Technologies

PoleTrack^® is designed to accommodate functional and technological upgrades with minimal impact to the user.  Where possible, we utilize existing Microsoft^® tools.  This approach minimizes the overall cost of the system, allows us to offer extensive features.

 

 

Architecture – PoleTrack was designed by Microsoft certified developers in a normalized, object-oriented architecture.  The system is extremely stable and scalable for utilities of all sizes.

User Interface – PoleTrack’s user interface was developed for Microsoft’s Active Server Pages.net (ASP.net), to run on a standard Internet browser.

Reports – PoleTrack’s reports can be exported as PDFs or Excel spreadsheets.  Geographic data can also be reported via MapPoint.

Database – The PoleTrack database is built to run on Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005. The PoleTrack database has a relatively small footprint, and places a low processing demand on the server. PoleTrack can easily co-exist on a server with other databases, and does not require a dedicated server.

Internet Server – PoleTrack’s ASP web pages run on Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS).  IIS can be hosted on the same server that houses the SQL Server database, or it can be hosted on an existing Intranet web server.  Because PoleTrack is a browser-based application, deployment and upgrades are extremely simple and quick (i.e., "one-touch" deployment).

Mapping – PoleTrack^® includes a complimentary copy of Microsoft MapPoint^®, which is used to create geographic positioning maps for various pole data from the database. This is a single user seat license. Additional copies of MapPoint can be purchased from Microsoft.

Pocket PC – PoleTrack Mobile^® Pocket PC Edition runs on the Microsoft SQL Server CE database, running on the Windows Mobile operating system.

Tablet PC – PoleTrack Mobile^® Tablet PC Edition runs on tablets and laptops using SQL Express^® 2005, a free version of SQL Server^®.

Security - Security for PoleTrack^® and PoleTrack Mobile^® is controlled from the central database. Read/write/view access and security roles are created and controlled easily by a non-technical administrator.

 

Interfaces

PoleTrack^® can run as a standalone application, but it is also designed to integrate with a utility's core software applications, such as GIS, finance/AP, work management or inventory/warehouse management.  Please contact us to discuss PoleTrack^® integration for your utility.