Abstract
Utilizing GIS to Improve Waste Collection Efficiency in Cleveland, Ohio Track: State and Local Government Author(s): Angela Gotch, Chris Davis This paper will discuss how the City of Cleveland Enterprise GIS group used ArcGIS 9.0 and RouteSmart 9.1.2 to create more efficient waste collection routes. The first step was data preparation. Existing waste collection routes were paper based. These route sheets listed each street serviced and the beginning and ending streets. Over 4000 routes were digitized into the GIS. In addition, 45 service areas were digitized. There was no existing customer file, so a customer database was developed with the use of parcel data and field verification. The second step was to input the existing data and calibrate the routing software to reflect actual field numbers. This data included factors such as number of work hours in the field, number of miles driven, volume of garbage collected, etc. After the calibration was completed, new scenarios were calculated to create more efficient routes. Efficiency was based on factors such as mileage, hours worked, or volume of garbage per truck. Results of the GIS implementation for waste collection efficiency will be discussed. Angela Gotch Cleveland Enterprise GIS 1201 Lakeside Ave Cleveland, OH 44114 US Phone: 216-644-2444 E-mail: angelagotch@hotmail.com Chris Davis City of Cleveland Cleveland Enterprise GIS (CEGIS) 1201 Lakeside Ave Cleveland, OH 44114 US Phone: 216-644-2444 E-mail: chris_davis@clevelandwater.com |
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