INOVA GIS Platform represents centralized Enterprise GIS (Geographical Information System) that enables seamless data access for any number of different departments within business organization and beyond. Data can be accessed for viewing, analyzing, editing, etc. Apart from that, data can be presented to wider audience with the possibility to control what type of data and to what extent it will be presented.

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INOVA GIS Platform
Keep documentation in one place and up to date
Generate schemas and analyze network with one click
Search your networks using different standard (third party) tools
(web browser, google earth and mobile devices)
TeleCAD-GIS&
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INOVA GIS Platform
Contents
INOVA GIS Platform....................................................................................................................3
What is INOVA GIS Platform?.................................................................................................3
Whom is it for? .......................................................................................................................3
Some of our customers are:................................................................................................3
Benefits...................................................................................................................................3
Platform Architecture.............................................................................................................4
1. Database.............................................................................................................................4
2. Middle tier (INOVA GIS Server (IGS))..................................................................................5
Scalability ............................................................................................................................5
Long Transactions ...............................................................................................................5
Versioning, Object Locking..................................................................................................6
Project work flow................................................................................................................6
Offline file project synchronization ....................................................................................7
User Access rights ...............................................................................................................7
Middle tire application logic ...............................................................................................7
WMS/WFS MAP Server.......................................................................................................7
Service-oriented architecture (SOA)...................................................................................7
Linq2SQL custom data model .............................................................................................7
3. Presentation, planning and editing (Client) tier.................................................................9
TeleCAD-GIS ........................................................................................................................9
TCG Map-Optics ..................................................................................................................9
IPLAN Map.........................................................................................................................10
GIS portal...........................................................................................................................10
Viewing content using third party software (Google Earth).............................................11
Viewing and editing using mobile devices........................................................................11

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INOVA GIS Platform
What is INOVA GIS Platform?
It’s a centralized Enterprise GIS (Geographical Information System) that enables seamless
data access for any number of different departments within business organization and
beyond.
Data can be accessed for viewing, analyzing, editing… Apart from that, data can be
presented to wider audience with the possibility to control: what type of data and to what
extent it will be presented.
Thanks to the IGS (INOVA GIS Server), platform enables virtually unlimited number of
concurrent users.
The platform is scalable so it can be adjusted to meet the needs of companies that vary in
sizes. This makes it affordable for companies ranging from small to very large. It also allows
gradual expansion of the system over a period of time.
It is open in its nature and as such can be easily integrated with other OSS/BSS
(operation/business support systems).
Whom is it for?
INOVA GIS Platform is made having specifically in mind telecommunications companies that
among their assets have networks of: fiber optic cables, copper cables, coaxial cables and
conduits.
Some of our customers are:
Telekom Srbija, m:tel (Telekom Srpske), Telenor…
Benefits
Any company that utilizes OSP/ISP (cables, conduits, manholes, distribution frames etc.) will
benefit from INOVA GIS Platform because it enables entire network to be documented in
one place. This is, no doubt, much better solution than having documentation scattered
around in different files or even paper documentation, not to mention that analyzing or
updating changes in such documentation is a daunting task.
On the other hand, when you have centralized Enterprise GIS, these actions are not just
faster and easier but they are absolutely accurate. There is no danger that you have missed
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documentation and reports are generated from that single source. Also, various analyses can
be made over the up-to-date database.
Platform Architecture
Three tier architecture design pattern was applied for INOVA TCG Platform making it a
modular software package with clearly defined:
1. Data tier
2. Middle (Server) tier
3. Presentation and editing (Client) tier
1. Database
Platform is implemented with Oracle 11G Standard Edition.
No additional spatial cartridge is required!
Spatial capabilities are achieved through the use of INOVA GIS Server (IGS).
IGS is described further in text.
Data is stored in Oracle tables making it visible to various third party tools such as Crystal
Reports, ESRI ArcView…

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2. Middle tier (INOVA GIS Server (IGS))
IGS is designed as a cluster of application servers coordinated by load balancing server. All
communication between clients and database goes through IGS.
Features:
Scalability
APP servers can be deployed into a cluster configuration, thus providing scalability by
adding more processors or more memory to cluster units and/or by adding more units to
a cluster configuration. This way it is possible to add required number of application
servers to meet the needs in case of increased demand. Scaling, as well as server update,
is performed live without any interruption to the system, thus reducing the downtime to
a zero.
Redundancy
Full time server availability is of paramount importance. IGS components can be
configured to provide server redundancy in order to insure safe failover in case of failure
caused by power shortage, natural disaster, fire... The downtime is reduced to a zero.
