Abstract
The Leap from "Paper & Pencil" to Mobile GIS Track: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Author(s): Garry Pecak, Steven Russell Jr. After decades of unchanged standard operating procedures, the Erie County Division of Water Quality Management (DWQM) realized it could no longer sit and watch the river of technology flow past. In 2002 the DWQM undertook a three pronged initiative; using GPS to map all collection system assets, establishing an enterprise GIS, and developing mobile GIS applications for field crews. Four years later the division's GIS is approaching maturity and mobile GIS applications are forging the way for paperless field operations. This paper will cover the DSM's mobile GIS initiatives, but focus mainly on the unexpected pitfalls and unforeseen benefits that were encountered along the way. It is intended to be a lessons learned, and a way to share our experiences in hopes of smoothing the path of anyone considering undertaking a similar endeavor. Garry Pecak Erie County DEP Division of Water Quality Management 95 Franklin Street, Room 1034 Buffalo , NY 14202 US Phone: 716-858-6267 E-mail: pecakg@erie.gov Steven Russell Jr. Erie County DEP Division of Water Quality Management 95 Franklin Street, Room 1034 Buffalo 14202 US Phone: 716-858-7231 E-mail: russells@erie.gov |
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