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cloud display of sync'ed repair estimates with photos from yard smartphones

Benefits

condition recordings in real-time on smartphone; sync'ed to cloud with photos and available to office and stakeholders

Costs

low monthly usage fees. zero investments. cloud and smartphone software, servers, hosting & support included.

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container repair estimation on smartphones, damages recordings with photo documentation, labour, material, costs; all sync'ed to cloud for office and stakeholders

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Android app for mobile phone or tablet
smartphone overall condition recording
clean exterior and interior
damage types
damage location
damage size
damage severity
photo documentation

cloud sync handling recordings
cloud visibility of condition reports
dry and reefer containers
flat, open and platform containers
bulk and tank containers
cloud and mobile stakeholder sharing

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for container repair sites, repair engineers, shipping lines, agents, terminals, or port operators

FAQ

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How do I get the Android Marine Logger?

Download from Google Play.

How do I get a cloud login?

Sign-up here.

What are the costs?

From EUR 125 per vessel (or per site) per month, plus EUR 25 per vessel port call. See details here.

How do I get the app on my smartphone(s)?

Download from Google Play and click "install".

When can I start?

Once you sign-up and settle first invoice you can start right away. Sign up today, start tomorrow. Seriously!

Who has access to my data?

All your data belongs to you and is not accessed by any other party. Reports and extracts are shared only with stakeholders you select.

How does smartphone connect to the server?

Through a simple internet connection (data packet or wifi).

Can smartphone be setup to only run this business app?

Android devices can be switched to "kiosk mode" so only specific applications can run, and users do not have access to other apps on the smartphone, such as calls, social media and browsers.

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What are the costs?

No upfront license costs. Just a monthly subscription fee, and usage fees depending on number of vessel port calls logged.

What are the starting costs?

EUR 125 per month per vessel (or per site), plus EUR 25 per vessel port call. Add EUR 75 per month for departure loggings.

Do I pay for support?

Next day response e-mail support is included in the monthly subscription fees. Just like hosting, mobile app software, maintenance and regular feature upgrades -also included!

Do I pay for support?

Email support (in English) is included in the monthly fees. Regular upgrade of features is also included.

Any additional software or hosting costs?

No server or software is required. The smartphone app is already bundled with a running hosting service. No additional costs.

Can I request improvements or customizations?

Your ideas for improvements are welcome! We will assess, if the ideas are relevant for other users, and can be implemented in future versions.

For how long do I have to commit?

You settle costs 3 months ahead at all times, and you can cancel anytime. When prepaid payments expire access to the app is removed.

Technical & Integration

Technical requirements to Android smartphone or tablet?

A phone or tablet with the following specifications (or better) is fine:

Operating system: Android 7.0
Google Play app and Google Services installed.
Please note: modern Huawei devices do not have these and should not be used.
Screen resolution and size: 480 x 800, 4″
Memory: minimum 1 GB, recommended 2 GB of RAM
GPS sensor: required
Camera: recommended, with autofocus

Screen brightness should be suitable for work under strong sunlight.

What about battery?

Apps are optimized for low battery use. You can let each new labour-shift carry a new fully charged device (Android smartphones are inexpensive), or provide external battery/ power bank to ensure continuous onsite work.

Which barcode standards are supported?

EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code-39, Code-93, Code-128, ITF, Codabar
QR Code, Data Matrix, PDF-417, AZTEC

Is my Android device sufficient?

Install and run free AIDA64 app that would show true characteristics of your Android device. Pay attention to Android (OS version), Display (screen resolution), System (memory size), and Devices (cameras info) sections. Remeber some noname devices may forge the system information in system Settings > About phone menu.

Subscription includes support by real people who care about your business; even you subscribe to the cheapest plan...

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e-mail support during business hours included in subscription fees, implementation is fast and easy!

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Our apps capture critical operational performance data - for both real-time overview and insight as well as post-operation analysis.

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Our mobile apps run on Android and modern Blackberry devices - freely available from Google Play app store.

