Crew tracking, offline field maps, and safety management in one operational picture
Field Echo is field operations software for remote and distributed crews. It connects georeferenced project maps, live crew locations, day plans, production tracking, and HSE workflows — so the office and the field work from the same current information.
Managers coordinate work in the browser-based Command Center. Supervisors and crews use the Android and iOS field app to receive their work, navigate project maps, document conditions, and keep progress moving — even when connectivity is limited.
Built for remote and distributed work where conditions change quickly, accurate location matters, and cellular coverage cannot be assumed.
Highlight the map. Track the work. Clean the line.
Field Echo turns the paper-map highlighter into a digital one — track production against georeferenced PDF maps, clean and edit GPS tracks in a tap, and manage hazards and emergency response from the same operational picture.
The field app and Command Center work as one system
Field Echo replaces scattered map files, text-message updates, paper forms, disconnected GPS records, and separate safety logs with one project-based operational record.
Mobile App
Give each worker a focused view of the information and actions relevant to their role.
- Open assigned projects, maps, and daily work
- Navigate street, satellite, and georeferenced PDF project maps
- Record waypoints, GPS tracks, photos, notes, and field conditions
- Complete assigned tasks and send progress back to the office
- Complete pre-shift hazard assessments (FLHA) and equipment inspections
- Report hazards, near misses, incidents, and safety observations
- Carry certifications and safety data sheets — available offline
- Check in, call for help, and keep working when service is weak
- Choose tracking accuracy to balance operational needs and battery life
Command Center
Give managers and supervisors a current view of the project without relying on a chain of calls, messages, and file attachments.
- Create projects, crews, roles, and work areas
- Import and distribute georeferenced PDF maps and GIS data
- Build day plans from a task library with built-in hazard analyses
- Review crew locations, tracks, check-ins, and field activity
- Manage hazards, work zones, restricted areas, and safety distances
- Verify worker certifications, competencies, and training readiness
- Manage ground disturbance permits, utility crossings, and safety data sheets
- Review inspections, incidents, observations, audits, and corrective actions
- Track equipment, production, project history, and operational reports
- Export project information for reporting, GIS, and client handoff
Plan, distribute, work, respond, and report
Set up the project
Create the project, define roles and crews, add the work area, and bring in the maps and operational information the team needs.
Plan the day
Build the day plan, assign work, confirm equipment and crew coverage, and identify the hazards, access restrictions, and emergency information connected to the work.
Send current information to the field
Distribute assigned maps, tasks, safety information, and project updates directly to the right workers or crews — without asking everyone to locate and download the newest file.
Work and document conditions
Crews navigate the project, complete assigned work, record tracks and waypoints, attach photos and notes, and report hazards or incidents with project and location context.
Monitor exceptions
Managers and supervisors focus on what needs attention: overdue work, missed check-ins, emerging hazards, incidents under investigation, incomplete safety checks, and changes that affect the plan.
Close out and report
Review completed work, resolve exceptions, carry forward unfinished items, and export a project record for operations, safety, GIS, clients, or handoff.
More than a field mapping app
Project maps and operational layers
Combine street and satellite basemaps with georeferenced PDF project maps, work zones, restricted areas, hazards, assigned jobs, tracks, markers, and points of interest. Control which crews receive each map and keep revisions connected to the project.
Crew GPS tracking and location awareness
Authorized users can review current crew locations, recent check-ins, and historical GPS tracks according to their role and operational need. Location information remains project-based and permission-controlled.
Day plans and work assignment
Turn the daily plan into visible, assigned work backed by a task library with built-in hazard analyses. Managers can see what is active, completed, overdue, blocked, or still unassigned instead of reconstructing project status from calls and messages.
Field observations with context
Connect every waypoint, photo, note, hazard, and track to its project, creator, date, and location. The office receives the context behind the coordinate — not just another pin.
Hazard and safety management
Record hazards and controls, show affected areas on the project map, complete pre-shift FLHA checks, log behaviour-based safety observations, report near misses or incidents, conduct audits, and follow corrective actions through to resolution.
