Using Google My Maps as a Geospatial Ticket Management System for Scheduling and Monitoring Power Distribution Network Works
Case Study of Patras Area’s Distribution Network Engineering & Construction Section
Received: 19 November 2021 | Revised: 12 December 2021 | Accepted: 23 December 2021 | Online: 8 January 2022
Corresponding author: D. Pylarinos
Abstract
The need to ensure the long-term ability of power distribution systems to meet demands means that upgrades and alterations/expansions, as well as inspection and maintenance works, are constantly necessary. This paper presents an approach to use custom Google Maps as a ticket management system for scheduling and monitoring such works. A geospatial representation is rather useful in networks that are great in length and follow irregular routes (which is typically the case for power distribution networks). However, acquiring a representation of such networks, especially for the Low Voltage side, is an enormous task. This paper presents a cost-free and easy-to-implement approach that can be used in the absence of a full geospatial representation of the network. This approach utilizes an assign-to-the-feeding-transformer (for all Low Voltage issues) and assign-one-indicating-point (for each Middle Voltage issue) scheme, thus, requiring a minimum amount of data easily retrieved from the network. This approach provides a georeferenced ticket management system that can be employed for improved monitoring and scheduling through a user-friendly and free-to-use web-based application which use requires no additional costs or training. The presented approach has been applied in the area of Patras, Greece and initial results, showing a significant improvement in productivity, ranging from 10% to 42%, along with background information are further presented and discussed in this paper.
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power distribution network, Google maps, ticket management system, geospatial, georeferenceDownloads
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