Dive summary:

• Bentley Systems Inc., which makes a wide range of design software for the construction industry, has developed a tablet and smart phone application that blends geospatial state about infrastructure with existing maps.
• The app is built for Android-driven devices, but the company says it is working on a version to work on Apple iOS devices.
• Philadelphia's Department of Water field-tested the app for Pennsylvania-based Bentley and believes it has found a way for engineers not to have to take bundles of paper maps with them in order to do field work.

From the article:

Map Mobile can download and store an i-model map for offline-mode access, viewable anywhere, even without a network connection, says Keith Raymond, product manager for Bentley. ...