Every day, Geomatikk works to protect Sweden's critical infrastructure in electricity, fiber, water and district heating. With over 200,000 cases annually, a digital ecosystem is required that provides uniform, traceable and always up-to-date information. A central building block in this is reliable background maps from Metria Maps.
"The pipeline owners' own data is our most important basis for avoiding damage. But without accurate and up-to-date background maps, it is impossible to understand where the infrastructure is located in relation to the surroundings," says Emil Wigren, GIS Expert at Geomatikk.
Every day, excavations are carried out across the country. Every day there is the risk of damaging electricity, fiber or water pipes. A single excavation can cause major consequences for societal functions, businesses and critical services.
Geomatik's mission is to prevent this damage. With a local presence across the country, efficient management and thousands of cases every day, they work towards a clear goal:
To ensure a disruption-free and secure infrastructure.
To protect infrastructure in a quality-assured way, Geomatikk has developed a coherent digital ecosystem for the entire process from order to finished documentation. All users - requesters, customer service, field technicians and network owners - work in different applications but against the same real-time data.
"Maps are used at every stage of the process - by customer service, planners, field technicians, network owners and the excavator. Everyone needs to see the same view and the same information to prevent damage to infrastructure."
Aprerequisite for this is that everyone has access to accurate pipeline information from the network owners and up-to-date background maps showing where the work will take place. This is where Metria Maps plays a crucial role.
Metria Maps - stable, up-to-date and consistent
Since 2019, Geomatikk has been using Metria Maps as a supplier of background maps throughout its operations. The choice is based on the need for quality-assured and reliable geodata that works at every stage and for every role.
"Metria Maps provides us with continuously updated and reliable background maps and a uniform map view throughout the chain. When everyone sees the same map - from administrators to field technicians and network owners - we can assess risks faster and protect our customers' infrastructure effectively," says Emil.
The background maps are used in hundreds of thousands ofcases every year and demand continues to grow as more projects are implemented and more users work in our systems.
Society's dependency on robust electricity, reliable fiber and functioning water supply has never been greater. Digitization, grid conversion and more simultaneous earthworks are increasing the complexity - and thus the consequences of each error. Working from the same, up-to-date map base is therefore not just a question of quality, but of societal resilience: preventing disruptions, protecting critical services and maintaining everyday functions as pressure on infrastructure increases.
"As earthworks increase and networks are digitized, we see a growing need for more detailed background maps. Users are increasingly demanding orthophotos, property boundaries and other map layers that make planning and decision-making easier and more accurate."
About Metria and the Metria Maps service
Metria is a Swedish company that offers digital solutions and services in GIS, remote sensing, geodata and real estate information. Metria Maps is a map service that provides quality-assured and continuously updated background maps, such as orthophotos and property boundaries, for businesses with high demands on reliable geodata.