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Organization

Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA)

Vertical Market

Geospatial – Government

Project Objectives
  • Provide easy access to diverse forms of engineering documentation
  • Use Bentley GIS systems in concert with Oracle® Spatial to support engineering workflows
  • Simplify and automate systems so that there are fewer re-works and errors
  • Work with and manage subcontractors more cost-effectively

Fast Facts
  • GTAA operates Toronto’s Pearson International Airport handling 29.9m passengers in 2005
  • Pearson International Airport has over 1,200 departures and arrivals every day
  • The GTAA Technical Data Center team is responsible for data creation and the maintenance of building and site information
  • The GTAA’s GIS system is based on Bentley geospatial products linked to Oracle® Spatial as the primary data store
  • Customized mobile solutions based on Bentley’s XFM technology ensure that data are kept up to date through regular field audits
  • ProjectWise delivers enterprise-wide access to complex project data

Bentley Products Used

Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is Canada’s busiest airport, handling 29.9 million passengers in 2005. Established in 1939, Pearson Airport currently handles more than 1,200 arrivals and departures every day - or more than 383,000 aircraft movements last year. By the year 2020, the number of travelers passing through the airport’s gates is expected to reach 50 million.

Pearson International Airport is the first airport in North America to receive certification to the ISO 14001 international environmental standard. Among their many recent undertakings is the design and construction of Terminal One’s new Pier F and a revitalized and expanded Terminal 3. When the GTAA took over responsibility for the operation of Pearson International Airport from Transport Canada in 1996, it took on major challenges. To maximize efficiency and to minimize cost, a bold plan was developed to phase the construction of a revitalized airport the size of a small city.

The GTAA Technical Data Center (TDC), who have responsibility for maintaining site information for Pearson Airport, has recently chosen Oracle Spatial as their primary spatial data store. They also utilize Bentley’s ProjectWise, spatially enabled with Bentley Geospatial Management, and the ProjectWise Connector for Oracle to complete the data editing and data maintenance workflows. By leveraging the disconnected edit
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