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About SUMDEx (powered by FuZionView)
Subsurface Utility Map Data Exchange
SUMDEx will employ FuzionView, a free bi-directional data exchange software application developed to allow North American utility owners to quickly and securely share asset location information with authorized users. Fuzion View was developed by SharedGeo under the guidance of Gopher State One Call.
SUMDEx's goal is to improve the safety of workers, the public, and the environment in North America and beyond.
Our Team
The SUMDEx Team has over ninety utility and damage prevention industry experts representing over fifty North American firms, Research Institutions, NGOs, and State, Provincial, and Federal Government Departments.
The Solution
SUMDEx is powered by the FuzionView application. FuzionView employs the one-call ticket generated as a spatial filter to allow authorized users to request geospatial files showing utility locations in an area of interest.
This free system creates a temporary digital map showing all buried infrastructure within the confines of the ticketed area to the same scale, datum, and geoide giving the user unprecedented situational awareness. This map can then be imported and displayed on the user's mobile device.
SUMDEx General process outline
The Integrated One Call Process
Designers and Excavators initiate a One Call ticket to start the process.
One Call Center sends the ticket to notify affected Utility Owners.
Utility Owners respond with a "clear" or sending data files covering the ticketed area via SUMDEx.
Designers, SUE firms, and Locate Service Providers receive the FuzionView conflated map data.
The data is collected in the field electronically and sent to the client who requested the ticket.
The field data collected is also submitted to each appropriate Utility Owner.
The Utility Owner can confirm the accuracy of their legacy records and investigate/update them as needed.
SUMDEX PROCESS BENEFITS
Stakeholder Benefits
Everyone's Safety is improved.
Designers, SUE firms, and Locate Service Providers receive the FuzionView conflated map data.
The data is collected in the field electronically and sent to the client who requested the ticket to allow them to improve their designs based on field findings more quickly.
The Utility Owner can use the field-verified data to confirm the accuracy of their legacy records and investigate/update them as needed.
Contractors will receive more accurate information, which will result in fewer delays due to line strikes and improved cost and schedule performance.
Fewer line strikes will reduce traffic delays and business disruptions.
Health, Safety, and Environmental performance metrics will be improved.
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