Spatially enabled information can help solve business problems for electric and gas utilities.

Utilities can be confident that GDi GISDATA solutions will scale to fit their system requirements. Information needs are met for the single user, the work group, the utility enterprise, and beyond. The same sophisticated GIS technology is available to small and large installations. GDi GISDATA has extensive expertise in development of customized GIS solutions for electric and gas utilities, ranging from small desktop application to enterprise wide GIS implementations.

GIS solutions can help solve everyday business problems within a utility:

Predictive Maintenance
Using spatial analysis to find out where problems may exist
Using spatial analysis to better schedule and coordinate work

Corrective Maintenance
Locate where bad performing assets tend to occur and fix them.

Load Forecasting and Planning
Using external data sources to find out where new loads may materialize

Outage Management
GIS links to OMS
Connectivity—network model must be maintained
ArcGIS has extensive networking facilities
Extend the OMS using ArcGIS Schematics
Critical customer service and regulatory issues

Asset Management
Creating and maintaining asset records
Engineering and design of facilities

Environmental Impacts
Renewable energy
Environmental impact studies