using gis to enhance situational awareness during storm
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Using GIS to Enhance Situational Awareness during Storm Response
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About National GridIn the US
• Owns and operates networks delivering gas to 3.6 million and
electricity to 3.5 million customers in the Northeastern US
• Owns and operates an 18,000 mile network of high voltage electricity
• Owns and operates 13 electricity generation plants
In the UK• Own the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and
Wales • Operates the system across Great Britain• Owns and operates the high pressure gas
transmission system in Britain and its distribution business delivers gas to 11
million homes and businesses
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Presenters
Jane Bersani – Lead Analyst, US Asset Data & Systems
Josh Carver-Brown – Analyst, US Asset Data & Systems
Misha Chakrabarti – Analyst, US Asset Data & Systems
Preston Large – Manager, US Asset Data & Systems
Our Role Our group advances processes, tools and technologies to help manage the
company’s assets
We develop and support data management practices to promote consistency, availability, standardization and accuracy of asset management information
We collaborate with stakeholders to embed best practices in our process and systems
We do this by delivering innovative and intuitive solutions to business challenges by incorporating geospatial, database and mobile technology
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Overview
Explain how National Grid has used ArcGIS Online and other ESRI tools to address significant data sharing challenges during storm events
Describe why we took our path, how we went about it and what the results have been
Discuss how we’ve extended this approach to other business challenges
Discuss lessons learned
Q&A
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What started us down this path?
TS Irene
October 2012 Storm
We need a better wayInfo is related but
disconnected-putting it together
requires many hands and lots of time – even once it’s together it can
be hard to understand
We need automation
Streamline time required and enable better
informed decisions & actions
RegulatorsCustomers
Shareholders
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Driving value from information
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What did we do?
OMSGIS
AVLS
Weather
Critical Facilities
Basemaps
ExternalStream GaugesMultiple
Others
Web
Reasonable Cost Can apply to multiple needs
Easy to use Simple Change Delivery
Inte
rnal
Info
rmat
ion External Inform
ation
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Situational Awareness
Community Liasons Executive
DecisionMakers
Media & Communications
Operations
• Easy, Intuitive Use• Common Source of Information• Deployed in less than 2 months
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Storm Damage Assessment
Storm Damage
Conditions Captured
Mgmt Info & Work DetailsMobile
Action
Timeline
July 2012Development
Starts
Aug 2012Initial User
Review
Sep 2012 Revised
Application & - 80 Units in
place
Oct 2012 – 1st
field use –results positive
Nov 2012 –150 units in place – 2nd
field use
Feb 2013 –3rd field use –
decision to go full
electronic NE
Aug 2013 –NY Pilot begins –
additional reporting
requirements needed
Jan 2014 –150 units in
place
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Development Approach Keep it Simple: Complexity adds to cost, timeline and often user
frustration
Enhance with actual experience
Leverage common tools to address challenges & get value earlier
Take a stepped approach – focus on main challenge – then enhance
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Embedding in Storm Roles
Community Liaisons
System Control & Storm Rooms
Restoration Planning
Damage Assessment
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Benefits
“One Source of The Truth”
Reduce internal reporting needs
Better leverage damage assessment data
Cost effective and quick to deploy
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Extending Use
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Lessons Learned Automation of source data updates
May need to find creative ways to implement and then improve
Success brings an avalanche of requests
Requests for new tools can out strip embedding existing tools into processes
Set expectations early
Customize only when absolutely required
Set up a process to help prioritize and steer the program direction
Communication to a large audience
Small team with a large user base - involve stakeholders and assign ownership
Engage partners early – potential for miscommunication especially in large organization
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Q&A
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