Colorado Springs Utilities Selects ArcFM™ Viewer & Redliner Extension as Mobile Solution
Community-Owned Organization Brings Viewing and Sketching Capabilities into the Field
Fort Collins, CO -- Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU), a community-owned and operated utility providing electric, water, wastewater, and natural gas services to its population of more than 600,000 metered customers, has selected Miner & Miner, a Telvent company’s ArcFM Viewer and Redliner Extension as their mobile solution for viewing and redlining spatial information in the field.
CSU is continually looking for new ways to increase customer service and value. The implementation of ArcFM Viewer - which runs on ArcGIS® Engine - and the Redliner extension will increase functionality and data access across the organization as well as ensure low rates, increase customer satisfaction, improve system reliability, and support their commitment to safety.
For several years CSU has been using ArcFM, with some customized editing functionality, in each of their service lines to meet specific business requirements for asset and facility management. With 2,000 employees and thousands of field observations made every day, it became essential to have a user-friendly markup method that would allow integration back into the enterprise. Prior to using ArcFM Viewer and the Redliner Extension, the organization used digital map books for asset and facility viewing, but field workers remained constrained by limited functionality. With the new applications, they will have the ability to quickly pan, zoom, query, and redline, which will increase cartographic and attribute accuracy.
Randy Scott, Utility GIS Supervisor for CSU, says, “Implementing ArcFM as our Utility GIS enterprise solution has been a huge success for our organization. Our field personnel have been anxious for mobile solutions and Redliner will fill a critical void by allowing us to take our implementation to the next level. One of the most exciting aspects of Redliner is its inherent integration with ArcFM and Session Manager, which will give us a complete solution for our edit and GIS-related field data collection activities as well as a cost-effective mobile solution.”
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, integration, and customization of software to fit the needs of individual utilities. For more information, please visit www.miner.com.
Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT), the Global RealTime IT Company, specializes in high value added solutions and services in four industry sectors (Energy, Traffic, Transport and Environment). Its technology allows high performing companies to make real-time business decisions using data acquisition, control, and advanced operational applications, providing secure actionable information delivery to the enterprise.(www.telvent.com)
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