Fulcrum

The ability to customize forms is great.

Not being able to add text to a form on the fly

The price point and capabilities are worth it

Collecting asset information in the field for water and wastewater systems

I like the flexibility in creating apps that help me quickly and efficiently capture data in the field. We work with many different clients with varied data needs and the ability to tailor our reports to meet their needs sets us apart from our competition. We also find great value in the workflow abilities of the app. It is very easy to export shapefiles for further processing in GIS software or import existing shapefiles and count of the reliability of the data once imported. The help, assistance, and tutorials from the Fulcrum staff make it quick and easy to get up to speed on getting the most from the app. Quick training can save addition time when utilizing contract help.

The only downside is the lack of ability to adjust/edit data form in the field. If we were able to create forms or edit the data collected in the field it would increase our flexibility. At times we may need to edit the form for collecting data while on site and away from a desktop. I am not sure how much more challenging this would make the script for the app to complete. It would also be nice if we could tie the satellite image base to a higher resolution source, such as NearMap to increase the accuracy of our base.

Utilize the support network to facilitate your workflow.

It is increased efficiency in the field with data collection and sped workflow in the office in processing data. We can complete work quickly in the field and turn around projects rapidly to our clients, providing more value to them. It is also beneficial to clients we have helped establish their own account and we can move data back and forth to increase collaboration. We are able to dynamically manage tree canopies remotely working with staff on the ground to make long-term decisions with sound data.

Clean and crisp UI & UX; fast server to upload, synchronise and export data; constant updates; friendly customer support and awesome report export function!

*Lacking the following advanced features*: auto-numbering and lettering of fields; additional field types such as matrix tables, sliders, rank order, heat-maps and question library; drag and drop fields between applications or duplicate to another application field or project; real-time multi-user application design; auto-save; upload of applications formatted in .csv or .xlsx (give user formatted template database file to upload); in report builder, it would be great to be able to select which fields to include/exclude in the report; shift and select OR press and drag-select of multiple fields; option to toggle settings and field sidebars in design view; a variety of integrations via other apps such as ArcGIS, StoryMaps, Tableau, Kumu, Slack, Notion, Dropbox, Office would be phenomenal (perhaps we use a version without integrations?); customisable analytics dashboard; option to pin application to home-screen on mobile; option to automate the record export (i.e. export at 9pm everyday); multi-language enabled or ability to have correspondence tables for uploading translations; control-group survey design; and recommendation to consider other data collection practices, i.e. relational databases for social network analysis (would be super useful).

Create an demo application on Fulcrum to familiarize yourself with all the field types & check-out PDF report export function - awesome to present data to stakeholders for validation.

Conducting evidence informed, systems analyses of justice systems. Fulcrum deployed on android tablets with researchers in the field to gather data on institutions of the justice and security sector. institutionSee:https://southcentralsomalia.justicesnapshot.org/

We use Fulcrum to collect accurately geo-located data in the field to support environmental compliance monitoring on the words two larges offshore windfarms. The ability to collect and monitor compliance changes along with sending notifications to maintenance and operations staff from the field means we can monitor the compliance accurately and simply.

Doing this over the 70km worksite length with paper forms and separate pictures would have been impossibly complex and unmanageable.

The use of workflows, client viewing of the data and webhooks, along with the new customizable report are fantastic functions.

Be willing to invest your time learning how to create your own app. It took me a few days until I had the final product I wanted, but there are enough resources/tutorials out there between the Fulcrum website and Youtube that will guide you along the process

The inability to attach pdf documents is an irritation and would be a good development to have

Streamlining of workflows - sending site reports to nominated mailboxes from the field save time and creates an audit trail

We use fulcrum to record issue on construction sites and really appreciate the modular design, adjustable and member-based payment plans. Data-event, python library and data shares have been wrapped into mail, analysis and reporting tools (shiny and similar). Great front-end, good no-code configuration and excellent API functionality.

It could be more affordable or allow user groups to use the same logins.

Inspection and communication workflow for open space and facility management, construction management.