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Graphical signatures and location stamping
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GoSafety supports graphical signatures captured on iPhone and iPad, plus point-in-time location stamping for clock events, form submissions, and checklist workflows. The product stores signature artifacts and location metadata as structured data, not only as plain text.
Snapshot
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Who uses it | Field workers, foremen, safety managers |
| Current status | Live now |
| Signature capture | SVG-based |
| GPS behavior | Point-in-time capture, not continuous tracking |
| Related pages | PDF forms and PDF dictation, Time cards and shift survey questions |
What it is
This workflow covers three related capabilities:
- Graphical signatures on forms and attestations.
- GPS capture and location metadata attached to records.
- Optional signature and GPS policy enforcement in time tracking and checklist workflows.
Who uses it
- Workers signing injury attestations at clock-out when policy requires it.
- Foremen signing safety checklists or PDF-based forms.
- Office reviewers checking whether a record includes signature and location context.
Step-by-step workflow
- The field user reaches a workflow that supports or requires signature or GPS.
- The app captures the signature as SVG strokes and can capture GPS coordinates at submit time.
- The request stores signature data or location data with the record.
- The office web app shows the record with signature, review status, and location context.
Data captured
- Signature SVG or stored signature artifact reference.
- GPS latitude and longitude, and in some cases accuracy.
- Structured
location_datapayloads when the workflow supports them. - Captured-at timestamps where the workflow provides them.
Outputs and downstream effects
- PDF signature rendering for template-based submissions.
- Stored signature metadata for safety checklists.
- Stored injury attestation signature when the policy requires it.
- Office review records that include location context for audit or verification.
Device and platform context
- Signature capture happens in the iOS field app.
- Signature review happens in the web app.
- GPS capture is used in the field app for clock-in, clock-out, checklist submission, and other point-in-time workflows.
Practical construction examples
- A worker signs an end-of-shift injury attestation on an iPhone.
- A foreman signs a checklist that also stores GPS coordinates from the current jobsite.
- A field user completes a PDF form with a graphical signature that is later rendered into the final PDF.
Limitations and notes
- GPS capture is point-in-time only. The current codebase does not implement continuous background worker tracking.
- GPS may be required by org policy for time tracking, but it is not required for every workflow.
- Address lookup and weather lookup are separate helpers and often need network access even when GPS capture itself succeeds.