ScottishPower has awarded a £750,000 contract to Esri
(UK) to provide a mobile Geographic Information System (GIS) for
its engineers.
The system will support up to 800 engineers working across
70,000 miles of ScottishPower’s UK electricity networks. It will
allow them to access and record map-based information while in the
field.
The GIS will enhance ScottishPower’s network operations by
giving field engineers immediate access to accurate information,
such as location of cables and plant.
Field engineers will be provided with rugged tablet and notebook
PCs to replace legacy field mapping and inspection platforms.
The contract includes software and services from Esri (UK),
including ArcEngine, a development tool for building customised,
geographically enabled software applications; and GeoField Network
Map Viewer, a comprehensive field mapping application designed for
the utility industry.
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