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Get It, See It, Use It:A Successful Pictometry Implementation Story

October 4, 2016

Tammy KobliukGIS CoordinatorCorporate GIS, I.T. Services

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St. Albert’s History with Pictometry

The When

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Flight History

2012 Initial Flight

2013 Fill-in Flight

2014 Complete Flight

2016 Complete Flight

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Funding

Contracted Services – Data(Operational)

LiDAR

Pictometry

ERJOI (Orthos)

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Cost Determinates

Resolution

Area

Required Minimum

Cost

Correction

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To RFP or Not To RFP?

Sole-Source

Cost

Integration

Vendors

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St. Albert’s Project Specs

The What

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Technical Specifications

7.5 cm Resolution

CorrectionNo AccuPlus

Ortho-photo Extra product

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Non-Technical Requirements

Spring

Leaf OffNo Snow/Ice

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Project Area

• 61.9 km2

• 83 sectors• Primarily urban• some rural

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Deployment Model

The How

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“Explore” The Cloud• Cloud-based• 500 named / 100 concurrent user license• Corporate GIS administrators• Low cost (< $3000 / year)• Turn key – plug and play

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Integration• CAMAlot• Tempest (2017) via Geocortex

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Training: Building Our User Base

The Who

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Targeting Users• New Employee onboarding form• Employee position changes• Formal course catalog• Gap analysis

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Internal Training• Custom to organizational uses/data• Learn use cases• Learn data needs• Build relationships

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Tips

• Don’t call it GIS• Target enthusiasts• Relevant examples• Quick tips sheet

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Organizational Usage

The Uptake

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Running The Numbers (last 30 days)

Image Views (4562)

Logins (602)

Named User Accounts (185)

Active Users (72)

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Most Prolific Users

Eng.P&DPublic WorksRec & Parks

EngineeringFront Counter

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User Stories

The Why

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Utility Billing• Water usage reconnaissance• Utility bill audits• Waste pickup complaints• Site visit planning

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Development Permits• Real property report compliance• Permit application checks

• Driveway extensions• Sign permits

• Penalty assessments

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Development Permits (cont)• Pre-existing structures• Time period evidence• Dimensions • No. stories• Street furniture• Infrastructure

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Street Construction Permits1. Confirm details with client2. Correct map information3. Create traffic plan map4. Attach to TMP

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Fire Prevention Uses• Large/critical structure pre-plans• Post incident analysis• Arson investigations• Large-scale events• Illegal fire pits

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High Content Structures

• A.k.a. hoarder house• Outside vs inside• Complaint driven

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What Does the Future Hold?

What would we like to do next?

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Future Plans and Desires• Next flight 2018• Geocortex/Tempest integration• 9-1-1 (FDM) integration• Building footprint capture• 3D buildings• Outlaw Google Earth

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Questions?

Tammy KobliukGIS Coordinator, I.T. Services

: (780) 459-1730: tkobliuk@stalbert.ca