Delivering a Free Interactive Mapping Application for Field

Locator Use

Presented by

Stephen W. Adams – Manager, Geospatial Services

Tim Hoeflich – GIS Analyst, Geospatial Services

Agenda

Background Problem Solution Demonstration Technical Details Distribution Issues Ongoing Maintenance Plan

Background

Scope 245,000 locate tickets annually in IN 135,000 locate tickets annually in OH/KY

Existing Process Request URD maps from district offices Return to field to mark facilities using

URD maps as a guide

Problems

Manual URD maps frequently unavailable, outdated, and/or inaccurate

Office resources required to help contractors locate URD maps

Manual URD Map

Problems

GIS-Generated URD maps do not contain secondary, secondary pedestals, or lighting information

GIS-Generated URD maps only cover subdivision areas

GIS-Generated URD Map

Solution Develop a low-cost (free?) application

for contractor crews to view GIS data Must include:

Secondary Secondary Pedestals Services Lighting

Must allow users to interactively navigate to area of interest

GIS Standard Map

Demonstration

Distribution Methodology

DVD including: ArcReader installation files Adobe Acrobat installation files 32,000+ PDF map files .pmf files Installation Instructions

Ongoing Maintenance Plan

Quarterly updates of PDF files distributed via DVD

Future Enhancements

Address lookup Reduced update cycle Web-based version

Questions