ArcGIS Online at Philadelphia Water Department ESRI Public Sector Conference December 2017 Jessica Gould, GISP Megan Clarkin, AICP, LEED Green Associate Tim Smith
We provide the City with integrated water, wastewater, and stormwater services 1.6 million drinking water customers 2.3 million wastewater customers 3,000 miles of water mains 3,700 miles of sewer 3 water treatment facilities 3 sewage treatment plants 522 million gallon average daily capacity PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT JESSICA GOULD ArcGIS Online at PWD
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT JESSICA GOULD ArcGIS Online at PWD
How PWD is using ArcGIS Online Public Outreach Internal Communication Presentations Increasing Efficiency Field Data Collection
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT JESSICA GOULD ArcGIS Online at PWD
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT JESSICA GOULD ArcGIS Online at PWD
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT JESSICA GOULD ArcGIS Online at PWD
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT JESSICA GOULD ArcGIS Online at PWD
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT JESSICA GOULD ArcGIS Online at PWD
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT JESSICA GOULD ArcGIS Online at PWD
Showcase of Uses at PWD Megan Clarkin Land Development and Stormwater Management Web Apps Tim Smith Increasing Efficiency and Visualization of Work Order Creation
Megan Clarkin Land Development & Stormwater Management City Planner Started with PWD in June 2013 Data Analysis & Planning Database Management and Development Program Support Post-Construction Maintenance Private Development Stormwater Compliance (City of Philadelphia Stormwater Regulations, CO&A, MS4, NPDES) PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT MEGAN CLARKIN Land Development & Stormwater Management Web Apps
Land Development & Stormwater Management Background: Projects that disturb greater than 5,000 SF of earth submit an online project initiation form Data is imported into our database Project points are plotted by co-op staff Challenge: Co-op staff may or may not have any familiarity with ArcGIS Investment of time and resources into training them as ArcGIS spatial data editors Is there a better way to edit this spatial dataset? PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT MEGAN CLARKIN Land Development & Stormwater Management Web Apps
Land Development & Stormwater Management ESRI Web Apps Offer: User friendly interface Intuitive editing Ease of access Multiple datasets available Links to resources PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT MEGAN CLARKIN Land Development & Stormwater Management Web Apps
Land Development & Stormwater Management PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT MEGAN CLARKIN Land Development & Stormwater Management Web Apps
Land Development & Stormwater Management Future App: Field map for active and post-construction inspectors Filter for active projects Filter for assigned inspector Facilitates workload planning Access to capital SMP installations Easy to navigate (i.e. search for addresses) Nightly data refreshes PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT MEGAN CLARKIN Land Development & Stormwater Management Web Apps
Christine Brown Flood Risk Management Civil Engineer Started with PWD in July 2016 Planning & Research Feasibility Studies Hydraulic and Hydrologic Simulation Coordination across multiple units PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT MEGAN CLARKIN Land Development & Stormwater Management Web Apps
Challenges of Presenting Spatial Data Large study areas One base map PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT MEGAN CLARKIN Storymaps for Capital Project Meetings
Challenges of Presenting Spatial Data Too much information Export into many maps PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT MEGAN CLARKIN Storymaps for Capital Project Meetings
Challenges of Presenting Spatial Data Work around? HUNDREDS OF.PNGs Version Control Challenges PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT MEGAN CLARKIN Storymaps for Capital Project Meetings
AGO Story Map: Storm Flood Relief
Timothy J. Smith- Operations Administration Administrative Technician Started with PWD in 2013 Dispatching for Meter Shop Reporting AMI PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT MEGAN CLARKIN Land Development & Stormwater Management Web Apps
Meter Shop Work Order Creation & Visualization No classes or school required to use an ArcGIS web app Windows & Browser Easy to use controls PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT TIM SMITH Increasing Efficiency and Visualization of Work Order Creation
Meter Shop Work Order Creation & Visualization Maps speed up the intake of information Displays natural boundaries PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT TIM SMITH Increasing Efficiency and Visualization of Work Order Creation
Meter Shop Work Order Creation & Visualization Displays recidivism i.e. suspicious usage Displays areas that stand out Displays overlooked accounts PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT TIM SMITH Increasing Efficiency and Visualization of Work Order Creation
Meter Shop Work Order Creation & Visualization Arc Web App lets users see the impact of operations PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT TIM SMITH Increasing Efficiency and Visualization of Work Order Creation
Meter Shop Work Order Creation & Visualization Old vs New For the meter shop, existing proprietary mapping software displays accounts already in the workflow. ARC web app can display the total population of accounts before they enter the workflow and monitor them after they are completed ARC web app displays features better than old system Fresh data Info Summary PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT TIM SMITH Increasing Efficiency and Visualization of Work Order Creation
Meter Shop Work Order Creation & Visualization PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT TIM SMITH Increasing Efficiency and Visualization of Work Order Creation
Meter Shop Work Order Creation & Visualization Multiple users can utilize this tool to view different layers using the same app PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT TIM SMITH Increasing Efficiency and Visualization of Work Order Creation
Meter Shop Work Order Creation & Visualization Data can be exported to list format for traditional analysis and utilization PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT TIM SMITH Increasing Efficiency and Visualization of Work Order Creation
Questions, Ideas, Comments? Jessica.Gould@phila.gov Megan.Clarkin@phila.gov Timothy.J.Smith@phila.gov phl-water.maps.arcgis.com phl.maps.arcgis.com