ESRI DAYS 2006

ArcFM UT Utility GIS Implementation

Estonia, Tallinn
May 2006

Theo Itzen

Utility GIS Implementations

You cant always expect what you want,

but sometimes your expectations can be justified !!

Utility GIS Implementations

Mobile GIS ?

Agenda

Utility GIS Implementations

Company Introduction

ArcFM UT Product Overview

System Integration

Utility GIS Implementations

AED-SICAD

Dr.Thomas Englert
Werner Lck

Largest GIS Application Company in Europe

 About 220 Employees
 More than 10.000 Licenses and >2000
Customers worldwide
 Offices in Bonn, Mnchen, Berlin, Essen,
Frankfurt

Application Framework

AED-SICAD

Utility GIS Implementations

AED-SICAD Product lines on ArcGIS

Landmanagement

Cadastre, Mapping,
Topographical Information Systems

Local Government

Urban and Environmental Planning

Topography, Special Cadastre

Utilities

Electricity, Gas, Water, Sewage,

Heating, Telco

Others

Real Estate, Banking, Industry,

Insurances

Utility GIS Implementations

The Company

Our offering
 State-of-the-art and ready-to-use GIS applications for land
management / cadastre and utilities
 IT Services: Specification, installation, customizing, data
migration, training
 We enable partners to support our customers: International
partner support, localizations

More than 20 years of experience
 GIS and GIS application development
 Large infrastructure project management
 Network Information Systems implementation

Product Figures

Utility GIS Implementations

Sewage
12%

Telecom
2%

Heating
Cooling
9%
Gas
18%

Electricity
34%
Water
25%

More than 1400 licenses sold worldwide

More than 110 customers use UT products
Largest databases: more than 50 GB of network data
Largest installation: more than 100 concurrent updating users, more
than 400 Intranet users

Some of our customers in the UT world

Utility GIS Implementations

Electricity
EWE Oldenburg

77.000 km

RWE Net Cologne

73.000 km

MVV Mannheim

4.500 km

PESAG Paderborn

8.000 km

Mainova Mannheim

Gas

Water

43.000 km
1.600 km

1.400 km

10.000 km

4.500 km

1.500 km

Pfalzwerke

15.000 km

1.400 km

Wien Energie

25.000 km

3.400 km

City of Luxemburg

2.000 km

1.000 km

1.000 km

3.100 km

4.500 km

AGAC Reggio Emilia

AGSM Verona

1.000 km

1.000 km

1.600 km

ACEGAS Trieste

1.400 km

2.000 km

2.000 km

Guangzhou Water
UEM Metz

4.000 km
4.000 km

Our recent wins

Utility GIS Implementations

EWR, Germany
 Multy-utility chose to use ArcFM UT for the documentation of their networks
GWG Grevenbroich, Germany
 Multy-utility chose to use ArcFM UT for the documentation of their networks
Berlin Water, Germany
 Berlin Water has chosen AED-SICADs solution after an intensive evaluation process in which several vendors
were present.
 Supplying water to the capital of Germany with 3.7 Mio. inhabitants
Aqualectra Distribution, Dutch Antilles, Netherlands
 Aqualectra Distribution has chosen AED-SICADs solution after an intensive evaluation process in which several
vendors were present.
 Supplying water and electricity to the inhabitants of Curacao, Antilles (Netherlands)
FEWA, UAE
 After an intensive evaluation process including several other
solutions,
ArcFM UT was
chosen
EnBW
- Importance
to international
market
 Supplying Water and Electricity to the Northern Emirates
 45% subsidiary of EdF
City of Magdeburg, Germany
 Water, Gas, Electricity, and district heating for the town of Magdeburg
 Change from Smallworld to AED-SICAD
City of Russelsheim, Germany
 Third-largest electricity utility in Germany
 Water and Gas
 International data capture using ArcFM UT
EnBW, Stuttgart, Germany
 Third largest electricty supplier of Germany chose ArcFM UT as enterprise GIS with strong focus on SAP
integration
EVO, part of RWE, Germany
 Multy-utility chose to use ArcFM UT for the documentation of their networks
City Works of Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
 Multy-utility chose to use ArcFM UT for the documentation of their networks
SEWA, UAE
 Use of ArcFM UT for network and asset documentation and close integration with other relevant IT systems.

