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City of Tacoma: Verifying Equipment Location Mitigates Claims
Hugh Messer - Assistant Division Manager- City of Tacoma
We've benefited from Zonar's V2 HD-GPS solution in several important ways. First, complaints about street sweepers' activities and potential claims of damage are now being limited by being able to verify the exact time and location of each piece of equipment. It turns out that more often than not, our equipment hasn't been anywhere near the location of the alleged incident.We are also using Zonar's GPS to "mark," in real-time, the location of catch basins that need cleaning. This has eliminated the previously used paper-based system.
Zonar GPS data and analysis also led to a totally new discovery: how much time was being lost to lunch. Because employees involved in sewage work needed adequate hand washing and clean-up facilities before eating, they returned to the city central facility. This required that the job site be broken down so the truck and employees could return. It turned out that took a lot of time and consumed a lot fuel.
With the entire team being able to see the economic impact, a new option is in the works. Mobile trailers are being outfitted as a clean room and lunchroom that will be driven to the work-in-progress sites. This solution more than pays for itself in time saved. Think about the miles no longer being driven and the reduced environmental impact.
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City of Tacoma, Washington: Surface Water Management, part of Public Works Environmental Services, oversees more than 66,000 surface water accounts and maintains more than 500 miles of public storm water pipe, 22,000-plus catch basins. They have Zonar-equipped V2 HD-GPS equipment. www.cityoftacoma.org
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