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GIS for Utilities…

GIS for Utilities…. How can I use this in my job?. Ron Householder, PLS. GIS is…. A powerful set of tools for collecting, sorting, retrieving at will, transforming, and displaying spatial data from the real world for a particular set of purposes

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GIS for Utilities…

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  1. GIS for Utilities… How can I use this in my job? Ron Householder, PLS www.mapsync.com

  2. GIS is…. A powerful set of tools for collecting, sorting, retrieving at will, transforming, and displaying spatial data from the real world for a particular set of purposes Source Huxhold, An Intro to Urban GIS, 1991 quoting Borrugh www.mapsync.com

  3. GIS is…. ID Name 8 Main Street Organized collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data designed to efficiently capture, store, integrate, update, manipulate, analyze, create, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. A GIS! Hardcopy Map Tabular Data www.mapsync.com

  4. GIS Past... • Accessible on large computer networks • Only select few knew how to get information • Costly • Few Data Sources www.mapsync.com

  5. GIS Today... • Flexible – Network, Desktop, Laptop, PDA • Easy of use; Incorporate into daily work flow • Several free/low cost • data sets to use www.mapsync.com

  6. GIS is…. A Smart Map www.mapsync.com

  7. Kinds of jobs that are performed at a Utility www.mapsync.com

  8. Billing…. • Print out bills • Water Usage • Water Shut offs for non payment www.mapsync.com

  9. Maintenance • New Construction • Inspection of assets • Repairs of broken assets • Shut off service • Meter Change-out www.mapsync.com

  10. Engineering • New Construction • Modeling www.mapsync.com

  11. Customer Service • Complaints • Inform customers of new projects • Usage • Advisories www.mapsync.com

  12. Other Data…. • GPS Data • Video • Pictures • Field Inspection Reports • Remote Monitoring Data www.mapsync.com

  13. Making it come together… To make the points, lines and polygons be intelligent, a common link has to be created www.mapsync.com

  14. Making it come together… Unique Identifer Fire Hydrant ID 801231 Information Table www.mapsync.com

  15. Making it come together… Unique Identifer Fire Hydrant ID 801231 Information Table www.mapsync.com www.mapsync.com

  16. A Smarter Map… Show me the complaints in this subdivision. www.mapsync.com

  17. A Smarter Map… Show me the customer complaints related to taste (yellow) and odor (red) in Moorfield Subdivision www.mapsync.com

  18. Field Inspection Data… Field Videos Field Notes Field Photos www.mapsync.com

  19. Field Inspection Data… www.mapsync.com

  20. Field Inspection Data… www.mapsync.com

  21. Field Inspection Data… www.mapsync.com

  22. Customer Service… Capital Improvement Project Information Customer Complaint Information www.mapsync.com

  23. Engineering… Model of System Same Information, but viewed differently www.mapsync.com

  24. Billing… Disconnects to Service www.mapsync.com

  25. Engineering/SCADA… TANKS LOW www.mapsync.com

  26. Billing… Water Usage

  27. GIS Future… • Mobile Devices • Real Time Information • RF/GPS Integration www.mapsync.com

  28. Summary… • Power in Integration • Work Flow Orientation • Questions? www.mapsync.com

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