Abstract

Building a Knowledge Infrastructure with GIS
Track: Electric Utilities
Authors: Bill Meehan

The average age of US utility workers is reaching 50. Thousands of older workers will leave the industry over the next several years. Imagine all the wisdom and analytic power that will be missing. They know where the problems are in the infrastructure. They know where the utility hadn't trimmed trees. They know where the old and frayed wires are, just waiting to fall down. They remember where storms generally hit and the problems they cause. This presentation will focus on how GIS can help to capture the knowledge about the infrastructure and use that information in an overall risk assessment process.