Google AppSheet, Leveraging Remote Operations in the Wake of COVID-19

When I started my small surveying and mapping business, having worked many years for a top 500 engineering firm, I was looking for a way to manage the day-to-day operations with the level of mobile and desktop sophistication found with my previous employer’s data management system. I was not aware of a canned solution, in a simple and easy to use platform, currently available on the market. Nor did I have a staff of programmers at my disposal to build one from scratch and offer continuous maintenance. Given the mobile nature of our operation, and in the wake of COVID-19, the solution needed a combined mobile and desktop component with the following modules: field schedule, field notes, project/proposal generation, accounting and timekeeper as a starting point. The system needed to leverage our primary source of organization being Excel and Dropbox. After several weeks of research my findings pointed to Google AppSheet. Google AppSheet is a hidden jewel within the user development community stacked with widgets that provide the backbone for custom user development. Let me show you how a non-programmer crafted and automated a comprehensive mobile platform, unique to my business, that manages over 350 survey related projects a year, 14 employees and customer specific applications. AppSheet will streamline your data, organize your workflow and provide the cutting edge you need to increase your volume while utilizing the same amount of manpower.

Member Price: $25

Non-Member Price: $35