Larimer County Improves Processes and Data with Rizing GIS Tools
Larimer County is in Northern Colorado and includes the northern Front Range mountains. It sits at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains, shares borders with Wyoming, and includes Rocky Mountain National Park and the cities of Ft. Collins and Loveland.
The county experienced significant population growth over the past few decades, more than doubling its population in 50 years. It’s now home to approximately 359K people. The county employs 1930 employees, including a team of transportation specialists who maintain 374 miles of paved roads and 555 miles of non-paved roads.
Challenge
Larimer County was facing significant challenges with its 20-year-old roadway asset management system. The system:
- Wasn’t specifically designed for Roads and Highways, increasing the complexity and difficulty for users to maintain R&H layers
- Relied on a single system administrator
- Suffered from a asset data maintenance process
- Didn’t receive strong vendor support as legacy software
- Relied on outdated hardware and software platforms
- Couldn’t meet evolving departmental needs
- Required manual generation of regulatory reports
These challenges hindered the county’s ability to manage its roadway assets and meet federal reporting requirements.
Project Overview
To address these challenges, Larimer County initiated the implementation of a new GIS-based roadway asset management system. Rizing led the implementation of ArcGIS Enterprise, using Esri’s Roads & Highways (R&H) extension to manage Larimer County’s road network.
In addition to the Esri product implementation, Rizing:
- Migrated roadway asset data from Larimer’s legacy Exor system to the new Esri environment
- Implemented Rizing’s Productivity Tools to enhance data validation and roadway compliance reporting
- Provided training and documentation for staff
“Rizing was great – they were knowledgeable, helpful, and proactive.”
– Sabrina Santos, Senior Project Manager at Larimer County
Chosen Solution
Larimer County selected:
- Esri ArcGIS Enterprise software with the Roads & Highways extension
- Esri Field Maps
- Rizing Productivity Tools, including Segment Analyzer, Validation Assistant, Report Engine, Job Execution Manager, and Intersection Manager
Why Rizing?
Larimer County chose Rizing as an implementation partner due to our:
- Extensive experience with Roads & Highways implementations for Departments of Transportation
- Proprietary productivity tools that augment Esri software functionality
- Strong reputation for delivering high-quality project deliverables
- Ability to provide industry-leading practices and optimized data modeling strategies
- Proven ability to create detailed documentation and effective training materials
End Result
Our work with Larimer County:
- Streamlined processes by implementing the R&H system in ArcGIS Pro with 34 events and eight related tables, reducing the maintenance burden for GIS editors
- Improved data quality by normalizing data to reduce redundant information and improve data integrity through validation tools and data governance processes
- Created efficient, automated reporting using Rizing’s Productivity Tools to support federal compliance and financial reporting, improving efficiency and accuracy
- Enriched training and documentation equipped Larimer County staff with the knowledge to manage the new system and bring new hires up to speed quickly
- Automated solutions for data validation and intersection data management enhanced data governance and safety objectives
“I would work with Rizing again to implement a R&H based system for assets.”
– Brian Fraaken, Senior Civil Engineer at Larimer County
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