Smart Grid

Bill Meehan, ESRI's director of utility solutions, describes how GIS can help utilities embrace Smart Grid initiatives.

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GIS plays a strong role in managing the Smart Grid. For utilities, GIS already provides the most comprehensive inventory of electric distribution network components and their spatial locations.

See how data management with GIS becomes critical with the Smart Grid's sophisticated communication network superimposed on the electric network.

• Read the Enterprise GIS and the Smart Electric Grid [PDF] white paper
• Listen to Bill Meehan discuss Is the Smart Grid Smart? [PODCAST]
• View the Enterprise GIS Powers the Smart Grid [VIDEO] technical workshop from the 2009 ESRI User Conference
• Read how Kootenai Electric used GIS to establish AMI/AMR [PDF], an important step in Smart Grid deployment

Is Your GIS Ready for Smart Grid?

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