SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that the Athens, Alabama Gas Department has deployed
Trimble's Network Information System (NIS) for natural gas utility
network planning, design, operations and maintenance management.
Trimble NIS features an innovative network model for managing key
system data, assets and supports related business processes such as
system measurement, capital improvement planning, regulatory
compliance and customer service. Trimble NIS' comprehensive network
modeling and editing capabilities can enable natural gas and
electric utilities to optimize the performance of their network and
achieve planning and operational excellence.
"Trimble NIS will touch most areas of our business," said
Steve Carter, manager, Athens Gas
Department. "This not only includes operations and maintenance,
which people normally associate with other information systems, but
it also includes measurement, capital improvement planning and
customer service. NIS will also play an important role as part
of our regulatory compliance programs."
The innovative features and capabilities that are offered with
the Trimble NIS system, including the ability to use the
application for gas distribution network management from both the
back office and in the field, were important factors in Athens Gas
Department's decision to advance to the new Trimble system.
"We consider almost our entire workforce to be mobile," said
Carter. "In the event of a natural disaster or other emergency
you may have employees who normally work in the office end up
working in the field or from a remote location. We will depend
on a system like Trimble NIS to not only work for us in the office,
but more importantly in the field."
Trimble NIS includes core functionality for documenting, editing
and managing network assets, as well as viewing gas or electric
networks and assets on common background maps and field modules.
Trimble NIS also features advanced search functionality for
pinpointing network assets, objects and features along with
customer information in a spatially aware and modular platform that
allows for easy integration with other utility information systems.
Athens Gas Department plans to interface the Trimble NIS system
with their customer information system (CIS), Automated Vehicle
Location (AVL) system and Esri geodatabase, leveraging the
investment already made in their existing back-office systems.
"As a forward-thinking gas utility, Athens Gas sees the value
and benefits that go along with the Trimble NIS system, especially
the solution's capabilities around network planning, operations
optimization, maintenance management, regulatory compliance and
more," said Ben Mallen, business area director for Trimble
Energy Americas Division. "The support of a dedicated Trimble
professional services project team ensured that the NIS
system was implemented in a timely and productive manner."
Trimble NIS benefits include:
- Forward-looking, intelligent modeling for managing the key data
of gas and electric networks and related business processes
- Reliable and easy management and storage of asset data in one
system for entire network lifecycle management
- Significant efficiency improvements in network asset and
utility management processes
- Versatile support for strategic planning and
decision-making
- Secure and effective access for external users such as
contractors
About Trimble's Energy Division
Trimble's Energy Division provides enterprise solutions that
enable hundreds of electric and natural gas utilities worldwide to
optimize distribution network management from planning and
construction to operations and maintenance. Trimble Energy
solutions include advanced systems for utility distribution network
modeling and management, investment planning, outage management,
asset management, maintenance management, and mobile applications
for field data collection and as-built documentation. Electric and
natural gas utilities use Trimble energy solutions to improve
system reliability, enhance system integrity, lower operational
costs, better meet regulatory requirements, increase safety and
reduced risk.
For more information, visit: energy.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering
products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds.
Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data
analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety
and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise
lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are
transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture,
construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more
information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit:
www.trimble.com.
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