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How will the Utility Network
Affect You?
Introductions
Duane Holt | Intermountain Rural Electric Association
• GIS Director
– 23 years with IREA
– 30 years mapping utilities
– MSGIS – University of Denver 2010
– GISP for the last 7 years
• First Utility Network Jumpstart User
Skye Perry | SSP Innovations
• CEO & Principal Consultant
• Esri & Schneider Electric™ Technical Architect
Who is SSP
Focus on GIS, Work Management, & AMI
 Utilities
 Pipeline
 Telecom
GIS Services
 Product Implementation
 Customization
 Systems Integration
Utility Network 101
Why a New Network?
 Esri’s goal is to create a network that will service the customer’s
requirements for the next 15 to 20 years
 The geometric network has reached a mature lifecycle and has
limitations
 Performance
 No support in ArcGIS Pro
 No native lifecycle management (planned/designed vs. existing)
 Not enough support for future DMS integration
 Services Based
 Allows for consumption by any Esri platform (ArcGIS Pro, Web, Runtime)
Utility Network 101
What’s Needed?
 ArcGIS Pro
 Native 64 bit
 3D enabled
 Desktop app of the future
 ArcGIS Enterprise (10.5+)
 Portal for ArcGIS
 ArcGIS Server
 Enterprise Geodatabase
 File geodatabases not supported
Utility Network Jumpstart
Fully-hosted Utility Network sandbox
Open feedback loop with Esri and SSP
Two-day onsite training
UNJ Benefits
 Skip the setup and configuration
 Instantly utilize the UN tools for utility workflows
 Get in early during the beta
 Influence and direct the future of utility GIS
 Provide direct feedback to Esri
 Influence SSP’s UN Productivity Toolset
 Access to Utility Network and ArcGIS Pro experts
UNJ Preparation
 Numerous hours were spent analyzing and preparing the
Naperville data in Alpha, restricted beta, and full beta
 Many environment setup challenges
 Alpha: overlaying files on top of Pro
 Beta: Server and Portal, in addition to custom Pro
installation
 Hosted solution running on Amazon Web Services
UNJ Preparation
 Configured GP tools for tracing using Model Builder
 Configured templates to show quicker feature placement
 Optionally convert two systems using SSP technology
(circuits, pressure systems)
 Refine existing technology as new data cases arise and/or UN
model is updated
Early Adopters – Restricted Beta
 IREA – February 21, 2017
 5 users
 LES – March 23, 2017
 8 users
 Custom Circuit Migration
 CoServ – April 12, 2017
 7 users
 SDG&E (Sempra) – May 22, 2017
 10 users
Intermountain REA
Electric Coop serving Central Colorado
IREA Stats
• 9,750 Miles of Distribution and Transmission lines
• 151,215 Electric meters
• 2.3 Billion KWH energy & 560 MW demand
• 225 Employees
– 670:1 Customers to Employee Ratio
GIS at IREA
Using GIS for 10 years
• GIS Department is in the Engineering Division
– 6 GIS staff
– 25 Design staff
• Organization Users – ArcGIS Online / Collector
– 136 internal – IREA Employees
– 31 External - Contractors
Major Business Systems
GIS
• Esri
– ArcGIS Desktop
– ArcGIS Enterprise (Server)
– AGOL / Collector
• Schneider
– ArcFM Desktop
– Designer
CIS
• Harris Cayenta
OMS
• ABB Siena Tech
AMI / MDMS
• Currently in RFP
Business Drivers for
UN Jumpstart
Technology
• Keep critical systems updated
• Keep up with changing
technologies
670 : 1 – How do we maintain the lean profile?
• Leveraging current technologies
• Implementing new technologies
What we hoped to gain from UNJ
• Vision
– How will UN affect initiatives
• Training
– Why did Esri create the Utility Network
– Better understanding of the UN Model
• Planning
– Data conversion preparations
– Integrations
• Provide Feedback to Esri
• Calm Anxieties
Data Migration
Utility Type - Electric
– Transmission, Distribution, Secondary
• Circuit
Point Feature Classes
– FuseUnit, TransformerUnit, etc.
