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Geospatial Data Services
In order to effectively operate, utilities and telecommunications service providers must construct and maintain important datasets that underlie their information systems. The efforts associated with these database construction and maintenance requirements are substantial. Further, as these companies make changes to their information systems architecture through the implementation of new applications, the replacement, enhancement or upgrade of existing systems, or the integration of previously independent systems, changes to database content and/or format are often required.
Wind Lake Solutions' geospatial data services include:
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Professional and Technical Services that assist Utilities and Telecommunications Service Providers in Analyzing or Specifying their Data-centric Needs.
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Experienced Personnel and Proven Technologies for undertaking Geospatial Database Processing Activities.
WLS has significant expertise in providing these services in the following areas:
Data Maintenance
Wind Lake Solutions provides geospatial data maintenance services to efficiency-minded utility and telecommunications service provider companies. Our services range from periodic staff augmentation to accommodate fluctuation in backlog volume, to full-time staff augmentation or comprehensive out-sourcing to address all geospatial data maintenance needs. Our resources can be configured in on-site or off-site data maintenance teams, using direct connection, remote connection, or unconnected technologies to maintain landbase and facility databases. Involvement of a dedicated WLS data maintenance team brings benefits to our customers including dramatic reduction in backlog volumes and data maintenance costs. Extended benefits realized by our customers include increased user confidence and satisfaction and improved performance versus regulatory or organizational backlog/currency objectives. WLS specializes in the maintenance of landbase data as well as electric, gas, telecom, water, and wastewater facility data. Our geospatial data service offerings are highlighted below:
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Facility Data Maintenance from Work and Service Orders
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Landbase Data Maintenance
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On-site, Off-site, or Combination Data Maintenance Solutions
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Direct, Remote, or Unconnected Access
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Use of Customer or WLS Processes and Software
Data Migration
As new or upgraded geospatial systems are implemented by utility and telecommunications service companies, the migration of existing databases to the new or upgraded format is often required. Wind Lake Solutions has experience in the development and processing of data for use within all leading GIS environments. Our consultants, managers, programmers, analysts, and technicians are experienced in all phases of data migration project design and execution. The skills and capabilities of our internal resources are complemented by those of our industry-leading partners when additional expertise is required to meet the unique needs of any given data migration undertaking. WLS offers the following data migration services:
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Automated and Semi-automated Data Migration
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Interactive Augmentation of Data Migration Results
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Migration to/from ESRI, GE, Intergraph, Autodesk and Bentley GIS Environments
Data Enhancement
The maturation of the geospatial information landscape provides opportunities and incentives for the enhancement of existing geospatial databases. For example, the availability of low-cost high-accuracy landbase data makes it possible to significantly enhance the spatial accuracy of infrastructure databases. The increasing practicality and ubiquitous use of GPS technologies provides similar opportunities and related incentives. In parallel to these developments, the evolution of geospatial information systems toward the mainstream of enterprise information architecture allows and demands the extension and/or integration of new or supplemental data with spatial facility models. WLS offers professional and technical resources that allow utilities to realize these opportunities. Wind Lake Solutions offers the following data enhancement services:
More Information on WLS' Geospatial Data Services can be obtained by contacting us.
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