3-GIS | SPANS

Simplify joint use management

3-GIS | SPANS enables pole owners and infrastructure teams to manage third-party attachments, permitting workflows, communications, pole and span records, compliance documentation, and revenue-related attachment data in one structured system. Built for joint use complexity, SPANS brings greater visibility, accountability, and control to the processes that keep shared infrastructure accurate, compliant, and billable.

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SPANS at a glance

3-GIS | SPANS is a web-hosted joint use management application for organizations that own or manage poles and third-party attachments. It replaces manual tracking with structured workflows for attachment requests, permitting, communications, pole and span data, compliance, audit readiness, and revenue visibility.

Joint use management

Move beyond manual tracking

Misaligned joint use operations can be costly, often depending on spreadsheets, email threads, manual calculations, unclear handoffs, and incomplete attachment records. With 3-GIS | SPANS, organizations can manage attachment activity through validated data, workflow-driven processes, shared communications, and audit-ready reporting.

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Workflow acceleration

Where SPANS works

3-GIS | SPANS drives the complex workflows behind joint use management, giving pole owners and infrastructure teams better visibility into attachments, permits, responsibilities, compliance status, and revenue-related activity.
Permits
Records
Compliance
Revenue
Track requests
Manage attachment requests, permit activity, communications, project status, and stakeholder handoffs through a more structured joint use workflow.
Improve data
Maintain more accurate pole, span, and attachment records with GIS-connected modeling, validation rules, and tools that help identify incomplete or inconsistent data.
Stay ready
Support regulatory timelines, internal policies, documentation, audit trails, reporting, and dispute readiness with workflows built for accountability.
Find gaps
Improve visibility into billable attachments, make-ready costs, rentals, ownership changes, and undocumented activity that may affect attachment revenue.

Key capabilities

Visibility for joint use teams

SPANS connects the data, workflows, communications, and reporting needed to manage third-party attachments with greater accuracy and accountability.

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Data validation

Apply business rules and validation workflows that help improve the quality, completeness, and usability of pole, span, and attachment data.

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Audit readiness

Maintain documentation, reporting, communication history, policy enforcement, and audit trails that support compliance and dispute readiness.

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Revenue visibility

Identify gaps between recorded, permitted, billed, and field-observed attachments to support revenue protection and recovery.

Connected utility solutions

Extend joint use visibility

3-GIS | SPANS allows organizations to manage joint use requests, attachment records, compliance documentation, and revenue-related activity. When paired with complementary 3-GIS solutions, joint use data informs field work and broader operational workflows.

3-GIS | MIMS

Capture mobile field inspections, asset updates, photos, notes, and documentation to provide useful context for pole, attachment, and joint use activity.

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3-GIS | Lifecycle

Manage the planning, scheduling, execution, and closeout of operational work related to inspections, make-ready needs, compliance requirements, and infrastructure changes.

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3-GIS | Productivity

Strengthen the Utility Network data behind joint use workflows with tools built for cleaner edits, stronger validation, and more consistent asset records.

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Related resources

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Learn more about joint use management, utility workflows, pole attachment tracking, and the 3-GIS utilities portfolio through related product and educational resources.
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Take control of attachments

Ready to improve joint use visibility, reduce manual tracking, support compliance, and identify attachment revenue opportunities? Connect with us to talk through your current workflows and goals. 

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