Mains Avoidance
Every day utility companies receive requests for information from highway authorities, building contractors and other organisations, as they need to understand what is actually underneath a specific area of land. Currently many organisations process these requests manually - staff need to fire up their GIS-based network mapping system, locate the area within the system, print the required information on a map and mail.
To support the management of these network information requests we have developed a service to enable requests to be processed online with immediate information delivery.
Using Mains Avoidance the user, once registered, will enter a secure site and be able to select a location, such as street name or postcode. The exact area of interest and size of plot can then be selected using a simple map-based interface. Once the data format is chosen, the data is delivered and only then can the user view the utility network information.
This service allows utility companies to set strict access controls to determine exactly what records the user is allowed to see and includes the option to charge the user for the information requested.
This service is normally hosted by Infoterra, however it can be installed on a specified site if required.