Case Study: Government Of Alberta's DSRD Implements Mobile Office Initiative

Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) is a department of the Government of Alberta, Canada. The department is composed of three divisions: Lands, Fish and Wildlife, and Forestry. Together these divisions control the use of public lands, manage fish and wildlife, fight forest fires, and oversee the development of Alberta's forests, while working with Albertans to ensure a balance between economic, environmental, and social values.

The Lands Division of SRD conducted the Mobile Office Initiative pilot project in the Woodlands, Prairies, Upper Hay, and Foothills Areas in the summer of 2007 to identify the gains made in the efficiency, thoroughness, and effectiveness of inspections and audits through ready access to electronic data in the field. While the Lands Division already maintained much of its data online, field staff had no effective way to carry electronic data into the field. The General Dynamics GoBook® XR-1 notebooks began solving that problem immediately.