Balloon Read is a mobile application specially designed and developed for the remote recording of the water meter readings with the Walk-by/Drive-by method. With Balloon Read, one person can collect hundreds of meter readouts within minutes, either on foot or by driving a vehicle. In this way, the organizations save time, financial and human resources.
Technicians equipped with a mobile device (phone, tablet) record the readings easily, quickly and safely, thus avoiding time-consuming handwritten entries and manual data transfer from paper to digital databases. Moreover, human error is avoided, which up until now was difficult to monitor.
With Balloon Read, organizations can:
- Organize crews and tasks more efficiently
- Reduce measurement time
- Monitor task fulfillment and keep statistics
- Transfer readings to the software quickly, easily and reliably
The application operates on Android devices (phones-tablets)
The application receives the location of the meter and records it on its tab
Navigation at the location of the meter with Google Maps is provided
The user can take pictures and save them on the meter’s tab
The app is compatible with the water supply software
Fixed consumer data
Previous consumptions
Damage entry
Entry of new meters and readings
Consumer search with meter number, address and name
Time of indication
Connection to the computerization software for readings transfer
Benefits
With Balloon Read, users can:
Access the list of meters they have been assigned to any task with a specific date.
Monitor the condition of meters and capture their indications and faults.
Search for any meter based on its name, status or even its location on the map.
Send data in total or in part and at any time when they have access to the internet.
Record mass readings in zero time with a simple route or record meter readings individually.