GPS Mapping Technologies - DeLorme
GPS Mapping Technologies - DeLorme
Electric
Electric Transmission & Distribution
 
Mobile GIS and Data Collection Tools

Most Popular Bundle for
Electric Use:
Earthmate PN-40 w/XMap GIS Enterprise & USA Topographic Data
   What's New
  • » Embedded document support
  • » Shapefile import support for XMap Professional
  • » Polygon Edge Matching Tool
  • » GPX file support – Save GPS log files to SD card
  • » ArcSDE 9.3 Support for large GIS database
  • » PN-40 Extension for ESRI Software

XMap Forms
  • » GPS field data collection Forms for XMap & the PN-Series GPS
  • » Synchronize field data collected with XMap DB – Supports PN-Series GPS
  • » Match your business work flow – Works with existing forms
XMap GIS Software provides your GIS field technicians with access to critical asset information visualized against a background of DeLorme topographic map data and aerial imagery. Optimize field agent decision-making through advanced yet affordable GIS data visualization and GPS navigation tools. Enhance your business' data- collection work-flow and improve GIS data collection accuracy with easy-to-use XMap Forms and the Earthmate PN-Series GPS devices
  • DeLorme's XMap GIS Enterprise software provides electric energy companies with optimized mobile field-force work flows. Sharing critical GIS data with field technicians drives asset data integrity and enhances field-force productivity. GIS planning can mitigate downtime during emergency power outages or help assess damage during recovery periods
  • XMap Forms (sold separately) provides GPS-based field data collection tools that automatically synchronize with GIS databases. Easily supplement your business work-flows with XMap Forms. XMap Forms includes the ability to embed existing documents, or create new Forms that offer GIS objects as drop-down choices
  • Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, accurate maps and imagery, GPS data collection, and navigation tools have become critical for an efficient field-force workflow supporting electric transmission and distribution processes
  • XMap is the easy-to-use data visualization tool providing field technicians and GIS managers with comprehensive, shared views of critical corporate infrastructure information including facility, transmission line and land survey data
 
Share Critical Information throughout Your Organization
Share critical map views with field technicians. Export GIS map views, aerial imagery, or geo-registered scanned images to the Earthmate GPS PN-Series handheld GPS receivers. Improve decision making and empower field technicians by providing access to critical data.
Pn-40 GPS
  • View critical infrastructure data against aerial or satellite imagery. Conduct side-by-side analysis of before and after maps. Build environmental compliance visualizations
  • Import and geo-reference scanned images and blueprints - transfer the resulting raster map layer to the Earthmate GPS PN-Series devices
  • Efficiently direct your field technicians to power line maintenance points using GPS navigation. Navigate outside the vehicle navigation using the Earthmate GPS PN-Series devices
  • Set up XMap Forms for GPS-based data collection that conforms to your workflow
  • Automate data synchronization for field editing processes, including query views, redlining, and data check-out/in, and XMap Forms field data collection. Develop work flows that maintain data integrity across your mobile field force
  • Full GIS support. Supports ESRIŽ .shp, KML export, MapInfo .mif, .tab, and AutoCAD .dxf, .dwg files. ArcSDEŽ support included with XMap GIS Enterprise
 
XMap Workflow Automation
Easy-to-use Application Programming Interface (API) lets developers access mapping functions to automate data updates, improve efficiency, or share map views between field associates.
  • Customize GPS-based XMap Forms to support your field data collectors
  • Embed existing business data collection and compliance/regulatory documents into XMap
  • Automate map searches, route generation, map rendering, or batch data exports
  • Automate links to 3rd-party applications
  • Out-of-district emergency repair work can take advantage of XMap's nationwide GPS navigation tools
 
Access Low-Cost Aerial Imagery
View readily-available imagery in MrSID or GeoTIFF format. Export image files to the Earthmate GPS PN-Series devices.
  • Access your existing corporate imagery sets or access low-cost libraries – available on the Internet
  • Layer various year vintages for change comparison or map data accuracy improvements
  • Optimize XMap performance and imagery management by converting your corporate imagery data to XMap format (service quotes available upon request)
  • Import and geo-reference scanned images and plans. Transfer the resulting raster map layer to the Earthmate GPS PN-Series devices
 
Damage Prevention
Apply GIS and GPS technologies to mitigate the risk of accidents through Dig Safe technologies. Prevent accidents on buried power lines and gas lines. Call Before You Dig!
  • Manage maintenance, one-call, ROW, and integrity inspections with map plotting, object searching and GPS routing functions
  • Apply XMap Forms to field data collection routines. Synchronize field collected data with the central XMap GIS database
  • Post maintenance, inspection and one-call locations as GIS layers
  • Attach one-call forms and pictures to critical map locations
 
Information Technology Administration
All XMap software titles support Microsoft Vista and advanced installation protocols. DeLorme technical support representatives are prepared to help your IT people configure XMap.
  • XMap installation support is available to help navigate today's OS, permissions, and database protocols
  • XMap software, installation, training and support will make your budget submittal a winner
  • XMap training services can be provided on-site or online