Introduction
Visual inspections allow the user to take pictures and add comments of any element spotted on site. This feature is only available for PV plants with SolarGain PRO.
To
access SolarGain Mobile Inspections, first select which solar farm you wish to
open and access, and then click on "Inspections" at the bottom left
hand corner of the screen (image below).
Inspections have a similar interface to Task List, there is a Map and a List view. The Map view is used to select and identify the elements desired to inspect, and on the other hand, the List view contains the elements inspected so far, where the user can edit and decide which of them should be finally uploaded into the portal.
Map View
Map
View enables users to view the Digital Twin of their sites and view all the
pictures already taken with the mobile device. On the Inspections Map View you
should be able to see:
- Tables
- Combiner Boxes
- Inverters
- Transformers
There
is also a "GPS button", which you can use to center the Map to your
current position on site (highlighted in green below). Finally,
if you wish to add an item to your inspection, please click on "Add
Item". How to proceed from there is explained later on.
List View
List
View shows all the items that have already captured on site and that are yet to
be uploaded to SolarGain, with a highlight of the item's information:
- Image
- Type
- Marker - Not attached to any component
- Module/Inverter/Combiner Box/Transformer - Attached to a component
- Category
- Sub-Category
- Rating
You
can at anytime click one of the lines in the List View to edit the items you
have already captured, but not yet uploaded to the SolarGain portal.
How to do a visual inspection?
Select the Item
When in the Map or List view, press
Add Item. Automatically, a crosshair will appear in the center of
the screen. Drag and zoom on the map to position the crosshair over the desired
item to inspect. When you leave the crosshair over an item, the software will
recognize it, displaying its name above the "Confirm" button. For
better field location, you can always click the GPS button.![](https://support.abovesurveying.com/galleryDocuments/edbsnea93caf94dff3a9578784cf97062a8442a7ad7bcce29392b531746591b279ace0dfd1625ef26948313ca264649c82588?inline=true)
Add Item Details
Once
the item has been selected after pressing the "Confirm" button, a new
window will appear where you can fill in various fields to classify the item.
- Type. Type of element selected, it can be a module, transformer, inverter or just a GPS coordinate point within the map.
- Category/Sub-Category. We have created a generic
list of categories/sub-categories which you can use. You can also send us your
preferred categories/sub-categories, which we can easily incorporate so that
you can use them with SolarGain Mobile.
- Rating. You can select a rating to
associate to the item:
- Not Applicable (N/A) - 0 stars
- Poor - 1 star
- Below Average - 2 stars
- Average - 3 stars
- Good - 4 stars
- Excellent - 5 stars
- Serial Number. You can scan the serial number of the component selected.
- Description. You can type down a description of the item spotted.
- Image. You can add as many pictures as desired, either from the camera or the gallery.
Press "Save" button when details are fulfilled.
After creating and saving a visual inspection item, you will be taken again to the Map view. Repeat this process as many times as you wish to capture all the information you need.
Upload Inspections
Once you have finished your inspection on site, you can upload them to the SolarGain portal. Once you
press Upload, a new window will pop up where the user can select the desired
items to upload. After doing so, the elements will be sent and stored into the portal by
pressing the Upload button.