The document discusses successful data integration and workflow automation within the utilities industry, particularly highlighting the use of FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) for various tasks like data migration and CAD/GIS integration. It includes case studies from Georgia Power and other utilities, showcasing the tools and processes employed to improve data management and operational efficiency. Key topics include data inclusion formats, effective GIS workflows, and the importance of real-time systems and environmental considerations in project execution.

1. Utilities Industry Success Stories
with FME
Oct 2014
Jeff DeWitt, Renato Salvaleon & Paul Schneider,
Georgia Power
Mark Stoakes,
Safe Software Inc.

2. Agenda
Introductions
Examples from Georgia Power
Examples from around the world
Q&A

3. Today’s presenters
Paul
Jeff
Renato
Mark

4. Questions?
Steve

5. What we do.

6. Data Inclusion & Task Diversity
A diversity tasks for utilities
The inclusion of many formats for utilities
• Electric Transmission & Distribution
• Gas Transmission & Distribution
• Water & Sewer Distribution
• Landbase

7. Poll?
• Where are you primarily working :
– Electric
– Gas
– Water
– Land management
– Other…

8. Data Inclusion: Formats for Utilities
Database & GIS formats
 GE Smallworld
 Intergraph G/Technology
 ESRI Geodatabase & Schneider ArcFM
 AutoCAD Map 3d Enterprise (TopoBase)
 Bentley Electric
 Oracle Spatial
 Legacy formats:
 Intergraph FRAMME
 VISION* (AUD)
 MGE

9. Data Inclusion: Formats for Utilities
 CAD formats
 AutoCAD (many versions)
 AutoCAD Map 3D
 Bentley MicroStation
 Others…
 JSON (CGI M3i )
 ASCII (Oracle NMS MP )
 CIM XML
 Other:
 MultiSpeak, PLSCad (XML), CYME, GME, KML

10. FME for a Diversity of Tasks for Utilities
• Data migration from a legacy GIS or CAD
• Synchronising across GIS databases
• Tying into external systems – asset management
• Location Intelligence / Economic Development
• CAD & GIS round trips
• Connect real-time systems: DMS / OMS etc.
• Data Validation
• Working with Geometric Networks
• Real-time GPS & Mobile

11. Georgia Power Overview
• The largest subsidiary of Southern Company
• Investor-owned, tax-paying utility
• Over 8,500 employees
• 2.4 million customers
• Serves 155 of the
state’s 159 counties

12. Working with Text Files
Jeff DeWitt,
jldewitt@southernco.com
• Converts text file and
updates data in Oracle SDE database
• Parses text data into separate fields
and combines data from nearby text
lines
• Source data
Georgia Power

13. XML to SDE
• Converts XML data file to SDE Oracle feature
class
• Uses XML mapping document .xmp file to
parse data
• Determines data that has been added,
updated, or deleted and writes appropriate
changes directly to SDE
• Source data and mapping file

14. SDE to Email
• Reads feature class from SDE Oracle database
and sends filtered records via email
• Uses XML Templater to format email and HTML
Python Emailer to generate
email
• Emails send out data to
contacts in format they
can easily update
and return

15. Automated POI creation
Paul Schneider
pschneier@southernco.com
Georgia Power

16. GeoRSS for new Issues

17. Ad Hoc
• ESRI Data to KMZ for display in Google
Earth
• General Data Conversions

18. Environmental Best Practices for
Transmission facility projects
Renato Salvaleon
rsalvale@southernco.com
Georg1a Power
http://georgiapowerland.maps.arcgis.com/home/

19. Environmental Best Practices for
Transmission facility projects
… GIS to CAD workflow with too many handoffs
CONNECT. TRANSFORM. AUTOMATE.
Vendor
Submittal
•Submits field
collected data in GIS
personal geodatabase
format
Environmental
Specialist
•Uses ArcMap
•QCs the data
•Weeds out unwanted
data using Object IDs of
each feature class
•Loads data in to SDE
GIS Analyst
•Converts
data from
CAD to GIS
from SDE
Mapper
• Adds Env
data to
the plan
QA
QA
QA

20. FME enters into the picture
… to automate the pieces
Vendor
Submittal
•Submits field
collected data in GIS
personal geodatabase
format
Environmental
Specialist
•QCs the data
•Weeds out unwanted
data using Object IDs of
each feature class
•Loads data in to SDE
using FME.
GIS Analyst
•Converts
data from
CAD to GIS
from SDE
using FME
Mapper
CONNECT. TRANSFORM. AUTOMATE.
• Adds Env
data to
the plan
QA
QA
QA

21. Simplify
Remove the GIS Analyst from the submittal process
Vendor
Submittal
•Submits field collected data
in GIS personal geodatabase
format
Environmental
Specialist
GIS
Analyst
•QCs the data
•Weeds out unwanted data using
Object IDs of each feature class
•Runs one FME workspace
Mapper
CONNECT. TRANSFORM. AUTOMATE.
•Adds Env
data to
the plan
Supports the
workspace

