Chapel Mapping News
Central Georgia EMC Awards Chapel Mapping GPS Field Inventory Project
Central Georgia EMC (CGEMC) has awarded Chapel Mapping a GPS field inventory project to collect all of their electrical facilities. CGEMC has approximately 50,000 meters and over 5,268 miles of distribution lines located in 14 Central Georgia counties.
CGEMC chose Chapel Mapping because of the Power d.e.s.c. inventory process that allows for accurate and on time project deliveries. This process delivers the most accurate data possible backed up by a series of digital images that prove the accuracy of the data collected. The digital images will also be utilized by CGEMC staff on a daily basis to help save time and money by reducing "windshield time" for employees to various parts of the system.
CGEMC will also be utilizing Chapel Mapping's new Cloud Software during this project. With this software CGEMC will have the ability to view, on a daily basis, data collected by the field personnel the day before. The Cloud data will have connected primary and secondary linear features down to the meter and includes all digital images taken of each point.
RE Magazine Article Highlights Flint Energies GPS Field Inventory Project
The recent GPS field inventory project for Flint Energies, conducted by Chapel Mapping, will be highlighted in the December issue of RE Magazine. The article will cover deciding factors that led Flint Energies to pursue a GPS field inventory and what the results of the project has meant for the utility.
We hope you will take time to read the article and find out how accurate data, combined with digital images will enhance the productivity of your utility!
4-County EPA User Showcase
We recently held a User Showcase at 4 County EPA and would like to take a moment to thank eveyone that partcipated in the event. We would especially like to thank the personnel at 4 County for hosting the User Showcase and for all their time and effort that went into making the event sucessful.
Project Completions
Chapel Mapping announces the completion of a full scale GPS inventory project with Flint Energies
Chapel Mapping has completed a full GPS field inventory of Flint Energies power distribution system. The GPS field inventory was completed over 21 months and the resulting data was delivered within the contract specification for timeframe, cost and functionality. Chapel Mapping was also contracted by Flint Energies to inventory electrical facilities inside Fort Benning as Flint Energies is responsible for maintaining that system as well.
The data provided for Flint Energies includes a series of pictures of each point that was inventoried during the project. The pictures have now become a norm throughout the utility and are relied on daily. The pictures have also helped to save time and money thus far by eliminating unnecessary trips to the field. The pictures have also been utilized to help solve joint use disputes and litigation issues.
Flint Energies, located in Central Georgia, has more than 80,000 meters, 6,200 miles of distribution lines and serves customers in 16 counties.
Northwestern Electric Cooperative receives completed Power d.e.s.c. Catalog
Chapel Mapping has announced the completion of a full scale GPS Inventory project with Northwestern Electric Cooperative in Woodward, Oklahoma. Chapel Mapping has used the new Power d.e.s.c. cataloging system to conduct a complete GPS field inventory of Northwestern's power distribution system. The resulting catalog has now been delivered into Northwestern's ESRI(TM) based FuturaGIS(TM) system. Chapel Mapping collected over 100,000 locations on Northwestern's distribution system, which now maintains approximately 4,886 miles of line with 11,140 consumers.
Chapel Mapping announces the completion of a full scale GPS Inventory project with Choctaw Electric Cooperative
Choctaw Electric Cooperative is headquartered in Hugo, Oklahoma, with branch offices in Idabel and Antlers, OK. Chapel Mapping has conducted a complete GPS field inventory of Choctaw's power distribution system, and provided a variety of related GIS and Staking software to the utility. Chapel Mapping collected over 100,000 locations on Choctaw's distribution system, which now maintains approximately 3,692 miles of line spanning Choctaw, Pushmataha, and McCurtain counties and has over 16,748 meters on-line. The system inventory was completed over 20 months and the resulting system was delivered within the contract specification for timeframe, cost, and functionality. The project was driven by a core desire to implement a staking system that could keep the GIS system up to date on an ongoing basis. The state-of-the-art Staking system offered by Chapel Mapping has been successfully implemented and work orders have been flowing through to the GIS system in near real time since early in the project. This project has given Choctaw the tools to respond to outages faster, and has helped to advance their future system growth and customer service efforts.
Power d.e.s.c Premium Inventory Service Is Released.
Chapel Mapping has announced the release of their premium inventory service, Power d.e.s.c. (Digital Electric System Cataloging). Utilities are taking advantage of this service, which goes far beyond standard field inventory. Power d.e.s.c. greatly increases the value of the existing GIS investment by integrating a specific series of detailed digital images with a simple app. Data collection is more than just a GPS point. Collecting a detailed inventory with a built-in method to assure quality before and after delivery is critical. The Power d.e.s.c. cataloging system will identify the assets in the field, verify the data with extensive in-house QC processing, and certify the deliverable with pictures to prove all cataloged inventory items. This system utilizes an assembly line process that delivers extremely accurate asset data. Digital Electric System Cataloging is changing the way utilities think about data collection.