Mobile Field Force

Collecting and utilizing point-of-interest (POI) data cost-effectively with mobile technologies

PoiMapper is a mobile POI data collection and sharing solution developed for affordable GPS-enabled feature phones and Android devices. PoiMapper makes fieldwork more efficient, reliable and improves the capability to plan and monitor field activities. It is suitable for development programs focusing on topics such as health, education and agriculture as well as for commercial use such as installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment.

With PoiMapper it is possible to:

• define points-of-interest (POIs), routes and areas with associated data to be collected
• data can be of multiple types: text, numbers, single and multiple choice alternatives, or conditional sub-questions
• multimedia: capture pictures or tag audio notes to POIs
• collect data with affordable lower-end mobile phones, smartphones and tablets with GPS and camera
• upload data directly to a central database over the cellular network or via an internet-connected computer
• edit existing data downloaded directly onto the mobile phone during follow-up visits
• complete back-office reporting and analysis tools
• visualize the collected data over the internet, layered on digital maps such as Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and ESRI ArcGIS

PoiMapper is offered with a complete cost-effective SaaS (software-as-service) model and is provided by Pajat Solutions  and global partners, who also provide related services such as training, on-site support and organization/sector-specific customization.