Augmented Reality for Utilities is Here!

Matt Shellenberger, P.E.Staff Engineer

American Electric Power

Bob SternMarket ManagerTrimble Energy

Hosted by

Bob Stern, Market Manager, Trimble Energy

Trimble Corporation

ESTABLISHED PUBLICLY TRADED ON THE

SINCE 1990

REVENUE 2018 CUSTOMERS IN

COUNTRIES

EMPLOYEES

OFFICES IN

COUNTRIES

PATENTS

$3.1B

>1200

>11,500

Markets Served

Utilities

Field service management

Rail

Forestry

Utilities and Field ServicesCore industries served

Construction

Transportation

Agriculture

Geospatial

▪ Serve 400 utility customers in 12 countries

▪ Comprised of utility industry experts and

professionals

▪ Clear understanding of utility requirements

and workflows

▪ Delivering network and 3D asset

management, DMS, OMS and more

▪ Leveraging rich datasets and capabilities

▪ Combining the high accuracy location

precision you’ve come to expect from Trimble

▪ Augmented Reality Center of Excellence

Electric Utilities Gas Utilities

Multi-utilities Contracting Service Providers

Trimble Energy

Trimble SiteVision for Utilities

▪ 3D augmented reality solution for utilities

▪ Converts designs into actionable 3D models visualized against the backdrop of the real word

▪ Delivers actionable intelligence across a number of utility workflows and use cases in distribution, transmission and generation

▪ Works with a number of Trimble, 3rd party and utility industry design formats

▪ Improves situational awareness, collaboration, communication and information sharing

Trimble SiteVision for Utilities

▪ Learn to use in 15 minutes

▪ Fits in the palm of your hand

▪ Ruggedized

▪ Centimeter-level accuracy

▪ View rich utility datasets from designs and 3D asset management anywhere, anytime, on the go

▪ Order today! energy.trimble.com

Benefits of Augmented Reality for Utilities

Improve customer & crew coordination and planning

Identify potential clash with buildings, trees, right-of-ways, easements, property lines and assets of other utilities early in the project before construction crews, material and equipment arrive on site

Significantly reduce job rework and repeat site visits

Quickly perform damage assessment to accelerate construction and repair times

Reduce vegetation management costs, regulatory fines and legal challenges and costs

Learn more!energy.trimble.com

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Matt Shellenberger, P.E., Staff Engineer, AEP

AEP® Introduction

26,000 MW of Generation

40,000 mi of Transmission

250,000 mi of Distribution

5.3 million Customers

5+ million Distribution Poles

AEP View of Augmented Reality

AEP® View of Augmented Reality for Utilities

▪ Training: Technology enables exposure to hazardous and dangerous situations without risk

▪ Workforce: AR/VR facilitate knowledge transfer and attracting the workforce of the future

▪ Customer Experience: AR provides a way to better communicate our intentions

▪ AEP Initiative

▪ Started with Hololens

▪ Moved to virtual reality and low

accuracy iOS based augmented

Reality

▪ Now with Trimble SiteVision

▪ Management buy-in and excitement

AEP® - Our AR/XR/VR Journey

Microsoft®

HoloLens and

Substation

Standards

BOLD®

AR app

AR/XR/VR at AEP®

AR/XR/VR at AEP®

Transmission Line

Siting app

Virtual reality training

• Qualified observer

• Fire extinguisher

• NESC® training

• Drone training

AR/XR/VR at AEP® - Training

Training that enables

exposure to

hazardous and

dangerous situations

without risk

Augmented Reality Transmission and Forestry Use Cases and Practical Applications

Vegetation Management

● Optimize Vegetation Management with pinpoint accuracy

● Decrease risk/prevent outages● Reduce fines and legal costs

Transmission Blowout and Right-of-way

● Optimize Vegetation Management with pinpoint accuracy

● Visualize encroachment● Reduce fines and legal costs

Overhead and Corridor Planning

● Improve planning● Clash detection● Reduce rework● Accelerate construction

Transmission/Forestry Using SiteVision

• Optimize Vegetation Management• Visualize Transmission Blowout• Confirm encroachment using Lidar

and other data sources• Visualize ROW• Improve Overhead and Corridor

planning

Augmented RealityDistribution Use Cases and Practical Applications

Distribution using SiteVision for Utilities

Current Workflow

SDF KML

Azure AWS

Distribution using SiteVision for Utilities

Future Workflow

Customer and Crew Engagement

● Validate, confirm, approve● Improve planning● Reduce site visits and rework● Accelerate construction

Stakeless Workflow Possibilities

● Missing stakes, no problem

● Validate design and placement

with customers and crews

● Reduce repeat visits & rework

● Optimize design workflow

Area Lighting Visualization and Placement

• Visualize Future Pole and Light

Placement

• Visualize Photometric Footprint

from Manufacture Technical

Data

• Get it right the first time

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Visualization

• Padmount transformer• Meter enclosure• Charging station (Level 2 and

Level 3)• Customer panel• Aesthetic fencing

• Confirm placement• Check clearance• Enhance

collaboration• Accelerate

approvals

Meter Placement and Validation

Distribution Network installations• SiteVision Pit View

• Improve customer collaboration

• Confirm placement

Metering installations• Approve placement

• Reduce repeat visits and

rework

Locate Buried Assets

R&R Horn General

Contractors

• Locating existing and underground facilities

• Awareness of where underground facilities are locating

Identify Buried Infrastructure and Designs Prior to Excavation Work

• Improve crew collaboration and understanding

• Validate facility placement• Prevent dig-ins• Enhance safety

Solar panel placement● Improve planning● Optimize clash detection● Validate spacing and separation for

shadowing and maintenance● Streamline approvals

Substation Design Validation and Placement

● Optimize clash detection● Confirm placement

accuracy● Walk ins, vehicle access● Accelerate construction● Design review for training

and inventory

Benefits of Augmented Reality for UtilitiesOur View:

- Reduce rework and revisits- Clash detection- Post construction audits- Operation efficiency- Customer Collaboration and understanding- Views of right-of-way confirms with customer where tree

trimmings will be routinely done- View construction restrictions- Audits on vegetation management- Reduce fines and legal costs- Getting it right the first time before crews/equipment arrive

on site- Damage assessment – view what existed

Learn more!energy.trimble.com

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Thank You!

Matt Shellenberger, P.E.

American Electric Power

mcshellenberger@aep.com

Bob Stern

Trimble Energy

bob_stern@trimble.com

energy.trimble.com

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On Demos

Supported Design Formats

▪ Utility-Specific Design Formats: PLS-CADD via XML, DDS via KML

▪ Trimble: SKP, VCL, TTM

▪ Open industry standards: IFC, LandXML

▪ Industry Standard Formats: DWG, SHP, GDB, PNG, AutoCAD, MicroStation, KML

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