Brownsville PUB Integrates Miner & Miner’s Designer and Azteca
System’s Cityworks
Brownsville Public Utilities Board Implements GIS-based Applications to Manage Construction and Operations
Fort Collins, CO -- The Brownsville Public Utilities Board
(BPUB), a municipal utility servicing more than 52,000 retail customers,
went into phased production on July 1st with Miner & Miner’s (M&M)
Designer integrated with Azteca System’s Cityworks. Designer and Cityworks
provide BPUB an integrated environment for managing work orders,
construction design, automated layouts and job cost estimates.
BPUB was among the first utilities to deploy ESRI’s ArcGIS 8 and
M&M’s ArcFM solution to provide a basic data model and data
maintenance functionality. In June 2003, BPUB added Designer for improved
workflow and design. Brownsville is the southernmost city in Texas,
located on the border of Mexico, and has provided electric, water, and
wastewater to the City and surrounding areas for nearly a century.
BPUB also selected Cityworks to support maintenance activities and new
construction. Cityworks and Designer were integrated within the ESRI
ArcGIS framework to support the complete work order design and maintenance
process. A work order is created in Cityworks and transferred into
Designer to initiate a functional design. Compatible units defined in
Cityworks are used in Designer to develop the sketch and produce a cost
estimate. The automated process allows for updating GIS spatial data as
changes are made to the electrical and water/wastewater distribution
facilities that are designed and installed as part of work order. The
combined project was completed in phases over eleven months and supports
54 design and maintenance staff.
“The implementation and integration of Designer and Cityworks with our
ESRI GIS will significantly smooth out a formerly tedious manual process.
BPUB hopes that this solution will improve work flow and provide more
accurate data with better costing to the GIS and fixed assets system,”
said Eddy Hernandez, Director of Customer & Information Services for
BPUB.
About Miner & Miner
Miner & Miner (M&M) is a world leader in the development and implementation of GIS software for utilities. M&M's ArcFM Solution and extended services assist electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities in increasing productivity, lowering costs, and improving services by allowing them to effectively manage spatial information. Founded in 1946 as a full-service electrical engineering firm, M&M has been a business partner of ESRI since 1987. This partnership has enabled M&M to become the world's leading developer of ArcGIS applications for the utility industry. M&M services include implementation and customization of software to fit the needs of individual utilities. For more information, please visit www.miner.com.
About Azteca
Azteca Systems is an industry leader in the development and implementation of Cityworks, the only GIS-based software solution for Public Works and Utilities. Cityworks enables water, wastewater, transportation, parks, telecommunications, electric and gas agencies to effectively manage assets and maintenance, increasing productivity, improving customer service and lowering operational costs. Founded in 1986, Azteca Systems is a top tier business partner with ESRI and a leading developer of ArcGIS-based applications.
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