chat, group chat, documents sharing, video/image sharing, etc. So it is like one-stop mobile data access solution, that reduces the field operators' dependency on others.

Conclusion      
Precisely the greatest challenge of field jobs is the lack of field visibility, which makes the processes opaque. From this core challenge, other complexities stem out. Like performance tracking gets difficult, job scheduling becomes a guessing game, tracking accountability becomes a challenge. Inspection software suites are designed to bring in the required transparency. These software suites are packed with features that are necessary and empowering for field services.