GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)

FOR INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT

OHM AdvisorsLUNCH & LEARN

October 27, 2015

MIKE COUSINS, GISP

• ESRI • ArcGIS Online

• Collector for ArcGIS• Operations

Dashboard• Trimble

• Trimble TerraFlex• Trimble Geo7x

Receiver

Points of Discussion

GIS Trends

Old Method of Data Collection

• Digital Camera• Only used for special circumstances

• Required confined space entry

GPS Unit

Pen and Paper

Tedious Data Transfer Step

Old Method of Data Collection

• Samsung Galaxy Tab S or iPad Air

• Garmin GLO External Satellite Receiver

• Verizon mifi Mobile Hotspot

• Trimble TerraFlex Software

• Collector for ArcGIS Software

New Method of Data Collection

Pros/Cons - Old Method

Pros

• Accuracy – sub-foot

Cons

• ~5-10 mins just to turn on and open

• ~5 mins to lock onto satellites

• Post process data

• Manually tie photos to points

• $$$$ - Total package is over $12,000!

• Not including man hours on the backend

Pros

• Quick, easy data collection

• Nice forms

• Easy to hand place points if GPS signal is not great or if it

is not safe to collect a point onsite

• Ties photos directly to points

• No post processing

• Limited time on the backend

• Nice exports (KML-Google Earth, CSV -Excel, GIS GDB)

• $$$$ - Total package with 2 tablets ~$1,000

Cons

• Accuracy - 1-3m

Pros/Cons - New Method

Collector For ArcGIS

Operations Dashboard

Operations Dashboard

ArcGIS Online

Trimble TerraFlex

Trimble TerraFlex

DEMO

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