CoServ has been using ArcGIS/ArcFM/Designer™ successfully for over 10 years. As part of a recent Maximo/GIS integration effort, CoServ has reviewed its business workflows with SSP. In particular, and within GIS, CoServ’s designs life cycles have been altered to include: Pre-Posting to DEFAULT, and removal from SDE of the Esri version as soon as the design is in construction. As well as Partial Energization as a means to gradually post portions of as-built network into DEFAULT. The most important benefits from introducing these steps are: A.- Early availability to the whole company of GIS data regarding designs under construction. B.- Network energization status (and other details) monitored during the construction phases of a design. C.- Minimizing the number of active versions in the SDE state tree. The first two benefits improve overall company-wide business, by having early and timely knowledge of the projects being constructed in the field, overlaid on the current distribution network. While minimizing the versions dramatically improves the GDB performance and efficiency.

1. 2106 Esri GeoConX Conference
Pre-Posting & Partial Energization
Improving GIS Usability and Performance at CoServ
October 19, 2016

2. James Stevens| CoServ
• GIS Manager
Joaquin Madrid, PhD| SSP Innovations
• Senior Consultant
• GIS – ESB Integrations
• GIS Workflows & Applications
Introductions

3. ABOUT CoServ
MAY 1937: Denton County Electric Cooperative is chartered.
JANUARY 1998: Denton County Electric begins doing business as
CoServ, an abbreviation of “Cooperative Services.”
JULY 1998: CoServ Gas established.
APRIL 2004: 100,000th meter installed, making CoServ the second-
largest electric cooperative in Texas.
SEPTEMBER 2015: Official dedication ceremony held for CoServ
Solar Station. CoServ begins offering Members a solar rate option.
In July this year: we set a combined total of 300,000 electric and
gas meters.
• Established in 1937
• Headquarters: Corinth, TX
• Serve several Counties in
North Central Texas

4. ABOUT SSP
• Eleven-year old GIS consulting company
• Work exclusively in the U.S. utility/telecom industries
• Team of ~35 Based in the Denver area
• 100% of our work is performed at utilities & telecoms with Esri-based GIS
• 100% aligned with Esri platform strategy
• 70+ clients; 100+ combined years working with Esri software
• Industry-leading reputation for quality, successful solutions to requirements

5. Business Drivers
1. Early Data Availability
Design and Construction Data available in Enterprise GIS
2. Up-To-Date Network Energization Status
Following Energization evolution during Construction
3. GDB Performance Improvement
Minimizing concurrent SDE versions

6. SOLUTION:
Pre-Posting
Esri® Reconcile and Post – Delete Esri Version
1. When Design is approved for Construction
Design (not energized) available in Enterprise GIS
2. After Edits of Partial As-Builts
Following Construction evolution in Enterprise GIS
ArcFM™ GDBM Rec&Post
3. As-Builts Edits of completed project
Posted verified features in Enterprise GIS

7. SOLUTION:
Workflow Overview
In Design
In
Construction
As-Built
Edits
For Approval

8. SOLUTION:
Workflow Overview
In Design
In
Construction
As-Built
Edits
For Approval
Esri PRE-POST
Delete Version
Data Corrections
Posting Status: In Construction

9. SOLUTION:
Workflow Overview
In Design
In
Construction
As-Built
Edits
For Approval
Esri PRE-POST
Delete Version
Data Corrections
Posting Status: In Construction
Posting Status:
Partial Post
Partial As-Built
(Proposed)
(Energized)
Esri PRE-POST
Delete Version

10. SOLUTION:
Workflow Overview
In Design
In
Construction
As-Built
Edits
For Approval
Esri PRE-POST
Delete Version
Data Corrections
Posting Status: In Construction
Posting Status:
Partial Post
Partial As-Built
(Proposed)
(Energized)
ArcFM GDBM Post
Delete Version
Esri PRE-POST
Delete Version
Posting Status: Field Verified

11. SOLUTION:
Sample
In Design In Construction

12. SOLUTION:
Sample
In Construction Partial As-Built & Partial Post

13. SOLUTION:
Sample
Partial As-Built/Energized

14. Business Benefits
1. Early Data Availability
2. Up-To-Date Network Energization Status
3. GDB Performance Improvement
NOTE: Switched from Designed Stored Displays to
DesignGraphics Feature Annotation Layer

15. Questions?
James Stevens
jstevens@coserv.com
www.coserv.com
Joaquin Madrid
joaquin.madrid@sspinnovations.com
www.sspinnovations.com