April 2009

Oracle Spatial User

Conference

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

Oracle Spatial User Conference

April 23, 2009

Westin Tampa Harbour Island Hotel

Tampa, Florida USA

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

Mike AndrewsSystems AnalystEPCOR Edmonton

Paul BaynhamSenior ConsultanteSpatial

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

Web-based Integrated Water Services Management

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

Who is EPCOR?

EPCOR Utilities Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiaries build, own and operate power plants, electrical transmission and distribution networks, water and wastewater treatment facilities and infrastructure in Canada and the United States.

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

EPCOR Water InfrastructureApril 2009

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• Waterlines = 3,500 kilometers (2200 miles)

• Hydrants = 17,000• Valves = 53,100 • Depth of Bury = 2.8meters (10 ft)

•Population Served = 1 million•Service Connections = 220,000•Average Daily Demand = 340 MLD•Maximum Daily Demand = 550 MLD

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

Business Problem• Unfriendly work order user interface• Fat client required to view work order information

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

Business Problem

• Foremen and Schedulers unable to schedule or dispatch work effectively

• Managers unable to monitor or review work

• Managers unsure of the state of facilities in the field

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

Business Problem

• Updates telephoned in, leading to inconsistencies & inefficient paper trails

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

The Goal

• Enable office and field crews to work in one, integrated application

• Have a seamless web-based interface for all players

• Create a graphical interface to allow for better planning of work

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

The Goal

Integrate the Water Services Oracle Spatial GIS data with the IVARA Work Management System

WALRUS – Water and Land Related Utility System

Water GIS Data Model 1

WALRUS

DataRecording

ToolsGeographics

HydraulicModels

Ivara WorkManagementSystem

ThematicMappingSpeciality

Queries And Reports

CAD ToolsGeoEngineeringAccess

Input

Field Computers

address, AppNOs

Input

GeoEdmontonAlliance Data

Utilities, parcels etc

Input

Customer InformationSystemService lines

Input

GeoEdmontonAlliance Data

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

The Goal

Support real-time dataavailability to mobile field workers while utilizing existing hardware

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

SolutionApril 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

Solution

• Real-time viewing and updating of Work Orders

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

Solution

• Management of Work Orders, Work Requests and Inspection Reports

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

Solution

• Viewing and editing of Facility Attributes

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

Solution

• Email message Sending

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

Solution

• Customized Searches for Spatial Data including • intersections,

addresses, facilities, Work Orders and Work Requests

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

ApplicationDevelopment

• Technology: • J2EE JDK 1.6• Eclipse• Spring Java Framework 2.5• Tomcat 6• eSpatial iSMART 5• Oracle 10g with Spatial• IVARA• Citrix

• 4 Developers • 6 Months from design to UAT• Now active in the field

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference • Oracle Spatial Data• 15 base map layers• 20 facility types• 20 database views• Inspections (moved from Ivara database)

• IVARA Data• Work Orders• Work Requests

• Integration• dblink between GIS and IVARA schemas• updatable database views

Data Management

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

Architecture

30 – 40 Internal Users

30 Mobile Laptop Users

Wireless Network

LDAP Directory

Citrix

April 2009

Oracle Spatial User Conference

Architecture

Application ServereSpatial iSMART v5.4 Web GISTomcat App ServerWin 2003 ServerDual CPU/Dual Core4GB RAM

IVARAWork Order DataOracle 10g DBHP UX 11.23

GeoSpatial DBOracle 10g SpatialHP UX 11.23

Approx 74 BentleyMicrostation Users

dblink

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

Core Message

• EPCOR increases efficiencies by:• Creating a Mobile Web Mapping Solution built

on eSpatial’s Web GIS Technology and leveraging the enterprise Oracle Spatial Database.

• Utilizing Oracle Spatial to provide seamless access to attributes and geographies for all clients.

• Using one central data store with open-ended delivery.

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

D E M O N S T R A T I O N

Network Field LinkNFL

(not football)

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Oracle Spatial User Conference

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