Chatham-Kent Selects ArcGIS® & ArcFM™ for Enterprise GIS
Canadian local government utility chooses Arc technology for enhanced functionality and streamlined operations
Fort Collins, CO -- Chatham-Kent, a single-tier local Canadian government in southwestern Ontario, has announced their selection of ArcGIS and ArcFM to replace the legacy AM/FM system they’ve operated at their utility divisions since 1998. The combined ESRI and Miner & Miner, a Telvent company, (M&M) technology will provide a streamlined solution for spatial management of their electric, water, and wastewater networks.
The ArcFM/ArcGIS solution provides off-the-shelf technology that will extend existing functionality, allowing Chatham-Kent to further leverage GIS within their Hydro, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), and Engineering Departments. By consolidating their data management systems onto a single GIS platform, information sharing and access will improve across the organization. The benefits afforded to the utility divisions will expedite services the departments provide to their customers.
“With the adoption of a single application architecture, we will realize significant savings,” said Scott Praill, General Manager, Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission. “These new tools will improve productivity and will allow for easier access to our data.”
ESRI Canada, M&M’s business partner in Canada, will implement the new system and First Base Solutions will provide data conversion services. The project began in October 2005 and is projected to roll out in October 2006. After the initial project is complete, Chatham-Kent plans to leverage the technology’s open environment by implementing additional GIS-based applications.
“The ESRI/M&M GIS solution offers us a greater range of add-on software,” said Dan Charron, Director of Operations, Chatham-Kent Hydro Inc. “This will allow us to move beyond simple GIS maintenance and viewing to full geospatial solutions such as outage management, asset management, and system design. We feel it is in these applications that the real gains in productivity and savings will occur.”
Miner & Miner (M&M), a Telvent company, 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.
Established in 1984, ESRI Canada is a Canadian owned company specializing in geographic information systems (GIS) solutions. They distribute the world's leading GIS software solutions from ESRI Inc., NovaLIS Technologies, Miner and Miner, Telcordia, Azteca, and CommunityViz. In order to provide organizations with complete industry-specific solutions, ESRI Canada has established an extensive business partner program that includes more than 100 Canadian organizations. ESRI Canada also provides professional services including consulting, training, technical support, and enterprise GIS implementation. They are leaders in providing world-class enterprise GIS solutions for many industries including local government, utilities, public safety and defense, business demographics, education, natural resources, and transportation. ESRI Canada has thirteen regional offices across the country, with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, please visit www.esricanada.com or call 1-800-447-9778.
Telvent (Nasdaq: TLVT), the Global RealTime IT Company, specializes in high value-added solutions for four specific industrial sectors (Energy, Traffic, Transport and Environment) in Europe, North America, Latin America and China. (www.telvent.com)
ArcFM Solution, ArcFM, ArcFM Viewer, Designer, Responder, Conduit Manager, and Network Adapter are trademarks of Miner and Miner, Consulting Engineers, Inc. Other companies and products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.
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