Industry Snapshot
Utilities and communications infrastructure companies routinely conduct utility pole audits, where thousands of poles must be measured accurately and safely. Surveys often require 100’s of man days in labor. Under mounting pressure to drive efficiency and reduce costs, companies can now turn to ikeGPS™ mobile GIS systems for help. ikeGPS™ has developed a unique Pole Audit Solution that enables field crews to dramatically improve productivity while reducing transcription errors and lost time due to safety issues.
ikeGPS™ is now compatible with PLSi’s PLS-POLE™ software, the industry standard for utility pole analysis and design – which means that building PLS-POLE™ structures is now automated and as simple as marking up a photograph on a screen. Read more about PLS-POLE™.
ikeGPS Utility Pole Audit Solution
ikeGPS is a unique device for capturing the location of objects for GIS applications and for verifying and annotating the data with GIS referenced images. The ikeGPS™ Utility Pole Audit Solution takes this capability even further, allowing you to create TrueSize (spatially calibrated) photos and measure the heights, sizes and distances of objects, such as pole attachments and mid-span heights, using onboard software. The ikeGPS™ Pole Audit Solution includes an easy to use workflow for capturing pole data:
For Paul Toto and his team at xpoGIS, it’s all about accuracy and efficiency. xpoGIS provides comprehensive geo-spatial field surveys and integrated information services to clients in the utilities industries and local governments. What used to take a crew of twelve can now be done with a crew of two. Field data acquisition now takes one-third the time required previously resulting in substantial cost savings and faster operations.
Collecting Data
With a single TrueSize photo by ikeGPS™, a user collects:
- Precise location of the pole
- Highly accurate heights and descriptions of attachments
- Low cable locations and measurements
- Pole identification
Annotating Measurements
- Use ikeAnnotate to mark the attachments on the pole on the ikeGPS™ TrueSize photo
- Select a standard attachment description
Generating Reports
- ikeAnnotate exports everything a reviewer needs to make a fast decision.
- ikeAnnotate automatically produces CSV and PDF files with all the data collected
- Visualise the locations and data for every pole using your web browser and ESRI or Google Earth applications
- Auditors and clients can view pole pictures, attachments, and reports using a simple and intuitive interface
"The ikeGPS™ system was the only device that met all of our criteria. We were looking for an integrated system that allows us to accurately locate poles on a GIS map, take calibrated photos and measure the heights and positions of pole attachments. The ike does all of that in a single handheld unit. The GPS is very accurate and the device is easy to use." - Paul Toto, xpoGIS
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