Company: Azteca Systems, Inc.
Industry: Urban and Regional Planning
Location: Sandy, UT, United States of America

Sandy, UT - Two project sites in Australia, The Parklands Foundation and Theiss Corporation, have selected Cityworks for their asset and maintenance management needs, being the first in the country to utilize the software by Azteca Systems, the leading provider of GIS-centric management solutions. Both are large, significant projects where Cityworks will be used to meet the individual needs of the agencies to manage infrastructure assets and maintenance while leveraging each organization's use of GIS.

The Parklands Foundation became the first Cityworks site in Australia to provide GIS services to its parent organization, the Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA). SOPA's mission is to promote the recreational, historical, scientific, educational, and cultural value of the Parklands. In an agreement between the Parklands Foundation and SOPA stakeholders, the Foundation provided Cityworks to SOPA, initially focusing on Sydney Olympic Park's wetlands as part of an effort to protect, maintain, and enhance the park. Contracted by Azteca International Distribution Partner, gViz, Cityworks fit Parkland's needs of managing the wetland asset inventory, reporting of the KPI's associated with the wetlands, and providing capabilities to manage all asset work activities and contractor management associated with the wetlands.

David Kirkland, Knowledge Manager at the Parklands Foundation said, "Cityworks, being an ESRI extension, is a logical and powerful solution for us. The Parklands Foundation and SOPA are longtime users of ESRI technology and we already have our asset data in our GIS. Cityworks provides us with the increased value from our GIS from which we can now deliver day-to-day operational management of Sydney Olympic Parks."

Thiess Corporation, an Australian construction and mining company, has also chosen Cityworks to manage the largest infrastructure project in Australia - the $4.8 billion Brisbane Airport Link roadway project. As the most significant infrastructure program in Australia and part of South East Queensland Infrastructure Program and Plan (SEQIPP), the project intends for Cityworks to manage assets both during construction and afterwards for the operational maintenance of the road corridor from Brisbane Airport to the CBD. Being a GIS-centric system, Cityworks is easily integrated into all GIS operations at Thiess maintaining the site's project asset inventory. Management of the asset inventory will enable Thiess with the knowledge of where assets are being built and the equipment, labor, and materials being used, providing tighter fiscal control on operations and better tracking of where costs are being incurred - knowledge which is vital to the ongoing maintenance and valuation of the assets. All costs associated with the development and maintenance of this infrastructure will be easily available throughout the organization through Cityworks, providing transparency and accountability in the successful management of Queensland's most significant infrastructure project.

"We are excited that Parklands and Theiss have selected Cityworks for their asset and maintenance management needs," states Brian Haslam, President of Azteca Systems. "Cityworks' GIS-centric approach is just the program to provide effective infrastructure management for these large-scale projects - before, during, and after. With its flexible nature, Cityworks can easily be utilized for small-scaled municipalities and is just as easily adaptable for large organizations and their various asset and maintenance management needs."

About gViz

gViz is committed to using ESRI technology to enable better decision making through geographic visualization. This passion for GIS results in increased effectiveness, organizational value, and appreciation for GIS. Headquartered in New South Wales, Australia, learn more about gViz at www.gviz.com.au.

About Azteca Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1986, Azteca Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of GIS-centric Enterprise Management Systems. Built exclusively on top of ESRI's leading GIS technology, Cityworks is powerful, scalable, and affordable, designed for agencies that own and care for critical infrastructure, capital assets, and property.