Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE)

This Reclamation Science & Technology Program research project sought to modernize field data collection and advance data management via a centralized online database. The research evaluated standardized mobile application data collection and online data storage for several condition assessments—coatings, cathodic protection, hazardous materials, and mechanical—so that robust and accessible inventories can be built. The team successfully developed, tested, and implemented a GIS inspection tool. The new Materials and Corrosion Asset Inspection tool streamlines field data collection via mobile device and improves standardization for several inspection types performed across Reclamation. Overall, the Materials and Corrosion Asset Inspection tool provides as a proof-of-concept, promoting a user-friendly geospatial method of data collection, storage, and interaction. The online data management tool’s report feature exports records into an editable format to aid report development. Further, the online database can be incorporated into future anticipated enterprise systems.