Our recent wins

Utility GIS Implementations

City Works of SIngen, Germany

 Multy-utility chose to use ArcFM UT for the documentation of their networks (before: AutoCAD)
City Works of Karlsruhe, Germany
 Multy-utility chose to use ArcFM UT for the documentation of their networks (before: GTIS/GFIS)
City Works of Stuttgart, Germany
 The department of waste water chose to use ArcFM UT for the documentation of their sewage networks
(before: AutoCAD)
City Works of Passau, Germany
 ArcFM UT Mobile for field work
Pfalzwerke, Germany
 Multy-utility chose to use ArcFM UT for the documentation of their networks (before SICAD-UT)
KEVAG, RWE subsidiary, Germany
 Use of ArcFM UT Mobile in their operational work (before: GISMobil)
Infrafrth, Germany
 Use of ArcFM UT Mobile in their operational work (before: GISMobil)
Albstadtwerke, Germany
 Use of ArcFM UT Integrator for integration ArcFM UT SAP PM
City Works of Jena, Germany
 Multy-utility chose to use ArcFM UT for the documentation of their networks (before SICAD-UT) and use of ArcFM
UT Integrator for ERP integration
Delta, Netherlands
 Delta is the 4th largest utility in Netherlands, supplying electricity, gas and cable TV to South-Western
Netherlands
Eestigas, Estonia
 Biggest Gas supplier in Estonia, supplying gas

22 New ArcFM UT customers since the first

release

Processes in a utility - overview

Primary processes
Maintaining
networks

Utility GIS Implementations

Network management

Expanding
networks

Outage
management
Acquiring
customers

Secondary processes
Material procurement and logistcs
Financial accounting and
bookkeeping
Accounting

Asset accounting
Controlling

Utility Information Technology Infrastructure

Utility GIS Implementations

Typical Applications in a Utility Company

Outage
Reporting

SCADA
/ EMS

Planning

Distribution
Management

Customer
Information

Integration Platform

GIS

Human
Resources

Work
Management

Substation
Automation

Data
Warehouse

ArcFM UT Product Family

Utility GIS Implementations

Family of Network Management products for

 Electricity networks
 High, medium, low tension, street lights
 Stations, substations, connectors
 Electricity related telecommunication networks







Water networks
Gas networks
District heating networks
Sewage
Telco

Horizontal applications:
 Application integration

 Data migration

 Data exchange for distributed editing

 Plan generalization

 Network planning, outage statistics

 Intranet / Internet viewing

Utility GIS Implementations

The Philosophy of our GIS Applications

Process orientation
 As simple as possible
 Ergonomic
 Software adapts to the business processes

Interoperability
 Between GIS systems
 In the IT world

Continuous Data Flow
 From field to office and back

Investment security
 Smooth transition to new technologies
 Component-oriented architecture to reduce software license costs
 Based on Standards

ArcFM UT: Product Structure

UT Editor

Telco

Sewage

Heating

Water

Gas

UT View
Electricity

Utility GIS Implementations

UT Alpha

UT Web
UT Mobile
UT Designer
UT Integrator
UT Base

AED-SICAD ArcFM UT and ESRI ArcGIS

Web Seats

Mobile Seats

In Planning
In Planning

Free!
Free!

