Positive Train Control Investment | Rail Asset Management

Get the most from your rail PTC investment

Railroad professionals can leverage internal data to create a system of record for derivative networks and databases, maximizing their investment in PTC. This PTC data acts as a reliable source of truth, ensuring the accuracy and security of data and assets. GIS technology facilitates seamless integration of business systems with the PTC database, expanding data utilization without compromising existing functionality, capabilities, and expertise.

Expand data accuracy
Generate derivative networks
Support locomotive tracking

Expand data accuracy

By using GIS technology as the system of record for the location of all physical assets, railroads can minimize uncertainty in asset counts and their spatial attribution. This includes attributes like city, state, and subdivision. Under the PTC accuracy regulations, these spatial attributes can be maintained in a single source of record. Any updates made to the system of record automatically update all connected databases, eliminating the need for duplicate editing.

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Generate derivative networks

Railroads often require multiple derivatives to support their various business systems, despite having only one representation of the physical rail network. By utilizing the base network and identifying key elements like switches, mileposts, and division boundaries, derivative datasets such as the route network and linear referencing system (LRS) can be automatically generated when changes are made to the base network.

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Support locomotive tracking

Real-time tools enable the tracking and recording of vehicles' and locomotives' movements, providing the ability to analyze historical movements. This analysis can help identify track shifts, new construction, access to new customers, or movement onto foreign roads. It also ensures compliance with construction notification workflows or PTC change management procedures.

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Products that leverage rail PTC investments

ArcGIS Velocity

Process, visualize, and analyze real-time data feeds; store them as big data; and perform fast queries and analysis. Leverage this software for operational decisions such as remote asset monitoring, predictive maintenance, and process optimization.

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ArcGIS GeoEvent Server

Whether the goal is to track moving assets or monitor stationary sensors, ArcGIS GeoEvent Server helps tap into, analyze, and display real-time data. Define filters that focus on data and events that matter most to you to boost your monitoring and response rate.

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ArcGIS Developers

Bring the power of maps, location technology, and tools to your applications with ArcGIS.

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Rail PTC Investments

Get the most from your rail PTC investment

Expand data accuracy

Generate derivative networks

Support locomotive tracking

Products that leverage rail PTC investments

ArcGIS Velocity

ArcGIS GeoEvent Server

ArcGIS Developers

Rail business areas

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