Auckland Motorway Alliance Enhances Road Management with GPS Technology
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Pacific
Country
- New Zealand
Product
- Juno SB handheld
- GPS Pathfinder Office software
- TerraSync software
Tech Stack
- GPS Technology
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Implementation Scale
- Departmental Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries
- Transportation
- Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions
- Maintenance
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Asset Health Management (AHM)
- Remote Asset Management
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- System Integration
- Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
The Auckland Motorway Alliance (AMA) is a government entity formed by the New Zealand Transport Agency in 2008. It is a collaboration of businesses, consultants, and transportation experts responsible for managing Auckland’s motorway network, which spans 186 miles. The AMA oversees various tasks, including highway repairs, environmental management, and asset maintenance. With a focus on efficiency and cost-effectiveness, the AMA aims to ensure safe and quick travel for motorway users while managing its operations within a budget funded by tax dollars. The organization is committed to environmental stewardship and seeks to improve its asset management processes to achieve its goals.
The Challenge
The Auckland Motorway Alliance (AMA) was tasked with managing Auckland’s extensive motorway network, which included maintaining roads, managing vegetation, and ensuring environmental compliance. The existing processes for asset management, particularly for vegetation, were outdated and inefficient, relying heavily on manual data collection and paper-based systems. This led to inaccuracies, human errors, and significant time consumption. The AMA needed a more efficient, accurate, and cost-effective solution to manage its assets and improve operational efficiency.
The Solution
To address the inefficiencies in asset management, the AMA collaborated with Trimble to implement a GPS-based solution. Trimble recommended the Juno SB handheld, a compact field computer with integrated GPS, camera, and voice recorder capabilities. This device provided real-time or post-processed positioning accuracy of two to five meters. The AMA used Trimble’s GPS Pathfinder Office software to create a data dictionary and set up custom attributes for efficient data collection using TerraSync software on the Juno SB handheld. The GIS team also acquired aerial imaging and created electronic maps to facilitate field data collection. This new system allowed ecologists to collect accurate vegetation data, which was then processed and integrated into the enterprise GIS for planning and budgeting purposes.
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