Smart Materials MobileScan 5.1

Hexagon’s Intergraph Smart® Materials MobileScan (5.1) is the perfect solution for locating and managing materials effectively in warehouse.

Smart Materials MobileScan is a mobile application that enables barcode, QR code, RFID and Bluetooth tag scanning in the construction yard and is fully integrated with Smart Materials. This application provides a true omni-channel user experience and works with mobile devices, uses the built-in camera/Bluetooth and also works with an external RFID scanner. It works seamlessly by leveraging the power of passive RFID and Bluetooth technology. It makes use of GPS to locate and track the materials in the inventory.

The latest improvements to the application make it truly indispensable and an invaluable tool to own when working in the warehouse.

GPS coordinates for materials:

MobileScan can now capture the GPS location of materials from your mobile device during every successful scan. It also recognizes the nearest warehouse and location based on GPS coordinates.

Improved visualization:

For starters, the latest version of the app comes equipped with several location and tracking related enhancements that help you visualize materials, warehouses, and locations on a map. For transfer or issue of materials, it also aids in navigating to the respective material, warehouse, or location.

Overlay geo-referenced images on Open Street Map:

MobileScan now uses Open Street Map to display the location of materials on a map, thereby making the navigation smooth. You can also overlay geo-referenced images that are captured using drones or Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) on the map to give the users a real-time view of the site.

Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) beacons for tracking material:

MobileScan now supports the use of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons for Bluetooth scanning and tracking material. The application can also consume GPS data provided by third-party companies such as BlueCats.

Traffic Scan and destination management:

With the introduction of the Traffic tile, MobileScan lets you scan a shipment and update the actual date of arrival at a specific destination. This makes it easier to manage your shipments at their routing points with a more accurate estimation of arrival date of materials on site.

New enhancements added in this release:

MobileScan, Barcode Manager support working with the app in different UI languages
File scanning during file upload in MobileScan and Barcode Manager via Meta defender
Support Item based custom barcodes, tag number based barcodes
Ability to see material by warehouse
Ability to add comments to Overages,Shortage and Damaged
Enhance visualization of quantities when multiple receiving reports exist for the same Purchase order or Release Note exist
Extended the attach photos capability to transfer reports.
Enhancements to settings page to store the last connected details.

In summary, Intergraph Smart Materials MobileScan app is the only Out Of The Box mobile materials management solution that can be integrated with Intergraph Smart Materials.