Case Study: Mobile GIS Technology Enhances Accuracy Of Electric Distribution Model For Nova Scotia Power, Inc.

Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI) is aggressively pursuing their mandate to deliver exceptional customer service to residents thanks to its visionary leadership, customer-centric culture, and mobile GIS technology that enables accurate data collection in the field.

The electric utility manages $3.5B worth of generation, transmission and distribution assets across a 15,500-mile system that serves nearly half-a-million residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Using BlackBerry smartphones and affordable Freeance Mobile software, Nova Scotia Power is enhancing its model of its electrical distribution system. The three-year GIS Connectivity Project will result in an accurate digital representation of an expansive system that was formerly modeled using original draftsmen's drawings.