PILLAR: ASSETS AND OPERATIONS
GIS Vectorisation
What we will do and why
Wholesale digitisation of legacy raster-based network records across the Eastern and London Power Networks areas.
Key deliverables
- GIS system upgrade.
- Digital conversion of legacy network records held in our Geospatial Information System.
- End-to-end as built network connectivity model.
- Enhanced quality control mechanisms.
Target outcomes
- Unlocked potential of a previously non-digital data asset.
- Facilitation of more sophisticated network modelling and geospatial analytics.
- Enhanced visual utility and ease of use when referencing network records.
- Improved sharing and exchange of geospatial network records.
- More timely and accurate updating of network records.
Measures of success
- Extent of digitised network.
- Reduction in safety-related incidents associated with interpretation and use of network records.
- Reduction in time and effort in manual provisioning of network records.
- Value realised through network modelling and analytics.
Stakeholder Engagement
Internal stakeholder communications to the operational areas on a weekly basis with increasing comms to the Connections and Infrastructure Planning departments. We have also publicly shared the status of this programme via the Open Data Portal.
Public Detailed Docs
Planned start:
01.12.2022
Target completion:
17.04.2027
Key milestones:
- Scoping & Procurement (Sep 2021)
- GIS Systems Upgrade (Mar 2022)
- Discovery & Technical Readiness (Dec 2022)
- Mobilisation & Pilot Delivery (Mar 2023)
- Vectorisation complete for EPN (Dec 2025)
- Vectorisation complete for LPN (Apr 2027)
Status:
Delayed
| Date of change | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 20.12.2024 | Update |
Milestone (Vectorisation COMPLETE for LPN) is in delay. Delay as there are a number of Use Cases that are live and some about to go live it will be an ongoing process. |
| 28.06.2024 | Update |
No other change than the change related to milestones. Vectorization of EPN (East Power Networks) and LPN (London Power Networks) got re-phased. This allowed the team to get the EPN (East Power Networks) Vectorisation Milestone status on track from delayed. |
| 22.12.2023 | Update |
Vectorisation of EPN delayed six months from mid-2025 to end of the year, but the overall project timeline is not expected to change. More detail about stakeholder engagement was also added along with links to more detail. |
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