Cityworks and the City of Philadephia
There may be no city in America that loves trees more than Philadelphia. More than 10 percent of Philadelphia’s land area—16 square miles—is home to the largest managed urban park system in the world. With more than 2 million park and street trees, Philadelphia’s living assets outnumber people. Under the care of the Philadelphia Department …
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While millions across North America rang in the new year, an arctic cold front was brewing. During the first week of January 2014, polar weather conditions tracked across the continent, resulting in heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. The 2014 North American Cold Wave and Polar Vortex affected parts of Canada and the U.S. from the …
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A large city with a population of 1.5 million, the City of Philadelphia is charged with tracking daily maintenance and costs as well as coordinating multiple departments and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. Using Cityworks, the leading GIS-centric management solution, Philadelphia is able to efficiently and effectively carry out these activities and keep the entire …
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Philly 311 uses Cityworks as the backend engine and asset management program for Philly 311. via Philly Innovates The Philly311 Mobile App had an active winter, mostly through the addition of the Cold Weather widget. This widget brought information about heat complaints, frozen traffic signals, street outages, water main breaks, weatherization programs, and the Low …
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Butler, Indiana Butler is located in rural northeast Indiana and has a population of about 2,700. Butler’s focus is on daily recurring maintenance and what this costs the city—this applies to every asset in the city, from water and wastewater infrastructure, to computers and servers. Butler GIS/IT coordinator, Jim Otis, said “We are a small …
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via Government Technology Philadelphia’s process for managing damaged fire hydrants was brought into the digital age late last year with a new reporting app. The city’s Fire Department now transfers data about the condition of hydrants from the new app through mobile data terminals (MDTs), cutting down on processing time and saving money. The city …
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from Power Engineers POWER Engineers announced a contract awarded by the city of Philadelphia for the implementation of Cityworks for urban forestry management. In this multi-phased project, Cityworks will provide an expandable tool for both spatial management and decision-making regarding the urban forest as well as the tracking of costs and activities per tree asset. …
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