All articles from Adam Schmehl

Pole Loading Analysis: A Complete Guide for Utilities

Adam Schmehl May 24, 2023

If you've ever spent hours building and tweaking pole components in PoleForeman or SPIDAcalc, only to discover a critical measurement was missing ...

Pole Mapping For Attachment Applications: A Guide

Adam Schmehl April 06, 2023

You're scoping a new fiber build. The route runs along an existing distribution line, you know roughly which poles you need, and construction is ...

How to Design a Utility Pole Data Collection Job

Adam Schmehl October 24, 2022

Your field crew just texted. They're two hours in, and they've already hit a section of the route you never mapped—three poles that weren't in the ...

Katapult Pro Feedback

Adam Schmehl June 27, 2022

Content Links Where To Leave Feedback How To Leave Feedback Where To Find Your Feedback - Managing Feedback Conversations Feedback Conversation In ...

Katapult Pro Model Editor Update (2025)

Adam Schmehl October 04, 2021

Content Links Models: Existing Or New Creating A Model: Guided Setup Importing Into A Model Transparency On Model Edits Attributes Attribute Sets ...

Katapult Pro Offline Mode (2021)

Adam Schmehl July 30, 2021

With so manyongoing effortsto bring reliable internet service to underserved communities across the country, doing aerial/underground design and pole ...

Custom Deliverables From Katapult Pro

Adam Schmehl January 27, 2021

When we look at the success of Katapult Pro customers across the board, we typically observe the following items being directly correlated to company ...

Katapult Pro Field And Upload Manual

Adam Schmehl January 13, 2021

CONTENTS "Pre-Design" Tips When Designing Jobs for Fielding Tips for Field Collection Required Equipment Recommended Equipment Additional Items Field ...

Introducing Mobile Assessments In Katapult Pro

Adam Schmehl December 30, 2020

Content Configuring New Assessments Using Mobile Assessments Configuring New Assessments Mobile Assessments are custom field tools that allow users ...

Transparent Photo Data Using Katapult Pro

Adam Schmehl December 16, 2020

Why does the Katapult Pro platform leverage photos instead of field forms like everybody else? Since the early 2000s, our team has used photo ...

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