Digital Inspection Software
Digital inspection software is used to carry out inspections digitally, replacing paper-based inspection processes with structured information that can be captured, reviewed, reported and managed electronically.
It provides the technology behind a digital inspection, from the forms and checklists used by inspectors in the field through to inspection review, reporting and follow-up.
What is digital inspection software?
Digital inspection software allows an inspector to record information electronically during an inspection using a phone, tablet, laptop or other digital device.
Depending on the software, this can include questions and responses, observations, notes, photographs and other inspection evidence.
The information is captured as part of the inspection rather than being written down and recreated later.
Why use digital inspection software?
Traditional inspection processes can involve several separate stages. An inspector may complete a paper form, take photographs independently and then return to an office to produce a report.
Digital inspection software can connect these activities.
Information captured during the inspection can remain associated with the inspection record and then move into review, reporting and, where required, further action.
This can reduce duplicated data entry and provide a clearer record of what was actually captured during the inspection.
What does digital inspection software include?
The capabilities vary between systems, but digital inspection software may provide:
- Digital inspection forms
- Inspection checklists
- Mobile inspection apps
- Photographic evidence
- Notes and observations
- Offline inspection
- Synchronisation
- Inspection review
- Report generation
- Inspection management
- Issue management
- Work-order workflows
The important consideration is not simply how many features a system has, but how well those features work together.
Digital inspection software in the field
Field inspections create particular requirements.
Inspectors need to work quickly and capture information without being distracted by complicated interfaces. They may also work in locations where internet connectivity is unreliable.
For this reason, useful digital inspection software needs to consider both the field experience and what happens to the information afterwards.
Offline working, straightforward data capture and reliable synchronisation can all be important parts of the process.
What happens after the inspection?
The digital inspection should not necessarily end when the inspector submits the form.
Captured information can move through a wider process:
Capture → Review → Report → Finding → Issue → Work Order
Not every inspection will require every stage. The point is that the information can remain available for whatever the organisation needs to do next.
How BrightChecker fits
BrightChecker is a digital inspection platform for capturing, reviewing, reporting and managing inspection information.
It connects field inspection with the wider inspection workflow, allowing information captured during an inspection to remain useful beyond the initial data-entry stage.