Mobile Information Collection Application: Water Equipment Tracker (MICA:WET) Tool
Abstract
The Mobile Information Collection Application: Water Equipment Tracker (MICA:WET) tool is an Android application ( app ) that provides a comprehensive means of tracking water equipment and conservation projects at the building level across an installation. The application s underlying database was built for compatibility with the BUILDER facility life cycle management and repair system officially adopted throughout the US Department of Defense (DoD). MICA-WET enables installation personnel to collect water-related facility data on an Android-based tablet during a facility assessment. The collected data are encrypted and uploaded via public Wi-Fi, to external servers, from which authorized users have immediate access. This report describes the MICA:WET app, and its use during field tests at five installations, Fort Hood, TX, Fort Campbell, KY, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and two Engineer Research and Devel-opment Center (ERDC) laboratories. MICA:WET data collected from two of these installations are currently being used to propose water conservation projects. MICA:WET is also being developed to create estimates for installations that lack individual facility water meters, based on building water consumption from demographic and occupancy frequency estimates.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA590810
Entities
People
- Eric Roth
- James Stinson
- Laura E. Curvey
- Noel L. Potts
- Rachel Phillips
Organizations
- Engineer Research and Development Center