Vahila Smart Marker Mapping

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About this app

VAHILA SMART MARKER MAPPING — Professional Underground Utility Survey App

Designed for field survey engineers, utility contractors, and infrastructure inspection teams, Vahila Smart Marker Mapping connects to the ED9000 / ED8000 Bluetooth RFID electronic marker locator and delivers a complete end-to-end workflow for detecting, recording, and managing buried underground utility assets.

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🔵 BLUETOOTH RFID INTEGRATION
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• Pairs with ED9000 / ED8000 locator via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
• Receives real-time RFID marker scans with GPS coordinates, signal strength (RSSI), frequency (kHz), estimated depth, and EPC tag ID
• Supports JSON, CSV, and raw tag data formats from the hardware device

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🗺️ SMART MAPPING (ONLINE + OFFLINE)
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• Dual map engine: Google Maps (online) + OpenStreetMap (offline fallback)
• Pre-download map tiles for fully offline field deployments
• View all scanned markers on map, filterable by utility type
• Navigate to a selected marker with real-time GPS routing
• Import and export KML files for GIS integration

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📁 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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• Organise surveys into Projects with location, application type, officer details, and status
• Per-project dashboard: today's detections, total markers, pending sync count
• All detected markers are linked to their respective project

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📋 MARKER / TAG MANAGEMENT
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• Full tag detail view: EPC ID, utility type, GPS, frequency, depth, accuracy %, scan time
• Add field remarks to any marker
• Attach photos from camera or gallery
• Share and export individual tag records

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📊 REPORTS
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• Generate CSV and PDF reports filtered by project, utility type, device, and date range
• Download and share reports instantly from the field

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📶 OFFLINE-FIRST ARCHITECTURE
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• Works fully offline — all data saved locally in Hive database
• Automatic background sync when connectivity is restored
• Sync status always visible on the home screen

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🔒 SECURE & PROFESSIONAL
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• Email verification and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
• Locator owner registration (company, designation, sector)
• Secure JWT-based session management

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SUPPORTED UTILITY SECTORS
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Water • Gas Pipeline • Electrical Power • Telecom • Sewer • Railway

Perfect for pre-dig safety surveys, utility asset management, and civil infrastructure inspection.

Requires: ED9000 or ED8000 RFID Electronic Marker Locator hardware, Bluetooth, and GPS.

What’s new

• Initial release of Vahila Smart Marker Mapping
• Place and manage survey markers on interactive maps
• Bluetooth device connectivity for RFID marker scanning
• Offline map support with tile caching
• GPS-based location tracking and marker logging
• Export marker data as GPX/KML files
• Google Maps integration