What is PlanRadar? – PlanRadar HelpCenter

PlanRadar is a SaaS field management platform for task management and communication in construction and real estate projects. With PlanRadar, all daily activities and communication across construction sites and real estate businesses.

PlanRadar connects all project shareholders and provides real-time access to project data, enabling teams to increase quality, cut costs, and realize work faster.

PlanRadar is an easy-to-use platform that adds value to everyone who is involved in the project's lifecycle. This includes, but is not limited to, contractors, engineers, managers, and owners. The platforms enjoys flexible capabilities to suit all company sizes and various processes.

As of today, PlanRadar is used by more than 120,000 professionals across all iOS, Windows and Android devices to connect, track and solve issues on and off site.

Using PlanRadar

PlanRadar offers a secure, flexible, and device-agnostic platform that suits different businesses.

Secure

PlanRadar uses a multi-level security system. The data are stored on secure servers of AWS (Amazon Web Services) in the data center Frankfurt/Main. You can download and save your data to your local data storage at any time. All data transmissions are SSL encrypted.

PlanRadar operates in accordance with leading industry standards to ensure the safety of your data. The company is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and certified by ISO 27001.

Moreover, there is a rights and roles system that controls the rights to access the internal platform data, keeping them secure in the right hands.

Flexible

PlanRadar offers highly customisable forms and templates, providing your business with the flexibility needed to manage the different processes and tasks.

The platform allows you to build your own custom templates that cater to your business needs. These templates enable you to export tickets data according to your requirements. Whether you want a a site diary, a handover protocol, a fire safety report, or a home inspection checklist, you can flexibly report with ease.

Furthermore, you can customise your tickets by creating the required ticket forms and adding them to the your projects, granting you the flexibility needed to report and manage the various jobs in your project.

Device-Agnostic

PlanRadar is designed to be compatible with a range of operating systems and screen sizes, and can work equally well on smartphones, tablets or laptops.

The mobile app can be used with any supported Android, iOS, or Windows device. To use the Webapp, all you need is a modern web browser and an Internet connection available on your device.

This allows the different people involved in your project to access the platform from their devices without having to worry about compatibility issues or downloading separate versions of the app.

How Secure is PlanRadar?

PlanRadar enjoys many security features that ensure your data is 100% protected. These are:

Encryption At Rest
Multi-Factor Authentication
Single Sign-On
Pin Protected & Encrypted Mobile Devices
Custom Expiring Password Policies
Biometric Security for Mobile Apps
High Security Mode

The platform is GDPR compliant and certified by ISO 27001. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulates the processing of personal data by data processors within the European Union. In Accordance with the GDPR, PlanRadar ensures the protection and confidentially of all information.

Furthermore, ISO 27001 provides a framework to identify, control and decrease risks associated with data security. Being ISO 27001 certified ensures that all technical and organizational procedures in our data processing are at the highest standard.

On top of that, the platform gives you control over who can access the internal data through a rights and roles system which keeps the data secure from unwanted access.

Use Cases

Given PlanRadar's many features, the platform can be used to accomplish a broad range of tasks and projects. These tasks can range from the entire project management of your site to snagging and fault reporting.

Here are some examples of what what you can get done with PlanRadar:

Snagging

With PlanRadar's customisable forms and lists, you can create defect snagging forms and locate defects found at the site on the digital plan as a ticket.

You can track the progress and create customisable reports at any time.

Asset Management

All your hardware devices can be tracked with PlanRadar. With our platform you can attach QR codes or NFC Tags to any asset to capture all its data, maintenance times, depreciation, etc.

Inspection

PlanRadar allows you to create custom templates for any kind of inspection and turn them into simple tickets to fill in on the site. The data collected can then be put straight into a PDF report template, with no duplication of work.

Maintenance

PlanRadar provides recurrent reminders for regular checks and audits to prevent facility shutdowns.

To handle maintenance with PlanRadar, forms & lists are created to customise tickets in an optimal way. In Forms & Lists the "Repeat Function" is being used to send daily, weekly, monthly, or annual reminders.

Project Monitoring

Using PlanRadar grants you the access to view, segment, and export live project data any time. With our dashboard, an overview of the current projects with their related tasks and deadlines is always displayed.

Furthermore, you can create a Gantt chart with all project phases and tasks to oversee their progress.

Project Reporting

All data entered into your PlanRadar account can be exported any time in a PDF or an Excel file. Moreover, you can create individual report templates.

With the ability to create and use report templates allows you to organize important data in reports that can be signed and exported at any time.

Subscription Model

PlanRadar offers different subscription models with varying pricing options to suit the different business needs. The models offered include Basic, Starter, Pro and Enterprise subscription plans. Each model allows the addition a certain number of users and plans.

Free Subcontractors

In all subscription models, PlanRadar allows the addition of an unlimited number of subcontractors. This lets you pay only for your core team while seamlessly collaborating with all project stakeholders.