NSPM can leverage your agency data to provide the most comprehensive management tools available. Use the power of Geographic Information to decide how and when to spend. Below is a combined cost vs. savings chart from a set of GIS centric repair projects for a municipal wastewater system.

In the example above, NSPM developed and used the agency's GIS to outline a very specific set of infrastructure repairs that focused on the most critical areas in their utility system. Formerly unknown to the agency, NSPM identified a huge opportunity for savings. In the end, for spending $22,150.50 on critical repairs in 2004/2005, by the end of 2008, the agency saved $459,489.50 in utility treatment costs. By the dollar, for every $1 they invested, they saved $20.74.

NSPM can build and deploy a GIS centric Capital Improvement Planning Database (CIP) that allows for a systematic evaluation of all potential projects at the same time, on a single screen. A CIP database provides the ability to stabilize debt and consolidate projects to reduce borrowing costs. In addition, a CIP database serves as a public relations and economic development tool.

A CIP database typically includes the following information:

A listing of the capital projects or equipment to be purchased, projects ranked in order of preference, a financing plan, timetable, alternative method classifications, and a project justification.

For a public agency, failure to comply with regulatory guidelines can result in swift punitive action, often in the millions of dollars. NSPM can build a GIS that can manage the massive amount of data that must be collected in the field. NSPM can outline your maintenance procedures, create paperless collection methods and limit your liability.