• OH Transformer, UG Transformer
Network Association
– Connectivity – No more offset fuses
– Containment
• Bank Features – FuseBank, TranformerBank
• Can eliminate 32k bus bar
Asset Group
Asset Type
Challenges
• Product
– ArcGIS Pro is bulky with some performance hits
– UN Model is general for all utilities (phasing)
– Associated Connection not visible
• Data
– Transmission not modeled at IREA
– Secondary voltages not modeled well
– Need to implement Portal
The need for Partners
• Esri as a Partner
– They are listening to Utilities
– There’s more to this change than the Utility Network
• Third party Partners
– Conversion methodologies
– Automation of GP tasks – i.e. tracing, editing, toolsets, …
– Best practices for Utility specific modeling -
Electric, gas, water …
Utility Network Needs
Pro Editing Workflow
Graphic
Work Design
Outage
Management
Utility Network
SSP’s Offerings Around Utility Network
Utility Network Productivity Extension
• Esri product now includes Feeder/System Management,
Templates, Utility Tracing
• SSP will enhance user experience with an extension to streamline
usage
• Allow utilities to harness the power of the core Esri Utility Network
SSP’s Offerings Around Utility Network
Workflow Management
• SSP is extending our Workforce Management product to support
ArcGIS Pro
• Capital Work Design, As-Built Updates, Ad-Hoc Edit Session
Management
• Configurable workflow exposed via
a web interface
• Extensible via plug in API (custom
code events)
Graphic Work Design via Epoch Solutions
• Epoch has created a full fledged graphic
work design solution
• Pre-integrated to SSP Workforce
Management
• Supports all typical integration points for
Maximo, SAP, Oracle or other WMS
• Supports Utility Network & 10.2.1 ArcFM™
systems
• SSP is the strategic implementation partner
SSP’s Offerings Around Utility Network
Implement Utility Network @ Version 1 (late 2017)
• Keep editing at 10.2.1
• Use SSP Utility Network migration tools to initialize your UN
geodatabase
• Promote daily edits from 10.2.1 to UN via SSP All Edits
• Begin using UN analysis, tracing, diagrams, and portal-based
templates
• Allow UN editing to mature before implementation
• Result == Change Management
SSP’s Offerings Around Utility Network
Questions?
Skye Perry
Principal Consultant
SSP Innovations
skye.perry@sspinnovations.com
Duane Holt
GIS Director
Intermountain Rural Electric Association
dholt@irea.coop

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How will the Utility Network Affect You?

  • 1. How will the Utility Network Affect You?
  • 2. Introductions Duane Holt | Intermountain Rural Electric Association • GIS Director – 23 years with IREA – 30 years mapping utilities – MSGIS – University of Denver 2010 – GISP for the last 7 years • First Utility Network Jumpstart User Skye Perry | SSP Innovations • CEO & Principal Consultant • Esri & Schneider Electric™ Technical Architect
  • 3. Who is SSP Focus on GIS, Work Management, & AMI  Utilities  Pipeline  Telecom GIS Services  Product Implementation  Customization  Systems Integration
  • 4. Utility Network 101 Why a New Network?  Esri’s goal is to create a network that will service the customer’s requirements for the next 15 to 20 years  The geometric network has reached a mature lifecycle and has limitations  Performance  No support in ArcGIS Pro  No native lifecycle management (planned/designed vs. existing)  Not enough support for future DMS integration  Services Based  Allows for consumption by any Esri platform (ArcGIS Pro, Web, Runtime)
  • 5. Utility Network 101 What’s Needed?  ArcGIS Pro  Native 64 bit  3D enabled  Desktop app of the future  ArcGIS Enterprise (10.5+)  Portal for ArcGIS  ArcGIS Server  Enterprise Geodatabase  File geodatabases not supported
  • 6. Utility Network Jumpstart Fully-hosted Utility Network sandbox Open feedback loop with Esri and SSP Two-day onsite training
  • 7. UNJ Benefits  Skip the setup and configuration  Instantly utilize the UN tools for utility workflows  Get in early during the beta  Influence and direct the future of utility GIS  Provide direct feedback to Esri  Influence SSP’s UN Productivity Toolset  Access to Utility Network and ArcGIS Pro experts
  • 8. UNJ Preparation  Numerous hours were spent analyzing and preparing the Naperville data in Alpha, restricted beta, and full beta  Many environment setup challenges  Alpha: overlaying files on top of Pro  Beta: Server and Portal, in addition to custom Pro installation  Hosted solution running on Amazon Web Services
  • 9. UNJ Preparation  Configured GP tools for tracing using Model Builder  Configured templates to show quicker feature placement  Optionally convert two systems using SSP technology (circuits, pressure systems)  Refine existing technology as new data cases arise and/or UN model is updated
