construction...
e-mail us and we'll put it in here...
"Scouting access and pipeline routes can be done both on
(digital) paper and in the field using the same map system ...
and I can send it to the environment consultant in a couple of
key strokes." (PatchMap PC & SD working together)
"I can almost bid the job just with PatchMap ... and
getting the crew there is as easy as it gets." (PatchMap
PC)
"We're using PatchMap in every truck as well as in the
office ... finally, a map that we can look at wherever we
are... helps organise everything!" (PatchMap PC & SD)
"The Map and turn x turn printouts gives both us and our
drivers confidence that we'll arrive on time" (PatchMap PC)
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truckers...
"I enjoy my coffee in the morning... that says it all."
(PatchMap SD)
"I haven't backed my B-Train up once since I bought the
PatchMap card; it used to be a weekly occurrence."
(PatchMap SD)
"I'm all over the north here; never know where I'll be sent
next. It's a real load off of my mind that I will get to the
right location every time, even if I've been given the
bottomhole LSD ... used (the other guys stuff) and was
directed to the wrong side of the river too many times... if
it even could calculate a route." (PatchMap SD)
"I was heading home in a blizzard; couldn't see past the
hood sometimes... with the PatchMap GPS on the windshield, set
to 'most detail', I could see all the up coming turns... keep
up the great work" (PatchMap SD)
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oversize route studies...
"Sure made the maps easier to make and everyone can
actually understand them now." (PatchMap PC on laptop)
"We use the laptop version and can both create a tentative
route based on our own knowledge and check it out on the
ground ... with bridge info; even the pictures, attached to
the map.... a big step forward." (PatchMap PC)
"The office (Calgary) should have this so they can talk
intelligently to the clients." (PatchMap PC)
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production...
"Printing maps and directions for service companies is now
a few seconds of work... and they always get there."
(PatchMap PC)
"We had SkyBase do us up a specialty package that allows
our staff to see all our locations as we drive around so if we
have a few moments we can stop in ... we don't miss anything
that way." (PatchMap SD) "We contract operate all over
the country and this (PatchMap) even allows us to bid the
job... or see what the client isn't telling us." (PatchMap PC) |
services...
"If the directions are starting to annoy me I just ask for
the LSD." (PatchMap SD)
"If I could even count the times that our directions left
me in the wrong place ..." (PatchMap SD)
"There is no way I leave town without my GPS and PatchMap
card." (PatchMap SD)
"We only use it in the sup(ervisior)'s truck but we're
always travelling together anyway." (PatchMap SD) "With
AgMap in my Garmin, crop inspecting is an enjoyable job;
without AgMap, I'd find something else to do" (AgMap SD) |
gov't agencies...
"... we're not allowed to say how much this helps us get
around ..." (PatchMap SD)
"This is better than we have ... but we don't have a budget
to rig everyone up." (PatchMap PC)
"When we're tasked to get somewhere it sure helps knowing
where that is; before you leave ... you're not writing this
down are you?" (PatchMap PC & SD)
"Knowing where you are in the Township system even in
the middle of a large opening with no landmarks has made my
life much easier" (PatchMap SD) |
environment...
"Definately a helpful tool ... can you make it do ..."
A: No, it's not quite GIS (PatchMap SD)
"We can talk intelligently about the location .. you know,
proximity to river etc, on the very first call ... it can even
help trigger memories of the site after you locate it on the
map ... it's an old guy thing ..." (PatchMap PC) |
emergency...
"If I'm in the back with my finger on a bleeder, anybody
could be driving. I want to know that we are going to get to
there (hospital)." (PatchMap SD)
"Since we started using this system, there's a lot less
quiet panic in the operation ... since we're being paid to
inspire confidence, that's definately a good thing."
(PatchMap PC & SD)
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utilities...
"SkyBase rigged us up with our own hybrid product ... we
gave the Garmin to the green guy and told him to lead us to
the AGM and he drove straight to where we had to quad in; he'd
never been within a hundred miles of the spot before."
(leveraging AddMyMap)
"Even office staff can find any riser we own."
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pipeliners...
"We haven't lost a welder since we started printing maps
with the PatchMap system on our laptops." (PatchMap PC on
laptop)
"We almost got stung on a pipeline bid that PatchMap
allowed us to see the hidden costs of ... ya, we should have
looked it over on the ground better." (PatchMap PC & SD) |
helicopter...
"Knowing where you are at all times gives you instant
credibility ... and being able to identify to a client the
lease ownership or if it's directionally drilled makes you
appear that you even know the country... LOL"
"Now we can actually call in to SRD where we really are,
without breaking a sweat"
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security...
"From bidding a job to vehicle navigation, you'd be a fool
not to use this stuff (PatchMap)."
"Knowing all the possible places that a culprit can escape
to simplifies our logistics ... knowledge is key to making the
right decisions in a pinch."
"No more; where's that and how do I get there?" |
logging...
"Nifty stuff ... we change the landscape enough that
sometimes I need PatchMap to get back home!" (PatchMap
SD)
"They (SkyBase) built us a special map that layered on top
of PatchMap so that we could both find and see the cutblocks
from the air ... saved a couple days of helicopter time."
(PatchMap SD w/AddMyMap) |
seismic...
"AddMyMap (SkyBase software) is the next generation of
field efficiency that we knew we needed but didn't know how to
do ... it simply makes us money." (AddMyMap)
"Now I can do an initial scout from the air and see the
entire program (pre-plot) below me... almost no more
surprises." (AddMyMap) |
safety systems...
"This new road hazard thing looks like a great idea; count
me in." (PatchMap SD)
"I could have used the 'blind corner before the narrow
bridge' wake-up call more than once." (PatchMap SD)
"Having COSSD advertisers (available right in the GPS) is
something we should consider leveraging ourselves."
(PatchMap SD)
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guys who don't like us...
"too expensive" ... A: If we don't hear this once
in a while, we know that we aren't priced right.
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hunters...
"Knowing where the WMU boundaries are makes this map
invaluable ... never want to see those 'postage stamp' maps
again" (BushMap SD)
"Excellent system... won't go to the bush without it."
(BushMap SD)
"Sure beats Topo Canada." (BushMap SD & PC)
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weekend warriors...
"The best way to navigate in unknown areas; never have to
worry about getting lost and can plan my trips before I go on
the PC." (BushMap)
"The neat part is, we can get our trails added to the map
just by e-mailing them to SkyBase... right from the same
program as we download to and if we send enough tracks,
they'll give us a discount on future updates... who else does
that? Keep up the good work!"
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publications...
Pipeline News -
Sask
Petroleum Monthly - Excerpt
'How
to videos'
780-814-2130
1-87PATCHMAP
(1.877.282.4627)
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