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Solar crews, one install at a time

Residential crews finish a rooftop system in a day or two and drive to the next. Utility-scale crews spend months on an array where the nearest cell tower is miles away. GEOTT handles both: a geofence per install, clock-ins saved on the phone when there's no signal, and hours per install at the end of the month.

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Solar installers mounting panels on a residential roof — Residential install day: open sky, so a tight geofence works well.

What makes time tracking hard for solar companies?

Distance and pace. Residential crews may cover 8 to 10 installs a week across a metro area; commercial and utility crews work far from towns, often without coverage. Hours per install drive your margins, yet they're usually reconstructed after the fact. GEOTT records them at the install, signal or not.

Residential and utility work, side by side
Situation	Residential	Utility-scale
Site duration	1–2 days per house	Weeks or months
Signal	Usually good	Often none
Geofence	Tight, around the house	Wide, around the array
What GEOTT adds	A new site in seconds with "I'm here"	Clock-ins saved on the phone, synced later

How do solar crews use GEOTT on the job?

The crew lead (with admin rights) creates the install with "I'm here", or the office types the address the day before. Installers clock in on arrival with one tap; the position is read once, checked against the install's circle and screened for faked GPS. Electricians who join for the tie-in clock in on the same site.

Site per install

Each house or array is a site; close it when the job is done and its history stays for warranty questions.

Offline arrays

GPS works without cellular data. The punch is checked on the phone, saved, and sent when the crew drives back into coverage.

Two houses a day

Finish one install, switch site at the next. The day is split between the two automatically.

Long days, counted right

Overtime after 40 hours a week, automatic breaks and rounding rules applied the same way for every installer.

What do hours per install look like?

A sample week with invented installs for a residential crew of four. GEOTT shows 160 hours across five installs and the warehouse, with the 11 kW system taking almost twice the hours of the 6 kW one. Those numbers, month after month, are what you price the next job on.

Sample data: crew of four, one week
Install (sample)	System size	Crew hours
Ranch house, comp shingle	6 kW	22
Two-story, tile roof	11 kW	42
Townhome, flat roof	5 kW	20
Farmhouse, ground mount	9 kW	40
Small office, flat roof	15 kW	30
Warehouse prep	—	6

The farmhouse had no signal: its punches synced when the crew got back to town. On an iPhone they upload the next time GEOTT is opened with coverage. Details on offline clock-in.

What radius fits a rooftop or a solar farm?

Rooftops have open sky, where phones are typically within 4.9 m (16 ft), according to GPS.gov, so a house needs a small circle. A utility array can need the maximum: GEOTT allows radii up to 2,000 m (about 6,560 ft), enough to cover the laydown yard and the far rows.

Starting points for solar sites
Site	Suggested radius
Residential rooftop	50 m (about 165 ft)
Commercial rooftop	150 m (about 490 ft)
Ground mount or carport	250 m (about 820 ft)
Utility-scale array	Up to 2,000 m (about 6,560 ft)

How much does GEOTT cost for a solar installer?

$7 per worker who clocked in during the month. Three crews of four cost $84 in a month when all twelve worked. Designers, sales and office staff who don't clock in are free, there's no per-site fee and no annual plan.

More examples: GEOTT pricing. Every function: features.

Solar installer questions

What is the best time tracking app for solar installers?

One that sets up a new install in seconds, keeps working on rural sites without signal and gives you hours per install. GEOTT does those for $7 per active worker, opens from a link on any phone and can be tested for 15 days without a card.

Does GPS work at a solar farm with no cell coverage?

Yes. Phones get GPS position from satellites, not from cell towers. GEOTT checks the punch on the phone, saves it, and uploads it once the phone finds a network, with the original time. The office simply sees it later.

Can subcontracted electricians use it?

If they work under your crew, invite them as workers on the install; they're billed at $7 only in months they clock in. If they bill you separately, keep them out of GEOTT and use their invoice.

Does GEOTT track installers between jobs?

No. Position is read only at clock-in, site change and clock-out, never on the road. Each installer can see exactly what GEOTT records about them, and the rules by state are in is GPS tracking of employees legal?

Which other crews use GEOTT?

Any company whose people start the day on a job site instead of in an office. Each page takes one trade, its typical day and the radius that fits its sites.

How do I try GEOTT on my installs?

Create next week's installs, add one crew and let them clock in for the trial, including on your most remote site. You'll have hours per install from the first day. The trial lasts 15 days and needs no credit card.

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