Abstract
 GIS Data in yhe Field-Real Time! Track: System Implementation for GIS Author(s): Mehmet Kutsal Contra Costa County Public Works Department (CCCPWD) uses PDA-based cell phones in the field to serve and collect geographically based information. This includes maps and associated attributes, documents, and photographs. We have integrated a submeter GPS with the phones, which fits on a small clipboard. Information collected is immediately posted on our servers and made available. If a crew is collecting data in one part of the county and someone wants to see it at the opposite side of the county, the turnaround is immediate. CCCPWD utilizes ArcIMS, SDE/Oracle, and our own programs to accomplish this seamlessly. The practicality of this system was demonstrated last fall when a landslide took out a portion of Morgan Territory Road along with a pickup truck. Data and photographs were immediately transmitted to the main office. Precautions were taken immediately to close the road and a press release was issued. Mehmet Kutsal Contra Costa County Public Works 255 Glacier Drive Martinez , CA 94553 US Phone: 9253132307 E-mail: mkutsal@pw.co.contra-costa.ca.us |
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