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Intelligent InfrastructureIntelligent Infrastructure Immersion Seminars
Intelligent Infrastructure Technical SessionsTuesday, April 27, 2009
8:30 a.m. A Tale of Two Grids: Operations or Demand Side Management
Anthony DiMarco, Intergraph Corporation Keywords: Smart Grid, operations, resiliency, outage management, restoration, geospatial Vertical Interest Tags: E; DD; II; AI
Smart grid strategies that focus primarily on demand side management will miss one of the most important aspects of smart grid: the improved reliability and resiliency that improved “back office” information systems can provide. Focusing on operations, such as distribution management, outage analysis, workforce management, and business intelligence can dramatically improve distribution system resiliency and reliability. When the “back office” of the smart grid is geospatially integrated and employs sophisticated computer graphic visualization, it can help operations quickly process and interpret vast amounts of operating data and turn it into actionable information.
Tuesday, April 27th Data Quality and the Smart Grid
Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk, Inc. Keywords: Smart-grid Data Quality Network Infrastructure Utilities Vertical Interest Tags: PS; E; EN; DD; II
The reliability of our electric power grid is decreasing while our dependence on it is increasing. A smart grid is much more complicated than our current grid. Managing and operating the new smart grid is going to require a reliable digital model of the grid, based on accurate, up-to-date engineering information. The common causes of poor data quality will be discussed, and examples of working solutions for addressing these challenges will be presented.
Tuesday, April 27th Is Your GIS Smart Grid Ready?
Bill Meehan, ESRI Keywords: Smart Grid Self Healing Distribution Automation Asset Management Phase Designation Accountability Readiness Mobility Situational Awareness Vertical Interest Tags: E; DD; II; AI; AR
Many utilities will implement smart grid. GIS plays a critical role. Some utilities have not fully built out their GIS nor put in place solid processes to keep their GIS current. This presentation details the results of a benchmark study that shows where many utilities’ GIS stand for smart grid readiness. It describes how to measure and what is needed of their GIS to meet the demands of Smart Grid. Breaking News Panel • 10:30 - 12:15 Keywords: geodata, creation, sharing, crowdsourcing, OpenStreetMap, Haiti, OGC, GML, KML, GeoRSS Vertical Interest Tags: E; ER; EN; G; M; P; PS; T; TR; WW; DD, II, CC, W This panel will look at new approaches to geodata creation and sharing that have emerged in the past few years, and consider how they apply to infrastructure related problems. Crowdsourcing has grown dramatically as a mechanism for creating geospatial data, and has the potential to dramatically reduce the costs associated with geodata creation and maintenance, which of course have traditionally been very high. One of the best known initiatives in this area is OpenStreetMap, and the crowdsourcing approach is also being used by a number of commercial companies including Google, TomTom and others, as well as some government agencies. Crowdsourcing has huge potential in emergency response, and the panel will include a look at how OpenStreetMap contributed enormously to the response to the Haiti earthquake. The panel will also consider approaches to sharing geodata. New lightweight standards like GeoRSS and KML have arguably done more to facilitate sharing of geodata in practice than longer standing more heavyweight standards. Techniques for making geodata accessible to search engines like Google, rather than being hidden behind portals, have also contributed to our ability to easily share data. These and other developments will be discussed by the panel. Tuesday, April 27th Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Enterprise GIS - Managing Signage Infrastructure & Content Keywords: Facility Management, Enterprise GIS, Custom ARcGIS Desktop Extension, ArcSDE The Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport GIS manages exterior and interior features including signs - key elements of the airport’s customer service program. A custom ArcGIS desktop interface was developed to create color sign graphics images, create and manage sign data, photos and documents in ArcSDE which are deployed to the enterprise using the PHXGIS enterprise ArcGIS Server Web Portal. The presentation will demonstrate real-world scenarios where custom graphics and geodatabase sign data improves facility management. Tuesday, April 27th Leveraging GIS in a SCADA Implementation Keywords: SCADA, GIS, gas control real-time compressor pressures valve map schematics
Vertical Interest Tags: ER; G; P; S; EN; DD; II; AI
This is a review of Panhandle Energy’s 2009 project to bring together its extensive GIS map data with the dynamic real-time SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) data. The two data sources are rich and complex, but by identifying a cost-effective method to integrate these, Panhandle Energy would eliminate manual creation of SCADA system schematics, prevent data synchronization problems, and eliminate delays in getting data into the GIS as required before first flow.
Building Utility Networks on Existing Datasets is all about Data Integrity Keywords: Utility Network, Connectivity, Spatial Coincidence, Data Integrity Vertical Interest Tags: WW; T; E; G; P; DD; II; AI
Building a fully functional geometric network on an existing water utility dataset with hundreds of thousands of features (pipes, hydrants, valves, etc.) is a daunting task that is more about data integrity and spatial coincidence than theory and structure of geometric networks. Presenters will address the practical methods utilized by the Las Vegas Valley Water District to apply network theory to existing datasets and achieve the desired network functionality.
Wednesday, April 28th Bringing GIS to Financial Services
Andre Parris, Bloomberg, LP Copresenter: Mitchell Brody, Bloomberg, LP Keywords: Real-Time GIS, Emergeny, Sensors
Vertical Interest Tags: E; EN; DD; II; AI; WM
To understand the infrastructure you must understand the assets. BMAP is a strategic decision-support tool that represents energy and commodities assets data in a visual manner. It provides users with a ‘big picture’ understanding of activities and events in real-time, while simultaneously providing granularity of information. Users can build complex impact and response models based on current data and most importantly, customize multiple datasets into a single interactive view to determine relationships, patterns and impacts before and as events are happening, not after, when it’s too late.
