Systems and methods for a web based inspection compliance registry and communication tool

A computer-implemented method for using a web registry to track an asset owner's inspection compliance, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• granting remote access to a compliance fire hydrant management software registry system hosted on a server and accessible through a web-portal to at least three classes of user, wherein the three classes of user comprise:
• (1) an owner of an asset
• (2) an approval authority
• (3) an inspector;
• at a database, in communication with the compliance fire hydrant management software registry system, including records of assets, compiling an inspection list to include those assets which, after expiration of a designatable interval, will require an inspection;
• generating with respect to at least one asset, a list of the qualified inspectors that are available to inspect the asset based upon attributes including proximity to the asset;
• generating with respect to at least one asset, a standard form notice notifying the approval authority of the status of the asset assigned to the approval authority, and wherein, the approval authority, upon accessing the compliance fire hydrant management software registry system, may update and review the status of the assets;
• transmitting, by the fire hydrant management software in communication with the web registry, a standard form notification to an owner of the at least one asset on the inspection list, including the list of qualified inspectors a description of the type of inspection, and a cost associated with the type of inspection, indicating that the asset requires an inspection, and wherein the owner of the asset, upon accessing the compliance fire hydrant management software registry system, may update and review the status of the assets;
• displaying, at the web portal associated with the compliance fire hydrant management software registry system, attributes of the at least one asset, to at least one of the qualified inspectors from the list of qualified inspectors relative to the asset, the attributes selected to enable the at least one of the qualified inspectors to formulate a bid for a contract to inspect the asset;
• receiving at the web portal associated with the compliance fire hydrant management software registry system, a bid from the at least one inspector from a list of qualified inspectors;
• displaying to the owner the bid from the at least one inspector for selection;
• receiving, at the web portal associated with the compliance fire hydrant management software registry system, the selection of a bid from the owner, such selection to include a form of payment for the inspection;
• notifying the at least one inspector of a standard format contract to inspect based upon the selected bid;
• receiving, at the web portal associated with the compliance registry system, from the at least one inspector, according to an asset specific template provided by the compliance registry system, standard format inspection information indicating the status of the asset, wherein the received inspection information includes receiving information describing deficiencies in the asset job, the owner of an asset receiving bids from qualified inspectors based on the needs of the asset;
• after receiving the inspection information, notifying the approval authority of the inspection information;
• receiving approval from the approval authority;
• transmitting a standard format notification that an inspection was completed and approved by an approving authority;
• and
• releasing to the inspector the payment.

A computer-implemented method for using a fire hydrant management software and a web-based registry to track requisite inspection of an owned asset comprising:

• granting remote access to a web-based registry system, wherein the web-based registry is configured to run a fire hydrant management software, to at least three classes of user, wherein the three classes of user comprise:
• (1) an owner of an asset
• (2) an approval authority
• (3) an inspector
• retrieving, by a computer-based fire hydrant management software system, real time records of assets from a database, the database being accessible and augmentable by a classes of user;
• analyzing the records of assets from the database to identify notification events;
• based on the analysis, notifying an owner of an asset of a notification event, wherein the notice includes a standard format description of the type of inspection, and a cost associated with the type of inspection, and wherein the notification event comprises a designatable interval in advance of an impending deadline for the inspection, and wherein the owner of the asset, upon remotely accessing the fire hydrant management software compliance registry, may update and review the status of the assets;
• based upon the analysis, sending a standard format notice to the approval authority of the status of the assets assigned to the approval authority, and wherein the approval authority, upon accessing the web-based registry, may update and review the status of the assets assigned;
• upon logging on to a password controlled website configured to provide access to the fire hydrant management software, providing to an inspector the owner selects, the selection based upon a list of qualified inspectors that are available to inspect the asset based upon attributes including proximity to the asset, a web-based template configured to describe the asset an each of the steps of the inspection;
• receiving from the inspector, inspection information in specific response to the web-based template;
• storing in a database in association with the asset, the inspection information, wherein the inspection information is accessible to the users, and updating the database in association with the asset based upon the inspection information;
• transmitting to the approval authority, a standard format compliance report including noting compliance, wherein the compliance report includes, noting deficiencies in the asset and storing the noted deficiencies in association with the asset.