When ESRI, a leading developer of GIS products, introduced its new ArcGIS platform, the geospatial world turned. For the first time a GIS platform allowed for open communication between disparate systems.
At Idaho Power, GIS managers faced a dilemma. The utility was using TELLUS, a GIS software that was not slated for upgrade to the new ArcGIS environment. How could the utility enjoy both the powerful and familiar features of TELLUS and the benefits of an open software environment? POWER Engineers’ GIS consultants, who earlier led Idaho Power’s TELLUS implementation, had the answer. POWER configured Miner and Miner’s ArcFM 8.1, which is compatible with the new ArcGIS, to incorporate key aspects of the TELLUS model. They then assisted Idaho Power in migrating its facility data to the new platform.
Idaho Power now saves time and money with its migrated GIS and obtains more powerful and accurate information about facilities and customers.
Project details
- Project Management
- Geodatabase Design
- Data Migration
- Custom Coding
- System Configuration
Screen shots of the ArcFm editing environment.
POWER Engineers developed a custom ArcIMS Web application that allows Idaho Power support staff to link customer information to the company’s Oracle geodatabase without expensive software or GIS training. With easy-to-use data entry forms, accessible via the corporate intranet, staff members match a customer meter number to a specific transformer in the geodatabase. The application automatically updates the geodatabase, which, in turn, is linked to the utility’s outage management system. In the event of an outage, the most current information is readily available. The application, dubbed “C2T” for Customer to Transformer Tie, tracks all residential and business customers in Idaho Power’s 22,000 square mile service territory.
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