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Incident documentation with mobile input (photos, notes)

Purpose

1.1. Enable animal control officers to rapidly document incidents in the field by capturing photos, notes, geolocation, and vital details, ensuring accurate, real-time information for compliance, reporting, case tracking, and internal/external communication.
1.2. Streamline evidence capture, provide faster response, and standardize records for legal, insurance, and operational efficiency, reducing manual paperwork and centralizing data.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Officer submits incident details via a mobile app or web form.
2.2. Photos or notes are uploaded on location during or after animal-related incidents.
2.3. Emergency call or dispatch event triggers a request for incident documentation from the responding officer.

Platform Variants

3.1 Microsoft Power Apps
• Function: Custom canvas mobile app — configure form fields for images, notes, timestamp, and location.
3.2 Salesforce Field Service
• Feature: Mobile Forms via Field Service Lightning — setup flows to auto-create case records from images/notes.
3.3 Google Forms + Google Drive
• Function: Form submit event — configure image uploads and Google Apps Script to organize photo/notes in structured folders.
3.4 ArcGIS Survey123
• Feature: Field data collection form — configure geotagged survey for incident image and notes capture.
3.5 ServiceNow
• Feature: Mobile Agent App — configure “Incident Record” API to accept multi-media and notes via REST.
3.6 Smartsheet
• Feature: Mobile Forms — setup automated workflows to attach image/notes to a new row in incident log.
3.7 Airtable
• Feature: Mobile form with attachment fields — configure automation to file incident and notify supervisors.
3.8 Zapier
• Action: Webhooks + File Upload — configure file parsing and push to target safety database or slack channel.
3.9 AWS Lambda + S3
• Function: HTTP API endpoint and S3 SDK — configure secure upload bucket and create DB entry per incident.
3.10 Twilio Studio
• Feature: SMS/MMS input flow — configure to receive images/notes and route via Twilio Functions to records system.
3.11 SharePoint Online
• Feature: Power Automate triggered uploads — configure document library and workflow for incident filing w/metadata.
3.12 Jotform
• Feature: Mobile-friendly photo form — configure submissions to auto-populate incident spreadsheet or cloud storage.
3.13 Dropbox
• Function: File Request — create dedicated incident folder and automate notifications on file receipt.
3.14 DocuSign
• Feature: Data Collection Envelope — embed photo/notes section, auto-send to designated archive.
3.15 OneDrive for Business
• Feature: Request Files link — configure folder per case/incident, auto-notify on upload.
3.16 Notion
• Feature: Mobile database template — configure properties for attachments, notes, auto-tag by date/location.
3.17 Evernote
• Feature: Mobile note with attachment — apply templates for incident details, sync to shared team notebook.
3.18 Zendesk
• Feature: Custom Ticket Field (upload/notes) — configure triggers to create incident ticket with media attachment.
3.19 Slack
• Feature: Mobile channel, workflow builder — configure slash command to post notes/photos as a thread in “Incidents”.
3.20 Freshdesk
• Feature: Custom Ticket Forms w/attachment field — configure auto-routing and SLA escalation based on form input.
3.21 Asana
• Feature: Mobile form/task with file upload — configure template for animal control, attach images/notes on creation.
3.22 Monday.com
• Feature: Mobile form with file upload — configure board for incident entries, workflow automation for follow-up.

Benefits

4.1. Ensures instant, comprehensive field data capture for legal, compliance, and operational accuracy.
4.2. Reduces time-to-record, streamlines workflows, and minimizes manual errors.
4.3. Supports accountability, decision-making, and risk management with reliable digital documentation.
4.4. Facilitates rapid sharing, centralized access, and easy audit trails for supervisors and stakeholders.
4.5. Enhances response times and improves citizen and employee safety through structured automation and transparency.

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