Water Meter GPS Field Audit - City of Torrance, CA

Global Water Resources, Inc. (“Global Water”) and the City of Torrance, California (“Torrance” or the “City”) announced today that they have signed an agreement to implement all three product offerings of Global Water’s FATHOM™ Utility-to-Utility (U2U™) Solutions.

The Torrance contract calls for the replacement of approximately 28,000 manually read water meters with FATHOM’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (“AMI”) and the provision of customer service and billing for 32,000 water and wastewater customers.

Turf Image, Inc. (“Turf Image”) signed an agreement with Global Water to conduct a Full-System Water Meter Field Audit of all 28,000 service meters to provide location and conditions to be replaced with AMI registers. GIS & GPS consulting services were conducted by Turf Image to create ArcGIS shapefiles and layouts, field map books, and GPS data collection to field verify the account database. Project was conducted using high-resolution Trimble GPS units & Zephyr antennas. Global Water has also contracted Turf Image to conduct Water Meter Field Audits for the City of Covina and the City of Grass Valley.

 

Water Meter GPS Field Audit - Irvine Ranch Water District

Irvine Ranch Water District (“IRWD”) awarded DCSE, Inc (“DCSE”) a Project to collect GPS locations, of its over 100,000 service meters, for water, recycled water and irrigation. The scope involved creating routes as well as linking service meters with parcels. DCSE started with route analyses and generated efficient routes, using service villages and books within them. DCSE field crew used Trimble GeoXH and a DCSE-designed ArcPad application to link parcels with meters, so as to integrate a wide variety of consumer information with GIS.

Turf Image, Inc. (“Turf Image”) signed a contract with DCSE to create efficient survey routes, conduct GPS surveys using the routes, link GPS data to assessor parcels, and verify the account database of over 44,000 service meter using high-resolution Trimble GPS units & Zephyr antennas. GIS & GPS consulting services were also conducted by Turf Image for DCSE to post processes GPS data and field verify the accuracy and integrity of data collected during the project.

This project was showcased at the ESRI User Conference this year (2011) in San Diego CA.

 

Water Meter GPS Field Audit - California American Water - Monterey Peninsula

California American Water (“Cal Am”) awarded a contract to Turf Image, Inc. (“Turf Image”) to collect GPS locations of service meters on the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding areas. The scope involved creating routes from existing books, converting account databases into shapefile format, and conducting a GPS field audit while verifying account information and tying in assessor’s parcel information. GIS & GPS consulting services were conducted by Turf Image to create ArcGIS shapefiles and layouts, field map books, and GPS data collection to field verify the account database. Project was conducted using high-resolution Trimble GPS units & Zephyr antennas.

 

GIS Historical Aerial Project - Lake County Water Authority

Lake County Water Authority (“LCWA”) (FL) awarded a contract to Turf Image, Inc. (“Turf Image”) to scan, digitize, georeference, and convert historical aerials for incorporation into the LCWA GIS. The project area encompassed the entire Lake County, FL an area of about 1,156 square miles in Central Florida. Our Geospatial team scanned, georeference, orthorectified, color contrasted, mosaiced, and compressed over 2,000 aerial Mylar sheets for use in a GIS.

GIS & GPS consulting services were conducted by Turf Image to georefrence historical aerials from 1942-2000 using a geodatabase and other basemap data created by Turf Image including parcels, roads, railways, streams, and ground control points. ArcGIS shapefiles and layouts, field map books, and GPS data were created and collected using high-resolution Trimble GPS units & Zephyr antennas.

 

Geodatabase Project - Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District

The Monterey Regional Park District (“MPRPD”) awarded a contract to Turf Image, Inc. (“Turf Image”) to create and maintain a district wide Geographic Information System (GIS) for project management and land stewardship. Data was created and collected using GIS, GPS, Satellite Imagery, and LiDAR elevation data.

 

The Park District current boundaries cover over 500 square miles and include the seven incorporated cities on the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Valley, Pebble Beach and the Big Sur Coast. Our team collected GPS data for trail management at the Garland Ranch Regional Park and the Palo Corona Regional Park. Trail maps were created and used for public handouts and environmental impact reports / visual impact analysis. Currently the project management staff uses the GIS for park management, board meeting reports, census reporting, and planning for future land acquisitions.

 

Geodatabase Project - Hastings Natural History Reservation

The Hastings Natural History Reservation (“Hastings”) contracted Turf Image, Inc. (“Turf Image”) to create and maintain GIS data to further the goals of the reserve. Hastings is a Biological Field Station of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Natural Reserve System. The reserve provides the wild lands and facilities to conduct university and graduate level studies of natural systems in the Santa Lucia mountain range in Monterey County, California.

A representative ecosystem of about 2,500 acres, Hastings was established in 1937 to be managed with minimal disturbance for research and education. Over 500 research projects have been conducted since 1937 at Hastings. The GIS allows researchers to share and use past research projects with current research projects for correlation studies.

 

Geodatabase Project - Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation

Turf Image assisted The Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation with creating a GIS basemap to help their organization goals. The Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation partners with landowners, local governments, and others to protect the Valley’s battlefields and historic character. The Foundation focuses on the 21,000 acres of land retaining historic integrity on the ten legislated battlefields. This is done collaboratively through the purchase of land and conservation easements from willing sellers. The Foundation also works with local governments to improve the planning and preservation protections that will help to ensure the survival of the battlefields.

 

GIS & GPS Mapping - Clear Channel Communication Bus Stop Power Survey

Clear Channel Communication contracted Gold Coast Electric to conduct a power supply survey for over 1,000 bus stops in San Francisco, CA. Turf Image was contracted to map bus stop locations along with the power source. Our team used geocoded route information and GPS to highlight each route with bus stop locations. The geodatabase serves as a base map to illustrate what types of power each bus stop uses to better decide what type of advertisement clear channel may offer at each stop.

 

Geodatabase Project - Monterey-Salinas Transit

The Monterey-Salinas Transit contracted Turf Image to create a GIS for route analysis and stop ridership of the mass transit system. The Monterey-Salinas Transit operates 37 routes and serves an estimated 352,000 population across a 280 square-mile area of Monterey County and Southern Santa Cruz County. Our team used street data and GPS data to highlight each route with bus stop locations. The geodatabase serves as a base map to illustrate ridership values for each stop based on riders boarding and existing buses. Vector data was created and buffered to calculate the overall service area of the Monterey Salinas Transit.

 

GPS Mapping - Seaside Resort Development - Bayonet & Black Horse Golf Course

The Seaside Resort Development Company (Bayonet & Black Horse Golf Courses) contracted Turf Image to collect GPS data for fairways, tees, bunkers, and cart paths prior to construction to estimate the cost of materials. Our team work with world renowned golf course designers to create a GIS mapping solution to show what the course would look like during the flagging stages of design. Imagery, LiDAR, GIS and GPS data was used to create Turf Image products to lower cost of chemicals and water application during the developmental stages.

 

These are just a few of our Geospatial Project examples. Turf Image has also worked with El Toro Water District, Marina Coast Water District, NOAA, NASA AMES Research Center, USDA Forest Service, CA Department of Fish & Game, Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner, City of Seaside, Rana Creek Habitat Restoration and many other private clients. We have also held GIS and GPS training seminars using ESRI GIS Products & Google Earth.