Abstract
Defining Transmission Corridors with GIS, Excel and Google Earth
Track: Electric Utilities
Author(s): Brett Marraccini, Matt Smith, Jennifer Chester
EDAW Denver has developed a highly integrated transmission corridor routing approach that relies heavily on GIS analysis, modeling and web integration in order to define project corridors and respond to individual client and public requests.
Model Builder toolsets are used to define opportunities and constraints within the project area, allowing continuous refinement of the project corridors as criteria are added and removed. Segment and route impact outputs are stored in geodatabases which are continuously linked to Microsoft Excel tables for sharing with the client and public. As client and public information requests evolve, applications such as ArcGIS Server and Google Earth are used to serve up project data and PDF maps interactively and in abbreviated time frames.
This on-the-fly updating allows our clients to quickly visualize how segment and corridor changes impact the study area using common office and internet software.
Brett Marraccini
EDAW Inc
1809 Blake Street
Suite 200
Denver , Colorado 80202
United States
Phone: 3035954522
E-mail: brett.marraccini@edaw.com
Matt Smith
EDAW Inc
1809 Blake Street
Suite 200
Denver , Colorado 80202
United States
Phone: 3035954522
E-mail: matthew.smith@edaw.com
Jennifer Chester
EDAW Inc
1809 Blake Street
Suite 200
Denver , Colorado 80202
United States
Phone: 3035954522
E-mail: jennifer.chester@edaw.com