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Big Maps for a Big Project: A Crossrail Story
How Crossrail uses and shares geographic information on an infrastructure project
Dan Irwin
GIS Manager
• Overview
– What is Crossrail?
– Challenges
– Where does GIS fit in?
Agenda
• Information Management
– Architecture
– Master Data Models
– Data Federation
• Sharing
– Rationale
– Benefits
– Lessons Learned
OVERVIEW
Section 1:
4
120yrs
Operational Lifetime
24Trains per hour in
Central Section
200mlong trains
200mn
Passenger Journeys /
annum
£15bnbudget
12Tb
Total Capacity
50M
GIS Features
500K
Assets
3M
Documents
2M
Drawings / Models
Overview: What is Crossrail?
Overview: Challenges - Engineering
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Overview: Challenges - Accuracy
British National Grid - not accurate enough
London Survey Grid50cm
Overview: Challenges - Contractual
Overview: How does GIS fit in?
CDE
Instrumentation
& Monitoring
System
Enterprise
Content
Management
System
Access
Management
System
Asset
Management
System
Business
Reporting &
Dash-boarding
CAD
Management
System
Business
Analytics
Geographic
Information
System
GIS
Instrumentation
& Monitoring
System
Enterprise
Content
Management
System
Access
Management
System
Asset
Management
System
Business
Reporting &
Dashboarding
CAD
Management
System
Business
Analytics
GIS
Instrumentation
& Monitoring
System
Enterprise
Content
Management
System
Access
Management
System
Asset
Management
System
Business
Reporting &
Dash-boarding
CAD
Management
System
Business
Analytics
Master Data
Management
Federated
Database
Architecture
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Section 2:
Information Management: Architecture
Spatial Database
•Oracle Enterprise RDBMS + Spatial
•SDE
Extract-Transform-Load Tools
•FME + Geo-Processing
•Files, Databases, Web Services, APIs
Web Applications
•Portal for ArcGIS
•Web App Builder (Dev Edition)
Information Systems
•CAD / BIM (Projectwise)
•Documentation (Enterprise Bridge)
Public Facing Content
•ArcGIS Online
•Open Data Portal / Living Atlas
Information Management: Master Data Model
Information Management: Master Data Model
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Information Management: Data Federation
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Information Management: Data Federation
Information Management: What about BIM?
Documentation workflows:
• NEC3Contract Management (£8.3bn)
• Asset Breakdown Structure (ABS)
• Crossrail Management System (CMS)
• Document Management System
• Assurance reporting
• Materials compliance system
• Project Technical Requests
• Observation reporting
• Snagging
• Automatic pdf drawings from
ProjectWise
• Observation reporting
• Contract deliverables
• 90% of data in 3 linked databases
CAD workflows:
• CAD user tools
• CAD QC/QA
• User Management Tools
• Customised BS1192 Workflow
GIS workflows:
• Land Management
• Asset Information Models
• Asset Protection Engineering
• Integration with CAD
GIS
Mapping
(Spatial) (Relational)
Data &
Documents
3D – 5D
Models
(Object-
orientated)
Information Management: What about BIM?
Docs
Models
GIS
SHARING
Section 3:
Sharing: Rationale
• Accessibility
• Collaboration
• Integrated Delivery
• Better Decision Making
Data,Information,Knowledge
Traditional
Process
Lifecycle Information Management
Sharing: Stakeholders
Public Access (~250k)
Third Parties
(~5,000)
Internal Staff (~500)
GI Power Users
(~10)
GIS Team (4)
Sharing: Near You
Sharing: Open Data Portal
Sharing: Benefits
General Benefits
Simplicity
Interoperability
Accessibility
ROI
Tunnel Boring
Land & Property
Claim Reports
75% time saving: £90k / annum
80% time saving: £120k
5,000 hours / annum20% time saving
Sharing: Lessons Learned
• Location Matters
– Continual Evolution
– Integration
– Masters of Where
• IT / IM Strategies
– Infrastructure
– Cloud Evolution
– Security
• Data
– Interoperability
– 3D
– Handover
Sharing: Learning Legacy
• 12 Themes and Topic Areas
– Project and Programme Management
– Procurement
– Authorisations and Consents
– Land and Property
– Health and Safety
– Environment
– Engineering
– Operations
– Talent and Resources
– External Affairs
– Innovation
– Information Management and Technology
http://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.uk/
Sharing: Geocentric Railway
• Focus
– Why location matters
– Actualised benefits realisation
– Case Studies
• Participants
– Client (TfL, Crossrail 2, Network Rail, HS2)
– Contractor (Skanska, Mott Macdonald)
– GIS Practitioners
• Available Now!
