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Intergraph Advances Solutions for Utilities and Communications Providers
Intergraph Corp. continues to evolve its solutions for design, asset, outage and mobile workforce management to enable utilities and communications providers to respond more quickly and efficiently to market opportunities, customer demands and regulatory
requirements. More than 500 utilities and communications providers worldwide currently use Intergraph’s geospatially-enabled solutions to design and manage their networks.
Intergraph’s newest design and asset management software now supports Oracle Locator for storing geospatial data, allowing for greater interoperability among other corporate systems and further compliance with corporate and industry data storage standards. The software integrates geospatial data with corporate systems such as work management, outage management and network analysis to fully support planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance and emergency response functions.
Another key added feature is the ability for users to review and maintain the elevation data of mapped facilities, enabling additional data analysis and improved decision support. Lastly, the new version of Intergraph’s design and asset management software makes it simpler to take advantage of geofacilities data throughout the enterprise with Intergraph’s data analysis and display tools. It also optimizes the incorporation of locational data maintained elsewhere into design and asset management workflows.
“Simply having access to all of our disparate data from one central database saves us an incredible amount of time, and I expect will save us a great deal of money over the coming years,” said Louis Voisine, manager, GIS and Distribution Records, Hydro Ottawa. “Before … we had a multitude of databases in many different places and wasted minutes to hours of time every day trying to locate information – if we ever found it at all. Between the aging utilities workforce, subsequent loss of intellectual capital and constant pressure from regulators to operate better, faster and more efficiently, we simply need these systems to survive.”
Intergraph has also recently refreshed its integrated outage and mobile workforce management product. By combining outage management features such as trouble analysis and switching operations with mobile workforce management technologies like computer aided dispatch and mobile computing, Intergraph eliminates the need for multiple systems. Recently added features to this product allow for more seamless,
intuitive scheduling and outage response procedures.
“Through the use of Intergraph outage management technology, our average customer interruption durations dropped below the national average and restoration times are significantly lower,” said Vinny Crooks, senior energy management system support specialist at Progress Energy. “By integrating outage management, mobile workforce management, design and asset management tools from Intergraph, we have developed an entirely digital system for the monitoring and mapping of our infrastructure and dispatching of our field crews that has revolutionized the way we serve our 1.6 million electric customers in Florida.”
GITA Selects Intergraph Executive to Lead 2009 Infrastructure Conference Planning
GITA has appointed Intergraph Corp. utilities industry manager Kecia Pierce to the conference chair position for its next Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference to be held April 19-22, 2009 in Tampa.
GITA is recognized as the premier industry event that focuses on geospatial technology solutions for companies that own, maintain, operate and protect the world’s infrastructure.
“We are delighted to have Intergraph play an even larger role in our conference next year,” said Bob Samborski, executive director at GITA. “As we expand our charter beyond traditional geospatial technology to include a full realm of geospatial infrastructure solutions, it is crucial that we work closely with experts in industries such as utilities to help broaden our scope and ensure that we are providing value to the larger spatial community. Kecia brings such a special energy and dedication to this important
position. We’re very happy to be working with her and the 2009 Conference Committee on the 2009 event.”
“The livelihood of GITA and the quality of its activities rely heavily on its members,” said Pierce. “To continue to provide the valuable education and events for which the association is known, we will seek additional opportunities for industry experts to play a meaningful role in the organization and conference without overwhelming time commitments.”
Pierce will direct a team of her peers, experts representing the major geospatial technology vendors and the industry at large, responsible for developing an educational program that encompasses current trends, technical advances and solutions important to the broad geospatial industry. She will also play an active /role in all committee activities, working closely with the GITA conference management staff and the association’s board of directors.
Pierce has been with Intergraph since 1990. As industry manager, she is responsible for the company’s product direction and strategy for the utilities industry. Since joining GITA, Pierce has been involved in many activities surrounding crucial topics including interoperability standards, mobile computing, storm response and preparedness, critical infrastructure protection, aging infrastructure and Smart Grid technology. She will continue to bring relevant geospatial technology and industry issues to the forefront
in her new position as conference chair.
