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Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility

Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility. Overview of Business Units & Use Cases Sample Schemas and Models Routine Mapping Requirements (15 minutes) Problem Solving GIS Analyses Applications Using GIS Data (30 minutes) Questions / Answers. Tonight’s Topic Outline.

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Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility

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  1. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility • Overview of Business Units & Use Cases • Sample Schemas and Models • Routine Mapping Requirements • (15 minutes) • Problem Solving GIS Analyses • Applications Using GIS Data • (30 minutes) • Questions / Answers Tonight’s Topic Outline

  2. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Business Units Using GIS (many) • LVVWD / SNWA: • Engineering Services • Planning / Engineering / AM-FM • Operations / Maintenance • LVSP / SNWA: • Research • Conservation • Natural & Cultural Resources

  3. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Use Cases for GIS • Automated Mapping • Facilities Management (Maintenance) • Online Maps (Desktop, Counter, Vehicle) • GIS Analyses to Optimize Work • Integration of GIS and Other Technology

  4. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Automated Mapping / Facilities Mgmt • Facility Locations; Maintenance Work • Capital and Private Development • Right of Way, Permitting • Customer Serving, Billing, Conservation

  5. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Online Maps • Intranet-based • Desktop (400+ users) • Front Counter Customers/Developers (2) • Internet-based • Laptop mounted in vehicle • Cellular modem • View from anywhere (for planning)

  6. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Sample Schemas / Models • Major Facilities • Reservoirs, Pumping Stations, Flow Control Facilities, Wells, etc. • Transmission / Distribution • Waterlines, Valves, Vaults, Hydrants, etc. • Planning Areas • Right of Way, Demand Units, Pressure Zones • Customers & Services • Parcels, Addresses, Tenants, Meters

  7. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Schemas & Models: Major Facilities • For small-scale planning • Lots of these “sites” • Lots of inter-relationships • Often modeled elsewhere THEREFORE: Concentrate only on KEY Fields Keep Data Synchronized Leverage Spatial View Defs

  8. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Schemas & Models: T & D Facilities • For large-scale maint. maps • Typical (most) features • Networking relationships • NOT modeled elsewhere THEREFORE: Concentrate only ALL Fields Support Use Cases Versioned Editing CAD editors for Feature Creation

  9. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Schemas & Models: Planning / Customer GIS • For Business Analytics • Lots of them • Lots of inter-relationships • Often modeled elsewhere THEREFORE: Concentrate only on KEY Fields Keep Data Synchronized Leverage Spatial View Defs

  10. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Routine Maps – Automated Mapping • First Use Cases Completed • Primary Customers: • Maintenance • Engineering THEREFORE: Define model to support maps Create symbology/thematics Save templates Automate production via scripts

  11. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Routine Maps – Online Mapping • Covers a Broad Range of use cases • Lots of end users • Query, View, Report, Edit • Desktops Perform Best • Laptops bandwidth limited THEREFORE: Determine Customer Needs Deploy Specialized Layer Sets for Each Use Case Keep symbology simple Iterate, Tune and Improve

  12. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility GIS Analysis – Pressure Zones • Spatial Intersect-based • Determines PRV placement • Directly Effects Customers • Water Pressure = danger!

  13. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility GIS Analysis – Meter Reading Routes • Linear Referencing • Parcel–Service Relationship • Fixed Number of “Reads” • Works for Driving Routes

  14. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility GIS Analysis – Corrosion Protection • Pipelines and Protection Devices • Relationship is Spatial i.e. connectivity • Results Measured in the Field • Supported in Online Maps

  15. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Applications: Call Before You DIG • Based on Spatial Lat/Lon • Workers Call In Locations • USA North Maps them • All Utilities Respond THEREFORE: Concentrate on WHERE Keep Data Synchronized Recreate Manual Work Processes Improve, Tune, Iterate

  16. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Summary • Lots of Variety in End Users & Use Cases • Only Support a Use Case if: • the users (or bosses) ask for it • it saves money, time or lives • Automated Mapping good 1st Use Case • Support for Field Staff tough Use Case • GIS is Useful, based in Science • Makes for a Rewarding Career

  17. Business Uses of GIS – Water Utility Questions / Answers • Pop Quiz • Name TWO Use Cases for H2O Utility GIS. • Name ONE Physical object modeled in GIS. • Your Turn (Questions for Me?) • My Contact Info: jason.schwartz@snwa.com 702-691-5395

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