iWorQ Blog - Public Works and Community Development News

Government Technology places iWorQ on top 100 companies focused on government customers list

The editors of Government Technology together with e.Republic Labs, a sister organization focused on civic innovation and new market entrants, have developed The Inaugural GovTech100, a listing of the leading 100 companies focused on government as a customer, having developed an innovative or disruptive offering to improve or transform government, or having created new models for delivering services.iWorQ’s mission is …

iWorQ updates pavement management system map

iWorQ’s developers re-engineered the pavement management map to optimize use on a mobile device. The updates allow users to access and maneuver it easily on a smartphone or tablet. Maps in iWorQ are data-rich and detailed, containing huge amounts of data which is relevant to the people on the ground – the people who collected it, including public works staff, …

Celebrate Public Works Week 2016 with iWorQ

“Public Works is the municipal equivalent of owning a home. It’s a never-ending effort to keep the lawn watered and mowed, house painted, roof intact, driveway smooth, sidewalks snow-free, landscaping trimmed, and taxes paid,” said Stephanie Johnston in a recent article in Public Works magazine.About Public Works Public works professionals in your community provide the infrastructure and services that you’ve …

iWorQ adds functionality to plans review feature

Annotate and draw on plans with iWorQ’s new plans review feature Plans review is an important piece of the permitting process in many cities and counties. iWorQ users have long been able to upload plans directly to permits as part of the process for review and approval. iWorQ recently developed additional functionality for plans review, which provides users with the …

iWorQ releases improved mobile GIS map

iWorQ’s improved GIS map is now available iWorQ’s improved mobile GIS map is easy to use and loads quickly. This map has the ability to scale, adjust, or turn on and off layers. The new map gives users the options to: Drop points to create work Map the location of assets Basic map tools, including Select, Pan, Zoom, and Identify …

Registration open for #iWorQ16

Mark your calendar for August 2-3, 2016 and make travel plans to join iWorQ in Logan, Utah for iWorQ’s annual training conference. The #iWorQ16 agenda includes training for all iWorQ applications, including asset management, pavement management, sign management, work management, stormwater management, sewer management, fleet management, permit management, code enforcement, entity and license management, and pavement assessments. The conference is …

Planning and zoning management

Planning and zoning requires regular tracking and enforcement. iWorQ’s web-based, mobile-ready planning and zoning software manages your planning and zoning cases, including design review, plan study, zoning appeals, variances, and project approval. View planning and zoning cases a glance, provide updates to constituents, collect fees, review plans, schedule inspections, track contractors and more with iWorQ. Your data is stored in …

Increase Storage Space With iWorQ’s Premium Data Plan

Why a premium data plan? Municipalities and counties continue to evolve processes and procedures striving to improve service to constituents and make communities better places to live. iWorQ provides a framework and tools to use less paper – in some cases eliminating hard copies altogether. Signing up for a premium data plan ensures that you will have enough space for …

Take your data with you with iWorQ

Your data is critical to your operations. One of the best services iWorQ offers is data conversion from your legacy system. Most of iWorQ’s community development customers converted data from another software system. This article outlines the process for data conversion and implementation for a permit management application, but the same steps are used for any of our applications, including …

Code Enforcement Simplified

One of the biggest tasks a code enforcement officer has is paperwork. iWorQ simplifies the paper trail with custom letters that code enforcement officers employ with just a few keystrokes in the field on an Internet-connected mobile device. Code officers have access to their cases, their activity schedules, and can enter notes from anywhere, including attaching pictures to cases from …