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s s e x & S u ff ol k W at er i s w or ki n g wit h t e c h n ol o g y c o m p a n y M GI S S t o i m pr o v e t h e a c c ur a c y a n d c urr e n c y of a s s et d at a w hil e f ut ur e


pr o o fi n g c or p or at e s yst e m s. T hi s i s t o s u p p ort i n v e st m e nt i n a u g m e nt e d virt u al r e alit y vi s u ali s ati o n s a n d di git al t wi n pr oj e ct s f or cr e ati n g di git al r e pli c a s of p h ysi c al i nfr a str u ct ur e.


W or ki n g al o n gsi d e t h e d esi g n a n d c o nstr u cti o n t e a m, M GI S S h as s u c c essf ull y i ntr o d u c e d n e w s at ellit e p ositi o ni n g e q ui p m e nt t o g et h er wit h t e c h ni q u es t o e n h a n c e t h e p ositi o n al a c c ur a c y of c a pt ur e d d at a. Fi el d o p er ati v es ar m e d wit h s m art p h o n es r u n ni n g a m o bil e d at a c oll e ct or a p p c a n n o w a c c ur at el y r e c or d t h e r e al w orl d l o c ati o n, a n d d e pt h, of n e w a n d e xisti n g ass ets. M GI S S is als o h el pi n g Ess e x & S u ff ol k W at er pr o c ess t h e ass et d at a f or o n w ar d us e i n its c or p or at e G e o gr a p hi c al I nf or m ati o n S yst e m ( GI S).


“ O n e of t h e k e y iss u es w e f a c e as b ot h a d esi g n a n d c o nstr u cti o n t e a m is t h e li mit e d a c c ur a c y of s o m e of o ur hist ori c ass et d at a,“ c o m m e nt e d J a k e D a y, D esi g n er at Ess e x & S u ff ol k W at er. “ T his i n a c c ur a c y c a n tr a nsl at e i nt o l ost ti m e, a n d t h er ef or e a si g ni fi c a nt i n cr e as e i n c osts. W e b eli e v e t his a d v a n c e m e nt will h el p us l o c at e b uri e d s er vi c es m or e q ui c kl y i n t h e f ut ur e, w hi c h will h el p us t o r es p o n d f ast er t o c ust o m ers.”


P art of t h e N ort h u m bri a n W at er Gr o u p, Ess e x & S u ff ol k W at er is a w at er o nl y s u p pli er s er vi n g ar o u n d 1. 8 milli o n p e o pl e i n t h e s o ut h- e ast. F oll o wi n g a n i niti al tri al p eri o d, s u p p ort e d fr o m c o n c e pt t o fi el d t esti n g b y M GI S S, Ess e x & S u ff ol k is n o w s u c c essf ull y d e pl o yi n g a n Arr o w G ol d G N S S c o m pl et e wit h R T K ( R e al Ti m e Ki n e m ati c) s u bs cri pti o n.


C o nstr u cti o n t e a ms r e c or d t h e e x a ct p ositi o n, t o a n a c c ur a c y of b ett er t h a n 2 c m, a n d d e pt h of ass ets o n t h eir i P h o n es w hi c h ar e l o a d e d wit h Esri C oll e ct or f or Ar c GI S. T his pr o c ess h as alr e a d y b e e n us e d o n a v ari et y of pr oj e cts i n cl u di n g l ar g e dist a n c e str at e gi c pi p eli n es, m ai ns di v ersi o ns a n d


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n e w b uil d h o usi n g d e v el o p m e nts.


“ T his t e c h n ol o g y all o ws us t o r e c or d t h e l o c ati o n a n d d e pt h of n e w a n d e xisti n g m ai ns al o n g wit h a n y a d diti o n al a p p ar at us a n d fitti n gs,” c o nti n u e d D a y. “ W e c a n als o c a pt ur e t h e s p e ci fi c ati o n a n d pr o p erti es of e a c h it e m w hi c h, t o g et h er wit h t h e g e os p ati al d at a, will pr o v e i n v al u a bl e t o i nf or m f ut ur e w or ks. T his pr o c ess h as all o w e d us t o r el a y q u alit y i nf or m ati o n t o d e v el o p ers a n d st a k e h ol d ers, a d di n g v al u e t hr o u g h o ut t h e d esi g n a n d c o nstr u cti o n pr o c ess.”


A n dr e w H o p ki ns, GI S & P ositi o ni n g T e c h ni c al C o ns ult a nt at N ort h u m bri a n W at er Gr o u p, a d d e d, “ W e ar e als o w or ki n g, wit h t h e s u p p ort of M GI S S, o n si m pli fi e d w or k fl o ws t o cr e at e a di git al pr o c ess w h er e b y t his hi g h pr e cisi o n d at a will b e pr es e nt e d dir e ctl y f or a c c e pt a n c e i nt o t h e c or p or at e GI S as v ali d at e d d at a. It is h o p e d t h at t h es e str e a mli n e pr o c ess es will p ut us i n a l e a di n g p ositi o n w h e n it c o m es t o t h e vis u alis ati o n of ass ets i n 3 D a n i nt e gr al st e p f or r es e ar c h i nt o virt u al a n d a u g m e nt e d r e alit y e x p eri e n c es a n d di git al t wi n m o d elli n g.”


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