Sponsor: Panasonic

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) and robots are frequently deployed by military to improve situational awareness, perform recon, and even to deploy emergency rations, ammunitions, or other payloads. A critical part of every military UAS and robot system is the ground-based controller – handheld or laptop-based – that guides devices to where they need to be; collects video, thermal, audio, or other information; and safely returns when their mission has been completed.

This paper examines what goes into a successful UAS deployment, with a particular focus on the considerations for choosing the mobile device at the heart of each controller. It also includes a real-world case study demonstrating the importance of choosing the right mobile device for the job.

Public Safety Officers face more stress than nearly any other job, as evidenced by a recent survey in which 80 percent of the officers responding said they would be very unlikely to recommend a career in law enforcement to others. Officers often end busy days by filing reports, frequently long after incidents occurred. The administrative burden coupled with stresses of the day can impact report quality, community service levels, and lead to burnout and other safety issues.

A single incident report can take two hours or more to process. And if reports are filed after the fact, officers also must spend time collecting and organizing evidence, as recalling and documenting incidents from their shift can be a challenge. Learn how talk-to-text mobile solutions can improve stress by helping officers stay productive and aware.

A Panasonic rugged tablet with an integrated thermal camera is the ultimate work companion that helps its users to detect, record, analyze, rectify and document temperature while out in the field. Panasonic offers an integrated FLIR thermal camera with the TOUGHPAD® G1 and M1 tablets as an option to enable users to accurately measure and record temperature using the same device to run other essential work applications.

How can you determine which solution is cut out to meet your workforce’s needs? A VDC customer satisfaction study identifies the most important capabilities customers are looking for in rugged mobile devices. Panasonic TOUGHBOOK® mobile devices received high satisfaction ratings from customers and their workers—in every single category and more.

What’s the real cost of equipment downtime? Not only is it expensive for field service organizations (FSOs) to send a technician for diagnosis and repair (hopefully once), unplanned downtime means a productivity drop for business organizations – lost revenue and expenses that can accumulate quickly. So it’s no surprise that a recent study by Field Technologies found the top two strategic initiatives for FSOs are improving customer satisfaction and increasing efficiency.

This brief discusses how the combination of predictive analytics based on data gathered by IoT sensors and the use of mobile devices combine to reduce unnecessary scheduled maintenance while improving the overall service experience for both FSOs and the organizations they serve.

Field service organizations (FSOs) rely on mobile technology solutions to stay connected and competitive, whether they provide consumer services for cable & telco, or commercial services maintaining factory machinery or repairing heavy equipment. Whatever their field of business, every FSO feels the impact of modernization trends including augmented reality, digital schematics libraries, diagnostics, advanced analytics, predictive maintenance, new FSO management tools, and more.

This paper looks at how FSOs can stay current and remain competitive by implementing mobile solutions that enable the latest technology and arm techs with tools that increase efficiency, provide better service, and increase customer satisfaction.

In our increasingly data-driven world, the need for timely access to actionable information can make the difference between business success and failure. The difficulty managing the data deluge, including social media, video, and explosive growth in unstructured data, is amplified by the concurrent increase in the number and variety of mobile devices that users demand for access and collaboration.

This TechBytes series, sponsored by Panasonic and produced by Slashdot Media, looks at the impact that data analytics has on an increasingly mobile workforce, why managing devices and analytics tools continues to vex many organizations, and what businesses should be doing now to address these challenges to remain competitive. We’ll also take a special look at industries that demand mobile computing in challenging environments, such as field services, transportation, logistics and manufacturing.

Viewers will learn:

• How and why investments in analytics continues to grow
• What impact analytics has on mobile workers including increased productivity
• How linking field workers with big data collection increases customer insights
• How enterprise industries such as field services, transportation and logistics, and manufacturing are being revolutionized by deploying mobile computing devices to its workforce
• How the right mobile strategy can drive productivity increases
• When ruggedizing a mobile workforce segment makes sense
• Managing mobility: in-house versus managed services

Don’t hesitate, register now for this TechBytes series to help ensure the intersection of mobility and data analytics brings business rewards to your organization.

