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Glendale Water & Power Electrical GIS Implementation – EGUG, October 2011

Glendale Water and PowerGlendale Water and PowerElectrical GIS ImplementationElectrical GIS Implementation

By

&Nagarajan Murali, PMPPractice Head – Utilities

Vishwa Tiwari, M.S.S.E.Project Manager

http://www.glendalewaterandpower.com/default.aspx


• Municipal Utility that serves the citizens and community of Glendale, California (35,000 water and 88,000 electric customers)

• Owned by the City of Glendale and governed by the Glendale City Council

• Member of Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA)

• Electrical System • 12 distribution substations• 240 miles of UG distribution lines• 251 miles of OH distribution lines• 3 wire 12.47kV system

• Upgraded 88,000 electric meters with Smart Meters – a first step to Smart Grid

http://www.glendalewaterandpower.com/default.aspx


• Global IT Solutions Organization• ESRI & Telvent Distributor in India • Strategy : Focus & Differentiate• Focused on Specific Industry Verticals

• Utilities• Transportation• BFSI• Retail

• High Maturity Processes• SEI CMMi level 5• ISO 9001:2000

• Secure Environment – BS 7799• Research Focus – Software

Engineering


• Convert AutoCAD data to GIS• Easements• Communications Network• Electric Network

• Implement EngHouse NetWorks• Implement ArcFM Electric

• MultiSpeak Data Model• Conduit Manager• Designer• Session Manager & Workflow

Manager• Create fields for FileNet linking• Create GWP Electric specific

symbols• Create Map Templates (Map Books)


• Input data• AutoCAD drawings (dwg)• Drawing images (jpeg)• Legal documents (PDF)

• Conversion procedure• Data Model (Gross,

Prescriptive, Quit Claim)• Migrate AutoCAD drawings

to GIS• Georeference jpeg images• Refer legal document• Use COGO to create / verify

easements• QA/QC (by ESRI Professional

Services)• Manual• Automated (PLTS)


• Data Model (Excel based)• Manual tasks

• Splice information• ISP facilities connection

mapping and configuration

• Tube color information - currently in excel sheet

• Overhead / underground network creation

• Uses Electrical assets• Tropos radio location marking


• Input Source• AutoCAD drawings• SQL Server data

• Data Model creation• Converting AutoCAD data

• Rulebase Document• Connectivity Cleanup

• QA / QC• ArcFM Configuration

(Feeder Manager, Model Names, Auto Updaters)


• Conduit configuration• Vault details (Excel

sheet), different vault size• UFM configuration


• Configuration (Assign Model Names)

• Create Compatible Units and incorporate Cost Factor information

• Add Non-GIS CUs• Train the users on Work

Function Tool and Work Location Tool


• Define workflow process for GWP Mapping and Records

• Users and Roles creation tailored to GWP business needs

• Assign privileges• Updating final Electric GIS

database


• Varieties of map drawings• Multiple Map

Templates• ArcFM Map Book

Configuration (Model Names)

• GWP specific symbols (EUDCEDIT)

• Annotation Feature Classes for labeling

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• Electric GIS Implementation is the first major step to Smart Grid

GWPGIS

ArcGISArcFM SolutionArcFM DesignerConduit ManagerNetWORKS

ITRONMDMS

HarrisBilling

ACSSCADA

DistributionAutomation

Controls

DistMS

OMS

City GIS

FileNetDocMS

ArcGISAzteca Cityworks

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