  • 10. Early Adopters – Restricted Beta  IREA – February 21, 2017  5 users  LES – March 23, 2017  8 users  Custom Circuit Migration  CoServ – April 12, 2017  7 users  SDG&E (Sempra) – May 22, 2017  10 users
  • 11. Intermountain REA Electric Coop serving Central Colorado
  • 12. IREA Stats • 9,750 Miles of Distribution and Transmission lines • 151,215 Electric meters • 2.3 Billion KWH energy & 560 MW demand • 225 Employees – 670:1 Customers to Employee Ratio
  • 13. GIS at IREA Using GIS for 10 years • GIS Department is in the Engineering Division – 6 GIS staff – 25 Design staff • Organization Users – ArcGIS Online / Collector – 136 internal – IREA Employees – 31 External - Contractors
  • 14. Major Business Systems GIS • Esri – ArcGIS Desktop – ArcGIS Enterprise (Server) – AGOL / Collector • Schneider – ArcFM Desktop – Designer CIS • Harris Cayenta OMS • ABB Siena Tech AMI / MDMS • Currently in RFP
  • 15. Business Drivers for UN Jumpstart Technology • Keep critical systems updated • Keep up with changing technologies 670 : 1 – How do we maintain the lean profile? • Leveraging current technologies • Implementing new technologies
  • 16. What we hoped to gain from UNJ • Vision – How will UN affect initiatives • Training – Why did Esri create the Utility Network – Better understanding of the UN Model • Planning – Data conversion preparations – Integrations • Provide Feedback to Esri • Calm Anxieties
  • 17. Data Migration Utility Type - Electric – Transmission, Distribution, Secondary • Circuit Point Feature Classes – FuseUnit, TransformerUnit, etc. • OH Transformer, UG Transformer Network Association – Connectivity – No more offset fuses – Containment • Bank Features – FuseBank, TranformerBank • Can eliminate 32k bus bar Asset Group Asset Type
  • 18. Challenges • Product – ArcGIS Pro is bulky with some performance hits – UN Model is general for all utilities (phasing) – Associated Connection not visible • Data – Transmission not modeled at IREA – Secondary voltages not modeled well – Need to implement Portal
  • 19. The need for Partners • Esri as a Partner – They are listening to Utilities – There’s more to this change than the Utility Network • Third party Partners – Conversion methodologies – Automation of GP tasks – i.e. tracing, editing, toolsets, … – Best practices for Utility specific modeling - Electric, gas, water …
  • 20. Utility Network Needs Pro Editing Workflow Graphic Work Design Outage Management Utility Network
  • 21. SSP’s Offerings Around Utility Network Utility Network Productivity Extension • Esri product now includes Feeder/System Management, Templates, Utility Tracing • SSP will enhance user experience with an extension to streamline usage • Allow utilities to harness the power of the core Esri Utility Network
  • 22. SSP’s Offerings Around Utility Network Workflow Management • SSP is extending our Workforce Management product to support ArcGIS Pro • Capital Work Design, As-Built Updates, Ad-Hoc Edit Session Management • Configurable workflow exposed via a web interface • Extensible via plug in API (custom code events)
  • 23. Graphic Work Design via Epoch Solutions • Epoch has created a full fledged graphic work design solution • Pre-integrated to SSP Workforce Management • Supports all typical integration points for Maximo, SAP, Oracle or other WMS • Supports Utility Network & 10.2.1 ArcFM™ systems • SSP is the strategic implementation partner SSP’s Offerings Around Utility Network
  • 24. Implement Utility Network @ Version 1 (late 2017) • Keep editing at 10.2.1 • Use SSP Utility Network migration tools to initialize your UN geodatabase • Promote daily edits from 10.2.1 to UN via SSP All Edits • Begin using UN analysis, tracing, diagrams, and portal-based templates • Allow UN editing to mature before implementation • Result == Change Management SSP’s Offerings Around Utility Network
  • 25. Questions? Skye Perry Principal Consultant SSP Innovations skye.perry@sspinnovations.com Duane Holt GIS Director Intermountain Rural Electric Association dholt@irea.coop

Editor's Notes

  1. The new Esri Utility Network was released into beta earlier this year. SSP has worked with many utility customers to extensively test the new network including data migration, creating circuits & systems, editing data, and utility tracing. Join SSP and IREA to review how the testing has gone, what works well, and what needs improvement in the new Utility Network. We will also cover key aspects of the new network that will affect your utility so you can be prepared for your move to the UN!
