United Power Reaps Benefits of TruckMap*™ Implementation; Utility plans to expand and extend system based on worker feedback
har*GIS, LLC, provider of mobile Field Information Systems™ that dramatically improve field crew productivity, today shared results to date realized by its customer, United Power, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative. United Power lineworkers have reported increased time savings and productivity thanks to their use of the har*GIS TruckMap* system.
(PRWEB) June 7, 2004 -- har*GIS, LLC, provider of mobile Field Information
Systems™ that dramatically improve field crew productivity, today shared results
to date realized by its customer, United Power, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.
United Power lineworkers have reported increased time savings and productivity
thanks to their use of the har*GIS TruckMap* system.
“The explosive
growth of our service area drove the need for improved field crew efficiency and
effectiveness,” said Larry Hepp, Operations/Engineering Manager, United Power.
“TruckMap* is becoming an important work tool that allows our lineworkers do
their job more quickly and efficiently.”
Prior to implementing TruckMap*,
lineworkers performing maintenance, repairs and upgrades in the field were
unable to access current GIS data and facilities information while they were in
transit or on a job site. The field maps they relied on were expensive to
produce, required extensive labor to update, and rapidly fell out of date due to
explosive growth and development in the utility's service area.
TruckMap*
now exports information from United Power's ESRI ArcGIS facilities database,
from the customer information system, from a transformer database, and from
circuit and manhole drawings, then provides that information to field crews via
ruggedized tablet PCs. The system allows integrated viewing and querying of the
data from these different systems, and enables field personnel to quickly locate
any customer record and instantly view distribution
equipment.
Lineworkers express appreciation at having information in the
field that helps them easily locate facilities. They report significant time
savings thanks to the ability to quickly and easily locate facilities where
upgrade, repair or expansion is necessary. Field crews have asked for more
laptops to be made available, as the system has become an important work tool
that saves them time and increases their efficiency, particularly in outage
situations. They have also asked for additional tools and features to be added
to the system, which are included in the recently issued update to TruckMap*,
version 4.1.
About United Power
United Power, a Touchstone Energy
Cooperative, was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Brighton, Colorado. The
utility provides electricity to nearly 50,000 meters and 90,000 people in a
rapidly growing area northeast of Denver. Its service territory extends from the
mountains of Coal Creek Canyon and Golden Gate Canyon to the farmlands of
Brighton, Hudson and Keenesburg. For more information, see www.unitedpower.com.
About har*GIS, LLC
har*GIS, LLC
develops Field Information Systems, mobile systems that dramatically improve
field force productivity. By combining wireless communications, enterprise
information systems, and location-based services, the TruckMap* product line
delivers information and support to mobile field crews and dispatchers, using
standard Windows® Mobile and PC computers. Field Information Systems automate
field operations for the utility, municipal/government, communication,
transportation and route services industries. har*GIS LLC is a Microsoft Windows
Embedded Partner, a Trimble Business Partner, and an ESRI Business Partner. For
more information, see www.truckmap.com, or email e-mail protected from spam
bots.
Trademarks
TruckMap*, GeoConfigure, GeoForms, GeoQuery,
GeoTracker, GeoRouter, Gloves-On, Field Information Systems and the logo are
trademarks or brand names of har*GIS, LLC. All other trademarks are property of
their respective owners.
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