Geofenced Visitor Management App

Industry: Workplace safety, site access and compliance
Organisation: Australian visitor management software provider
Solution type: Project takeover, mobile app and admin portal rebuild
Core technology: .NET, Angular, Xamarin, SQL Server, Azure, Power BI
Engagement: Consulting, rebuild, cloud architecture and user support

Headline resultA stable, lower cost platform that supports thousands of daily users

Overview

A visitor management product used by businesses to control site access had become unstable, costly to host and hard to extend. Our team provided software project rescue services and rebuilt the mobile app and admin portal on a modern stack, with geofenced check-in, configurable digital forms and live reporting.

The Business Problem

The original software was built on outdated technology. It crashed often, cloud hosting costs were higher than they should have been and every new feature took far too long to deliver. The internal team struggled to manage releases with confidence.

Unreliable appUnreliable app experience for visitors and site managers
Unpredictable hosting costsHigh and unpredictable cloud hosting bills
Slow feature deliverySlow, risky feature development
No release processNo structured development and release process

Our Solution

We began with a technical review, then planned a staged rebuild using .NET, Angular and Xamarin. The code was optimised and a new Azure architecture was designed, through our Microsoft Azure consulting services, to cut hosting costs. We put in place a proper development, testing and release pipeline and worked with the client to identify feature improvements.

Visitors check in on their phone when they arrive within a site’s geofence, complete site specific induction forms and upload documents. Administrators see submissions instantly in their portal, along with live dashboards.

Visitor arrives within the geofence
Check in prompt appears
Site induction forms completed
Documents uploaded from the phone
Admin portal updates instantly

Geofenced visitor management app for site check-in and compliance

Key Features

Geofenced visitor check in, check out and time on site tracking
Configurable digital forms per site, including inductions and declarations
Document upload during onboarding
Site specific notifications for visitors and managers
Live reporting dashboards in Power BI
iOS and Android apps
Admin portal for multiple sites and businesses

Outcomes

A stable platform capable of supporting thousands of daily active users
Reduced cloud hosting costs through architecture optimisation
A repeatable release process that makes new features faster to ship
Better compliance visibility for site operators through live dashboards

Technology Stack

Frontend4 technologies

Angular

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Backend4 technologies

.NET

REST APIs

Microservices

Mobile3 technologies

Xamarin

Java

Kotlin

Data2 technologies

SQL Server

Azure Blob Storage

Hosting1 technology

Microsoft Azure

Reporting1 technology

Power BI

Who This Solution Suits

This approach suits SaaS companies with ageing products, construction and industrial businesses managing site access, and any organisation that needs to take over and stabilise software built by a previous developer.