Multinational Engineering Consultancy - Australia, A Case Study

With the increasingly time-sensitive nature of the industry Hyder’s GIS Principal Llewellyn Cain tried to find cost-effective solutions to help Hyder’s field team remain competitive. After reviewing Hyder’s field operations Cain realized it was time for an upgrade. As Hyder’s GIS leader Cain is responsible for develop- ment, implementation and maintenance of mobile systems including Geographic Information Systems, Asset Management databases and field data capture systems. Since his field team was still dependent on paper and pencil, he knew he needed a rugged mobile solution. Cain’s team also needed to take photographs and issue reports in MS Word. For dilapidation surveys, where up to 10,000 photos could be taken, the reporting process could take weeks. Cain’s team needed a solution to reduce this reporting process by 50% or more. “With new rugged and digitaltechnologies available, we knew we had an opportunity to streamline our process and be a better consultant to our clients,”says Cain.