Good day,
Apologies for the long read, couldn't not make it any shorter 🙂
I am working on a project to reorganize our workflow for the utility GPS surveying with the idea of moving this process fully into GIS. The workers have their GNSS device and measure right after the pipe installation. I tried to find any examples of how it is done elsewhere but, as always, there is very little information about it. Our current workflow consists of several steps that both the project managers and the workers need to complete in the Asset Management System (AMS) before it arrives to our GIS department. The good thing about having it in the AMS is that I can lookup all necessary information regarding the project, see who is doing what and check various related files (drawings, photos, etc) before and after the job is done.
The new workflow that our management has in mind is map-centric. We have already started to collect high-precision GPS data in Field Maps with the use of Emlid GNSS. It works well even though it requires automated geoprocessing steps to process measured points. I am stuck at coming up with a reasonable solution both for field workers and the GIS department to share additional information from the field and the way of communication between the office and the field. Before, we received a sketch with arrows and comments from a field worker who wants to deliver additional info to us. Making it in the GIS with a default tools seems impossible.
I wonder if any of you established a solid workflow for GPS survey including the exchange of files and additional information between the office and the field, keeping the logs of the important steps, etc? Would love to hear your ideas and see the solutions is there are any.
Cheers
