Field guide
How to record an inspection
Set your password, install SumpScout, record an inspection in the field, then review the finished inspection on the dashboard. Work through the steps in order.
On the iPad
Start with the password email. You can open that link in a browser on any device. The rest of these steps use the iOS device you will take to the inspection site. Connecting to the camera takes the Wi-Fi connection, so bring the device with cellular data if you want cloud inspections to appear while you are on site.
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Set your SumpScout password
Before you open the app, look for an email from noreply@sumpscout.com. It says you have been invited and asks you to set your SumpScout password. Open it and choose a password. That creates your account. Sign-in will not work until you finish this step. If the email did not arrive, contact help@civmap360.com.
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Open the TestFlight invitation
On the iOS device you will use in the field, open the TestFlight invitation in your email and accept it. If the invitation did not arrive, email help@civmap360.com.
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Install TestFlight and SumpScout
Download the TestFlight app from the App Store if it is not already on the device, then install SumpScout from the invitation.
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Sign in to your organization
Open the SumpScout app on the device and sign in with the email and password you set from the SumpScout invitation.
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Connect to the camera
Join the camera’s Wi-Fi network. The network name starts with X3. While the device is on that network, Wi-Fi is in use for the camera, so the iPad is not on your usual internet connection.
- 06
Check the Account tab
Open Account and confirm your email, name, and organization. For this test they should show your account and the demo organization.
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Open the Inspections tab
If the device still has internet through cellular, inspections already saved to the cloud appear here. Without cellular or another internet connection, the rest of the visit stays on the device until you can sync.
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Start a new inspection
Tap the plus button to start a new inspection.
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Allow location
When iOS asks to use your location, choose Allow While Using App. The location is saved with the inspection.
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Enter the asset ID
Enter the municipal asset ID if you have one. It is saved with the inspection.
- 11
Take an evidence photo
Capture a 360 interior photo with the X3 or an exterior photo with the device camera.
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Enter the measurements
Enter sediment depth and sump depth. The cleaning recommendation is set automatically from those depths.
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Check the pin on the minimap
Confirm the pin marks the inspection location. Capture current GPS uses the device’s present location. Use map center for inspection location is for placing the pin by hand: move the map, then drop the pin at the center.
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Add notes and save
Add any notes you want kept with the inspection. Tap Save Draft to return later and keep editing. When the record is ready to upload, tap Finalize & Sync.
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Find it in Sync
Open the Sync tab to resume drafts or review pending uploads. Tap Sync Inspections to retry pending work when you have a connection. Completed inspections appear in Inspections.
On the dashboard
After an inspection has uploaded, review it in a browser. Pending items stay in Sync on the device until that upload finishes.
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Sign in
Open the dashboard at sumpscout.com/app and sign in with the same account.
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Filter and sort
Filter the list by date. Sort it by clicking a column header, including Inspector. Use the review filter to separate records that still need a reviewer from records that have already been reviewed. Search also matches an asset ID, an inspector, or a note.
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View inspections on the map
The latest inspection at each location appears on the map. Select a pin to open it.
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Review the evidence
Open an inspection to see the photo evidence, the measurements, and the cleaning recommendation.
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Print or update a record
Print an individual record from the inspection page, or print the list you are looking at. You can also edit a previously completed inspection.