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Innovative business apps for ports and shipping; deploy fast without hassle and without investments, that's arl-shipping.com cloud apps!

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Cloud apps monthly subscription fees include server hosting, software licenses, regularly upgraded features.

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FAQ

▶ Hot topics

Can I add photos to the smartphone recordings?

Yes. Embedded photo capability is built-in to the app. Photos are sync-ed to cloud and included in reports, and photo links are included in Excel extracts.

Can I place visual marks on photos?

Yes, drawing on top of photo is available after photo is taken and before it is saved.

Sometimes it's useful to add verbal comments.

You can type verbal comments, or you can use standard Android speech-to-text conversion instead of typing.

Something smarter than typing license plate, shipment IDs available?

App comes with a build-in OCR scanner. App can scan and capture any text.

How do I get the app on my smartphone(s)?

Download from Google Play and click "install".

When can I start?

Once you sign-up and settle first invoice you can start right away. Sign up today, start tomorrow. Seriously!

Who has access to my data?

All your data belongs to you and is not accessed by any other party. Reports and extracts are shared only with stakeholders you select.

How does smartphone connect to the server?

Through a simple internet connection (data packet or wifi).

Can smartphone be setup to only run this business app?

Android devices can be switched to "kiosk mode" so only specific applications can run, and users do not have access to other apps on the smartphone, such as calls, social media and browsers.

▶ Signing up

Do I pay for support?

Email support (in English) is included in the monthly fees. Regular upgrade of features is also included.

Any additional software or hosting costs?

No server or software is required. The smartphone app is already bundled with a running hosting service. No additional costs.

Can I request improvements or customizations?

Your ideas for improvements are welcome! We will assess, if the ideas are relevant for other users, and can be implemented in future versions.

For how long do I have to commit?

You settle costs 3 months ahead at all times, and you can cancel anytime. When prepaid payments expire access to the app is removed.

▶ Technical & Integration

How smartphones connect to the cloud?

By cellular data connection (SIM card with data plan 3G+ required) or Wi-Fi.

What if Internet is unavailable?

Continue working on smartphone. As soon as internet again available, all recorded data is sync'ed to cloud with original timestamps.

For how long is data available in the cloud?

All loggings are kept for 3 months. Up to 3 years extended archive is available upon request.

Can I export my data?

You can pull data manually in Excel CSV format or export automatically in HTML, PDF, CSV, XML, and other text formats to email, (S)FTP or Google Drive folders.

Which browsers are supported?

Cloud apps run in all modern desktop, tablet, and mobile browsers including MS Edge, Firefox, Chrome, browsers based on Chrome engine (Opera, Yandex, Vivaldi, Brave, etc), and Safari.

Can I take photos with external camera?

Yes. Use external USB wired camera with USB Camera app to take photos; or take photos with wireless camera like GoPro HERO and download photos to the smartphone connecting to camera Wi-Fi hotspot. In arl app attach photos from smartphone photo gallery.

Technical requirements to Android smartphone or tablet?

A phone or tablet with the following specifications (or better) is fine:

Operating system: Android 7.0
Google Play app and Google Services installed.
Please note: modern Huawei devices do not have these and should not be used.
Screen resolution and size: 480 x 800, 4″
Memory: minimum 1 GB, recommended 2 GB of RAM
GPS sensor: required
Camera: recommended, with autofocus

Screen brightness should be suitable for work under strong sunlight.

What about battery?

Apps are optimized for low battery use. You can let each new labour-shift carry a new fully charged device (Android smartphones are inexpensive), or provide external battery/ power bank to ensure continuous onsite work.

Which barcode standards are supported?

EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code-39, Code-93, Code-128, ITF, Codabar
QR Code, Data Matrix, PDF-417, AZTEC

Is my Android device sufficient?

Install and run free AIDA64 app that would show true characteristics of your Android device. Pay attention to Android (OS version), Display (screen resolution), System (memory size), and Devices (cameras info) sections. Remeber some noname devices may forge the system information in system Settings > About phone menu.