Long Transactions
Communication between a client user and the database is conducted over a long
transaction. A long transaction is a transaction that includes many database (short)
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case of editing geographical data by multiple concurrent editors because locking
mechanisms of short transactions (that ensure data consistency) would prevent other
users from simultaneously accessing the data that is edited by another user until such
user completes the task. Since editing of geographical data can take up quite some time
it would significantly restrict other users from accessing the data. On the other hand,
long transactions allow the access to multiple simultaneous users to a same area without
locking while potential conflicts are handled by other means (see the next passage).
Versioning
Since long transactions avoid locks in the database, another method has to be in place in
order to detect and resolve potential conflicts between multiple concurrent client users
and to insure data consistency. This is achieved by implementing versioning and
optimistic concurrency control method.
Besides its main goal, versioning also enables engineers and technicians to create
different design options (versions) and test them against the database before selecting
the final design. Number of versions is not limited. Once the final design is chosen all
others designs (versions) are dropped.
Object Locking
Telecommunications infrastructure objects within GIS database can be locked in order to
prevent users from editing them. Furthermore, locking can be imposed from other
systems. This is especially important in case of integration with other systems because
those systems can prevent changes or removal of the objects that they themselves
depend on, thus ensuring the data consistency across the systems.
Project work flow
Another example of versioning implementation, this time with the goal to achieve the
project workflow:
An engineer or a technician (appointed with user rights to edit) creates a project,
downloads required telecommunications network elements and edits them. Upon
completion of the work he sends the data for audit. Data is sent to the database (version
is created) but they are only visible to the person appointed with user rights to audit. He
can either finally accept the project (commit) at which point the changes become visible
to all other users or he can choose to return the project for further editing. This sending
of project back and forth between the editor and the auditor goes on (effectively
creating version of a version of a version...) until the auditor is satisfied with the results
of editor's work. (Note: single user can play both roles. See: User Access rights).
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Offline file project synchronization
IGS enables work in offline mode (another benefit from long transactions). This means
that user can download objects from database than edit them without being connected
to the database. After completion of work user once again connects to the database and
sends in the changes. At this point IGS detects and resolves all conflicts, if they occur,
making sure that the integrity of the database is maintained.
User Access rights
As previously said, users from various departments can access database. These users can
be assigned with different access rights based on:
1. Territory,
2. Type of infrastructure (optics, conduit, route),
3. Type of job (add new, edit existing, delete existing)
4. Type of project (new design, as-built…),
5. Role (edit, audit, admin)
Various combinations are possible.
Middle tire application logic
All application (business) logic is positioned on IGS. This has several advantages. For
example: any change (update) in business logic will immediately affect all client users
regardless of their own update status.
Also, this way IGS is in effect turned into a gate keeper who insures that all data that
goes into database is absolutely correct. Rollback is enabled. If there are any errors
during the process of sending data to database everything goes back to the state it was
in before sending. Message with errors is displayed to user. After resolving errors user
can one again send data to database.
WMS/WFS MAP Server
Data is presented in standard form making it available to third party applications.
INOVA GIS platform can be integrated with any internet mapping server that supports
OGC WMS and WFS standards.
Service-oriented architecture (SOA)
IGS is service oriented
Linq2SQL custom data model
Data model is easily extendable
Cluster architecture has made number of concurrent client users that connect to database
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This is true for users that are viewing database as well as for those who are editing it.
For Telecommunication Company this means that there are no limits in amount of workforce
that can be engaged on database editing while others are viewing that same database.
Limitation is only in number of purchased licenses.

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3. Presentation, planning and editing (Client) tier
Data (infrastructure) stored in the GIS database can be accessed in many different ways.
What tools shall be used depends on the type of user (engeenier, manager...) as well as on
their intention (editing, viewing, presenting, analysing...). Tools can be:
1. TeleCAD-GIS (designing, editing, maintaining, viewing)
2. TCG Map Optics - Custom WEB and Desktop Client User control
3. IPAN Map – web application for planning and analysis
4. Viewing content using Web Browser (data is presented through GIS Portal)
5. Viewing content using third party software (Google Earth)
6. Viewing content using mobile devices
TeleCAD-GIS
TeleCAD-GIS is the main and most comprehensive tool for working with the
telecommunications infrastructure, generating reports and documentation etc. It comes as a
standalone product or as a part of INOVA GIS Platform. TeleCAD-GIS is what clients (mostly
engineers) see while they work with the telecommunications infrastructure including
working with GIS database (find more details in the “TeleCAD-GIS.pdf” document).
