• 1Open Scout in Safari at ibewscout.org
• 2Tap the Share button ⎋ at the bottom of Safari
• 3Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen
• 4Tap Add — Scout appears on your home screen like any other app

Enter your IBEW email and password. Select your Local from the dropdown. Tap Sign In.

Scout keeps you logged in for 30 days. After signing in once, the app opens directly to your dashboard on future visits. iOS will prompt you to save your password with Face ID on first login.

Every card shows the contractor name, address, distance from your location, and permit issue date. Projects are always sorted closest first based on your GPS position.

Tap any card to open the full project detail.

Use the filter chips at the top to narrow the list:

All Types shows every project. Unvisited and Visited tabs track which sites you've already logged.

Tap the search bar and type any part of a contractor name or address. Results update as you type.

Shows the electrical sub, general contractor (if different), work description, permit number, estimated value, and distance.

Tap Edit next to Project Info to update the GC name, work description, or union type and sync it to the database.

If a project hasn't been classified yet, tap one of the chips to set it in one tap:

The chip turns highlighted to confirm the save. The classification is immediately visible to all organizers.

Tap the Navigate button to open turn-by-turn directions to the site in your preferred maps app (Apple or Google — set in Settings).

Tap Start Visit to begin the field data capture wizard. This walks you through logging a photo, contacts on site, and vehicle numbers — then syncs everything when you're done.

Take a photo of the site, job sign, or vehicles. You can skip this step if conditions aren't right.

For each worker you make contact with, enter:

• •Full Name — use the mic button to dictate
• •Phone Number
• •Role — Journeyman, Apprentice, Helper, or Unknown
• •Signed Authorization Card? — Yes or No
• •Notes — anything they said, activity level, etc.

Tap Save & Add Another to log multiple contacts. Tap Done Adding Contacts when finished.

Step 2 — Log contact details with voice input

Enter any van or truck numbers visible on site. Tap + Add Vehicle to log multiple. Tap Not Visible if no vehicles are present.

Step 3 — Log vehicle numbers seen on site

Review everything before submitting. Tap Edit next to any section to go back and make changes.

Tap Sync & Done to upload the visit record. The project is marked as Visited on your dashboard.

Step 4 — Review all captured data before syncing

• 1Tap Route in the top-right corner of the dashboard
• 2A blue banner appears — tap each project card you want to visit
• 3Selected cards are highlighted and the stop count updates
• 4Tap Optimize & Go — Scout orders your stops for the most efficient drive
• 5Your maps app opens with all stops loaded and ready to navigate

• 1Tap Add in the bottom tab bar
• 2Enter the Contractor Name (required)
• 3Enter the General Contractor if different — leave blank if the same
• 4Enter the Street Address — or tap Use My Location to fill from GPS
• 5Add City and State
• 6Describe the work being performed
• 7Select a Union Classification if known
• 8Tap + Save Project

The project is immediately visible to all organizers in your Local.

Geofence Check-In — Scout automatically detects when you drive within 300 ft of a job site and prompts you to log the visit.

Departure Reminder — Sends a reminder to log a contact before you leave a site.

Geofence Radius — The distance at which auto check-in triggers. Set by your administrator.

Auto-Sync — Automatically uploads visit data when connected to WiFi or cell.

Last Synced — Shows when data was last pushed to the database.

Choose Apple or Google as your preferred maps app. This affects the Navigate button on project cards and the Route planner.

Change Password — Update your login password directly from the app.

Sign Out — Logs you out and clears your session.