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Public works departments are the backbone of every community, handling essential tasks like waste management, snow removal, and street sweeping. However, managing these responsibilities often comes with significant operational costs. From manpower and equipment expenses to the logistical challenges of keeping everything running smoothly, public works budgets can quickly spiral out of control.
What if there was a way to reduce costs while improving efficiency and service delivery? At DiCAN, we know the importance of managing operational costs. That’s why we have partnered with NSim Technology, a company that has developed an innovative Public Works Management Solution named Rasters.io. A solution that can transform how public works departments operate. Let’s take a closer look at how Rasters.io is being used to reduce operational costs in public works projects.
What is Rasters.io?
Rasters.io is an advanced SaaS platform built on 20 years of mapping and IoT expertise. This solution, designed for public works, uses algorithms and tools to assist in managing and optimizing city operations, providing insights to help organizations make informed decisions. Rasters.io offers sophisticated tools for 3 key processes.
1. Route Planning & Scheduling
Route Management is simplified. From this all-in-one platform managers are able to create predefined routes with streets in sequence, schedule drivers and assign drivers to trucks and routes, control fuel costs, monitor route completion, and display operational status and levels of service to citizens. Simplifying tasks saves time, and ultimately reduces costs.
2. Coordinating and Dispatching Drivers
Turn-By-Turn Navigation removes any guesswork for drivers and helps them to maximize their efficiency using an in-cab display with personalized instructions. Drivers can view the route completion of other vehicles in their fleet and execute work order routes. There is even a tool for incident reporting to ensure the process is as seamless as possible.
3. Gaining a Comprehensive Understanding of Operations to Improve Efficiency
The Operation Status feature enables users to efficiently monitor the progression of all their routes at a glance. This tool provides real-time tracking of overall route progress, offering a comprehensive view of how operations are advancing. Decision-making and problem-solving can occur in real-time as events unfold, ensuring no time is wasted. This approach allows for the most efficient use of resources.
Importance to Public Works
The roles of public works departments are vast and vital to their community. With so many moving parts and variables, it is important to find a tool that can streamline public works processes by collaborating data, monitoring assets, tracking operations, measuring material use and simplifying communication among personnel to maximize efficiency and reduce costs.
Rasters.io is a crucial platform for any public works department, and can seamlessly integrate into any Geotab portal account. By creating, scheduling, dispatching and monitoring your operations, the Rasters.io platform can reduce overall operational costs.
