Goulburn Valley Water (GVW) based in Shepparton, Victoria provides urban water and wastewater services to more than 105,000 people across 54 towns and cities. Managing 2,000 kilometres of network requires a fully integrated and efficient geographical information system (GIS) with the ability to see at a glance the impact of any burst water pipes or scheduled maintenance work.
GVW has increased the effective management of its network of water and sewer pipelines by using Autodesk MapGuide™ software, in conjunction with a suite of Munsys applications, from Open Spatial Australia. Open Spatial’s GIS integrates to the existing Hansen® asset management system running on MS SQL Server and incorporates data from LandVic. Information is published on the company intranet, enabling GVW’s field staff to access information.
“Of strategic importance was that the system had to store its spatial data according to OpenGIS standards,” said Noel Squires, GVW’s IT Manager. “Adhering to these standards was crucial, as it eliminated the need for future data conversions that proved costly and never improved the quality of our information.
“Moreover it provided us with access to other off the shelf GIS applications that can immediately work with our data such as MapInfo®. We’ve calculated that in monetary terms, the Open Spatial GIS delivered 100 per cent return of investment within nine months of its implementation. Our desire for a GIS built on open standards, capable of ensuring rules enforcement and data integrity, while integrating with our other systems to add real value at all levels of the organisation, was the goal. Open Spatial and Autodesk made this a reality.”
For further information contact Open Spatial on (02) 9449 3222 or (07) 3394 8242 or visit www.openspatial.com.au/news.
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