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HARGIS FIELD INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Mobile Solutions Company
TruckMap™ Field Information Systems
Software Components
Hardware and Communications Platforms
Professional Services
Field Technology Advisory Services



TruckMap™ Field Information Systems as Field and Office Software and Components, Hardware and Communications Platforms, Field Trial Services and Field Technology Advisory Services


har GIS LLC delivers mobile solutions that dramatically improve field force productivity. By combining wireless communications, office systems connectivity, and location based services, the har GIS TruckMap™ product line gives mobile field crews and dispatchers the information and support that they need - when they need it.

Products developed as horizontal, re-usable, software components

Conceived and developed as horizontal, re-usable, software components, the TruckMap™ product line is ideal for all industries with mobile field crews: Gas and Electric Utilities, Telco and Wireless, Local Governments, Water, Wastewater, Road and Bridges - to name a few. The software is scalable, low cost and has multiple uses - allowing you to integrate multiple data and applications on to a single platform. Best of all, there is no programming, coding, or excessive time needed to deploy TruckMap™ to crews in the field. Just imagine - 30 days!

TruckMap™ - Mobile Field Information Systems

TruckMap™ breaks the price barrier to deploy mobile Field Information Systems™; minimizing risk by re-using existing data and systems instead of redeveloping and replacing them. As vendor-independent technology, TruckMap™ affords easy access to all corporate data, including ESRI, AutoDesk, GE/Smallworld and Integraph GIS. You can relax knowing your field crew is automated using industry-standard GIS products.

You can receive a free demonstration of TruckMap™ by registering today. Click here for details. Additionally, we encourage you to examine the cost benefits of TruckMap™ Field Information Systems™ for yourself, using our:

Support features

TruckMap™ comes complete and ready to use, with all the following FREE support features:

  • Easy software installation
  • Help files, user manual and system documentation
  • Ready to run test cases, including example databases, configuration, and symbology
  • Web-based training for demonstrations, users, and system managers

Partnership with a variety of industries to provide the best field automation solutions

harGIS realizes that partnerships are essential in order to provide mobile Field Information Systems™.  That is why we have developed relationships with a variety of industry-leading partners, to extend our capabilities and to provide you with best-in-class field automation solutions.

Services-Our professional services team provides all levels of planning, implementation, development, systems integration, training, and project management. We feature a low-cost, quick-implementation benchmark service to provide a field trial system using your map data and forms. With our unique TruckMap™ Field Trial, you can try out TruckMap™ customized for your data, maps and communications, using our exclusive 30-day Field Trial Service.



Uses of the TruckMap™ Field Information System™

  • Achieve Operating Excellence: simultaneously improve customer service and reduce costs of service.
  • Improve Field Productivity: reduce wasted time, eliminate paper in the truck, improve communications, and eliminate delay with wireless.
  • Deploy Workforce Management to the Field: make it easy to use, quickly accepted, collaborative, and secure. Supports multiple field platforms with Gloves On™ No Typing for ease of use. Standardize the user interface for multiple field applications, including trouble call, field design, job reporting and estimating.
  • Provide Timely and Accurate Field Data: integrate field crews with enterprise data: trouble calls, network data, company applications, communications, current facility status, and large amounts of dynamic geographic data.
  • Use Location Based Services for Field Crew Optimization: automated vehicle locations, crew locations, scheduling, addressing, GPS, routing and location query.
  • Accelerate Payback: deploy projects quickly, leverage existing data, incremental implementation, reduce development risks, and standardize platforms for multiple field applications. www.har-gis.com/calculator.html

TruckMap™

  • Out-of-the-Box Fleet Automation
  • Creates Maps Dynamically
  • Integrates Seamlessly to Existing Databases
  • Table Driven Application Development
  • GPS Enabled
  • Supports Wireless and Stand-Alone Environments

Field and Office Software

TruckMap™ Field Software and TruckMap Office Software comprise the TruckMap™ product line. It is multi-tier software that implements state of the art systems for mobile and dispatch applications using industry-standard, handheld computer platforms.  Together, the TruckMap™ Field and Office Software provide off-the-shelf, plug-in, pre-integrated software components for every aspect of field services computing.

The software is easy to use and configure using your own data, displays, and reports - without extensive programming. The software was designed for rapid implementation both as a stand-alone in the field or integrated with your existing applications. TruckMap™ provides ``drag and drop`` configuration, minimal organizational impact, and 30-60 day deployment.