Java Viewer
UT WEB

ArcFM UT
Alpha

ArcFM UT
Reader

ArcFM UT
Mobile

Mobile Editor

ArcReader

ArcView

ArcEditor

ArcFM UT

Internet
Internet

ArcFM UT Integrator NCS

ArcFM UT Integrator SAP
ArcFM UT Integrator SCADA

ArcFM UT
View

ArcEditor

ArcView

Single Use

ArcFM UT WEB
GIS Portal

ArcIMS

ArcFM UT
Editor

Multi Use

Utility GIS Implementations

HTML Viewer
UT WEB

Viewing/Editing Seats

ArcSDE

Central Enterprise Database

Vector data
Raster data (Ortho-photo ...)
Alpha-numerical data
Data model

Personal
geodatabase
(MS Access)

ArcFM UT
Alpha

ArcFM UT Components

Core data models for electricity, gas, water, district heating

Utility GIS Implementations

RDMBS-based (Oracle, DB2, Informix, SQL Server, MS Access)

Pre-configured user interface
 Dimensioning and construction
 Cables, net points, service points
 Substation management
 Network tracing
 Cable conduit systems and cross sections
 Status and history management of assets

Central catalog services and customizing tools
 Parameterization
 Profiles, access rights and privileges
 Map layout management

ArcFM UT Data Model

network topology
(geometric network)
facility objects

Electricity

Utility GIS Implementations

object

support objects

net cluster

section installation component service point

network
branch
circuit
:
:

cable
distrib.box
overhead station
line
:
:
:
:

joint
switch
transformer
isolator
fuse
:
:

connector
meter
:
:

section
conduit sys.
duct
bridge
culvert
:
:

management objects

node
manhole
pole
building
:
:

address
document
damage/outage
maintenance
:
:

Utility GIS Implementations

Product Family ArcFM UT

UT Base
 Cross application functionality for all network types
 Data navigation
 Network trace
 Central parameterization using Catalog Services
 Dimensioning
 Central access to Geodatabase via customized access functions (area
name, address, coordinates, etc.)

UT Alpha
 Completely integrated in ArcGIS
 Completely customizable without programming
 For stand-alone usage available
 Internet enabled (Geo Service Providing GSP)

Utility GIS Implementations

Product Family ArcFM UT

UT Editor
 Electricity, gas, water
 Complete data model in the geodatabase
 Integrated data capturing for geographical and alphanumerical data
 Lines
 Net points
 Protective pipes
 Service connections
 Routes
 Cross Sections

UT Editor Single Use
 Single use system based on Microsoft Access

Product Family ArcFM UT

Utility GIS Implementations

UT View
 Viewing component ArcFM UT
 Viewing access to the Geodatabase

UT Mobile
 Mobile component for ArcFM UT
 UT View functionality
 GPS tracking
 Car navigation
 Capturing of dynamic data
 Data providing from central systems

ArcFM UT - System Overview - Customizing

Utility GIS Implementations

Customizing
 Rule based objectparameter
 Cartographic
representation
 Screen forms
and data model

Macro - Creation
 Visual Basic Script

Standard
Release
Cycle!

Utility GIS Implementations

ArcFM UT: Viewing

Utility GIS Implementations

ArcFM UT: Editing

Utility GIS Implementations

ArcFM UT: Editing

Utility GIS Implementations

ArcFM UT: Network Trace

Utility GIS Implementations

ArcFM UT: Network Trace

Utility GIS Implementations

Scalability = Flexibility

Software products that are
 Scalable
 Open
 Standard
 Customizable
 Future proof

UT Reader
UT Web

UT Integrator

UT Editor

UT View
UT Mobile

+
Integration
EAI
+
Advanced
Edititing

Data Access
Map Visualisation
Printing & Plotting

+
Cartographic
Representation
Queries and Reports
Simple Edititing
Customizable

ArcFM UT Summary

Utility GIS Implementations

Integrated multi-utility solution

Ready-to-use, fully customizable solution with extremely short implementation
duration

Extensive functionality covering network documentation, outage management,
maintenance, customer information and planning.

Efficient support of the initial collection, update, analysis and presentation of
spatial and technical information.

Based on strong data models and databases, transaction protected.

Uniform handling of common objects across utility branches.

Interoperability with ERP and other business and technical systems.

Utility GIS Implementations

Thank you for your interest!

Theo Itzen
AED-SICAD
Lilienthalstrae 7
85579 Neubiberg / Mnchen
GERMANY
Tel.: +49 89 45026 - 212
theo.itzen@aed-sicad.de