Interesting Implementations

2013 Esri Electric and Gas User Conference October 20-23, 2013| San Antonio, Texas

Implementing ArcGIS 10.2.1 Re-architecting for the Future

Wayne Meyer – South Carolina Electric and Gas

Lance Elroy – RAMTeCH

Agenda

• Company Overview • Partnering for Success • Business Challenge • Project Overview and Objectives • Current State – 9.3.1 & 10.0 • GIS Roadmap • Re-Architecting for the Future • Implementing the Vision • Q&A

SCE&G Company Overview

• 669,000 Electric Customers • 317,000 Gas Customers • 25,000 Miles Electric Distribution • 16,200 Miles Gas Main • Subsidiary of SCANA

RAMTeCH Company Overview • Global Technology Company Founded in 1992 • Focused in Geospatial & Engineering Services in the Utility

Industry • Data Experts

- Conversion/Migration/Conflation/Data Readiness

• Professional Services - Consulting/Development/Integration/Project Management

• Long-time Esri Business Partner • Schneider Electric Business Partner • Strategic Partner with Here (Navteq) & CoreLogic

Partnering for Success • SCE&G Team

- Vision and Strategy - Project Lead - Development Team - System Architect - SME’s

• RAMTeCH Team - Project Management - System Architect - Consulting - Data Integration and Improvement

• Schneider Electric - Product Implementation Support

Business Challenge

• Streamline Version Upgrades • Take Advantage of New Technology

- ArcGIS 10.2.1 - ArcGIS Online

- ArcFM 10.2 - Feeder Manager 2.0 - ArcFM Server

• Streamline Business Processes • Broaden GIS Availability Across the Enterprise • Enhance Integration Architecture

Project Overview and Objectives

• Upgrade from 9.3.1 to 10.2.1 • Re-Architect to Eliminate Software Version Lock • Use Holistic Approach • Move Away from Highly Customized Environment • Adopt Core Technology Wherever Possible • Pave the Way for Industry Best Practices • Partner for Success • Flexible Approach

• Mixture of 9.3.1 & 10.0 Geodatabase Instances • Highly Customized

- AutoUpdaters - Edit Tasks - QA/QC & Validation Rules - External Applications - Multiple Integrations – No Common Integration Bus

• Third Party Application Version Dependencies (i.e. “Software Version Lock”)

• Performance Issues - Edit & Read-Only Users Competing for Resources

• Database Maintenance Issues - Database Locks From Open Read-Only Sessions

Current State

GIS Roadmap Link to PDF

Project Schedule

Task Start Date Finish Date Project Initiation Phase Jun 2013 Jul 2013

Enterprise Analysis and Design Jun 2013 Nov 2013

Electric Transmission and Distribution Upgrade Jun 2013 May 2014

Gas Transmission and Distribution Upgrade Aug 2013 May 2014

Read Only Database Dec 2013 May 2014

ArcFM Sever 10.2 Implementation Dec 2013 May 2014

ArcGIS Online POC Dec 2013 Feb 2014

Upgrade Carolina Gas Transmission Database Apr 2014 May 2014

Upgrade ROW Database Feb 2014 Apr 2014

Upgrade/Implement Fiber Manager Apr 2014 Aug 2014

OMS – (Feeder Based) May 2014 Jul 2014

Data Mining – BI – Design – Mobile – ArcGIS for Electric/Gas - ORBIT

2014 2015

Re-Architecting for the Future • Database Re-architecture Design • Detailed Technical Review of all Customs

- Identify Customs to be Replaced By Core Functionality

• Justification Process for Each Remaining Customization - User Base Required to Justify On-going Cost of

Customization vs Benefit Provided

Customs Justification Spreadsheet

Re-Architecting for the Future • System Re-architecture Design • Establish 10.2 Development Environment

- Creating/Upgrading Geodatabase Instances Based on Updated Design

• FME System Integration Proof-of-Concept • Holistic View of Upgrade • System Architecture Diagram

Re-Architecting for the Future

Implementing the Vision

• Project Management – Agile Hybrid • Project Plan is Flexible by Design • Workshops

- Discovery - Start-up - Road Map - Business Process Analysis - Upgrade Analysis

• Compress Multiple Workshops

Implementing the Vision

• Analysis of GIS Related Business Processes • Custom Code Matrix – The Challenge of Reducing Custom Code

• Comparison to Industry Best Practices • Team and Staffing Challenges

- Turn-over - Change Management - Team Bye-In

Implementing the Vision

• Electric Data Model Revisions • Combine Electric Data Sets • Separate Gas Data Sets • Creation of Read Only Database

- Web Services Hit Read Only

• Evaluation of Data Warehouse for Integration and Reporting

• Changing Business Processes to Adopt New Tools • Data Model Changes for Feeder Manager 10.2

- Poles in the Network

Summary • Project is in Full Swing • Driving Toward Vision of Re-Architecting to Core and Reduce Software Version Lock

• SCE&G Become an Industry Best Practice Example

• Innovate to Achieve Goal

Questions?

Contact Information: Wayne Meyer - 803-217-8020 – wmeyer@scana.com Lance Elroy – 208-761-4929 lelroy@ramtech-corp.com

Thank you…