GIS (Geographic Information System)

GIS (Geographic Information System)

ILF provides the following GIS services:

Spatial Analyses

GIS can certainly be used to quickly produce maps and drawings, but what distin­guishes GIS from other programs is the ability to perform spatial analyses. ILF has developed state-of-the-art appli­ca­tions for spatial analyses in the following areas:

• Corridor analyses for all kinds of linear infra­st­ructure projects, e.g. oil and gas pipelines, road and railway connec­tions, high-voltage power lines, etc.
• Hydro­power potential studies for different types of hydroelectric power plants
  o    Run-of-river plants
  o    Storage plants
  o    Pumped storage plants
• Solar power potential studies
• Topographic analyses
  o    Visibility analysis (line of sight / skyline)
  o    Aspect / slope
  o    Watersheds / catchment areas / flow direction

GIS Support for Major Projects

• Geodata acqui­sition and processing
  o    Ortho­photos
  o    Elevation data
  o    Authority data
• Geodata management
  o    Central geoda­tabase (GDB)
  o    Struc­tured data management
  o    Efficient metadata handling
  o    Big data (ortho­photos, LiDAR)
• Generation of maps and drawings
  o    Route maps
  o    Alignment sheets
  o    Detailed maps
  o    Typical drawings
  o    Planning records with hundreds of maps

WebGIS

ILF advocates web hosting for major projects in order to allow all autho­rized project partners to simul­ta­ne­ously access all available infor­mation. Share­Point serves as document and infor­mation exchange platform and ESRI based WebGIS technology provides the spatial data. All relevant existing and generated geodata are published on WebGIS and can be accessed by autho­rized users, who are assigned specific user rights depending on their function in the project.

Using WebGIS offers many advantages:

• Quick and easy access to project geodata
• Simple access via Internet Browser
• Consistent use of current data for all project parties to minimize incon­sis­tencies in projects
• Easy commu­ni­cation between project parti­ci­pants working at different locations
• Consistent QA/QC processes
• Effective tools for measuring, printing, and performing attribute queries, etc. available to all users

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• Geology and Hydrogeology
• Geotech­nical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
• Urban and Environ­mental Planning
• Environ­mental and Social Impact Assessment
• Design of Load-Bearing Structures
• Risk and Safety Management
• Financial Analysis and Insti­tu­tional Strengthening
• Project Develo­pment