– https://resource.esriuk.com/the-geo-centric-
railway/
Thank You for your time!
Questions?

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  • 1. Big Maps for a Big Project: A Crossrail Story How Crossrail uses and shares geographic information on an infrastructure project Dan Irwin GIS Manager
  • 2. • Overview – What is Crossrail? – Challenges – Where does GIS fit in? Agenda • Information Management – Architecture – Master Data Models – Data Federation • Sharing – Rationale – Benefits – Lessons Learned
  • 4. 4 120yrs Operational Lifetime 24Trains per hour in Central Section 200mlong trains 200mn Passenger Journeys / annum £15bnbudget 12Tb Total Capacity 50M GIS Features 500K Assets 3M Documents 2M Drawings / Models Overview: What is Crossrail?
  • 6. 6 Overview: Challenges - Accuracy British National Grid - not accurate enough London Survey Grid50cm
  • 8. Overview: How does GIS fit in? CDE Instrumentation & Monitoring System Enterprise Content Management System Access Management System Asset Management System Business Reporting & Dash-boarding CAD Management System Business Analytics Geographic Information System GIS Instrumentation & Monitoring System Enterprise Content Management System Access Management System Asset Management System Business Reporting & Dashboarding CAD Management System Business Analytics GIS Instrumentation & Monitoring System Enterprise Content Management System Access Management System Asset Management System Business Reporting & Dash-boarding CAD Management System Business Analytics Master Data Management Federated Database Architecture
  • 10. Information Management: Architecture Spatial Database •Oracle Enterprise RDBMS + Spatial •SDE Extract-Transform-Load Tools •FME + Geo-Processing •Files, Databases, Web Services, APIs Web Applications •Portal for ArcGIS •Web App Builder (Dev Edition) Information Systems •CAD / BIM (Projectwise) •Documentation (Enterprise Bridge) Public Facing Content •ArcGIS Online •Open Data Portal / Living Atlas
  • 15. Information Management: What about BIM? Documentation workflows: • NEC3Contract Management (£8.3bn) • Asset Breakdown Structure (ABS) • Crossrail Management System (CMS) • Document Management System • Assurance reporting • Materials compliance system • Project Technical Requests • Observation reporting • Snagging • Automatic pdf drawings from ProjectWise • Observation reporting • Contract deliverables • 90% of data in 3 linked databases CAD workflows: • CAD user tools • CAD QC/QA • User Management Tools • Customised BS1192 Workflow GIS workflows: • Land Management • Asset Information Models • Asset Protection Engineering • Integration with CAD GIS Mapping (Spatial) (Relational) Data & Documents 3D – 5D Models (Object- orientated)
  • 16. Information Management: What about BIM? Docs Models GIS
  • 18. Sharing: Rationale • Accessibility • Collaboration • Integrated Delivery • Better Decision Making Data,Information,Knowledge Traditional Process Lifecycle Information Management
  • 19. Sharing: Stakeholders Public Access (~250k) Third Parties (~5,000) Internal Staff (~500) GI Power Users (~10) GIS Team (4)
  • 20. Sharing: Near You Sharing: Open Data Portal
  • 21. Sharing: Benefits General Benefits Simplicity Interoperability Accessibility ROI Tunnel Boring Land & Property Claim Reports 75% time saving: £90k / annum 80% time saving: £120k 5,000 hours / annum20% time saving
  • 22. Sharing: Lessons Learned • Location Matters – Continual Evolution – Integration – Masters of Where • IT / IM Strategies – Infrastructure – Cloud Evolution – Security • Data – Interoperability – 3D – Handover
  • 23. Sharing: Learning Legacy • 12 Themes and Topic Areas – Project and Programme Management – Procurement – Authorisations and Consents – Land and Property – Health and Safety – Environment – Engineering – Operations – Talent and Resources – External Affairs – Innovation – Information Management and Technology http://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.uk/
  • 24. Sharing: Geocentric Railway • Focus – Why location matters – Actualised benefits realisation – Case Studies • Participants – Client (TfL, Crossrail 2, Network Rail, HS2) – Contractor (Skanska, Mott Macdonald) – GIS Practitioners • Available Now! – https://resource.esriuk.com/the-geo-centric- railway/
  • 25. Thank You for your time! Questions?