The concepts of integration, complementarity and coordination are particularly important especially in the field of railway infrastructures. The requirements of the associated interventions are very technical in nature and involve multiple specialties and technologies, and the final result is only guaranteed if the various components of this interwoven puzzle are compatible and properly joined together.

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Cadastre Information System For Rail In Portugal
Written by Fernando Gil and Luís Mata
Thursday, 16 June 2011 12:18
The concepts of integration, complementarity and coordination are particularly important especially in the
field of railway infrastructures. The requirements of the associated interventions are very technical in
nature and involve multiple specialties and technologies, and the final result is only guaranteed if the
various components of this interwoven puzzle are compatible and properly joined together.
Introduction
Ferbritas SA was founded in 1976. Over more than three decades of existence has undergone many
changes arising from processes of development and growth, which contributed significantly to the technical independence of the national
railway, through the systematic and progressive development of skills in several areas of specialty. Ferbritas is currently dedicated to the
transport sector and in particular the railway (light, heavy, conventional and high speed).
It is
the
only
Fig. 1 - Central Module Overview
national company in the areas of consulting and engineering projects, which has competence in all Railway areas and specialties, which
gives particular vocation for the comprehensive management and integrated projects and undertakings of this nature and enables the
provision of services related to transport planning, feasibility studies and project detail; expropriations; quality control materials,
specialized management and supervision of construction works.
The concepts of integration, complementarity and coordination are particularly important especially in the field of railway infrastructures.
The requirements of the associated interventions are very technical in nature and involve multiple specialties and technologies, and the
final result is only guaranteed if the various components of this interwoven puzzle are compatible and properly joined together.
Rail
lifecycle
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Fig. 2 - Central Module Parcel View
Moreover, linear infrastructures such as roads, rail, energy, etc. are long lasting, and with long lifecycles. Starting at the planning stage,
these infrastructures can last for several decades, during which information is produced by multiple generations and organizations, running
the risk of not being used at present, or future, or even get lost in time, if not properly organized and maintained. The resulting information
and knowledge have high economic value and significance for organizations, making it vital to preserve.
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Fig. 3 - FBSIC Main Modules
Although the immediate reason for the development of this information system stems from the need to provide a complete answer to the
dynamic control of the registration and real estate status of the national rail infrastructure, the results obtained are of relevance to
individuals, companies and public administration.
Land asset management is a cross cutting societal topic which is the basis for many economic and control activities. This results as very
important since the opportunity and return on investment on, for instances, ownership transfers, land use and taxation cannot be based on
inadequate or wrong information.
For these reasons, from the beginning, the Cadastre Information System (FBSIC) was designed to meet the needs of the rail sector and
beyond. It also is applicable to the activities of entities or organizations to which it is important to ensure the dynamic control of cadastral
and real estate property. The terrain, the cadastral and real estate control.
Processes
The processes of mobilization of land for infrastructures of public and private domain are developed according to proper legal frameworks
and systematically confronted with the impoverished national situation as regards the cadastral identification and regularization, which
leads to big inefficiencies, sometimes with very negative impact to the overall effectiveness.
Fig. 4 - Public Domain Management Module (Initial Page)
The process started with collecting and processing information from the “foundations” and continues building up the collection of valuable
information that the company already has that got; seeking its immediate availability to the customer and all specialties of internal needs
and also permits its use for other purposes such as asset appreciation. Adopt a geographic information technology and develop the required
software, properly integrated with other information subsystems of the organization, focused on the production and business management.
First we proceed to update the design of the technical and business processes, then the objectives were detailed and the technological
platform selected, which were the preconditions to start the project. From this point, the implementation process followed a standard
design with the establishment of requirements, functional analysis, application design and related developments.
