INNOVATION IN UTILITIES
Energieversorgung Mittelrhein GmbH supplies gas, water, electricity, and
sewage disposal to 160,000 customers in the northern region of the German
province of Rhineland-Palatinate. By introducing GIS management with Bentley
sisNE T, the firm improved information flow, minimized errors, and optimized and
accelerated processes—especially personnel-intensive maintenance processes
and data preparation processes for the Federal network agency.
The project group represented all areas of the business affected by the GIS,
which ensured that the necessary technical knowledge and appropriate
process know-how were represented. Requiring a user-friendly program,
the group selected Bentley sisNE T. Implementation of the 2. 2 million euro
system has produced measurable savings in labor and operating costs and
helped Energieversorgung Mittelrhein GmbH meet the challenges of the
deregulated markets.
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Trakya Bolgesi Dogal Gaz
Enterprise GIS Project for Natural Gas Utility
Istanbul, Turkey
The Zorlu Energy group of companies, which includes Trakya Bolgesi Dogal Gaz,
is expanding gas and electricity distribution services throughout Turkey, which
involves merging CAD and GIS functionalities on a common platform to enable
data standardization and centralization. The central database also allowed
Zorlu Energy to integrate GIS data with the SAP ERP tool, so information
needed by the ERP was transferred from GIS to SAP online.
The first such integration in Turkey, Zorlu Energy used Bentley’s GIS
technology—Bentley PowerMap, MicroStation GeoGraphics, and Geo Web
Publisher—for its compatibility with the ERP system. The data production
process included organization, quality control, and verification prior to transfer
to the ERP system. The process was achieved more efficiently compared to
systems in which CAD and GIS data are processed separately.
