Pennsylvania American Water Company
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GPS Data Collection
Completion of a $706,000 contract for GPS Field Data Capture. SSM provided GPS data collection services for every asset owned by PAWC in 6 of their Southeast systems and 11 of the Northeast systems.
Data was collected using survey grade GPS equipment that is capable of sub- centimeter accuracy as well as the recording of vital attribute data. After the assets (i.e. hydrant, valve, curb stop, manhole, cleanout etc.) were captured in the field, they were then integrated into the existing GIS data, providing PAWC with the most spatially accurate data available. In total the field crew was responsible for capturing over 200,000 assets on both water and wastewater lines over roughly 125 square miles in 5 counties.
The benefits of knowing exactly where all water and wastewater assets are located are numerous as well as cost effective to a utility provider. The amount of money and time saved searching and in most cases digging for buried and missing utilities will be drastically reduced at the conclusion of a GPS data collection project. The updated spatially accurate GIS data will provide the operations staff with an invaluable tool in the field to locate and manage their vast assets.
Project Statistics:
PAWC Yardley System; 28,576 points captured
PAWC Norristown System; 70,238 points captured
PAWC Royersford System; 37,354 points captured
PAWC Coatesville System (Water and Wastewater); 7,336 points captured
PAWC Bangor/Nazareth System; 28,000 points captured
PAWC Lehman Pike (Water and Wastewater); 16,543 points captured
In total the field crew was responsible for capturing over 208,000 assets on both water and wastewater lines; over roughly 125 square miles in 5 counties. The average collection rate per person per day was 332 points.
