Patent attributes
A geospatial maintenance server collects information from lab instruments such as usage information, instrument uptime, operational performance, and other characteristics. Such information may be used to identify upcoming maintenance needs for lab instruments, including usage based preventative maintenance, and unanticipated degradation based maintenance. A geospatial maintenance interface is provided that allows a user to select a certain country, region, state, or other geographic area to view information on lab instruments and maintenance needs within that area. The interface may display graphs showing uptime for various time periods, comparisons to uptime in other areas, maps with symbols indicating areas and types of maintenance needs, and per-device descriptions of maintenance needs. The interface may also be used to automate efficient and economical assignment of technicians to address maintenance tasks.