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Tools for rail integration
Application Server: Database Server: Desktop ArcGIS:
○ Hardware: ○ Hardware: ○ ArcInfo and ArcEditor 10;
■VM (VMware) with 8GB of RAM ■VM (VMware) with 8GB of RAM; ○ ArcView 10 (single use),
○ Operating System: ○ Operating System: ○ Spatial Analyst 10 competitor,
■Windows Server 2008 R2 Std x64, ■Windows Server 2008 ○ 3D Analyst 10,
IIS 7.5 (compatible 6) ; R2 STD x64; ○ Network Analyst 10;
○ GIS: ○ Database: ○ ArcGIS Data Interoperability 10;
■ArcGIS Server 10 Enterprise ■SQL Server Enterprise 2008 ○ ArcGIS Publisher;
Standard x64 SP1; ○ ArcPad 10.
(ArcSDE 10); ○ FBSIC Applications: ● ArcGIS Server 10:
■ArcGIS Image Server 10. ■Geographic Migration Module: ○ ArcGIS Server 10 Enterprise
○ Web Application: ArcGIS Extensions (ArcObjects); Standard;
■Developed in C # ■Field Module: Windows Forms; ○ ArcGIS Image Server 10.
(Web Application Developer ■Information Processing Module:
Framework for the Microsoft. NET Windows Forms;
Framework -. NET Web ADF ) ■Central Module: Adobe Flex;
/ JavaScript, ■BackOffice Module: Site Aspx;
MS Visual Studio 2008, ■Approval Module: Adobe Flex;
framework v4 ■Public Domain Management
Module: Adobe Flex
Project implementation
Initially a prototype was developed to support better decisions on the system to implement. In the next stage, we proceed with the
implementation of the Cadastre Information System (FBSIC). The project team was designed to adequately cover the needs of business
and is therefore composed of elements from the functional units that have the "know-how” of the business, coordinated by the GIS team
and supported by an information systems team, with the direct involvement of the first level of management. Another condition, that is
also essential to promoting the integration of internal and external resources, is performing the work at the premises of Ferbritas.
Fig. 5 - Public Domain Management Module (Querying a Land Parcel)
Cadastre Information System (FBSIC) is a first step of a business strategy that has multiple purposes, particularly related to increased
value for customers and for the reference shareholder, with the efficiency of services, information integrity, the generation and the
"democratization" of knowledge in a timeless framework.
The SIC is used permanently for three areas of business and has allowed to formulate new innovative services, and respond to the needs
expressed by clients. They are metrics established that have confirmed the efficiency gains and significant rigor established in pilot
projects developed in the testing phase and will be confirmed after the entry into production at cruising speed.
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Benefits of the project
The FBSIC is supported by a scalable architecture, standards-based information technology and communication, and interoperability,
ensuring a high sustainability of long-term application. Allows viewing and editing of geographic and alphanumeric information of
expropriation projects. Has a modular character, comprising:
● Data Migration Module (geographic and alphanumeric), with some features for element
validation;
● Field Module (supporting the activities of gathering information);
● Information Processing Module (import and validation of field data);
● Central Module (which provides tools that enable: load and edit information on a
geographical, alphanumeric and document basis, monitor the quality of the project phases
and their transitions (workflow); print maps and formal documents, among other features);
● Backoffice Module to support the system administrator;
● Approval Module (enables to perform a cycle of approval of the design data before sending to
DUP);
● Public Domain Management Module (enables to perform the management cycle of land
parcels till their acquisition by the national authorities);
The benefits are evident at the level of operational efficiency, with including tools that enable process integration and standardization of
procedures, facilitate analysis and quality control and maximize performance in the acquisition, maintenance and management of
registration information and expropriation (expropriation projects). The implemented system achieves levels of robustness,
comprehensiveness, openness, scalability and reliability suitable for a structural platform.
Results
FBSIC tools, in conjunction with other applications for Registration and Expropriation Projects, allow managing the entire life-cycle of
projects of expropriation and cadastre, including support to field activities with the integration of information collected in the field, the
development of multi-criteria analysis information and monitoring of projects in the exploration stage.
The integrative nature of the architecture allows Ferbritas fit current needs, providing the possibility of scaling the platform to meet future
services. The application has increased the rigor and productivity of the cadastre and expropriation process, and represents to the company
a solution to information management of Cadastre and Expropriation Projects, including all other additional background information.
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Fernando Gil and Luís Mata - Ferbritas, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal
e-mail: fgil@ferbritas.pt
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