Scheduling and dispatch

Crew Scheduling for Land Surveyors

PLN connects the schedule to the actual survey task, so managers can plan fieldwork with the crew, equipment, vehicle, date, time, and context in one place.

Survey crew scheduling calendar with planned surveys, absences, and surveyor, equipment, and vehicle filters
A schedule is only as good as what it knows about the week. Crews, instruments, vehicles, and who is away are all part of the same plan, so a conflict shows up while it can still be fixed rather than on the morning of the job.

Plan single-day and multi-day surveys

Create field plans with start and end times, private notes, tentative schedules, and the resources needed for the work.

  • Start and end time planning
  • Multi-day work support
  • Private and tentative plan states

See resource context before dispatch

Surveyors, equipment, vehicles, materials, and absences are visible where planning happens, reducing late conflicts.

  • Surveyor assignments
  • Equipment and vehicle planning
  • Absence visibility

Keep the calendar tied to job details

Calendar entries link back to task details, so the schedule is not separated from the client, location, scope, comments, and history.

  • Month calendar view
  • Task click-through
  • Filters for people and resources

Questions

Common buying questions.

Does the schedule know who is on leave?

Yes. Absences are requested and approved in PLN and are part of planning context, so a crew is not planned around someone who is away.

Can equipment and vehicles be scheduled with the crew?

They are visible in the same planning view. Calibration, check-and-adjust, insurance, and inspection dates are held on the equipment record and are known before a crew leaves.

Can a survey run over several days?

Yes. Single-day and multi-day survey work can both be planned, with surveyors and resources assigned to the plan rather than to a single date.

Do field crews see their own schedule?

Assigned work and the schedule are both in the mobile app, alongside task detail, geometry, and control points. The app is available on Google Play and the App Store.

Next step

See how PLN fits your survey workflow.

Start a three-month free trial or contact the team with questions about rollout, pricing, trust, and workflow fit.