Geographic information systems (GIS) are increasingly used by utility and waste management organisations alongside SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and asset management systems. Integrating spatial information with an asset management system opens up a wide range of possibilities, including improved process control, efficient fault location right through to the house service connection and consistent data management.
Staff responsible for asset and infrastructure management need effective support from their software systems. These systems can therefore no longer be viewed or operated in isolation. Data from other systems must instead be available quickly and easily to support decision-making. Geographic context is becoming increasingly important for operations and maintenance staff and for fault response teams. Tasks in fault management, grid operations and network planning can be handled most efficiently by integrating spatial information.
The 360° AM Maps module makes this straightforward. Its integrated standard GIS viewer supports intuitive task dispatching and clear geographic orientation in a map view. Mapping platforms such as Google Maps and OpenStreetMap can be used for visualisation. The module can also be connected easily to any service-enabled GIS source system capable of providing WMS and/or WFS services. This makes it straightforward to integrate the geographic information system already used by your organisation.
CAIGOS 360° AM Maps provides a wide range of functions that are intuitive to use, including:
- Spatial visualisation of assets and networks
- Display of maps directly from the GIS in use
- Maintenance planning directly from the map
- Display of activities and work orders on the map
- Display of fault notifications on the map
- Mobile map access for field teams
- Topological representation of utility lines and networks on the integrated map
- Visualisation of fault notifications in the 360° AM map, for example from SCADA
- Colour-coding of object geometries based on their attribute values to create thematic maps
