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Status and Development of Status and Development of Utility GIS in Pacific Island Utility GIS in Pacific Island

CountriesCountries

Edwin Liava’aEdwin Liava’aTechnical Support – GIS/RSTechnical Support – GIS/RS

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IntroductionIntroduction

• In the beginningIn the beginning

• The status The status

• The developmentThe development

• The futureThe future

• ConclusionConclusion

• QuestionsQuestions

In the beginning - EvolutionIn the beginning - Evolution

• Tribute to Mr. Paula Helu (GM – TEPB)Tribute to Mr. Paula Helu (GM – TEPB)• Tribute to Mr. Takahiro Oitate (JOCV)Tribute to Mr. Takahiro Oitate (JOCV)• Tribute to TEPB StaffTribute to TEPB Staff• Tribute to John S. Pirie (GM – FEA) Tribute to John S. Pirie (GM – FEA) • Paper Maps, Tru-Meter and Visual InspectionPaper Maps, Tru-Meter and Visual Inspection• Lotus123, Dbase II, III, IVLotus123, Dbase II, III, IV• The need to link Paper Maps and DatabaseThe need to link Paper Maps and Database

• Answer – Answer – GISGIS

FundingFunding

•European Union (EU) Lome IIIEuropean Union (EU) Lome III

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•TEPBTEPB

Tabular Data – 100%

Spatial Data – 90%

The StatusThe StatusCountries Power Water Telecom

Cooks Yes Yes ?

FSM Yes Yes Yes

Fiji Yes ? Yes

Kiribati ? ? Yes

Marshall Islands Yes Yes ?

Nauru ? Yes ?

Niue ? ? ?

Palau Yes Yes Yes

PNG Yes Yes Yes

Samoa Yes Yes Yes

Solomon Islands Yes ? ?

Tonga Yes Yes ?

Tuvalu Yes Yes Yes

Vanuatu Yes Yes Yes

DevelopmentDevelopment

• Power - ACTIVEPower - ACTIVE

•Water - MINIMAL Water - MINIMAL

• Telecommunication - ACTIVETelecommunication - ACTIVE

• Separate Tabular Data from Spatial DataSeparate Tabular Data from Spatial Data

–Modularity–Portability

DevelopmentDevelopment

DevelopmentDevelopment• From Asset ManagementFrom Asset Management

– Connection to Billing System

• To ModellingTo Modelling– Loss Reduction (Technical and Non-Technical)– Load Flow Analysis

Power System Analysis in GIS, A New Tool for Interfacing with Geographic Information, By Hyung S. Shin, Ph.D., and Scott A. Feuerborn

DevelopmentDevelopment

• Object Oriented ModellingObject Oriented Modelling– Separate Parameter Handling from Data

Management and Calculation, Object Oriented Modelling of Power System Devices, Markus Poller, Christoph Scmid, Martin Schmeig, DIgSILENT Systems, Buchenstr. 10 72810 Gomaringen, Germany

FutureFuture

Spatial Object

Must provide functions for the evaluation of differential equtions, Newton-Raphson iteration algorithms...etc

ConclusionConclusion

• ““GIS is not only making maps. It’s about using GIS is not only making maps. It’s about using spatial information to empower the utility to spatial information to empower the utility to improve its overall performance” Empowering improve its overall performance” Empowering Electric and Gas Utilities with GIS, Bill Meehan, Electric and Gas Utilities with GIS, Bill Meehan, ESRI Press.ESRI Press.

• We have a Model/System that is Transferable.We have a Model/System that is Transferable.

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QuestionsQuestions

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