Abstract

Improving Aerial Patrol Inspections through Mobile GIS
Track: Electric Utilities
Authors: Randy Starr, Mitchell Brown

Eastern Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) engaged Blue Dot Solutions to design and develop an Aerial Patrol Inspections application that enabled its Line and Right of Way Inspectors to easily, efficiently, and accurately record a variety of issues while traveling at high speed. These issues, in turn, trigger the generation of Work Orders in EKPC's PeopleSoft ALM (Asset Lifecycle Management) system. The resulting solution, implemented in part with the ArcGIS Runtime for WPF, is a good example of how mobile technologies have advanced to the point that even highly specialized applications can prove beneficial and provide a justifiable Return on Investment.