Utility Case Studies

Florian Brandi-Dohrn, AED-SICAD

EUC 2011: Oct. 26 – 28, 2011

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AED-SICAD: Who Are We?

� One of the biggest GIS-Software Application Companies in Europe

� German Company

� > 200 employees / 330 in the group

� Employees with > 20 years of experience

� Applications

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� Utilities: ArcFM UT

� Land Management: LM on ArcGIS

� ArcGIS Server Applications

� ESRI Platinum Partner

� Only Platinum Partner outsideof North America

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Web

CODIWMPS

URM

Process

Templates

UT Web

Silverlight/

JavaScript

Light Clients

ArcFM UT Product Suite

Full Desktop

ArcFM UT

View

ArcFM UT

Editor

ArcEditor ArcView

DesktopClients

Smart Desktop

ArcGIS Engine

ArcFM UT Asset Manager

MobilePlanner

Mobile Clients

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UT Server

AGS Extensions

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Enterprise GDB

Local GDB

FileGDB

ArcGIS

Server

Integration

SOAP

ArcFM UT

Integrator NCS

ArcFM UT

Integrator EAI

SAP

SCADA

SOAP

Integration ERP, SAP (SOAP)

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Successes 2008 / 2011: Overview ArcFM UT Customers

� Approx. 130 small,

medium and large

international utilities

have decided for

ArcFM UT since first

release

Case Studies:

• Brabant Water, Netherlands

• VSE, Slovak Republic (Electricity)

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� From the top 5

German Utilities, 3

are using ArcFM UT

� Most customers full

Enterprise

Implementations

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Brabant Water, Netherlands

� Main pipeline system 17.000 km

� House connections 1.100.000

� Inhabitants 2.4 million

� GIS ArcFM UT users

� 20 data editors

� 115 field employees: mobile users

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� 115 field employees: mobile users

� 175 geo data viewers in office

� 10 spatial analysts

� IT Staff

� 5 application developers

� 6 application operational management & service

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Brabant Water: Software Architecture

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Brabant Water: Screenshot

Brabant Water: Editing

• Data conversion done by

ATOS Origin

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ATOS Origin

• Customizable data model /

alpha masks

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Brabant Water: Tracing

Brabant Water: Tracing

• Isolate network

• Find affected customers

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• Find affected customers

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Brabant Water: Tracing

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Brabant Water: Tracing

Brabant Water: Tracing

• Customer addresses:

Integrated with ArcFM UT

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Integrated with ArcFM UT

Integrator EAI with the

CRM

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Brabant Water: Importing DXF

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Brabant Water: Importing DXF

Brabant Water: DXF

• Cut & paste

• Adapt alpha-numerical

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• Adapt alpha-numerical

data

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Brabant Water: ArcFM UT Web

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� Objectives

� Migration : All data migrated

� System open and adaptable

� IT integration (CRM) big success

� Standard COTS application software

(ArcFM UT – no specific developments):

First System update cycle without problems passed

Conclusions

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� Experiences

� Extensive user training reflects in excellent data quality

� Inclusion of users in design decisions

� Keep „time boxes“ for unforseen tasks

� Involve and benefit from AED-SICAD and ESRI experts

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Východoslovenská Energetika a.s. (VSE)

Company Profile

� Energy utility company

� Member of the RWE Group since 2003

� More than 605.000 points of delivery

� Mission = provide reliable and complex services which correspond to the needs of customers

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of customers

� Sold more than 3,2 TWh in 2010

� Average number of employees = 1.575

Shareholders

National Property Fund: 51 %

RWE: 49 %

� Distribution area16 221 km2

� HV Lines: 1 274 km� MV Lines: 8 276 km� LV Lines:11 160 km� MV / LV Distribution

stations: 5 108

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1. Technical architecture (HW,SW)

2. Data Model (ArcFM UT+VSE) configuration

3. Migration tools MV, HV = ArcGEO

� Specific tool for each data source

� DGN+DB � UT MDB � UT SDE

4. Data migration = VSE

� Preparing data

Project Phase I: GIS and Data

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� Preparing data

� Using / extending migration tools

� Correcting / post-processing data

MV migration = 04/2009 – 09/2009

HV migration = 02/2010 – 05/2010

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Data Migration – Example MV

SAP ESM

web application

El.vedenia (EV)

Automatic

SAP-EV

data merging

SAP+EV+list of SAPIDs

+Substation info

Data sources

Link with SAP

DGN -> ESRI

conversion

conversion from DGN,

attribute linking (MDB,tag),

transformations,

data checks

object text ID formating,

appending attributes from

specific tool for each

data source

External MV

overhead lines

External MV

cables

Internal MV

overhead lines

External MV

cables (pilot)

Internal MV

cables (new)

SAP: Source of organizational

data

Source of technical data

9 sources of geographic data

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Automatic

generation of

Substation ISP

Substation

Inside Plant

Link with SAP

Object

transformation

restructuring, mapping to

station models,

attribute linking,

assignment creation,

offsets, data checks, etc.

