This software provides a powerful work order based
editing system for the maintenance of your electrical Geographic Information System (GIS).
UAWorkä is PC
based which provides for low cost editing of your electrical GIS while competing systems
use expensive UNIX workstations. UAWorkä can be operated on either desktop or portable PCs providing a unique in
field staking capability.
Key Benefits
Major enhancements were made to substations.
Substations can now be traced downstream from and support has
been added to allow step down substations. Users can trace
through step down/step up substations.
Edit and maintain your electrical GIS on a work order basis. The work order workflow allows updates to be designed or engineered. These
drawings are then printed and delivered to field crews, who ultimately construct the
designed work. As typically occurs, changes are made to the original design in the field
and the original work order is updated. Changes are noted on the original design and the
work order is marked as-built.
Enter and update data using intelligent data entry forms. UAWorkä provides easy to use data entry forms which verify and ease
the entry of attribute data. Extensive use of drop-down lists, option buttons, and graphic
icons ease the entry of complex inventory information.
Produce standard staking plots and inventory sheets. UAWorkä makes it easy to produce scale drawings of designs. Multiple
plots can be easily produced to cover large area updates. Scales can be easily changed and
all plots will conform to a utility standard format. Each staking plot clearly carries
general staking information on the top of each plot, which indicates such things as Work
Order Number, Customer Name, Staking Date, Required Date, etc. Inventory lists of
materials can be printed which indicate what materials are needed at a location on the
map.
Create work orders in the field utilizing portable PCs. UAWorkä does not require access to a centralized database to perform
edits. This allows a staking engineer to take the system out into the field to do in the
field staking or to be used as an in the field inventory system.
Open Data Structure.
System Requirements For ArcView 3.X
GIS systems store, retrieve, and display vast quantities of data and are generally one
of the most demanding PC applications. While any PC supporting Windows 95 or higher can be
used, a user with a minimally configured PC will have a difficult time editing a large
database with an under powered machine. The general rule of thumb with GIS systems is buy
the most you can afford. The larger the database, the greater the need for CPU power and
RAM. The following recommendations are generally made for PC configurations.
CPU: Pentium or higher. Pentium II recommended for
desktop systems and Pentium 233 for portables.
RAM: 32mb (minimum) / 64mb (recommended)
for Windows 95. 64mb (minimum) / 96mb (recommended) for Windows NT.
Software: ArcView 3.1 or greater.
Windows 95, or Windows NT. Windows NT recommended for desktop systems and Windows 95
recommended for portables. Using the same PC with 32mb of RAM, UAWorkä operates
approximately 10 percent faster using Windows NT instead of Windows 95.
Display: Super VGA video card capable of 256
color display at a minimum resolution of 800 x 600. A windows accelerated card capable of
256 colors at 1024 x 768 with a 19" monitor is recommended for desktop systems.
Portable system should be active matrix because of the glare problems associated with
field operations.
Disk: Disk drive should be of sufficient size to hold
applications, user swap space, and a complete copy of the electrical database. UAWorkä is a
compact application requiring less than 10mb of disk space. User data size will be the
deciding factor.