Equipment and vehicle inspections
Complete pre-use inspection forms for vehicles, trailers, skid steers, excavators, dozers, and OHVs from the field app, with deficiencies visible to the office as they are reported.
Certifications and competency readiness
Workers carry their tickets in the app; the office verifies certifications, tracks expiry dates, and sees competency and training readiness across every crew before work is assigned.
Ground disturbance, crossings, and SDS
Manage ground disturbance permits, locates, and utility crossings with photo-backed records, and keep safety data sheets available at the work face — including offline — with first-aid information first.
Emergency response information
Keep emergency contacts, muster points, medical and evacuation information, radio channels, and response instructions connected to the active project and available to the people who need them.
Equipment, production, and history
Track the operational record beyond the map. Bring equipment status, production reporting, completed work, safety activity, and project history into the same project workspace.
Import, synchronization, and export
Bring common field and GIS data into the project, synchronize authorized updates between the Command Center and mobile app, and export project information for reporting and client or GIS workflows.
Battery-aware, offline-capable field use
Selectable location modes help balance accuracy against an all-day shift. Essential assigned project information is designed to remain useful when service becomes unreliable.
Less software to interpret. Clearer work to do.
Project managers
Review project exceptions, assign crews, approve plans and reports, and understand daily progress from one operational view.
Supervisors
Start the shift, brief the crew, confirm safety requirements, assign work, monitor changing conditions, and complete the daily closeout.
Workers
See today's work, open the correct map, document progress, report a hazard or incident, and reach emergency information without navigating administrative tools.
Safety personnel
Review field hazards, safety checks, inspections, incidents, observations, audits, corrective actions, and emergency readiness with project and location context.
Clients and authorized stakeholders
Receive an appropriate view of progress and project information without exposing internal administration or private worker information.
Designed for operations that extend beyond the office
Seismic exploration
Coordinate seismic crews across large programs: distribute current project mapping, document access and terrain concerns, and connect production and safety information to the work area.
Pipeline and utilities
Assign linear work along pipeline and utility rights-of-way, manage crossings and ground disturbance, document changing conditions, and maintain a clear geographic project record.
Civil construction
Coordinate people, equipment, work areas, hazards, inspections, and progress across large or changing construction sites.
Environmental and survey
Capture observations, samples, photos, GPS tracks, boundaries, and field notes with reliable project and location context.
Forestry and silviculture
Coordinate planting, thinning, and harvest-area crews across blocks: distribute block maps, track production against the ground covered, document hazards and access, and keep crews connected beyond cell coverage.
Remote resource projects
Keep essential maps, assignments, safety information, and project records usable where connectivity is intermittent or unavailable.
The project is the system of record
Current maps reach the right people
Managers assign and distribute project maps directly to authorized workers and crews. The team does not have to search email threads or shared folders for the current version.
Work, safety, and location stay connected
A task is not separated from its map. A hazard is not separated from its work area. A field photo is not separated from its project, creator, and location.
The office sees exceptions, not just raw data
Field Echo brings overdue work, missed check-ins, hazards, expiring certifications, incomplete safety requirements, and incidents requiring action into view.
Weak connectivity is part of the design problem
Remote work cannot depend on a perfect connection. The field experience is being validated around real devices, real battery constraints, and inconsistent coverage.
Permissions follow operational responsibility
Project roles determine what people can see and do, helping teams share useful operational information without exposing unnecessary administrative or private data.
Safety that fails closed, not open
Where safety depends on a permit, a locate, a verified ticket, or a required check, Field Echo is built to block the unsafe path and say plainly what is missing and who can fix it.
Field Echo is being validated in real operating conditions
The platform is in active development. Current testing is focused on making its core workflows dependable, understandable, and useful on real projects before broad commercial release.
