Migrating your HFC Network from CAD to GIS

A Case Study

Project Overview

• Migration of CAD, Lode, and ICOMS data to GIS

• CAD – Simple Drawings• Lode – Coax Design Software• ICOMS – Billing System

• No automatic syncing among the source systems

• CAD & Lode had to be migrated to a single system

• ICOMS Integration was added to keep GIS and billing synchronized

GIS

CAD

Lode

ICOMS

Project Overview

• Source Data• Lode Data

• Almost 3000 individual files for each node• 70 + unique specs

• CAD• Simple drawings, over 10,000 individual

files• Projected, but still spatially inaccurate

• ICOMS • Over 800,000 addresses• Strategic fields migrated to GIS

Project Goals

Single Mapping System

In-house Coax Design

Robust Target System

Synchronize Maps and ICOMS

Goals

Challenges

• Incorrect Source Data• Missing data• Data in the wrong layers

• Conflicting Data among systems• Multiple drafting standards in ACAD• Spatial alignment issues of ACAD

Challenges

• Network changes during migration• Tracked all changes via redline drawings• Worked internally and with our

conversion vendor to resolve all outstanding work

• Small labor force for a large project• Training of existing staff in new

system• Developing a product and migrating

to it simultaneously

App Design Goals

• Simplified Workflow• CAD Layout on a GIS Map• Immediate Validation• Automatic Component Selection• Custom Spec Catalog

Simplified Workflow

CAD Layout in GIS

Immediate Validation

Automatic Component Selection

Spec Catalog

Putting it Together

DEMO

Project Successes

• Integrations with other systems• Compass• Sales Turf• Master Address Database

• Better understanding of addresses near our footprint via mass analyses of multiple data sources

• Plant Mileage Reporting• Was formerly manual• 300 + hours spent, now an analyst

can run in about 15 minutes

GIS

Compass

Sales TurfMAD

Project Successes

• Faster design turnaround• Hours spent designing/drafting have been cut

in half• Generally designs have a 1 week turnaround as

compared to 30 days with the old system• Decreased design cost• A single enterprise platform for

engineering, GIS analysis, and viewing of plant

• ArcGIS Web Applications• Targeted apps for different user groups,

available across the enterprise

Remaining Challenges

• Data Clean up• Still fixing a number of issues ranging from

migration problems to source data• Data discrepancies between GIS and

ICOMS• Data being cleaned up while design is

being done• Some nodes need extra work before they

can load into DHFC• Fully automating more integrations• Future Directions

Conclusion

• Migrating from CAD/Lode to GIS is already paying off

• Having a coax design software available by the time the migration was finished was key

• A lot of resources used to test the software and the data migration

• We are only scratching the surface on what this will bring to Midco

Conclusion

Questions?