EGUG 2007 1

GIS Asset Management at NIPSCO

Diane Buche & Skye Perry

Managing Assets in Your GISHistory in the Making

EGUG 2007 2

The NIPSCO Challenge

•Background:

–Asset Management Data in DB2

• Homegrown COBOL System

–Graphical Data in AutoCAD

•Challenge:

–Merge Graphical and Asset Data

–Remove Duplicate Data Entry

–Gain Efficiencies via Technology

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The NIPSCO Challenge

•System Stakeholders:

–Records Department

–Storerooms (purchasing, operating)

–Engineering

–Distribution Planning

–Customer Information and Billing

–Outage Management

–Capital Asset Sales

–Material Accounting

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The NIPSCO Challenge

•Technology:

–ESRI

• ArcGIS Desktop, ArcSDE, ArcIMS, ArcReader

–ArcFM

–SQL Server

–Microsoft .Net

• C#.Net, ASP.Net

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Data Modeling

• It all starts with the data…

–Started with standard Electric data model

–Updated object model with additional Asset tables

–Hub and Spoke Model for Rotating Assets:

• Designed around the asset life cycle

• Capture detail for every event

• Reporting on assets at every stage

Current state

Forecasting

Predictive failure

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Data Modeling

Transformer

Unit

Stock

Install Removal

Sold / Leased Condemned

Testing

Transformer

Bank

Manufacturer & Warranty Data

Storeroom Location & Date

Phase, Status, Location, Ticket # Removal Reason, Date, Ticket #

Oil, PCB Contamination, Function

Mechanical/Electrical Issues,

Stolen, Contaminated, AgedTo REMC / Municipality, etc

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Data Model in Action

•What does this look like in the GIS?

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Application Customization

•Filling the Application Gap

–Diverse User Groups

• Storeroom Clerks

• GIS Record Clerks

• Engineers

• General Query Users

Asset Queries

GIS Queries

–Right Technology, Right Tools, Right People

Web GIS

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Application Customization

•Extending ArcMap & ArcFM

–Many assets are managed directly in GIS

Validations

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Application Customization

•Extending ArcMap & ArcFM

Retirement Tools

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Application Customization

•Extending ArcMap & ArcFM

Analysis Tools

EGUG 2007 12

SAGE

•Asset Management Online

–StandAlone GeoDatabase Editor (SAGE)

Microsoft ASP.Net Web Application

Uses ESRI Multi-Version Views

SQL Access Against Versioned Data

Edit Attribute Data Only

SAGE

DB Access

LayerWeb App SDE

GeodatabaseViews

ViewsMulti-Version

Views

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SAGE - Architecture

•Asset Management Online

–StandAlone GeoDatabase Editor (SAGE)

Concerns with Multi-Version Access

Domains are Binary

Auto-Updaters Not Available

Other Option is ArcGIS Server / ArcFM Server

May be cost prohibitive

SAGE

DB Access

LayerWeb App SDE

Geodatabase

ArcGIS

Server

ArcFM

Server

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SAGE – Where does it fit?

•Asset Management

Non-graphical tasks

Storeroom

GIS Clerks

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SAGE – Where does it fit?

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SAGE – Where does it fit?

•Records Management

Records Management Dashboard

• Manage KPI’s with regard to assets

• Asset Interface to Material Accounting

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SAGE – Where does it fit?

•Records Management

Manage SAGE Access

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SAGE – Where does it fit?

•Records Management

Manage GIS Record Clerks

•Asset Reporting

Batch – Nightly, Monthly, Annual

Real-time

Available in SAGE

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SAGE – Where does it fit?

•Batch Reports• FERC Form-1

• SEC 10K

• Assets In Stock

• Condemnation Approval

• Annual Asset Counts

• Asset Failure Reports

• …

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SAGE – Where does it fit?

•On Demand Reports• Capital Assets For Sale

• Rated KVA by Circuit

• Pad Inspections

• Pole/Pad Inquiry

• Multi Pole/Pad Inquiry

• …

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SAGE – Where does it fit?

• In Summary…Challenge of Merging Spatial and Asset Data

Best of Breed Technologies

Hub and Spoke Data Modeling

Application Customization in the GIS

Validations

Retirement Tools

Analysis Tools

SAGE

Asset Management

SAGE – Records Management

SAGE – Asset Reporting

•Demo… Rotating Asset Lifecycle

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Managing Assets in Your GIS

Questions & Comments

Welcomed

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Managing Assets in Your GIS

Diane Buche – NIPSCO / NiSourcedlbuche@nisource.com

Skye Perry – SSP Innovations, LLCskye.perry@sspinnovations.com

------------- -------------------------------- ----------------This work was supported under subcontract NAD-5-33652-01

(Technical Manager Thomas_Basso@nrel.gov ) with the

National Renewable Energy Laboratory managed by the

Midwest Research Institute for the US DOE under contract

Number DE-AC36-99GO10337