[Utilities] Case Study: Holland Board of Public Works
Holland Board of Public Works
To accelerate their UN ArcGIS migration journey, Holland BPW sought a partner who not only had an automated solution, but responsive and dedicated resources. That partner was 1Spatial.
Business Snapshot
Holland Board of Public Works provides electricity to approximately 30,000 customers in Ottawa and Allegan County. Over 80% of the power is used by industrial clients and recently, a new substation was brought online to support a large LG battery facility. This has increased the demand of electricity capacity requirements by 40%.
"Thanks to 1Spatial, we achieved a successful UN migration in half the time. Traditional methods would have exceeded our project timeline."
Customer Quote: Neil Besteman, GIS Specialist, Holland Board of Public Works
Download case studyThe Mission
Holland Board of Public Works selected a new SCADA system to enhance the reliability and resilience of their electrical distribution operations. The new SCADA system required either the loading of legacy GIS networks or upgrading to a new GIS Utility Network (UN) model GIS platform. Holland BPW opted for a solution with a lower total cost of ownership which involved both, upgrading and migrating the existing geometric GIS network to a new Utility Network GIS model.
The Challenge
The initial challenges Holland BPW faced were no one had experience doing a UN migration and with limited team resources, the scope and effort weren't fully understood. There were unknowns that existed in the data quality as well as the utility network requirements, and if Holland BPW didn't meet their project timeline additional costs would be incurred. After 3 to 4 months of using traditional UN migration methods for data discovery, schema mapping, editing, and loading data into a UN model, it became clear this would take longer than anticipated and the use of a third-party tool was necessary.
The Solution
After researching and evaluating different vendors, Holland BPW identified several benefits with 1Spatial's UN Readiness and Validation Apps.
"With 1Spatial's UN migration apps and services in place, we sped up our workflows and easily resolved the UN non-conformities in our data."
Customer Quote: Neil Besteman, GIS Specialist, Holland Board of Public Works
Download case studyWhen talking about this, Holland BPW referred to these key reasons for selecting 1Spatial:
- User friendly and pre-built apps.
- Speed of data processing - the same day they logged in.
- Quick detection and pinpoint location of non-conformities.
- Improved communication and workflows.
- Simplified error classifications.
In summary, with 1Spatial's support, Holland BPW was able to achieve a successful UN migration in less than 100 business days.
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