Siveco and MobiGIS unveil their Geographical Maintenance Portal during the 2009 High Service Level Transportation forum, held at Tongji University in Shanghai on November 10 & 11

 

The Geographical Maintenance Portal is specifically designed to assist operators of distributed or network-based assets in their daily work, by providing a wealth of easy-to-use functionalities not available with traditional systems. The Portal allows a seamless navigation between the maintenance system (MMS) and the geographical information system (GIS). Built on standard open-source technology, it is entirely web-based and available on both PCs and mobile devices.

 
Examples of scenarios include the possibility, directly from Siveco's maintenance system COSWIN, to localize a work order on a map, then to query for all work orders within the same area (for example within 5 minutes distance) for dispatching to the nearest available technician, without leaving the MMS, with only a few clicks of the mouse. The system also allows route optimization based on distance and traffic constraints. From the management point of view, colored maps are used to display maintenance cost, breakdown frequency, network reliability and other indicators, for quick decision-support.

 

Siveco M.tv solution with Google map integration

 
Specific solutions are available for the following industry segments, where both partners are historically strong:

 
- Water supply
- Gas networks
- Electricity transmission & distribution
- Railways and urban transportation
- Expressways and road networks
- Airports

 
Speaking at the 2009 High Service Level Transportation forum, held at Tongji University in Shanghai on November 11, Bruno Lhopiteau, General Manager of Siveco China, declared: "Although GIS & CMMS integration is nothing new for us – we have over 10 years history working on inter-operability projects sponsored by the European Union – the partnership with MobiGIS represents an important milestone for a number of reasons. First of all, we have decided to first release our new product in China, before any other market, demonstrating that the Chinese urban infrastructures have become our first priority. Second, our integration platform is built entirely on standard, open technology, guaranteeing its long term viability for customers, while ensuring that Chinese system integrators can easily work with us. Finally, all R&D is being done in Shanghai, proving again our strong commitment to China."

 
Frédéric Schettini, General Manager of MobiGIS, added: "Infrastructure maintenance managers can further optimise their maintenance process by combining GIS with CMMS. Taking into account geographic data help to save time, to save money, to reduce CO2 emission, to improve quality of maintenance process, to develop much more reliable crisis management procedures, to map infrastructures' condition, maintenance planning, costs and budgets, and finally to help to make the right decision. MobiGIS, who is working in France for the French government and worldwide renowned multinational companies to develop advanced GIS applications and solutions, has decided to set up in China to join Siveco, number one in maintenance management system supplier in Europe."

 
About MobiGIS

 
MobiGIS is an IT engineering company promoting the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies in public and private organisations mainly in:

 
- Environment, crisis management, evacuation planning, indoor guidance …
- Urban planning, multimodal transportation, accessibility, mobility
- Logistics, routing, fleet management and optimisation,
- Map based decision making

 
MobiGIS boasts prestigious references with French government, local authorities, multinational companies. MobiGIS is currently setting up its China office. MobiGIS provides a large scope of solutions and tailored services for developing GIS in organizations: consulting, project management, requirements analysis, training, enterprise technologies including Desktop, Web-based Applications and Services, Mobile devices, GeoSpatial centralised database.

 
About Siveco China

 
Siveco is the number one supplier of Facility Management (FM) and Maintenance Management Systems (MMS, also known as EAM) in Europe with around 82,000 users in over 60 countries. Siveco works with industry-leading customers in the manufacturing, infrastructure, and facility management markets. By implementing innovative management solutions, the company assists facility owners (and their service suppliers) in optimizing the utilization of their assets and reducing their operation costs, while improving safety and ensuring regulatory compliance. Siveco GROUP was founded in 1986, with headquarters in Paris and global R&D in Montpellier, South of France. Global customers include the world's largest utility EDF, GDF Suez Group, Danone, Greek Olympic Facilities, Singapore Metro, etc. Siveco China was set up at the end of 2004 in Shanghai, with already over 40 references including Beijing Oriental Plaza, Saint-Gobain, Ikea, ArjoWiggins Chenming Paper, Danfoss, etc.

 
Siveco website: www.sivecochina.com