DIRT

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DIRT

• D Damage
• I Information
• R Reporting
• T Tool

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• Thank You!

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DIRTWhat is it?
DIRT is a secure, web application used for
collecting and reporting of underground damage
information.

Go to www.cga-dirt.com
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DIRT

• What Else?
• It is Voluntary
• It is available for anyone
• that registers
• It is also about NEAR MISS
• data
• Based on Figure 9-1 of Best
• Practices

Go to www.cga-dirt.com
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Best Practices

• 9-1 ALL Stakeholders Report Information
• 9-6 A Standardized Form is Adapted
• 9-11 ALL Stakeholders Complete the Same Form
• 9-14 An Organization Evaluates the Data
• 9-17 Data is Used to Improve Damage Prevention
• Efforts and Elevate Awareness

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The Beginning

• Best Practices Study in 1999
• Data Reporting Evaluation Committee established
  in Feb 2001
• Major tasks facing committee
• Design a tool to collect data
• Confidentiality and Anonymity
• Confidentiality Memo
• Security Whitepaper

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Getting Data

• DIRT v3.2 released at 2004 DPC
• Available to ALL stakeholders
• Universal Front End Loader was released
• Targets established
• 25,000 records submitted by
• 100 different companies / organizations from
• 25 different states
• Canadian version released in Jan 05

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3 Ways to Submit DataandA Way to Practice

• Individual incidents reported singularly
• on the damage report form

• Bulk data submission via the ADL
• (Automated Data Loader)

3) Universal Front End Loader
Practice at https//sandbox.damagereporting.org
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Automated Data Loader (ADL)
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Sharing the Data

• Data Access Grants released Feb 05
• Enables data submitters to grant access to their
  data to Reporting Orgs
• Reporting Orgs include One-Call Centers, Trade
  Associations, etc

This is just what the One-Call Centers have been
seeking for years. - Kathy Fournier / MISS
DIG System Inc Feb 05
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DIRT Data Access Grants
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DIRT Query Wizard
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Using the Data Query Wizard
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Using The Data

• 1st annual report released at 2005 DPC

The data will be analyzed to identify root causes
and perform trend analysis in order to focus
damage prevention education and programs where
they will have the greatest impact.
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2004 Report

• Who submitted the Data?
• 87.6 from Underground Facility Owner/Operators
• 21,688 damages reported total
• Where did the Data come from?
• 94.7 from 4 of the 7 identified Regions
• What does the Data indicate?

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Who Submitted the Data
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Where Did the Data Come FromCGAs Reporting
Regions
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Work Performed
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Excavation Equipment Used
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Root Cause Information
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The Future

• Targets for 2006
• 100,000 records submitted by
• 100 different companies / organizations from
• 40 different states
• How are we doing?
• 153 Companies registered
• Approx. 40 are waiting
• 50 Companies are active
• 42 different states
• WE NEED THE DATA

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The Future Virtual Private Dirt