Austrian Utility Linz AG Updates Asset Maintenance with Intergraph's IntelliWhere OnDemand.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003 Field maintenance workers to use PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). software from Intergraph's IntelliWhere division to streamline data capture workflows Linz AG, a regional utility company located in Upper Austria Upper Austria, Ger. Oberösterreich, province (1991 pop. 1,333,480), 4,625 sq mi (11,979 sq km), NW Austria. Linz is the capital. Bordering on Germany in the west and the Czech Republic in the north, the province is predominantly hilly. , has chosen to streamline its field data capture workflows with IntelliWhere(TM), OnDemand, mapping software for personal digital assistants (PDAs). Using the software from IntelliWhere, a division of Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, utility workers from Linz AG can view mapping and asset data in the field, and complete maintenance reports on water hydrants and control units for gas pipes. With the help of Gisquadrat AG, a Team GeoMedia Registered Solutions Provider, the application has been easily customized to fit Linz AG's workflows exactly. Providing gas, electricity, water, and wastewater services to the 450,000 residents of the municipality of Linz and surrounding areas, Linz AG wanted a cost-efficient solution to improve maintenance workflows in the field. Manfred Kurzwernhart, head of geoinformatics from Linz AG, explains the benefits of equipping the company's mobile workforce with IntelliWhere OnDemand. "It is very productive and of great benefit to achieve quick and thorough accessing of geographic information system geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to (GIS) data in the field," he said. "Working in offline mode, mobile workers can find the appropriate area of the data for a particular address, out of about 22,000 addresses in Linz, in less than a second. This performance is amazing considering the large amount of corporate data stored locally on the PDA at this time - attribute data of about 1,500 kilometers of water, gas, and wastewater pipes along with topographical data, such as streets and house numbers." One of the main reasons Linz AG selected IntelliWhere OnDemand was the product's open technology for supporting multiple data formats. Fully integrated with Linz corporate data environments maintained by Intergraph's FRAMME(TM) and GeoMedia(R), IntelliWhere OnDemand gives field crews access to graphical and non-graphical data from different sources in their native format in a matter of seconds. Linz AG also was impressed with IntelliWhere OnDemand's easy-to-use interface, allowing them to deploy the product to their employees with no additional training. IntelliWhere OnDemand delivers intuitive pen-based navigation functions such as zooming in and out and panning, with a single stylus stroke. Also, with a few simple clicks, the worker can run basic searches and queries, bring up details of an asset, and capture and redline data for uploading into the corporate database. Geospatial infrastructure management solutions for distributing enterprise data IntelliWhere OnDemand brings the advantages of enterprise-wide data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. offered in Intergraph's geospatial infrastructure management solutions to the mobile workforce, enabling the rapid deployment of corporate spatial intelligence in the field. Empowering field personnel with PDA geospatial technology Geospatial Technology, commonly known as geomatics, refers to technology used for visualization, measurement, and analysis of features or phenomena that occur on the earth. can improve an organization's responsiveness to customer demands, equip field crews to implement more intuitive solutions, and streamline data capture from the field - factors that can improve an organization's service while controlling cost. For more information For more information about IntelliWhere OnDemand and IntelliWhere solutions, visit www.intelliwhere.com. Linz AG Linz AG was formed in 2000 as a merger of two companies in Linz - SBL-Stadtbetriebe Linz GmbH (handling services such as water, waste water, gas, open air baths, indoor swimming pools, danube-harbour, mortician); and ESG ESG Enterprise Strategy Group (Veritas) ESG Emergency Shelter Grant (Florida, USA) ESG Expeditionary Strike Group ESG Electronic Service Guide (used in DVB) AG Linz (responsible for services such as electricity, district heating District heating (less commonly called teleheating) is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements. and public traffic). The new company Linz AG has around 2,600 employees, and serves the municipality of Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, and a surrounding area of about 2,300 square kilometers with 450,000 inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. . For more information visit www.linzag.at/. IntelliWhere IntelliWhere(TM) is a division of Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions. IntelliWhere's focus is on the rapidly growing location-based technology and services market. The division combines more than 30 years of experience in spatial and location-based technologies with a global infrastructure that supports the implementation of solutions around the world. IntelliWhere is represented in more than 60 countries through Intergraph Corporation's wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. and distributor network. Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions is a leading geospatial solutions provider for the following markets: local, state, and federal government; transportation; utilities; communications; location-based services See mobile positioning. ; photogrammetry photogrammetry: see aerial and satellite photography. ; remote sensing Deriving digital models of an area on the earth. Using special cameras from airplanes or satellites, either the sun's reflections or the earth's temperature is turned into digital maps of the area. ; cartography cartography: see map. cartography or mapmaking Art and science of representing a geographic area graphically, usually by means of a map or chart. Political, cultural, or other nongeographic features may be superimposed. ; and military and intelligence. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com. Intergraph and GeoMedia are registered trademarks and IntelliWhere and FRAMME are trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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