Overview

 GISonLine participated in the implementation of one of the largest projects in Poland Energy & Utilities markets carried out by Taruon Dystrybucja SA and concerning the process of passporting and inventorying of the power grid.  The primary focus of the project was to collect and establish an inventory of utility network assets and their attributes that contain precise information about the technical parameters of individual utility network objects, their relationship with other objects, and their geographical location. Project challenges included:

• Diversity of data ranging from the 1950’s to modern as-built documentation
• Multiple coordinates systems associated with source data
• High network density with large amount of source data features
• Requires specialized knowledge of the energy industry 

The Impact:

Multiple sources of data and information were collected and processed and entered into the geospatial system to form a single source of knowledge regarding the utility assets. The sources included: paper documentation, topographic maps, land surveys, and data collected in the field during the inventory and assessment process.

The Outcome:

Using the obtained source data and information, GISonline successfully conducted an inventory of Low and Medium Voltage networks covering a total length of over 5,000 kilometers. All datasets were processed, formatted, and entered into the digital database that supports the geospatial system for the visualization and management of utility network assets.

Overview

Keeping utility assets up-to-date within a geospatial system while constant changes and modernization of the utility network occurs is a challenge.  The goal of this project was to formalize business processes and streamline workflows associated with data maintenance of Tauron Distribution Integrated Network Asset Management System.

The Impact

The project require excellent knowledge of the energy distribution industry and the structure of assets within electrical power grids.  During the process of GISonLine assessing the utilities data, gaps in information about utility devices were identified and corrected.  Secure remote access was established that allowed GISonLine geospatial technicians and data managers to connect directly to Tauron’s geospatial system to implement the data management workflows. 

The Outcome

GISonLine successfully integrated a set of processes and workflows designed to support the input and management of utility network data directly within Tauron’s geospatial system. In addition, GISonLine identified, documented, and corrected gaps in the utilities infrastructure data to support a complete and holistic view of the enterprise network.

Introduction of the formalized processes and workflows included:

• Standardizing the data entry process during stages of development
• Performing verification and completeness checks of the asset data
• Validation of the technical documentation accuracy and completeness