Production Line Tool Set (PLTS) for ArcGIS

PLTS for ArcGIS is a collection of software applications built on top of ArcGIS for high-volume database production, maintenance, quality control, cartographic product generation, and work flow management.

The ESRI Services Production Group, which is ISO 9001:2000 certified, develops PLTS on actual production projects. The tools have evolved into simple, easy-to-use, menu-driven components that form a highly integrated system that enables geospatial data production. The database-centric approach enables the creation, maintenance, and output of reliable, cost-effective digital data and cartographic products.

Why Use PLTS for ArcGIS?

• Feature-driven validation and symbolization
• Single-click editing
• Feature extraction from monoscopic and stereo image sources (requires a stereo viewer)
• Data collection from digital sources and hard-copy maps
• Batch and visual quality assurance (QA)/quality control (QC)
• Customizable map series
• Cartographic map product generation

PLTS for ArcGIS can be used by many organizations to turn standard, static products into a single enterprisewide database that allows them to serve any number of digital and hard-copy cartographic products. These organizations include

• Cadastral/Parcel
• Census
• Defense
• Forestry/Natural Resources
• National Spatial Data Infrastructure
• Nautical
• Topographic

The fundamental architecture of PLTS for ArcGIS provides users the ability to implement their own business rules in data modeling, attribution, validation, and output with PLTS Foundation.

Industry specific business rules and data models have been built on top of PLTS Foundation to make up each of the PLTS solutions. These commercial off-the-shelf solutions enable organizations to efficiently produce geospatial data while adhering to industry specific production requirements.