AbstractVisualization and Photosimulations for Transmission RoutingTrack: Electric Utilities Author Geospatial applications are used extensively to aid in the projection of new transmission routes. A new development has been the use of three dimensional products in the GIS environment to simulate key transmission features such as line clearance, sag, guy locations and structure footprint. In order to represent transmission facilities in a three dimensional environment, a number of topographic and cultural features need to be available. At a minimum, the national elevation dataset can be converted to a topographic surface for projection; Ortho-photographs are draped over the elevation feature to give the viewer perspective of the route's vegetation, cultural and physical attributes. Transmission features are extracted from existing Cad projects and projected into the model. Project datasets are extracted to standard video format for consumption. This presentation will address, best practices, and lessons learned during the development of three dimensionsal visualization and photosimulations for new transmission routes. Matthew Clarkson Alabama Power Transmission 600 North 18th St Bin 10N-0783 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 United States Phone: 205-257-7025 E-mail: mclarkso@southernco.com Remi Myers Alabama Power Company 600 North 18th Street Bin 10N-0783 CORP HQ Birmingham, Alabama 35203 United States Phone: 205-257-5710 E-mail: rmyers@southernco.com |