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6 | SPRING 2018 ArcNorthNews difficult to look at a table with 20 fields and 250,000 rows and really understand what's going on in the dataset. What happens when that becomes 2.5M rows? The visual depiction of our data and what it means can be powerfully communicated through maps, apps, charts and dashboards. A System of Insight can provide answers such as: • How does the age of a housing development relate to the number of leaks? • Where and what is the number of supply interruptions > 4 hours? • Are service centres located where they best meet the needs of our customers? • Where should I focus my conservation efforts to minimize my organization's carbon footprint? • What is the percentage of high criticality assets with optimized maintenance plans? A Powerful Asset Management Platform ArcGIS is a powerful asset management platform with cloud and on-premise solutions and apps to deliver the requirements of a program. It empowers users to collect, manage and visualize the attributes of assets – saving time and money – and maximizing their service life. ArcGIS helps AM teams complete an asset inventory, determine and measure levels of service, define roles and responsibilities, identify and calculate risk as well as extrapolate a forecast of asset renewal costs. There are many moving parts to an EAM program that require collaboration at different levels. And it helps to get expert advice on creating your program and making it operational. Regardless of the stage you're in – whether you're just beginning to plan for an ArcGIS framework, or an advanced user looking to adopt solutions for maintenance management and permitting – Esri Canada provides many flexible consulting and training options. For instance, Esri Canada worked with the City of Hamilton to develop a program for their sidewalk inspections. Our consultants helped them set up goals such as improve the quality of inspection results and inspection cycle scheduling, as well as reduce the overall timeline from inspection to follow up repair. This helped the City with record-keeping for Ontario's Minimum Maintenance Standards and reduced their risks from trip-and-fall lawsuits. An EAM program is not a one-off project. It takes time and commitment from all levels of your organization. The key is to get started and begin realizing the benefits. Find out more about how Esri Canada can support you in your asset management initiatives at: esri.ca/PAM Authored by Esri Canada's Rob Santos, Director, Public Works Solutions; and Barry Kelly, Industry Manager, Public Works Solutions System of Engagement Customers Suppliers Communities Citizens Partners Consumers Employees System of Record Exploring the Theme A System of Engagement complements an organization's investment in a system of record. It provides easy access to data and apps that enable collaboration.