The Next Steps for Advanced Risk-based Asset Renewal Forecasting
Dilip Kumar, MWH Global, Inc. Keywords: Water, Wastewater, Electric, Gas, Telecommunication, Asset Management
Vertical Interest Tags: WW; T; PS; E; G; TR; P; EN; II; CC; AI
As utilities across the U.S. have started to make advances toward a more risk-based approach to asset renewal forecasting, two challenges have arisen: 1) the lack of reliable, local data on the expected lives of assets, and 2) the need to effectively coordinate with the plans of other city departments (e.g., streets) to maximize the cost-effectiveness of pipeline renewal efforts. This presentation will cover pilot studies at two major cities in the U.S. where these challenges are being addressed with sophisticated data analysis and decision support tools. These pilot efforts represent the next steps for cities interested in accurate and realistic long-term forecasting of asset renewal investments in order to cost-effectively manage risk.
Wednesday, April 28th 10:30 a.m. Building a Facilities Information Infrastructure to Support Public Safety Keywords: Facilities GIS for Public Safety
Vertical Interest Tags: WW; T; E; G; P; DD; II; AI
When firefighters and other emergency response personnel are called to an emergency situation inside a building, they are often operating in uncharted territory once they walk through the front door. Some organizations are taking advantage of GIS to make floor maps available to the emergency response community for preplanning and inspection work flows. The presenter will discuss the basics of a facilities information infrastructure and how this can be leveraged to support the public safety community with specific examples of production systems. Energy InSightsm—“Smart” Technologies at CenterPoint Energy Keywords: AMI; AMS; AMR; ARRA; Smart Grid; Smart Meters; Electric Vertical Interest Tags: E; EN; M; T; DD; II; AI; AR
Wednesday, April 28th Utilizing High Density Weather Observations for Intelligent Outage Management
John Bosse, WeatherBug Keywords: Integrating real-time weather data for intelligent outage management
Vertical Interest Tags: E; II; AI; W
Integration of live spatial weather data into a GIS platform creates an intelligent outage management system, providing a one-source view into storm severity for preparation and recovery planning. This comprehensive model provides location-specific alerts for managers and linemen on pending weather conditions. The discussion will include a step-by-step guide to implementing a meso network. Learn the most effective and efficient ways to protect linemen, employees, customers, and communities before severe weather strikes. Location, OGC Standards, and the Smart Grid Vertical Interest Tags: Tags: E; GR; II; W This presentation will address how location and OGC standards can be used as part of the SmartGrid infrastructure. Specific focus will be how OGC Sensor Web standards can be used in the SmartGrid. An update of current OGC SmarthGrid related activities and standards relationships, such as with NIST, are described. Wednesday, April 28th 1:30 p.m. RFP Process Review for Users and Vendors
Peter van Muyden, EPCOR Keywords: Smart Grid Foundation; RFP; GIS; Vendor; Reguest for Proposal
Vertical Interest Tags: WW; T; PS; E; G; TR; II; CS
The Distribution & Transmission Inc. (EDTI) power operating company of EPCOR Utilities in Canada has been using GIS for 30 years. As part of the foundation of our smart grid initiative, we went to the market with a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an electrical connected GIS-based model. This presentation describes in detail the RFP process and discusses the lessons we learned. It will be of interest to both users and GIS vendors. Geospatial Dimensions of Intelligent Infrastructure: ITAG Recap Keywords: smart grid, intelligent infrastructure, Broadband for the Nation, ITAG, GITA, industry trends, SCADA, gathering systems Vertical Interest Tags: II; E; G; P; PS; T; TR; ER; S; EN; M; WW The GITA Industry Trends Analysis Group (ITAG) meets on Monday, April 26th to explore the geospatial dimensions of intelligent infrastructure for electric, gas, telecommunications, water/wastewater, public sector, transportation, and pipeline vertical markets. This session will provide a recap of the dialogue from that session, and will provide a means for continued discussions. The ITAG meeting that is the subject of this recap is tasked with helping define the concept of Intelligent Infrastructure for a variety of different vertical application areas. The recap will include an outline of case study examples from different practitioners with an idea of both challenges and successes. The bottom line focus will be on the creation of more efficient operations with time and cost savings through the application of intelligent models, feedback from sensors, and better processes. There will be time available in this session for more open dialogue and discussions.
Your Grid is Already Intelligent, Benefit Before You Invest and Make a Stronger Business Case to Invest More
Rich Cummings, Level Four Solutions Keywords: intellegent grid, smart grid, performance support system operator
Vertical Interest Tags: ER; E; DD; II
Input from system operators or dispatchers, and/or operations engineers and others—along with data from investments in GIS, SCADA, OMS—can help you make your operations more efficient in front of investing in FDIR or auto restoration schemes. Creating preplanned responses supported by data can assist organizations in building a better business case for distribution automation.
Geospatial Media Web Services Support Infrastructure Management Operations
David Wright, i-cubed, LLC Copresenter: Mick Garrett, i-cubed, LLC Keywords: geospatial digital asset management, geomedia, geospatial web services, REST, mapping
Vertical Interest Tags: WW; ER; T; PS; E; G; M; TR; P; S; EN; II; AI; W
Document management has become an infrastructure operations cornerstone. However, location data and rich media support are missing in conventional solutions. DataDoor’s Geospatial Asset Management Environment (GAME) establishes digital asset management upon a geospatial foundation supporting documents, video, audio, and photographs within a spatially intelligent, role-based framework. GAME’s RESTful API enables customization on platforms including ESRI ArcGIS, Google Maps, Google Earth, and Microsoft Bing. Organizations leveraging GAME realize significant benefits through improved visibility, collaboration, and documentation .
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