18 Aug The Next Generation of Network Management for Utility – Electric, Water, Pipeline, and Telecommunications
Utilities including Electric water, pipeline, and telecommunications companies are currently facing with many challenges in their business. limited resources, aging workforce, etc. To thrive, all utilities must recycle, eliminate waste, and be more efficient.
They currently deal with lower emissions requirements, millions of new sensors, rooftop solar panels, aging and obsolete assets, limited funding, conservation, real-time pricing, smart meters, smart grids, lower revenue, big data, reduced skill sets, and smaller workforces—all responses to limited resources.
The common thread in these challenges is the network’s relationship to location. Where are customers, sensors, meters, workers, and waste? That’s where GIS comes in.
A New Wave of GIS Network Management
Utility, pipeline, and telecommunications companies have used GIS to manage network asset data for decades. After all, knowing asset locations, their conditions, and their relationship to one another is fundamental to managing them. But the GIS data was often kept from the people who needed it most: fieldworkers, executives, managers, service technicians, and accountants.
In this new world of limited resources and increasingly complex networks, companies need a new wave of GIS-based network management with more functionality, added flexibility, and better access. That is why Esri is building the Utility Network in the ArcGIS platform.
The Utility Network is fast. It can handle billions of data elements with ease. Moreover, as part of the ArcGIS platform, the Utility Network will be available on any device, anytime, anywhere. Workers will be able to edit and trace the path of the network data in the field. The technology can handle modern data needs and makes it easy to share information securely with those who need it.
The Next, Smarter Wave of Utilities
The Utility Network’s release comes as forward-thinking organizations re-envision how they use GIS. These companies are building information systems that engage users with modern functionality, allowing their employees to have access to data anytime, anywhere, on any device.
This new vision of getting information to anyone at any time enables people and organizations to make better use of limited resources. Companies that employ the Utility Network will manage their assets more efficiently and with enviable flexibility. It is the next, smarter wave of utility management.
Learn more about utility network management and receive information about the Utility Network : go.esri.com/utility-electric