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GIS in Utilities: Research Opportunities

GIS in Utilities: Research Opportunities. University of Redlands School of Business Research Series April 1, 2005. John C. Stager. What are utilities?. Electric Gas Water Sewer Telephone. Why use GIS? . Reduce costs. Improve customer service. GIS in a Utility. Source: ESRI.

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GIS in Utilities: Research Opportunities

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  1. GIS in Utilities: Research Opportunities University of Redlands School of Business Research Series April 1, 2005 John C. Stager

  2. What are utilities? • Electric • Gas • Water • Sewer • Telephone

  3. Why use GIS? • Reduce costs. • Improve customer service.

  4. GIS in a Utility Source: ESRI

  5. GIS as a value added application Three uses of GIS • Decision making • Economic development • Demographic studies • Vegetation management • System planning • Rate case studies • Long-term capital planning • Reliability centered maintenance • Loss evaluation • Enterprise communication • Efficiency Source: Dangermond, J (2003). Building and Enterprise GIS. The Utilities Project, Volume 3. Redlands, CA: ESRI.

  6. GIS as a value added application Three uses of GIS • Decision making • Enterprise communication • Work order status • Weather • Safety • Crew and vehicle tracking • Communication of work division performance • Outage reporting to the media • Bad debt analysis • Efficiency Source: Dangermond, J (2003). Building and Enterprise GIS. The Utilities Project, Volume 3. Redlands, CA: ESRI.

  7. GIS as a value added application Three uses of GIS • Decision making • Enterprise communication • Efficiency • Labor – internal or contract • Materials and hardware • Carrying costs • Fleet Source: Dangermond, J (2003). Building and Enterprise GIS. The Utilities Project, Volume 3. Redlands, CA: ESRI.

  8. Other areas • Engineering and design • Operational planning/switching analysis • Permitting and notification • Work scheduling • Crew scheduling/Crew coordination • Fault location • Productivity measurement by location • Meter reading and service • Automated meter reading deployment Source: Dangermond, J (2003). Building and Enterprise GIS. The Utilities Project, Volume 3. Redlands, CA: ESRI.

  9. Infrastructure-Macro Source: http://www.energy.ca.gov/maps

  10. Infrastructure-Macro (continued)

  11. Infrastructure-Complexity http://www.puc.state.oh.us/website

  12. Planning Climate Zones Source: http://www.energy.ca.gov/maps

  13. Infrastructure-Micro Source: http://www.city.surrey.bc.ca

  14. Infrastructure-Micro (continued) Source: http://www.city.surrey.bc.ca

  15. Service Classification GIS Map Classified by Type of Residential Customers in Pomprabsatrupai (Bangkok) • http://www.esri.com/mapmuseum/mapbook_gallery/volume16/electric2.html

  16. Asset Management Source: City of Leesburg, FL; ESRI

  17. Work Management Source: Burbank Water & Power; ESRI

  18. Outage Management Source: PPL of PA; ESRI Source: City of Anaheim; ESRI

  19. Outage Management (continued) Source: Dominion Power (NC); ESRI

  20. Source: PPL of PA; ESRI

  21. Outage Management (continued) Source: City of Riverside; ESRI

  22. Other Uses Source: County of San Bernardino; ESRI

  23. Discussion • How can GIS help the utilities? • Forecasting-growth/load (usage)? • Planning-power plants/wire infrastructure? • Meter reading-automated/traditional/van-based/ubiquitous computing • Routing of service? • Location based aids for service and customers?

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