I have put together a iPhone/iPod Touch app that:
a) encapsulates all the badge and award information found in the Canadian Scouting Handbook
b) lets you mark requirements as complete, or bookmark them for quick access
c) presents the youths' progress through the achievement awards in an easy-to-understand format
It features:
- support for storing records for the entire troop
- information is accessible via multiple iPhones/iPod Touches, or via a desktop browser
- updates made while off-line (e.g., at camp) are automatically sync'd to a remote database when you next reconnect to the internet
- differentiated accounts for leaders vs. scouts/parents (scout/parent accounts offer bookmarkable views of specific scouts)
- fully self-administratable (e.g., leaders can manage logins, and add/remove scouts)
- quick data entry, by marking entire badges as complete, optionally for multiple scouts simultaneously
- a GUI geared towards progressing the scouts through the core program achievements (Pioneer->Voyageur->Pathfinder->Chief Scout's)
- per-scout bookmarking, to enable quick access to badges of interest
Note, the app itself is free, and can be used to your heart's content to manage a single scout's records (i.e., "personal" mode). However, to use the app to manage an entire troop's records (i.e., "group" mode) will require an on-line database that will normally cost a nominal fee per year.
However, this summer I'm looking for a few individuals who are interested in actively beta testing the "group" aspects of app. If you're interested, please email me at
scouter.dave@1stnepean.ca and I'll set you up with the repository that'll store your troop's records.
Cheers,
Dave Caughey
1st Nepean Scouts
[Sorry, the current version only supports Troop, not Pack. The Pack edition will come shortly after the official release of the Troop edition.]
Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:16 am 
