Enterprise Dredge (Edredge): a Dredging Business Practice Enterprise Gis Application
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Presented during:
WODCON XVIII - 2007 Orlando, Florida, USA
Authors:
Lillycrop
Abstract: Implementation and management of US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) dredging operations requires close, often daily, coordination between the USACE Districts, dredging contractors, and environmental agencies. The processes to plan, manage, monitor, and close-out of dredging operations can be labor intensive, cumbersome, and current methods and procedures are not standardized. Means for data storage and retrieval are also not standardized or consistent. With the advancements in data management and enterprise Geographic Information System (eGIS) technologies, the existing tools, methodologies, and procedures utilized to implement a dredging operation can be enhanced and integrated to provide a comprehensive standardized system. Through the development and linking of standardized tools and visualization features which access eCoastal GIS, Silent Inspector (SI), Dredging Information System (DIS), Inland Electronic Navigation Charts (IENC), and other databases, the dredging operation could be planned, managed, and monitored through a system accessible through the web and on board the dredge. Archiving all information and data on the USACE District GIS server would make the data readily available for future access. The USACE Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is developing the eGIS dredging application, eDredge, a national capability which builds on existing eGIS architecture and applications, and accesses databases with pertinent dredging information. The eDredge application will provide a comprehensive, standardized system to assist the USACE dredging mission by improving coordination, communication, and the ability to more efficiency plan and implement dredging operations. This paper discusses the development of the eDredge application.
Keywords: Silent Inspector (SI), eGIS, eCoastal, dredge monitoring, dredge toolbox