  2. Intermountain REA is an Electric Coop serving central Colorado.
  3. IREA is situated between Denver and Colorado Spring along Colorado’s front range. We serve west to the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains and east to the agricultural plains. The service area is a diversity from urban, 1000 customers per square mile to rural, 1 customer per square mile.
  4. Of course, I have to mention a couple stats about IREA. We have over 9700 miles of distribution and transmission lines. We have over 151 thousand meters with 2.3 billion kilowatt hours per year and 560 megawatts spinning through those meters. <CLICK> IREA has 225 employees serving our 4 operating districts. If you do the math, that results in a ratio of 670 customers to each employee. That makes IREA one of the leanest operating electric coops. We’ll talk about why I mention that in a couple slides.
  5. IREA has been using GIS for 10 years. Prior to that we used different CAD based systems. The GIS department is positioned in the Engineering Division of the company. In GIS there are 6 staff members including myself. In Engineering, there are another 25 Design staff members that use GIS daily. Across the company we have 136 employees using ArcGIS Online or Collector in the field. In addition, we have 31 contractors using AGOL maps, from design to construction, and for locates. Our web map services have quickly become critical to our daily operations.
  6. At IREA, GIS has become a central system of record that feeds information to all the other major business systems. As with any GIS system, we use many tools from Esri and partners. The major components of IREA’s GIS include Esri’s Desktop, Enterprise, and ArcGIS Online. We also use Schneider Electric’s ArcFM desktop and Designer. <CLICK> Other major systems at IREA include our CIS, Harris Cayenta. This includes Payroll, ERP and work management system. The OMS we us is ABB with Siena Tech and we are currently in RFP for and AMI / MDMS system. All of the major systems rely on key information from our GIS system.
  7. So, what were our drivers for the Utility Network Jumpstart? Well, it really comes down to management’s desire to leverage technology to improve business operations at IREA. They have mandated that we keep critical systems updated. The other thing that management is interested in is new or changing technologies that can provide better business tools for efficiencies and accuracy. <CLICK> Remember that customer to employee ratio I mentioned earlier? Management is proud of how efficient IREA operates. After all, that helps reduce costs for our consumers. If we are going to maintain that lean profile while the system continues to grow we will need to rely on technology for greater efficiency. That’s why we want to learn about the newer GIS technologies.
  8. But why learn about those technologies now? Why not wait for others to test and experiment? Well, that comes down to timing. <CLICK> IREA has many initiatives in progress right now. All of these initiatives involve GIS from Idea to implementation. How do we balance all of that?
  9. We balance that with a good vision, strong understanding of what is to come, and then performing thorough planning. This is what we hoped to gain from the Jumpstart. I am a firm believer in learning as much as possible before making a commitment. We wanted to learn why there was a new Utility Network, what was truly the difference, and what benefits we should see. The model diagrams and blog posts that SSP have published show a very simplified diagram compared to our current data models. We wanted to learn how our data would migrate to the more concise Utility Network. We also wanted to plan for changes. What would data conversion look like? How will our integrations be affected? All things we keep in the back of our minds as we work on all the initiatives. In addition to gaining this critical education, we also wanted to provide our input to Esri regarding the Utility Network. Most of all, we just needed to calm our growing anxieties, particularly mine.
  10. The migration of IREA data to the new Utility Network isn’t as complicated as I thought it would be. Hopefully you have seen the model diagrams that SSP has presented in their blogs, a portion of that pictured here <Click> The Domain is meant to define the type of utility. Each domain can have multiple Tiers such as voltage levels. Each tier can be further divided into Subnetworks. This is where we would define each circuit on the system. All of the point feature classes that are part of your network now will move to one feature class, Device. These would be the node features of your current geometric network. Similarly, all your line feature classes, edge features of the current geometric network, will move to the line feature class. <Click> I want to add a couple things to the diagram, Asset Group and Asset Type. Each feature class under the domain can have an Asset Group and Type. <Click> If you have a point feature such as a transformer unit, that will be stored in the Device feature class under the and asset group for transformers. To further break that down, the type of transformer, such as Overhead or Underground, will be stored in the asset type. <Click> The new concept to the Utility Network is network associations. Connectivity association means a feature can be connected to the network at a specific location but doesn’t have to be physically located at that location. For instance, we no longer have to draw a short edge feature to offset a fuse at a tap location. Containment associations would represent items like Transformer banks or switchgear cabinets that contain multiple devices at one location. For IREA, this means we don’t necessarily have to model the buss bar between switches and fuses in a cabinet. We could eliminate 32 thousand buss features which would be a good performance boost.
