Managing Unseen Assets

WinCan software system gives utilities more access and control over important infrastructure data.

Aug 27, 2014 | by Gil Longwell |

Technology Test Drive Asset Management Software Pipeline Analytics

Managing Unseen Assets — Sections of a collection system are imposed on satellite imagery. Color coding indicates section conditions while the detailed photo allows easy referencing to recognizable features. Images like this are especially beneficial when explaining system needs to interested but nontechnical audiences like homeowners, ratepayers and elected officials.

Managing Unseen Assets — This cadastral-based map shows collection lines, manholes and some property lines. Each section’s condition assessment is associated with a color. The color and its intensity change in relationship to the density of the related condition. Strong green tones indicate trouble-free areas while strong yellows and reds indicate concentrations of concerns and problems.

Managing Unseen Assets — This cadastral-based map shows system sections and selected property lines. Each sections’ relative condition is assigned a color. The respective conditions are identified both by color and an associated condition rank (1 is poorest; 3 is best).

Managing Unseen Assets — Divided into four panes, the most critical data for a section is readily accessible. This screen was the basis for most of the demonstration.

Managing Unseen Assets — The report screen, like every other WinCan VX screen, can be arranged to best present the information for use by a specific audience.

Sections On Aereal Photo

Heatmap

Pictographic Map

Screen Shot 1

Segment Report 1

Managing, preserving and restoring underground sanitary sewer and stormwater management assets present the infrastructure owner with several challenges, all of which are exacerbated by the assets’ location – underground.Continuous improvements in data gathering means and methods provide asset owners with a wide range of dependable tools for that task. Likewise, thanks to professional collaboration, the consistency of data interpretation, through which specific section conditions are identified, is becoming more and more reliable as well.The release of the WinCan VX software suite (VX identifies the version) makes it easier to access and manipulate all that data in a variety of enhanced,

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