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TruckMap™ Software Components for Field and Office Software

TruckMap™ Field CE provides all functions to the field crews using a variety of inexpensive Windows CE handheld computers and PDA`s. TruckMap™ Field PC provides information to field crews using powerful Windows mobile and tablet computers.

TruckMap™ Office integrates field crews and supervisors with database, communications and enterprise systems.

TruckMap™ Field Software Components

TruckMap™ Field describes the software available for both Windows PC and Windows CE platforms.

GeoIllustrator™ dynamically generates different facility network maps, records and drawings at a variety of scales from multiple GIS data sets.
 
GeoQuery™ provides real-time, two-way integration to relational databases with maps and provides field access to customer data. 

GeoNotes™ provides one-touch field notes, markups, map sketch, site photos and voice notes. Links to any Windows compatible application.
 
GeoRouter™ provides instant address location, shortest routes between multiple destinations, turn-by-turn driving directions, and thousands of landmarks to guide crews to unfamiliar locations.
 
GeoTracker™ implements Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) to your map displays. Enables other TruckMap™ components to capture accurate locations, locate your equipment, and navigate to distant locations.
 
GeoForms™ offers quick, accurate and efficient field data entry with user-definable forms. Rapidly implement field applications, such as equipment inspection and inventory, use existing maps and data, update and verify the information in the field, then load it into your database.
 
CAD Viewers and Editors view your existing AutoCAD™ detail drawings by clicking on a point. CAD Editor provides your crew with 2D and 3D designs using familiar CAD tools.
 
GeoImager™ rectifies and displays aerial photography, satellite photography, ortho-photographs and scanned maps as background images within GeoIllustrator™.
 
GeoTracer™ automatically traces your facility network to identify connected devices, circuits and customers. Quickly locates shutoff valves, protective devices, and connected services.

GeoFilter™ automatically customizes your display based on attributes, such as circuit, material, manufacturer, owner, pressure, etc.

TruckMap™ Office Software Components

GeoConfigure™ provides a suite of graphic tools to quickly create and customize your map displays, themes and data dictionary without programming.
 
GIS Interface loads spatial data from your Geographic Information Systems, including ESRI ArcGIS™, AutoDesk™, Intergraph™, GE Network Solutions / Smallworld™, and Trimble Pathfinder Office™.
 
GeoMessenger™ shares real-time status for jobs, crews, facilities, incidents, outages, dispatching, messaging, customer calls, job status, field notes, truck locations, crew assignments, and equipment status.
 
GeoUpdater™ automatically synchronizes field data with your enterprise GIS databases. Overnight, your crews automatically receive just the areas that have been changed.
 
Street Network Interface™ loads commercially available street network data from Geographic Data Technologies, Navigation Technologies, TeleAtlas/ETAK, or Census TIGER. SNI creates and maintains your address database and street maps without costly digitizing.
 
Facility Network Interface™ loads your existing facility network data model using a simple ASCII data format. The FNI preserves tracing and connectivity of your original data.
 
Relational Database Interface™ provides industry standard query and reporting using your relational database management system. RDI supports all industry standard ODBC, ADO and SQL compliant databases, including Microsoft, Oracle, and Informix.
 
Application Server Interface™ extends existing corporate applications (including GIS, CIS, WMS, and SCADA) to the field crews by providing TruckMap™ services across your corporate Internet. IASI implements World Wide Web standard XML and SOAP client services.
GeoLocker™ provides security, encryption and control over your valuable asset records and TruckMap™ data.

GIS Software Support

TruckMap™ quickly and easily distributes your GIS and Database tables to your field crews, and automatically updates all crews with changes, even if the data has not been included in a GIS.  The system supports several GIS data sets simultaneously, including:

  • ESRI ArcGIS and ArcMap
  • GE Network Solutions Smallworld GIS and Power On
  • Autodisk AutoCAD and Vision
  • Intergraph FRAMME and DGN
  • Orthophotos and Scanned Maps
  • Database records from customers, facilities, operations, and SCADA

We are a certified ESRI Business Partner, and have substantial experience developing in all the above platforms.



TruckMap™ Hardware Platforms

All TruckMap™ components work together seamlessly and support all industry-standard computers, GPS and wireless communication protocols, with the latest industry-standard hardware and software platforms. You choose what you want on each field platform - Microsoft Windows PC or Windows CE - and it works.

