Uses of Mobile Information Technology Devices in the Field for Design, Construction, and Asset Management (2016) / Chapter Skim
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10 CHAPTER TWO MOBILE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS SELECTION AND TYPES OF MOBILE DEVICES For this project, mobile IT devices are defined as handheld technologies that can improve work tasks through a digital platform -- devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets. Mobile or truck-mounted LiDAR and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
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11 With a fairly even breakdown in Apple- and Microsoftbased products, various criteria can lead an STA to select one over the other. When the STAs were asked what criteria they considered for mobile IT, the primary consideration was cost, followed by security of data and ease of use (Table 5)
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12 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 What applications does your agency's mobile IT device(s)
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13 responses, the most frequent mobile IT use in design and asset management is to make phone calls and to send and receive e-mails and text messages. Construction division employees are more likely than those in design or asset management to see the value of mobile IT.
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