TCG Map-Optics
It is a component of TeleCAD-GIS. Nevertheless it is also available as a standalone
application. It is a tool intended for direct viewing, analyzing and downloading of data stored
in GIS database. It has similar functions when used as a standalone application as it does
when used within TeleCAD-GIS.
TCG MAP-Optics is primarily intended for engineers that analyze GIS database existing state
(as-built). This component gives easy to understand view of the GIS infrastructure, enables
better understanding and speeds up decision making process.
It has the Map view and the Schematic Diagram view.
Map view enables fast and easy navigation and spatial awareness while schematic view
enables viewing of selected infrastructure accompanied by a powerful set of analytic tools.
Map and schematic view are dynamically linked meaning that at any given point we can
locate object on the Map by selecting it on the Schema and vice versa. Map component can
be integrated with popular Internet mapping services (OpenStreet, Google Maps, Bing…)
which can be used as an underlying base maps. Other base maps of different type provided
by purchaser can also be used.
Basic functionalities of TCG MAP-Optics are:
 Ability to choose between different views: (actual view - depicting the true
geolocation of all elements; resolve overlapping mode (automatically generated) –
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 Overview of splicing fiber names and general data quality
 Detailed splicing view within node elements
 Automatic generation of complex schemas (three different algorithms plus ability to
manually organize schemas; saving schemas as an external file (convenient for
collaboration between users))
 Filtering by various criteria (all the way down to the single fiber)
 Tracing the available path (on a fiber level) between two or more arbitrary locations.
 Direct access to OTDR trace option (ability to geolocate object or event and present it
on a Map accompanied with exact GPS coordinates).
IPLAN Map
It is interactive web application that supports planning and analysis of telecommunications
infrastructure capacity. Spatial analysis enables you to identify and quantify implications and
influence of your decisions. IPLAN Map can be accessed with any standard web browser (no
need for any additional plugins). Whenever you look at the map, you start to turn the image
into information, you evaluate and make decisions. However, more often than not, it is not
that obvious which solution is the best just by looking at the map. There can be
overwhelming quantity of displayed data. Data Analysis Tools enable you to perceive data
quantitatively as well as their relations, showing them on the map, in the tables and various
graphs. Based on these tools, decision you reach has more quality than the one based solely
on observing the map itself.
GIS portal
GIS portal can be accessed with any web browser (no need for any additional plugins). It is
used for viewing data stored in GIS database. This is very valuable to people without
required technical knowledge that is otherwise needed to operate tools such as TeleCAD-
GIS. It is possible to control what type of information will be presented. Information can be
presented internally within a company or publicly over the internet.
Engineers get a quick overview of existing infrastructure throughout the web, workers in the
sale get a quick overview of all the nearest available capacity and management gets a set of
reports implemented through thematic maps.
GIS Portal can be integrated with popular Internet services for maps (Google, Bing, Open
Street ...) which can be used as base maps to view GIS content.
GIS Portal allows searching of all elements of the infrastructure (distribution frames, optical
interconnections, leased cables, etc.) according to different criteria and their position on the
map.
It allows import of additional maps and GIS layers: an administrative division (municipality,
populated areas ...), infrastructure from other domains (water supply network, power
network, gas ...), cadastral maps, etc.
It contains a set of predefined tabular reports as well as reports in the form of thematic
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Viewing content using third party software (Google Earth)
GIS data can be published as a KML stream. This makes it possible to view data using Google
Earth application.
All of the objects from the GIS database are presented as defined within Internet map
server. There is no need for additional activities in the form of exporting or the preparation
of objects. The data is distributed in the real time to the Google Earth clients in the KML
format. Conversion between different coordinate systems is performed automatically by
INOVA GIS Server (IGS).
Google Earth application enables remarkable presentation of the infrastructure overlying the
3D terrain. Access to the basic group of the description data is supported.
Viewing and editing using mobile devices
GIS database can be viewed on mobile devices using any standard web browser.
Also, object model is provided for Trimble GPS devices. This way, field workers can assign a
telecommunications infrastructure objects (defined in the model) to a surveyed location or
path during the field survey process itself. This way surveyed paths instantly become cables,
conduits etc. and locations become splice points, ODFs, telephone poles, Manholes etc.
Right there on the field, in an offline mode, infrastructure can be observed, properties can
be edited and new objects can be added.
Process is completed upon the return from the field to the office by exporting surveyed data
to TeleCAD-GIS. TeleCAD-GIS is then used to analyze data, fill in additional information (e.g.
splicing) and update the GIS database.