Montana-Dakota Utility Leverages
Telvent Miner & Miner’s Fiber Manager Application
Fort Collins, CO -- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU) selected Telvent Miner & Miner’s Fiber Manager Application as their solution for viewing and editing fiber optic information. Fiber Manager is a set of tools within the ArcFM product to manage fiber optic networks, and as a result Montana-Dakota was able to leverage their existing enterprise GIS data and solution.
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., Bismarck, North Dakota, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity and provides related value-added products and services such as fiber optic connectivity. Over 250 communities in portions of five states enjoy safe, reliable Montana-Dakota service.
Montana-Dakota can now take advantage of the tools to manage their overhead and underground fiber optic plant, including a fiber level Connection Manager that allows editors to graphically drag and drop fiber level connections within splice enclosures, patch panels, and the ports within patch panels. In addition, several traces are available including dark fiber, light path, ownership, and OTDR outage tracing. Users can then generate reports on splices, patch panel connectivity, and fiber paths.
Prior to using the application, the organization tracked fiber assets using multiple spreadsheets, CAD drawings, and manual labor. The users remained constrained by limited functionality and isolated information within the organization. With the new application, they will have the ability to quickly pan, zoom, trace, query, analyze and visualize the different fiber optic features and connections within their system, which will increase cartographic, attribute, and operational accuracy.
“It's been good to work with Telvent Miner & Miner to come up with an application to meet the needs of our fiber management requirements. Their openness to address our ideas has been greatly appreciated,” said Charles Boger, Communications Manager, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
Telvent Miner & Miner (TM&M) is a world leader in the development and implementation of GIS software for utilities. TM&M’s ArcFM Solution and extended services assist electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities in increasing productivity, lowering costs, and improving services by allowing them to effectively manage spatial information. Founded in 1946 as a full-service electrical engineering firm, TM&M has been a business partner of ESRI since 1987. This partnership has enabled TM&M to become the world's leading developer of ArcGIS applications for the utility industry. TM&M services include implementation, integration, and customization of software to fit the needs of individual utilities. For more information, please visit www.telvent.com/miner/.
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support services. In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than 1,700 business partners. ESRI's goal is to provide users with comprehensive tools to help them quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic information to make a real difference in the world around them. ESRI can be found on the Web at www.esri.com.
Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT), the Global RealTime IT Company, specializes in high value added solutions and services in four industry sectors (Energy, Traffic, Transport and Environment). Its technology allows high performing companies to make real-time business decisions using data acquisition, control, and advanced operational applications, providing secure actionable information delivery to the enterprise. (www.telvent.com)
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