About the presenter:

Jim Dempsey is a National Sales Manager at Panasonic where he focuses on developing and managing Panasonic's resellers and ISV partnerships. His team’s primary focus is on Panasonic’s Toughpad line of rugged handheld and tablet products. The team works closely with Panasonic’s field sales teams and partners to facilitate joint demand generation and focuses on verticals such as retail, logistics, manufacturing, transportation, utilities, public safety and federal sectors.

In our increasingly data-driven world, the need for timely access to actionable information can make the difference between business success and failure. The difficulty managing the data deluge, including social media, video, and explosive growth in unstructured data, is amplified by the concurrent increase in the number and variety of mobile devices that users demand for access and collaboration.

This TechBytes series, sponsored by Panasonic and produced by Slashdot Media, looks at the impact that data analytics has on an increasingly mobile workforce, why managing devices and analytics tools continues to vex many organizations, and what businesses should be doing now to address these challenges to remain competitive. We’ll also take a special look at industries that demand mobile computing in challenging environments, such as field services, transportation, logistics and manufacturing.

Viewers will learn:

• How and why investments in analytics continues to grow
• What impact analytics has on mobile workers including increased productivity
• How linking field workers with big data collection increases customer insights
• How enterprise industries such as field services, transportation and logistics, and manufacturing are being revolutionized by deploying mobile computing devices to its workforce
• How the right mobile strategy can drive productivity increases
• When ruggedizing a mobile workforce segment makes sense
• Managing mobility: in-house versus managed services

Don’t hesitate, register now for this TechBytes series to help ensure the intersection of mobility and data analytics brings business rewards to your organization.

About the presenter:

Jim Dempsey is a National Sales Manager at Panasonic where he focuses on developing and managing Panasonic's resellers and ISV partnerships. His team’s primary focus is on Panasonic’s Toughpad line of rugged handheld and tablet products. The team works closely with Panasonic’s field sales teams and partners to facilitate joint demand generation and focuses on verticals such as retail, logistics, manufacturing, transportation, utilities, public safety and federal sectors.

In our increasingly data-driven world, the need for timely access to actionable information can make the difference between business success and failure. The difficulty managing the data deluge, including social media, video, and explosive growth in unstructured data, is amplified by the concurrent increase in the number and variety of mobile devices that users demand for access and collaboration.

This TechBytes series, sponsored by Panasonic and produced by Slashdot Media, looks at the impact that data analytics has on an increasingly mobile workforce, why managing devices and analytics tools continues to vex many organizations, and what businesses should be doing now to address these challenges to remain competitive. We’ll also take a special look at industries that demand mobile computing in challenging environments, such as field services, transportation, logistics and manufacturing.

Viewers will learn:

• How and why investments in analytics continues to grow
• What impact analytics has on mobile workers including increased productivity
• How linking field workers with big data collection increases customer insights
• How enterprise industries such as field services, transportation and logistics, and manufacturing are being revolutionized by deploying mobile computing devices to its workforce
• How the right mobile strategy can drive productivity increases
• When ruggedizing a mobile workforce segment makes sense
• Managing mobility: in-house versus managed services

Don’t hesitate, register now for this TechBytes series to help ensure the intersection of mobility and data analytics brings business rewards to your organization.

About the presenter:

Jim Dempsey is a National Sales Manager at Panasonic where he focuses on developing and managing Panasonic's resellers and ISV partnerships. His team’s primary focus is on Panasonic’s Toughpad line of rugged handheld and tablet products. The team works closely with Panasonic’s field sales teams and partners to facilitate joint demand generation and focuses on verticals such as retail, logistics, manufacturing, transportation, utilities, public safety and federal sectors.