Stevens Point Utility GIS
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The document discusses the effective use of GIS in municipal utilities for the City of Stevens Point Public Utilities. It provides: 1) A brief overview of the water distribution, wastewater treatment, sanitary sewer collection, and stormwater utility departments. 2) The history of developing a GIS system for the utility starting in 1999-2000 to digitize paper records and collect infrastructure data to map assets. 3) Current and future applications of the GIS including equipment, construction plans, as-builts, field books, work orders, television reports, and new service records. It is used to map infrastructure and provide maps to customers.
Stevens Point Utility GIS
- 1. Effective use of GIS in Municipal Utilities City of Stevens Point Public Utilities Joel Lemke Director Eric Southworth GIS Technician
- 2. Brief Overview of Department(s) Water Distribution & Waste WaterTreatment The water utility has been in operation since 1922 with the wastewater treatment plant being run under the same department. Sanitary Sewer Collection System (Jan-2008) Transfer from City DPW operation to utility operation to improve maintenance operation and to assist in paying for capital improvements. Stormwater Utility (Jan-2013) Officially created by ordinance in March of 2012, the new utility will start collecting rates in 2013. Maintenance needs and capital improvement costs were the driving forces for the creation. Water Department assets drove the initial creation of a utility GIS. PILOT payment requirements being the central issue.
- 3. Birth of a utility GIS In 1999-2000 the creation of a web-based GIS system was contracted ArcIMS paired with SQL was used. Then-current technology was dial-up cell connections. Very slow. Toughbooks with vehicle mounts were used in the field application. ArcInfo/ArcEditor were the desktop software packages used for drafting. Maps kept by the City Engineering Department were converted. No spatial reference, service lines, attributes, etc. Conversion of all service records to electronic format. Service cards, hydrant cards, valve cards, and job sheets converted to image files All records that were filed since the utility was created in 1922. Data collection of infrastructure begins (RTK GPS and Aerials)
- 4. Using GIS in Municipal Utilities Ø Equipment Ø Current Use of End Product Ø Future GIS Application (in Progress) Ø Maps for Customers Ø Asset Management Ø Future GIS Uses
- 5. Equipment
- 7. Construction Plans AsBuilts Field Books
- 8. Job Sheets / Work Orders
- 9. TV Reports
- 10. Current GIS Application http://spwd-nt/website/StpntHTML3_1/viewer.htm
- 14. New & Retired Infrastructure
- 15. Future GIS Uses
- 17. Contact Information Office: (715) 345-5260 Joel jlemke@stevenspoint.com Eric esouthworth@stevenspoint.com