In 2019, Minnesota-based utility consultancy Ellingson Companies was asked to deliver the first of what would become many similar projects: How do you collect data for new pipeline construction in real time, with extremely high accuracy, without any human error, in particularly rugged conditions, with the help of a field crew that was used to using paper notetaking?
In this 2022 Esri User Conference (UC) presentation, Ellingson Companies Data Manager and GIS Specialist Damon Nelton presents how his company did just that. By leveraging software and solutions from global provider Esri® and Canadian hardware manufacturer Eos Positioning Systems, Nelton was able to develop a solution that allowed his team to capture new pipe construction within 0.25 inches of accuracy. The solution also improved field productivity, especially through streamlined documentation workflows, and allowed Ellingson Companies to provide its gas utility clients with digital as-builts that not only met the client’s needs, but allows future stakeholders to make safer, more informed decisions.