TruckMap™ supports all industry-standard GPS, including NMEA 0183, SiRF and TSIP interfaces, including Trimble Pathfinder Pocket™, Pharos GPS, and many others.

har GIS LLC now offers Trimble`s GeoExplorer™ series Windows CE computers, a rugged, sub-meter accurate GPS. The combination provides accurate field data capture, integrated with your facility records, addressing/routing and spatial GeoQuery™ in one convenient package.

har GIS LLC provides Trimble`s ruggedized Recon data collection computer.

We offer field computers from Advantec, Trimble Navigation, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, iPAQ, Panasonic, ToughBook, and others. We include free software and data installation with these computers. Other customer-supplied equipment may require TruckMap™ certification or integration services.

TruckMap™ Communications Platforms

TruckMap™ supports most industry-standard WAN/LAN/WLAN Internet Protocol communications, including CDPD, CDMA/1xRTT, GSM/GPRS, AMPS/TDMA/CDMA, 900 Mhz and 1.8 Mhz cellular, Wireless Ethernet (WiFi, 802.11a, 802.11b, 80211.g), Ricochet high-speed wire-free Internet, and digital cellular phones, including NexTel.

har GIS LLC is an authorized dealer for Richochet (176kbps Internet), and for NexTel.

TruckMap™ Database Support

TruckMap™ supports all relational databases compliant with ODBC, ADO and SQL, including Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Oracle and Informix.

har GIS LLC provides street navigation database from Navigation Technologies and Geographic Data Technologies.
                                             
TruckMap™ integrates a highly compressed spatial database that provides very rapid performance with large amounts of geographic data. For instance, streets, addresses and driving instructions for the entire state of Colorado occupy less than 70 MB of storage. The spatial database includes a simple ASCII interface to load a selected area from multiple GIS sources, and one to dump an area back into the ASCII format.


Trimble Geoexplorer Data Collection Computer

Cost Benefits Analysis for Field Information Systems

We are experienced in identifying and delivering the tangible benefits of Field Information Systems™ which result in the highest payback for your organization.

Mobile Systems Cost Benefits

Your project success requires knowledge, information, experience, technical expertise, and management. har GIS LLC offers offer broad experience in all phases of systems planning, management, and implementation for the field electric, gas, telecommunications, public works, field service and mobile data markets. With over 25 years of experience per consultant, har GIS helps organizations leverage the latest in mobile computing, communications and geospatial technology to ensure your project`s success. Read about the har GIS team of experts at www.har-gis.com/people.html.

TruckMap™ Field Trial Services

The TruckMap™ Field Information System™ off-the-shelf software is easily configured to deliver the information and communications that your field crews need. Now you can try out TruckMap™ customized for your data, maps and communications, using our exclusive 30-day Field Trial Service.

TruckMap™ Field Trial will demonstrate your crew`s automated workflow integrated with your data, symbology and communications. Field Trial Service includes configuration, data loading, user training and trial licenses for 30 days use after demonstration.

Field Trial installation is typically 30 days after receipt of order, depending on the scope of work.



Opportunities abound to improve your business through mobile computing.

Management Consulting

You can employ our full range of experienced management consulting services to ensure your project`s success. These include industry survey and technology briefings, strategic planning, project feasibility and cost/benefit analysis, needs and requirements analysis, workflow and business process engineering, system specifications, RFI and RFP, objective and unbiased product evaluation, system prototyping, and deployment, project management, review and auditing of existing projects.

Systems Integration

Our systems consultants are experienced with all phases of systems engineering - from system design through implementation: designing and developing data models, creating spatial database, systems integration, database integration, developing and hosting of specialized training workshops, custom user interface, software development, systems acceptance testing, and comprehensive training programs. While our in-house consultants provide in depth technical expertise, we also employ additional experts to provide your project with skills in specific product software from many third parties.

Application Development

To implement your custom applications software, our highly qualified software development team offers the full range of skills from UML analysis and design through object oriented development and coding. Development languages include Microsoft Visual C++, Microsoft Visual Basic, Borland Delphi (a visual RAD environment), SQL, a number of relational database management systems, and macro languages for several GIS systems. We have particular expertise with Microsoft Windows CE, Microsoft Windows NT and 2000, and UNIX operating systems. All in-house software development staff earned their post-graduate degrees in Computer Science, Engineering or Science.

Training Services

Training is free to our customers, dealers and consultants. You must have a registered copy of TruckMap™ installed for each person taking the training, an Internet connection for the video portion, and a telephone line for the audio portion.

Finally, we believe that you should choose consultants that are experts in their chosen field and dedicated to the success of your project.  



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