Abstract

Implementing a Spatial CMMS Solution using Maximo 7
Track: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Authors: Philip Campman, Jeremy Wolfe, Andrew Rudin

City of Austin's Watershed Protection Department contains the Drainage Utility. It is responsible for maintaining a network of aging stormwater infrastructure, altered channels and ponds which capture, redirect and treat stormwater runoff. While Austin has a reputation for being a big city which retains a small town feel, it's infrastructure issues are definitely those of a big city. Unfortunately, its CMMS capabilities were geared towards a small town, composed primarily of disparate Access databases, institutional knowledge and outdated maps to facilitate day to day operations. To modernize and move from a reactive to a proactive stance, a COTS asset management system (Maximo) was implemented to replace the legacy databases, capture and share institutional knowledge and provide field access to GIS. A key requirement for this new system was spatial integration within the CMMS to support crews utilizing laptops. This paper discusses project requirements, current system capabilities, configuration/workflows, and project challenges.