Abstract

From CAD to GIS: Migrating Complex Telecommunications Network Data
Track: Telecommunications and Location-Based Services
Authors: Nathan Jacobs

Data conversion is usually viewed as a significant component in a GIS implementation that can make or break the project. SaskTel, the leading full service communications provider in Saskatchewan Canada, needed to convert their antiquated CAD-based inside and outside plant records covering the core, metro, and access networks. Working closely with its vendors, SaskTel implemented best-practices such as defining quality metrics early on in the project. SaskTel will present a data migration success that exceeded expectations in terms of the quality of the migrated data and timeliness of the delivery.