Abstract

Electric Transmission - GIS Transformation
Track: Electric Utilities
Authors: Neeraj Arora, Piush Demapure, Ravi Madduri

This paper illuminates how GIS is now at center-stage of electric transmission business and driving operations across the enterprise. Dealing with a legacy GIS which had limited functionality, convoluted business processes, poor spatial accuracy, and lack of integration; a large US Utility embarked on transformation program. Transformation program led to GIS system with accurate spatial data available to support the key activities that affect reliability, maintenance, inspection, and planning.