Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation Uses ArcFM Viewer for ArcGIS Engine As Mobile Solution

Fort Collins, Colorado, April 25—Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation (Middle Tennessee EMC) has implemented ArcFM Viewer for ArcGIS Engine as their mobile viewing solution. Founded in 1936, the electric cooperative distributes electricity to 165,000 residential and business members in a four-county area directly south of metropolitan Nashville, Tennessee.

In January 2005, Middle Tennessee EMC selected ESRI’s ArcGIS and Miner & Miner (M&M), a Telvent company’s ArcFM Solution as their geographic information system (GIS) facilities and design management system. Through the joint implementation efforts of M&M and Telcordia, the utility went into production with ArcFM in September 2005. Wanting to make their data available to a wide range of users, Middle Tennessee EMC followed the project with a rollout of ArcFM Viewer on ArcGIS Engine to support their operations staff both in the field and in the office.

Terry Barton, GIS programmer/analyst for Middle Tennessee EMC, said, "Our goal was to operate Viewer for our meter readers and service teams on at least one laptop per crew. We currently have approximately 60 seats deployed for mobile use, and the updated technology has granted us access to more complete information in assisting our crews with navigation."

ArcFM Viewer allows the company’s varied departments to retrieve consistent, timely asset information from their GIS. This standardized approach to viewing facilities information has fostered improved communication between engineers at headquarters and crews working remotely.

"Using the ArcFM Solution has minimized our training efforts while increasing the number of experts viewing our data," said Barton.

Miner & Miner, a Telvent company, is a world leader in the development and implementation of GIS software for utilities. M&M’s ArcFM Solution and extended services assist electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities in increasing productivity, lowering costs, and improving services by allowing them to effectively manage spatial information. Founded in 1946 as a full-service electrical engineering firm, M&M has been a business partner of ESRI since 1987. This partnership has enabled M&M to become the world's leading developer of ArcGIS applications for the utility industry. M&M services include implementation, integration, and customization of software to fit the needs of individual utilities. For more information, please visit www.telvent.com/miner/.

Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT), the Global RealTime IT Company, specializes in high value-added solutions and services in four industry sectors (energy, traffic, transport, and environment). Its technology allows high-performing companies to make real-time business decisions using data acquisition, control, and advanced operational applications, providing secure actionable information delivery to the enterprise (www.telvent.com).

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