SLIDE 1 PeopleGIS
Data Collection and Data Management
Utilizing
SLIDE 2 Conrad Leger § Full Service Engineering Firm
§ Asset Management § Data Collection
Maine Wastewater Control Association 2013 Fall Conference
Jim Esterbrook § Web-Based Data Management
§ Easy to use § Thousands of Applications
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§ Data Collection § Asset Management § Cloud Technology & SaaS § Advantages § York Sewer District
Overview
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§ To gain a better understanding of what you have. § Location, Location, Location § Gather Information § Mapping Develop a system to use as a management tool!
Why to perform Data Collection?
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§ Paper Forms
§ Not Efficient § Messy § Prone to Loss § Legibility § Information Storage
Thing of the Past
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§ Inspection Reports § Service Cards § Paper Maps § Record Drawings § Local Knowledge § Existing GIS § There may not be any available!
Current State of Information
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§ Manholes § Pipes § Force Mains § Services § Grinder Pumps
Data Collection - Sewer
SLIDE 8 Data Collection
Water Sewer Stormwater Transportation Other
Hydrants Sewer Mains CBs/Outfalls Pavement Management Building Permits Valves Sewer Manholes Drain Pipes Signs Restaurant Inspections Tanks/Pump Stations Low Pressure Pumps Sampling Data Sidewalks/Ramps Tree Maintenance Backflow/ Meters SSO/CSO Predictive CB Maint. Street Lights Wetlands Flags/Inspections Breaks & Repairs Inflow & Infiltration Street Sweeping Traffic Signals Environmental Sampling
Sample Asset Targets:
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§ Network Development § System Sketch § Record Drawings § Orthographic Location* § GPS* § Sub-Meter § Sub-Centimeter *Completed with or without invert information Import Existing GIS Information
Levels of Accuracy
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§ Accuracy § Volume of Historical Data § Size of Network § Ease of Access § Current Filing System § Existing Digital Information § Assistance offered from Municipality/Agency
Data Collection Costs
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§ Manage Collected Information
Asset Management
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§ Develop Reports
Asset Management
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§ Capital Plan/Workflow Management
Asset Management
Come up with a plan and track progress over time!
SLIDE 14 Cloud Computing IS
manage and process data
IS NOT
- Your Hard Drive
- Server Farms
- Going Away
SLIDE 15 SaaS (Software as a Service)
- “Rent” or “Borrow” software
- Web Based
- No installation of programs
- No Updating
- No Licenses…..(sometimes)
- Reduced Cost
- Faster Deployment
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What are the Advantages?
§ Continually Monitor Progress Anywhere § Real-Time Data Collection § Multiple Teams § Resolve Issues Quickly § Increased Efficiency § Reduced Hardware Costs
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What does it look like?
MapsOnline PeopleForms
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Hardware Independent
RTK GPS Tablets Smart Phones Computers
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York Sewer District
Live Demo!
SLIDE 20 Safe Steps Program
For more information: Conrad Leger cleger@beta-inc.com Jim Esterbrook jim@peoplegis.com
Questions ?
