EPC GIS Update/Developments

Pacific GIS/RS user Conference 2010Nomeneta Saili

OverviewBrief HistoryCurrent GISMajor Works completedNew Systems developedChallenges and OpportunitiesApplication of GISFuture strategy

Brief History Dec 2006 – Mar 2007

March 2007

Feb 2008

Jan 2009

June-Sept 2010

4 months establishment period in a series of 5 phases.

EPC MIS/GIS officially handed over on the 7th of March 2007

PowerUserGIS implemented and used by various EPC staff

Asset capture completed for all of Samoa

PowerGIS and EPC vehicle tracker implemented

Current EPC GIS Unit5 permanent Staff, 2 casual workers2 Vehicles3 PCs3 Trimble GeoXM GPS1 Server1 Base station

Major Works CompletedAsset Capture for all of Samoa completed.

Includes all power poles, electric meters, transformers, lines and Generation assets

Complete Pole tagging of all power poles in Upolu

Development of 3 additional systems complete

Meters

Poles

Sample Asset Capture data

Transformers

1. PowerUserGISNetwork deployed version of EPC MIS/GIS

standalone systemThick Client MapInfo/Mapbasic customised

applicationAccess to local copy of EPC GIS data and

updates from GIS-ServerFor Heavy GIS users

PowerUserGIS System Diagram

GIS-Field

GIS-Server

Client Machine

GIS-Main

•MapBasic SDK for PowerUserGIS app development

•New app dev copied over to GIS-Server

·Copies EPC_Assets update from GIS - Main

·Copies EPC_Assets update from GIS -Server

Screen Shots

Predefine Queries (Transformers by feeder)

Advance Cross sectional query

Update function (Data or System)

Asset Photo open function

2. PowerGIS (WebMap)MapServer Web based Intergraph Geomedia web mapper 6.1,

Intergraph Geomedia pro 6.1Thin client web browser accessGeneral GIS usersLocal Intranet Access

PowerGIS System Diagram

Screen shots

Default View

Up close view

Predefine Queries (Transformers by feeder)

Simple Find Asset Query

Printing Function (Step 1)

Resulting Map

3. EPC Vehicle TrackerVehicle tracking management systemWeb basedGPSGateServer, Geoserver, MySQLLocal Intranet access

Applications GIS Strategic design/planning work

Planned shutdown meter identification (SAIDI,SIFI), Underground cabling, load flow analysis, power grid extensions/upgrade etc.

Operational work Asset location identification, debt recovery, reconnection/disconnection, Asset maintenance, New streetlight/meter connection, Vehicle management and dispatch etc.

Challenges and OpportunitiesKeeping our GIS database up to dateGrowing GIS functionality needs of EPC GIS

users

Future StrategyWeb future of GISDecentralization of EPC GIS functionsIntegration of GIS data into Billing system

and SCADAData sharing with other GIS stakeholders

Questions?

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