22. A Simplified, Automated task
… using a single workspace
CONNECT. TRANSFORM. AUTOMATE.
Vendor
Submittal
Excel report
SDE data load
DXF Output

23. Added QC for GIS data load …
to prevent duplicate data loads for project
CONNECT. TRANSFORM. AUTOMATE.
DXF Output

24. QC Transformers
… prevent project features to be duplicated in SDE
CONNECT. TRANSFORM. AUTOMATE.

25. Added MapTextLabeller…
for more visually appealing labels and save time for the drafter
Without MapTextLabeller
With MapTextLabeller
CONNECT. TRANSFORM. AUTOMATE.

26. An improved tool to complete the task
… using a single workspace but with QC and better CAD labels
CONNECT. TRANSFORM. AUTOMATE.
Vendor
Submittal
Excel report
SDE data load with duplicate checker
DXF Output with MapTextLabeller

27. Q&A
Create harmony between data and applications

28. Poll?
• Who’s using FME

29. ATMOS Energy Corporation
Marcin Gorecki
GIS Specialist, Atmos Energy
marcin.gorecki@atmosenergy.com
One of the country’s
largest natural-gas
only distributors
3 million customers
in 9 states
Full Presentation

30. Problem:
Migrate from a drawing
based CAD platform to
the GE Smallworld GIS
Goal: Transfer CAD to GIS
with minimum data
loss
Looks simple, but the devil
is in the custom transformer
details…
- Snap and clean-up
- Create areas
- Match text
and more…

31. Validate:
Check the outcome in the Smallworld
GIS:
Important part of
checking outcome is also
checking for data in
editor window in SW

32. Of course the same process works the
other way. Atmos are able to
transform Smallworld objects to
AutoCAD.
But that’s a story for
another day…
For more information:
– Marcin.Gorecki@atmosenergy.com
– Atmos Energy

34. Larry Wiebe
Fire Proximity Awareness
GIS Data Specialist,
Manitoba Hydro
lawiebe@hydro.mb.ca
Full Presentation
Pull daily fire maps from
FTP site
Defined a set of critical
electric/gas infrastructure
Transmission
Stations
Distribution
Communications
Construction Corridor
Add real-time weather
Create clear, clean maps
with symbology for fire
locations and infrastructure

35. Weather Conditions
Display:

36. Display:
Supporting Data
Crew Location

37. Crew History:
Crew location points gathered every 5 minutes
• Crew Tracks:
Assembles points into lines
based on UTC date/time
sequence
• Time stamps
assign UTC start and end
times
UTC = temps universel coordonné

38. Summary
• Fire Proximity Awareness
– Location Intelligence
– Consolidate a diverse range of datasets
– Appropriate transformation to simplify the data
analysis
– Output to a suitable format for presentation &
display

39. Effective ESRI Geometric Network
Tracing with FME
Established in 1889
355,000 Electric Customers
21,700 miles electric lines
314,000 Gas Customers
7,670 miles gas pipe
8 Hydro Facilities
GIS users since 1992
FME users since 2004
Erika Jacobs, Avista Utilities
erika.jacobs@avistacorp.com
Vancouver, BC
Full Presentation

40. Effective ESRI Geometric Network
Tracing with FME
Problem
Find all customers downstream of
gas fittings that must be
replaced and notify them of
impending work
Solution
FME’s Network Topology Calculator

41. Effective ESRI Geometric Network
Tracing with FME
Be selective
– Service pipe only
– Selected work area
polygons
– Filter by material
and installation date
Prep the data
– Split complex edges
– Clean data
• Everything coincident
• No self-intersects

42. Effective ESRI Geometric Network
Tracing with FME
Create the Network
Match Points to Network
Assign Network_IDs to tees
and meters
Find Downstream meters

43. Effective ESRI Geometric Network
Tracing with FME
Other Examples
• Find Number of Meters served
by each Gas Pressure Zone
• Find Emergency
Shut-off Islands
• Network Health Checks
• Isolated Steel Pipe

44. Q&A
Create harmony between data and applications

45. More Brilliant User Presentations…
Synchronizing AutoCAD® Map 3D Enterprise
with ESRI® ArcSDE®, Drew Burgasser, CAD Masters
ENMAX Supporting Processes and Improving
GIS Data Workflows with FME, Sophie Duan & Terry
Magnusson , ENMAX Power Corp.
FME: Solutions for Utilities

46. Thank you!
 Jeff, Renato, Paul, Georgia Power
jldewitt@southernco.com
pschneid@southernco.com
rsalvale@southernco.com
 Mark, Safe Software Inc.
mark@safe.com
 Free FME Training
www.safe.com/training