YharanamCo is a construction contractor experienced in executing efficient and economical excavations for utility and telecom companies. When YharanamCo's board of directors heard of ArcGIS technology, they wanted to use their expertise with the power of ArcGIS to come up with a solution that helps them cut costs even more. Soil type is not the only factor in the excavation, there are many factors including the green factor where you need to preserve the trees and green area while excavating for visual appeal. Using ArcGIS, YharanamCo can determine the soil type and green factor and calculate the cost of an excavation.

The excavation planning manager is the application you will be writing on top of ArcGIS. This application will help YharanamCo to create multiple designs and scenarios for a given excavation. This way they can compare the cost for each one and consider how many trees they could save by going through another excavation route. YharanamCo has provided us with...