GITA. We Are Infrastructure.

Enterprise Spatial Databases Advance GIS for Infrastructure
Track: Enterprise Architecture & System Integration
Francois Valois, Bentley Systems, Inc.

For years, GIS and its associated data stores were seen as an outsider to IT standards and architectures. Open enterprise spatial databases from vendors such as Oracle and Microsoft provide for IT standards compliance, enable a higher degree of interoperability, and facilitate use of spatial information in new and innovative ways. This presentation will examine the implications of enterprise spatial databases for traditional GIS users, new classes of spatial information users, IT professionals, and GIS vendors.

GIS for Interior Spaces
Track: Public Sector
Stuart Rich, Penobscot Bay Media

New emphasis has been focused on accounting for our facilities and managing interior spaces more proactively. GIS is providing new capabilities for facilities managers. This presentation will discuss some of the potential for using GIS to manage and monitor interior spaces.
During our hour together, we will discuss:
1. Basic context of GIS inside the building footprint.
2. Summary of applicable standards (BOMA, FICM, BIM, IFC, etc.)
3. Discussion of data model issues and presentation of a potential data model for interior spaces
4. Discussion of tools for data collection and conversion
5. Demo of visualization and reporting capabilities
6. Discussion of space monitoring issues and approaches
7. Demo of space monitoring capabilities
8. Summary and wrap-up
Copresenter: Benton Yetman, Penobscot Bay Media

Leveraging GIS to Automate Field Inspections
Track: Mobile Applications
Jon Huddleston, NW Natural

There are tremendous efficiencies to be gained through successful field automation that result in decreased costs and liability and increased safety and customer service. This session will demonstrate how NW Natural leveraged their GIS and integrated several disparate legacy applications to automate the code compliance inspection process from the field. Attendees will learn how the process has improved; not only are the inspections performed quicker, but the data is more accurate and consistent—resulting in measurable ROI.
Copresenter: Jay Lasseter, MapFrame Corporation

Using a Mobile Field Data Collection Approach for West Nile Virus Treatment
Track: Mobile Applications
Steve Fang, Seattle Public Utilities

In the summer of 2007, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) performed preventive treatment on each catch basin, to protect the citizens of Seattle against West Nile Virus. By applying mosquito larvicide to each catch basin, SPU hopes to minimize potential future outbreaks. Inspection and treatment information was collected in the field using ArcPad running on a pocket-PC. The approach has increased SPU’s ability to obtain, analyze, and report on current treatment efforts.

Wake Up the Sleeping Giant! Make Your GIS Investment Pay Off Through Field Automation
Track: Return on Investment/Business Case
Charles Lang, MapFrame Corporation

Organizations spend millions building and maintaining a GIS only to realize a portion of its great potential. Real return on investment from GIS can only be found when it is released from the office, extended throughout the enterprise, and leveraged to automate work processes beyond that of just map viewing. This presentation will focus on the business benefits and return on investment of using GIS as a field automation solution.

GIS: Portal to the Enterprise Decision Support System
Track: Enterprise Architecture & System Integration
Sree Pulapaka, Wssc

Water and wastewater utilities are facing an aging and crumbling infrastructure. Repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of pipes, manholes, and other appurtenances are essential to maintaining the health and safety of the community. Decision support systems (DSS) facilitate the process of selection, scheduling, and prioritization of infrastructure maintenance. A GIS can play a pivotal role in guiding the knowledge worker toward the best decisions, so long as the GIS is designed and developed in a way that seamlessly integrates with other facets of the enterprise DSS.

State of the Art Command and Control at Hawaiian Electric Company Inc.
Track: Operations Management & Damage Prevention
Shari Ishikawa, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

Energy Management and Distribution is a delicate matter at Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc (HECo). Experience how HECo moved from manual operation to command and control in the digital age. HECo delivers power to about 300,000 customers on the densely populated island of Oahu. With tourism as the primary industry, keeping a balance between generation and delivery is paramount. Unlike mainland utilities, HECo must be self-sufficient in all ways. This places emphasis on load balance and command and control. This session focuses on the evolution from manual operations to digital command and control, featuring a 48 x 8 ft high resolution wallboard with interfaces to SCADA and OMS. A wallboard application was designed and implemented, which is used to troubleshoot and restore HECO’s system when a sub-transmission line trips open. The wallboard application also features an interface to HECO’s Energy Management System (EMS). The wallboard application will be automatically updated based on the SCADA conditions from the EMS allowing real-time representation of the system. In addition, HECO developed a load shed application that provides dispatchers and managers access to critical information on the impact of load shed scenarios; combining network intelligence, customer and spatial data.
Co-presenter: Volker Elste, Intergraph Corporation