An interesting article showed up on the October cover of Utility Products magazine highlighting how computers and software enable progress for utilities. Topobase, as well as Autodesk Utility Design and AutoCAD Map 3D are highlighted in the article.
The article examines the role computers and software play in the progression of utilities through their incorporation into daily work. The article also highlights how Autodesk solutions are driving progress in new infrastructure design, aging assets management and improvements for grid modernization.
Key Quotes:
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Ask
anybody who is trying to design new infrastructure, manage aging network
assets, or plan improvements for grid modernization and the great challenge in
many communities is to know what is already in place. Without that information,
progress is difficult. Utilities need to minimize backlogs quickly and
easily, and they need access to a unified view of infrastructure data. Help from
Autodesk to achieve these goals has been praised frequently.
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They
(Utilities) are using Autodesk software tools to create and maintain maps,
network layouts, and facility information. With such accurate information the
workers of tomorrow will have far fewer difficulties than they have seen in
recent decades. The software gets the work done more quickly and reduces
errors.
· The design qualities that may have been inferior in the past can now be first rate. Using this software, utilities have reported reduced project backlogs, with some work being accomplished 10 to 15 times faster!
· With Autodesk (one of the most popular quiet helpers with 9 million professionals using it in 180+ countries) utilities are bridging the gap between CAD and GIS to improve design efficiency and extend the accuracy, precision, and value of infrastructure information in order to design and manage networks more efficiently than ever before.
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