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Launch HN: OSIMple (YC W18) – Automating data entry for inspectors http://ift.tt/2F3M4i1

Launch HN: OSIMple (YC W18) – Automating data entry for inspectors Hi HN, We’re Amanda Chan and Mike Miller, the cofounders of OSIMple ( https://www.osimple.co/ ). We automate data entry for inspectors by replacing stacks of paper with tablets and by generating completed inspection forms, saving them almost half of their inspection time. Through conversations with friends and professors in the civil engineering department at our university, we discovered that data entry and report writing can be quite a time sink for bridge inspectors. Bridges need to be inspected regularly but a great deal of inspectors are using pen, paper, and camera on site and manually entering data back at the office. Those who do use software use old, clunky applications that often require persistent internet connection in the field. We figured we could build something better so we created OSIMple. There are two parts to the software. First is a mobile application that inspectors use to complete their inspection...