Field Automation

Our Intergraph NetWorks suite enables field automation with tablet and smartphone clients. Consumer devices can offer advantages over specialized hardware for particular roles. These include rapid, low-cost deployment and ready acceptance by field crews. Our solution comprises administration tools that establish the service and configure client data and workflows, app and browser-based field clients, and a supervisory function to assign and validate work. The client application can also be deployed independently of the administration environment.

Key workflows, such as construction and deployment, can be enhanced by providing engineers better capabilities and information in the field and by improving communication between office and field. For example, our solution enables planners to generate bills of material and designs to issue to contractors for reliable quotes. It also supports field execution by providing engineers detailed, accurate site information and the means to update records on completion of work.

As well as improving data quality, replacing paper-based processes also expedites data flows and enables new capabilities, such as progress tracking. By monitoring status on large projects, operators can identify connections that can be offered to customers before the entire project is completed. In addition to supporting good project management, progress tracking can also help improve return on investment by enabling new build to generate revenue sooner.

Every year, trenches are opened without full knowledge of existing infrastructure resulting in damage, interrupted services, and even physical injury. We support streetworks coordination services with web-based solutions that provide visibility of existing infrastructure and planned works to public and private sector organizations, significantly reducing infrastructure damage and accidents. As well as protecting network assets, these services also greatly reduce the time and expense operators face in responding to information requests.