- Android and iOS field workflows
- Project, crew, and role management
- Assigned maps and operational layers
- Day planning, task assignment, and work status
- Crew location, check-ins, and battery modes
- Waypoints, GPS tracks, photos, and field notes
- Hazards, FLHAs, incidents, and emergency plans
- Equipment and vehicle inspections
- Certifications, competencies, and training records
- Safety data sheets, ground disturbance permits, and utility crossings
- Production reporting and project history
- Synchronization and weak-connectivity behaviour
- Field and GIS import and export
- Deeper offline workflows and conflict handling
- Expanded GIS compatibility
- Stronger task approval and closeout workflows
- Regulatory reference monitoring and additional jurisdictions
- Additional reporting and operational analytics
- Organization administration, branding, billing, and integrations
Test Field Echo on the workflows that matter to your team
We are looking for field professionals and project teams willing to evaluate Field Echo under real operating conditions. Early participants can help validate:
- Map accuracy and usability
- Daily planning and assignment workflows
- Crew and supervisor usability
- Hazard, inspection, and incident reporting
- Certification and competency workflows
- Location accuracy and battery performance
- Offline and weak-connectivity behaviour
- Synchronization between the office and field
- Operational reporting and project closeout
Beta access is free. Early teams work directly with the builder, and what you flag shapes what gets built next.
Commercial plans and pricing will be established after private field validation.
Field information should not lose its context on the way back to the office
Field Echo was created to solve a recurring operational problem: project maps, assignments, crew locations, safety records, photos, tracks, and daily updates are often distributed across separate tools. That fragmentation creates outdated maps, duplicated effort, missed follow-up, unclear ownership, and project records that are difficult to review or hand over.
Field Echo connects those workflows through a mobile field app and a browser-based Command Center. The goal is simple: give the field clear work and current information, while giving managers a reliable view of progress, risk, and the items that need attention.
Frequently asked questions
Is Field Echo available now?
Field Echo is in private beta and active development. Access is currently limited to selected project teams helping validate the mobile and Command Center workflows under real operating conditions.
What is the Command Center?
The Command Center is the browser-based operations workspace. Managers and authorized project personnel use it to organize projects, crews, maps, day plans, hazards, safety activity, certifications, permits, emergency information, equipment, production, and field records.
What does the mobile app do?
The mobile app gives workers and supervisors access to assigned projects, maps, daily work, field-data collection, hazard assessments, equipment inspections, certifications, safety data sheets, location services, and project updates appropriate to their role.
Does Field Echo work without cellular service?
Field Echo is being designed and tested for projects where connectivity is limited. Assigned maps, safety data sheets, and captured field data are intended to remain useful during interruptions and synchronize when service returns. Exact offline availability depends on the workflow and current beta version.
Can we use our own project maps and field data?
Yes. Field Echo supports georeferenced PDF project maps and common field and GIS workflows. Format support varies during beta, so teams with specialized mapping requirements should confirm them during onboarding.
Can managers see every employee location?
Location visibility is project-based, role-controlled, and intended for authorized operational use. A person's role and project membership determine which crew and location information they may access.
How does Field Echo handle safety and HSE workflows?
The platform connects hazards, mapped risk areas, pre-shift FLHA checks, task hazard analyses, equipment and vehicle inspections, behaviour-based safety observations, incidents, audits, corrective actions, safety data sheets, ground disturbance permits, utility crossings, and emergency response information to the active project. Safety functionality continues to be strengthened during private testing.
Does Field Echo track worker certifications and training?
Yes. Workers carry their certifications in the mobile app, and the Command Center tracks expiry dates, verification status, and competency readiness across crews so managers can see who is qualified for the work being assigned.
How does Field Echo compare to standalone mapping apps?
Standalone offline mapping apps such as Avenza Maps handle georeferenced maps and personal GPS well. Field Echo covers that ground and adds the crew layer: shared live locations, day plans and task assignment, production tracking, safety workflows, and a project record the office can actually use — with standard GPS and GIS export formats.
Which devices are supported?
The field app is being tested on Android and iOS. The Command Center runs in a modern web browser.
What import and export formats are supported?
Field Echo supports common field and GIS formats, with coverage expanding during beta. Confirm any required format or coordinate-system workflow before relying on it operationally.
Is Field Echo a replacement for emergency services or regulated safety systems?
No. Field Echo supports project coordination and access to operational information. It does not replace emergency services, legally required plans, professional safety judgment, or an organization's regulatory responsibilities.
Bring maps, crews, work, and safety into one shared project record
Replace disconnected files and incomplete updates with a mobile field app and Command Center designed around the way remote projects actually run.