Mapping with PoleTrack^®

PoleTrack^® allows you to map your poles, underground facilities and rights-of-way through two methods—by interfacing with your existing GIS software, or by using the integrated Microsoft Virtual Earth^®, MapPoint^® and Pocket Streets^® software.

 

PoleTrack^® and GIS

PoleTrack^® is designed to cleanly integrate with GIS systems via secure web services.  Data collected with PoleTrack Mobile^® is automatically, immediately fed into your GIS.  New GIS data is likewise immediately updated in the PoleTrack database.  PoleTrack also keeps extensive records, histories, joint use information and back-office processing beyond the range of a GIS system.

 

Several of our customers have used PoleTrack, which can be implemented quickly, to collect and organize field asset data and feed it into a new GIS system, significantly improving the GIS implementation timeline.

 

Examples of two-way PoleTrack / GIS interfaces and business rules can be provided upon request.  The interface must be configured for each utility's specific GIS model.

 

PoleTrack^® and Virtual Earth^®

PoleTrack^® now integrates with Microsoft's powerful, evolving Virtual Earth^® (local.live.com), providing driving maps, aerial (satellite) and bird's-eye (airplane fly-over photo) views of your poles and facilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PoleTrack^® and MapPoint^®

Microsoft's MapPoint^® comes with its own maps and address reference data for all 50 states in the United States, and requires minimal maintenance. While it doesn’t have some of the complex engineering and design features of a full GIS tool, it is very useful and cost-effective for displaying pole and customer data—particularly in rural areas and small utilities without access to comprehensive GIS data.

 

Some examples of how PoleTrack utilizes maps:

• Generate maps such as locations of all poles with joint use attachments, locations of active violations, inspections by crew or date range, tree-trimming "hotspots", etc.

• Search for poles, underground facilities and customers

• Display the location and driving route to a pole, underground facility or customer.  Include mileage/ fuel costs and estimated driving time

• Create geographic "territories"

• Select all poles in an area, then easily export the results to Excel^®.

• Map facilities by address, as well as by GPS coordinates. (GPS coordinates are more precise, but many utilities lack GPS coordinates for service poles.)