5 Applications for 3D GIS in Local Government and Utilities
3D data will play a significant role in the digital transformation of local government, utility, and transportation organizations. The good news is that many of these organizations have no shortage of...
View Article9 Amazing Facts About Snow Removal
It’s that time of the year again! In many places in the U.S. and Canada, snow is falling, snowboards are being waxed, snowmen are being created, and snowplows are hard at work. Snow removal is an...
View ArticleOpelika Utilities: Creating and Managing Sustainable Water Metering...
Opelika Utilities, Alabama, serves a population of 13,000 residents and manages 280 miles of pipe, as well as two water treatment facilities. With the help of POWER Engineers, they are currently in the...
View ArticleEvansville Water & Sewer Utility: 4 Tactics for Managing & Organizing...
The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU) draws water from the nearby Ohio River to supply water and sewer services to 65,000 customers in the metropolitan area. As a longtime Cityworks user, EWSU...
View ArticleUpgrading Your Infrastructure with Cityworks
Whether it is flipping a lightswitch, turning on a water faucet, or traveling on a road, public infrastructure has a direct impact on our everyday lives. Sustainable and efficient infrastructure has...
View ArticleCity of Oakland: Using GIS Data to Prioritize Traffic Safety Service Requests
Everyone deserves access to safe transportation options, whether they are driving, walking, riding a bike, or using public transit. Yet data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show that more...
View ArticleGreat Neck Water Pollution Control District, NY: Implementing Cityworks PLL...
Great Neck Water Pollution Control District, New York, has been using Cityworks AMS for 10 years. Recently, they also implemented Cityworks PLL to digitize their permitting process. Cityworks PLL has...
View ArticleChanges in Infrastructure Policy: What this Means for Your Community
There has been renewed interest in infrastructure on Capitol Hill. A handful of new bills and packages aim to increase funding for infrastructural improvements in the U.S., ranging from water and...
View ArticleHow GIS Improved Workflows for the Largest Municipal Utility in the U.S.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest water and power utility in the United States, serving over 4 million people across an area of more than 460 square miles. The...
View ArticleUsing Cityworks, Trimble, and E.H. Wachs to Maximize Workflows
Lauren Walcott is always seeking new ways to streamline work and maximize resourcesfor the City of Westminster, Colorado. She works as the infrastructure asset management coordinator for the Department...
View ArticleUsing QR Codes to Manage Asset Data
Global Water Resources, Inc. operates and manages water, wastewater, and recycled water utilities for communities around Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. They adopted the use of QR codes to help simplify...
View ArticleCityworks Receives Esri’s Top Influencer Award at the Esri Partner Conference
Sandy, UT – March 11, 2022, Cityworks, A Trimble Company, was honored to receive Esri’s Top Influencer Award at the 2022 Esri Partner Conference (EPC) held in Palm Springs, California March 5–7, 2022....
View ArticleThe City of Round Rock: Using eURLs and ArcGIS Dashboards to Visualize Data
The City of Round Rock, Texas, serves a population of 135,000 people. Like most communities this size, they receive a steady amount of resident-submitted service requests. The city has employed the use...
View ArticleIndustry Insights with Cori Criss & Mark Grabowski of ITpipes
We talked with two of our colleagues at ITpipes—Cori Criss, founder and CEO, and Mark Grabowski, business development manager—about the future of water and wastewater management. Q: You’ve been working...
View ArticleHow to Maximize Funding Resources for Infrastructure Projects
Local governments and utility organizations are currently presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade and repair their community’s public infrastructure. Infrastructure policies such as...
View ArticleA Gold Standard for Hydrant Flow Testing
Every city, county, and water authority in the U.S. strives to meet the industry standards for hydrant flow tests set forth by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the National Fire...
View ArticleUsing Citywork to Streamline 811 “Call Before You Dig” Services
Indio Water Authority, California, is using Cityworks and Axim Geospatial to address California’s Electronic Positive Response (EPR) mandate, which requires utility organizations to send electronic...
View Article3 Ways to Participate in Cityworks Training Courses
Learn.Trimble.com is the training platform that houses all of Cityworks’ training material and resources. Whether you’re new to Cityworks or are an experienced administrator, the Learn.Trimble platform...
View Article3 Solutions for Fostering Environmentally Friendly Communities
Without a healthy environment, our communities and the basic infrastructure within them would cease to function. The work done by utility organizations, local governments, and infrastructure owners is...
View ArticleSeeing the Forest and the Trees in the City of Arborly Love
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....
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