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From: cognos!geovision!gd@dciem.uucp (Gord Deinstadt)
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Subject: Re: Telephone "Plant Management Systems" Query
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Date: 21 Jul 90 12:30:50 GMT
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velu@ra.src.umd.edu (Velu Sinha) writes:

  A friend is looking for references to (sw) systems which ...
   . maintain a database of existing phone lines, distribution points,
     types of cables, what sort of cables connect what points etc
   . let you view info on phones by clicking on geographic areas/
     points, let you update data graphically and get related 
     text data changed, and vice versa
   . maintain a database of rules telecom engineers use to plan
     phone networks.
   . help maintain records, help in preparing estimates for 
     new cabling etc etc
  This would require significant underlying Geographical Info Systems
  and DBMS.

This is a good summary description of a system put together by
GeoVision for Southwestern Bell.  I believe the system is now in
routine use.  I didn't work on the project, but if there is general
interest I could probably find someone to post a technical
description.  (Original poster, please send me e-mail; my reply
bounced.)


Gord Deinstadt   gdeinstadt@geovision.UUCP
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