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Author: Robert R. Lemon 4622 Plumosa Drive Phone: 714-777-3748 Yorba Linda Water District currently is preparing a full-scale GIS implementation plan for customer service, facility management, work order processing, capital facilities planning, and engineering analyses. The most challenging issue within the district was to explore the benefits, usefulness, and limitations of the GIS technology as an enterprise solution to departmental decision making prior to major GIS investment. This is a common challenge among small, specialized government agencies that tend to regard GIS as a technological solution. A study has been completed that developed a small-scale, business-oriented ArcView GIS application system for water consumption analysis, water conservation, routine maintenance tracking, meter replacement, and system shutdown analysis utilizing actual district data. Zeroing in through this low-cost, in-house prototyping system demonstrates a new approach of needs assessment for small and medium-size water/waste water service agencies with "ground zero" GIS knowledge. |
