What is GIS
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are tools that allow us to collect, organize, analyze, and visually represent spatial data. By linking location information with descriptive data, GIS helps us understand patterns, relationships, and geographic context. This technology is used across various fields, from urban planning to environmental science, to make informed decisions and improve efficiency.
Reasons Why You Need GIS
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Ditch Paper
GIS can streamline your operations by eliminating the need for paper maps and files. By integrating data from spreadsheets, existing maps, and the expertise of your team, you can create a centralized, up-to-date spatial database.
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Real-Time Updates
Unlike traditional map-based systems, GIS offers real-time updates, ensuring that your information is always accurate and accessible. This eliminates the time-consuming process of manually updating and distributing paper maps.
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Anytime Anywhere
With GIS, you can quickly access the data you need, whenever and wherever you are. This will save you time, reduce costs, and improve decision-making.
We are here to help
GIS can revolutionize your operations by providing a centralized, accessible platform for managing and analyzing your systems. Our GIS-as-a-Service solution offers a dynamic, interactive view of your infrastructure, eliminating the need for dedicated in-house GIS expertise.
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With our platform, you can easily access and share information about your systems, ensuring that everyone has the most up-to-date data. By streamlining your processes and improving collaboration, GIS can significantly enhance your overall efficiency and decision-making.
How Does GIS Work?
GLS would create a digital twin of your infrastructure (utilities, buildings, assets, etc.) by digitizing your paper maps, importing CAD drawings, and/or using GPS receivers to get GPS locations of data points that you need. Data collected with GPS receiver will be within 1-2 feet of accuracy or higher if acquired using survey grade equipment if that precision of accuracy is required. Necessary tabular data would also be imported and integrated into the GIS system.
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The result is an interactive map with the latest data available on any device (phone/tablet/computer) connected to the internet, to all departments (both in the office and field), at any time. Users will be able to zoom in and out as needed, and have detailed information about that asset with the ability to attach PDFs or pictures of the asset or document. Users will also have the ability to print a report from the map for third parties that don't have permission for viewing.
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GLS can also add any PAD (Public Available Data) to the system such as datasets from the County Appraisal District, USGS lidar data (for planning purposes only), FEMA Flood Maps, etc. depending on your location and needs. We can use a variety of basemaps including street maps and aerial maps from ESRI to make the GIS data as helpful to you as possible.
Who can benefit from GIS
Almost every industry can benefit from GIS technology. GIS allows for the sharing of data between all departments and employees. Both Office and Field workers can have access to infrastructure and system maps with the ability to view, collaborate and manage.
Municipalities
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Overall Asset Management and Analysis
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Water - map water distribution assets
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Wastewater - map separate sewer assets
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Storm - map stormwater assets
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Gas - map gas distribution assets
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Street - inventory public roads and their characteristics, conduct routine pavement condition assessments, and streamline inspection and maintenance activities.
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Parks - inventory assets, understand asset condition, and communicate changing asset conditions that impact services, can be used by maintenance workers to inventory and inspect park assets
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Planning – access pertinent data instantly to make informed decisions
Counties 
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Overall Asset Management and Analysis
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Road - inventory public roads and their characteristics, conduct routine pavement condition assessments, and streamline inspection and maintenance activities.
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Planning – access pertinent data instantly to make informed decisions
Utility Companies
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Overall Asset Management and Analysis
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Water - map water distribution assets
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Gas - map gas distribution assets
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Electric - map electric distribution assets
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Planning
Private Companies, Commercial Land Developers & Timber Companies
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Overall Asset Management and Analysis
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Planning
School Districts, Colleges & Universities
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Overall Asset Management and Analysis
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Planning
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Maintenance
Churches with multiple campuses
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Overall Asset Management and Analysis
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Planning
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Maintenance
Cemeteries
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Overall Asset Management and Analysis
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Planning of lots
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Maintenance
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Examples of GIS Usage
Municiple
The City of Example is needing to expand a roadway to help with traffic flow. What utilities will be affected by this addition? An employee could open the GIS app on their phone, computer or tablet and quickly see everything that is located in the affected area without ever leaving the office or digging through files and maps.
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School District
Example ISD just hired a new maintenance employee that needs to know where the shut off valve for the water main is located. He is able to be quickly guided to the area by his supervisor over the radio as they both look at the GIS data map for the campus on their digital devices.
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Water Utility Company
Water Utility Company Example has just received a phone call that there is a water leak in front of their house. They can quickly use the interactive map to find this location by the customer address or account # and send out the field workers to turn off the appropriate valves to stop the water flow and repair the leak.