ESRI Personal GDB(VSE schema)

appending attributes from

SAP+EV (by text ID)

Merging,

data cleaning

data checks

Substation ISP

linking

ArcFM UT GDB(check out)

Migration to

ArcFM UT

OCL mapping

FCL mapping

(bulk)

Based on SAP object

relations, incl. the

assignment of SAP+EV

attributes

rotation and snapping

ArcFM UT GDB (SDE)

SDE migration

MV construction

plans

MV aerial

imaging

Internal MV

cables (old)

station

ground plans

Automated tool for Generating Station ISP (using tabular data only)

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Data Migration – Result - MV

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MV + elevation MV + aerial imaging basemap

MV + 1:10 000

basemap

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Low Voltage (0.4 kV): Digitalization / Data Collection

� Overview:

� Start = 07/2009

� Duration = 5 years

� Accuracy = submetric 3rd class

� Internal and external sources

� First results:

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Estimation:

� 3 500 km cables

� 10 500 km overhead lines

� First results:

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Project Phase II: GIS Integration

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GIS became a master source of the distribution network of VSE:

� Geographic data

� Detailed technical records of electricity distribution devices (HV, MV, LV)

� Data update process (distribution network) = managed by the GIS

department

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GIS – SCADA (offline export)

> Initial & Incremental scheduled export

> Input = MV data (divided into tiles)

> Output = DXF+CSV files (SCADA FTP upload)

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> In operation since 9/2008

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GIS – SAP PM, ETRA, Maximo (online integration)

> All HV and MV objects

> Data handling in GIS („image“ to SAP PM)

> SAP ID back to GIS

> In operation since 3/2010

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> TR (Transformer) – MV/LV

> Create TR in GIS

> Update TR in ETRA

> In operation since 3/2010

> In operation since 3/2010

> All HV and MV objects

> Data handling in GIS („image“ to Maximo)

> State of equipment back to GIS

> 6/2010 (pilot), since 6/2011 (sequential roll-out)

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GIS – SAP IS-U (Online Integration + Scheduled „Pull“ Export)

� Customer data(source SAP IS-U)

� Service point (based on the current grid configuration) + coordinates of customer (source GIS)

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� Consumption data mirrored to the GIS

� In operation since 9/2009

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� Ownership information of equipment (source SAP FI-AA)

� Asset accounting number mirrored to GIS

� All MV objects

GIS – SAP FI-AA (Online Integration)

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� All MV objects

� Much faster report generation for Regulatory Authority

� In operation since 3/2010

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GIS – SAP Integration: Project Benefits

� Storing data in a single „primary“ system (GIS)

� Reducing data management workload

� Removing old isolated legacy applications for technical data

management

� Reducing number of SAP clients in VSE

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Prepared environment for implementation of a very important project = HIFFI (MAXIMO - grid maintenance management)

� Solving online communication of SAP IS-U with GIS

� Much faster reports for regulatory authority

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GIS – Network Calculation System (Offline Export)

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� All HV, MV, LV objects

� Off-line export directly from GIS

� In progress, go operation in 11/2011 (plan)

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GIS Integration at VSE - Evolution

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GIS / IT Landscape

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� External systems require new attributes / objects / relations

� VSE DM changes drive the process – make projects sequential

� VSE data model: DM v1 � v22d

� Large coordination effort

� Stringent deployment plan & coordination of projects is essential

Project Aspects

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� Up to six projects running simultaneously at VSE

� Dev AG � Dev VSE � Test � Prod � Bugfix (Test)

� Align activities with 3rd parties – impl., testing, deployment

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� Enhance monitoring capabilities of APIs

� Extended GUI for integration

� Extended logging, error handling & mail notifications

� Optimize performance and robustness

� Include high-availability (on DB and integration server level)

VSE – Future Plans

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� Include high-availability (on DB and integration server level)

� Optimize integration processes

� Upgrade to ArcFM UT V10

� Extend current integrations

� New objects/voltage levels, functions & processes

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Thank you for your attention

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Florian Brandi-Dohrn

AED-SICAD AG

Lilienthalstraße 7

D - 85579 Neubiberg / Germany

Tel.: +49-89-45 026 - 217

florian.brandi-dohrn@aed-sicad.de