Improving Data Quality and Increasing Field Crew Productivity in Public Works Mobile GIS: Do you GO! Sync? Robert E. Thomas, GISP GIS Specialist City of Woodland
Overview-City of Woodland Woodland is the county seat of Yolo County, located in California's Central Valley. Woodland is located 20 miles northwest of Sacramento at the intersection of Interstate 5 and State Route 113. To the south is the City of Davis, with its University of California campus. The Sacramento International Airport is eight miles to the east. Waterways include the Yolo Bypass and Sacramento River to the east, Willow Slough to the southeast, and Cache Creek to the north. Woodland has a strong historic heritage, which is reflected in an impressive stock of historic buildings in its downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods. Woodland's agricultural setting is largely responsible for the community's distinct identity and plays and important economic role in Woodland. Due to its proximity to major transportation nodes, Woodland has also become increasingly important as a manufacturing and distribution center. VITAL STATISTICS Date of Incorporation: 1871 Population: 52,519 Area: 14.5 Square miles Average Elevation: 61 feet Average Rainfall: 19 inches Avg. max. temp (Jul): 96 F Avg. min. temp. (Jan): 36 F
City of Woodland GIS October 2000: First Regional GIS Coop meeting. June 2002: GIS Specialist is hired. 2002-2003: CityWorks implemented, using unattached work orders. PD implements CrimeView. Early 2004: City parcels cogo d and available as GIS layer. Regional Coop begins development of regional, seamless basemap (parcels/centerlines). 2005: Fire dept undertakes RHAVE project with ArcPad on ipaqs and custom forms like the desktop app; Looked at Go! Sync for ArcPad for sync solution. 2006: City launches Economic Development IMS site (http://www.woodlandbiz.org) through GIS Planning; PW initiates mobile with Toughbooks, using DataPump. 2007: Sewer/Storm layer completed; Go! Sync MB w/ RL & Inspections purchased for GIS update process.
Problem Asset information on paper (i.e. xls), in people s heads, or scribbled notes in map books... institutional knowledge disappearing; no access across the enterprise or within PW Asset management system finally getting GIS layers from CAD conversion... little to no attributes available No advanced tools to be more productive tracing, measuring, or querying Taking mobile to new level with real-time Work Order updates; how to capitalize on this? No more data pump or paper service request/work orders
Need a solution that will make field crews job easier Find a WO location (house, street, intersection) without a paper map & on your Toughbook! Find an asset (Maintenance Hole, DI, etc) easily. Capture Asset information into the GIS (for better WO planning & future reporting! No longer put Redlines onto the paper mapbook, never to be seen again! Measure Distance & Radius of assets! Do Tracing for isolation & customer notification! Improve GIS Layers
Why we use GO! Sync? Efficiency We needed a less time consuming method of distributing updates. Go!Sync provides an automated backend with a scheduled process that can export and distribute the GIS data daily. With GO! Sync, our total export time takes less than 10 minutes.
Why we use GO! Sync? Ease of use Woodland s Go!Sync users cover several generations and varying degrees of comfort using a pc. We needed our viewer to be easy to comprehend, simple to use, and easy to retain. Average training time for Woodland has been approximately 30 minutes per employee.
Why we use GO! Sync? Customization Woodland wanted one GIS viewing application with the flexibility to serve the entire city. GO! Sync provides simple methods for customization. Very little training is need to start customizing the application. Customization changes can be executed and distributed quickly without needing to touch every client pc. Users buy into the idea quickly when they can make a suggestion for a change and see it on their pc the same day.
Why we use GO! Sync? Advanced Tools Tracing tools allow crews to quickly analyze our electric network to efficiently restore outages. GPS Capable Will enables our crews to locate underground facilities and determine routes much quicker. Redlining tools documents the author and history of each redline created. after syncing, the redlines show up in ArcMap and on all Go!Sync clients. Inspections documents the author each inspection created. after syncing, automatically updates our GIS with inspection data. The inspection module streamlined our inspection process and made the process paperless.
What s s All the Hype About? GO! Sync is the City s Mobile GIS Standard; with complete support from PW Deputy Director for O&M.
Work Flow Quick Search Use Asset Facility ID or other programmed Layer ID # (mapbook grid number, basin, etc) Address Search Road Name & Address Range Intersection Search Any two roads that cross Facility Search Like a quick search, but allows searching on all field (show me all the 12 PVC Gravity Mains?)
Processes Navigating in Mapbook Touchscreen buttons on toolbars w/ customization
Processes (con( con t) WO created in normal fashion (attached or unattached) & processed to Field Crews. Field Crews locate, investigate, process tasks Any GIS related updates (Redline/Attribute) are a checked task on WO and submitted to GOSYNC (CW User) Use the following saving convention (WO#-FacilityID-Date) WO1234-SGM1000-04-17-07 (if missing asset, then make FacID section => SGMunk1, 2, etc). Comment all GIS Updates in your comments section (e.g. SGM#### has wrong material, Attribute has been updated or Lateral needs to be added, RL submitted) GIS division will process changes & post updates, as quickly as possible Changes to Features (i.e. Asset) will be a continuous process for the next couple of years, but will become a time saver once the data is in. Please be as through as possible and everyone will benefit.
Searching Quick Search Use Asset Facility ID or other programmed Layer ID # (mapbook grid number, basin, etc) Address Search Road Name & Address Range Intersection Search Any two roads that cross Facility Search Like a quick search, but allows searching on all field (show me all the 12 VCP Gravity Mains?)
Redlining- Getting Incorrect Information Corrected Create a digital redline that is uploaded to GIS division for correction Missing Asset Wrong Location Abandoned Asset Listed as Active Other Comments that need to be noted (low psi only; open CO#x & CO#y, needs to be replaced soon, etc) Can be attachments to your WO
Redline Workflow
Inspections & Attributes Updates Make Asset Specific Updates to Attribute Information (size, material, condition, measurements, etc) Each Feature s data is editable Will be QC d by supervisors GIS Division will make updates that will be available to everyone for future planning and reporting.
Inspection Workflow
Additional Functionality In progress Inspections: Future Direct read of primary GDB (vs. inspection GDB); automated process for uploaded info back to production GDB (w/o SDE). City Works Integration (select an asset, be able to pull up WO history). Redline/attribute update process as a single step
Bottom Line Functionality & Ease of Use GO! Sync provided the field user with more than just a viewer. Mobile GIS became a tool. The field user appreciates the up-to-date data. The field user appreciates the ease of fulfilling Work Order & Service Request.
The Future is Finally Here!
Not your Daddy s s Map Book Anymore, Enjoy!
Demonstration
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