  11. There were some challenges we had during our jumpstart program. I wouldn’t call any of these challenges show stoppers, just items for us to be aware of. There were three main product challenges that we noted. ArcGIS Pro does require significant resources which did affect performance at times. That considered, jumpstart was running remote desktops to Amazon web machines. Some of those performance issues could have been related to general internet connectivity. One other concern we had was that there didn’t seem to be a good way to integrate true phase awareness into the Utility network. This still has to be handled with attributes and rules. This makes sense though since Gas , Water and Telecom don’t have the notion of phase in their networks. The utility network is general enough to accommodate all utility types. A third challenge we saw with the Utility Network was the fact that associated connectivity isn’t visualized. You can see the connectivity in a data tree panel but we found that when trying to debug a connectivity issue, it was a little difficult without a visual reference. <Click> On the data side of things, IREA does have a couple gaps. We don’t have any of our transmission modeled in the GIS. We also don’t have consistent data regarding the voltages in our secondary network. While IREA is very active with ArcGIS Online, we don’t have Portal and will need to get that implemented. Again, nothing here prevents IREA from migrating to the Utility Network.
  12. One large benefit that we received from the Jumpstart program was the amount of idea generation that occurred. This new model easily supports future potential. One of the initiatives that is on the horizon for IREA is an ADMS. The utility network provides full system modeling from Transmission through Secondary without difficult configuration. I even thought of modeling fault coordination zones using subnetworks. Not something we could’ve done easily before. The Utility Network will help the GIS become a valuable commodity for an ADMS implementation. As we move toward AMI and ADMS, IREA’s fiber network will be utilized much more. We could model that with another domain network. We could also enhance our substation modeling. Currently we only show basic connectivity, just enough to model SCADA devices.
  13. The Utility Network can be used out of the box but it will be much easier for us to rely on partners. The first partnership to rely on is Esri. After all, they are listening. They want to hear from utilities. Remember there is more to this change than just the new network. There is ArcGIS Pro, Portal, feature services. Get engaged with Esri. Your account reps, your training reps, and the user groups. There are a lot of resources available to help with this new technology. The other partnerships that you will want are with third party developers and implementers. Conversion is one step where utilities should seek help. It won’t be overly difficult but it isn’t table to table mapping either. Partners can provide best practices as to the modeling and conversion. Utilities should also rely on partners to add value to the UN with things like automated geoprocessing tasks. For example toolsets that include automation for all the different tracing operation that are commonly performed.
  14. One of the most important things about the Utility Network Jumpstart program is the ability to provide feedback to Esri. Remember, it is beta. IREA reported 21 issues to SSP who forwarded those issues on the Esri, including those listed on the Challenges slide earlier. Within a few days, SSP forwarded Esri’s responses over to us. Since then, we have spoken with the development team directly and they have set up other meetings with us to discuss our jumpstart experience further. Esri really does want hear from utilities.
  15. I want to encourage every utility to go through the Utility Network Jumpstart. While I know not all utilities will, the more that participate, the better for all utilities. SSP clearly has experience with the Utility Network. They have the most published content on the subject. There is a lot you can learn from them. IREA is a mid size electric coop utility. The feedback we provided to Esri is not the same feedback that a larger or smaller electric utility would provide and certainly not the same feed back a water or gas utility would provide. It is important to provide as much varied feedback as possible to achieve the best product.
  16. To achieve that best product, Esri needs your feedback. Not just to avoid any show stoppers in the first full release but also to enhance future releases. This change is not just the Utility Network but encompasses multiple technology changes to GIS. While it looks like a lot tackle, Esri has provided a recommended path. Make sure you are on the 10.2.1 release, that your up to date on the latest UTUP patches, that you have set up your organization in Portal, and that you have taken the time to learn ArcGIS Pro. The Utility Network Jumpstart includes an orientation to ArcGIS Pro if you have not completed that yet. Everything you do today, you will do differently tomorrow. But that is a good thing. You will be leveraging faster hardware in many form factors. You will be utilizing more efficient technologies as you transition your GIS from a data repository and to a data dissemination tool. View and interact with any data, any time, any where, on any device. That is the direction the GIS industry is headed. I encourage all of your to get involved. At this point, I am going to turn things back over to Corey with SSP for a detailed demo.
  17. Take questions and wrap it up.