Improve your time-to-value on software implementations by bridging your graphic work design and as-built workflows for a comprehensive, end-to-end digital solution tailored to your organization.
The breakdown in the digital fabric between design and construction processes often creates challenges around data quality and timeliness for critical operational systems. UDC’s proven implementation and integration experience helps maximize current and future technology investments by connecting them into a more complete solution that maintains a seamless flow of your data throughout the asset lifecycle and enterprise.
Benefits of an end-to-end digital engineering design-to-construction as-built workflow include the following.
- Supports advanced functionality for critical systems, such as ADMS and ArcGIS Utility Network, and large CapEx construction projects
- Improved asset tracking for regulatory and safety reporting – Track and Trace, DIMP, TVC
- Streamlined construction document management
- Enhanced data sharing capabilities to stakeholders and decision makers
- Aligned processes with modernization industry advancements
- Increased data fidelity and data quality
Learn more about the current and future state of utility digitalization in our article—The Last Frontier for the Digital Utility—and listen to Energy Central’s The GISt podcast episode featuring author Matt Zimmerman of UDC.
Services Overview
Featured Utility Design & Construction Services
Our range of services for electric and gas utilities offers an enterprise approach to digital engineering design and construction, as well as an as-built data management strategy, covering consulting, upgrades, integrations, and implementation.
Graphic Work Design & As-Built Solution Implementation
UDC has the expertise to install, implement, update, and integrate the industry’s top engineering design and mobile as-built software and technology stacks. Our services can accommodate a specific software or support the implementation of a holistic, unified solution for end-to-end digital workflows. Due to our breadth of understanding and experience, we can work with your preferred vendor(s) to implement the right fit for your organization.
Utility Engineering: Graphic Work Design
UDC works with your engineering team to implement graphic work design (GWD) software and solutions. We have the knowledge to configure the solution to meet your specific capability and design requirements. We can help consolidate your various design tools into a single, common enterprise implementation that streamlines business functions and supports integrations with your work management system.
Our team has a strong background and experience implementing GWD solutions and providing integration services. This includes integrating GWD with your Enterprise Asset Management System (EAM) and GIS, and connecting it to third-party analysis tools for streamlined engineering design and construction as-built data management.
UDC will partner with your chosen GWD vendor. We work with the following software solutions.
- GeoSpatial Innovations – Distribution Design Studio
- Schneider Electric – Designer XI
- Spatial Business Systems – Automated Utility Design
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Utility Construction: Mobile As-built
UDC collaborates with your stakeholders to deploy your preferred construction as-built technology stack. Our team has a strong background and experience implementing mobile as-built solutions and providing systems integration services. We integrate your selected mobile technology with any third-party software, including GPS, as well as perform integrations between EAM and GIS and with third-party analysis tools for optimized utility construction data management.
UDC will work with your vendor of choice. We have experience with the following mobile as-built software and solutions.
- Esri – ArcGIS Field Maps
- Locusview – Digital Construction Management
- Schneider Electric
End-to-End Digital Solution Consulting
UDC’s Digital Design and Construction team has the depth of knowledge and architectural experience in addition to the extensive understanding around technical requirements, vendor solutions, and utility engineering design and construction workflows to help guide you throughout all stages of your digital journey. We can consult on your graphic work design (GWD) and mobile as-built strategies as standalone services or together for a combined digital utility technology solution. As an agnostic partner, we empower you to select the right technology, solution, and vendor for your organization and stakeholders.
Graphic Work Design & As-built Technology, Workflow, Vendor Consultation
Beyond the implementation of GIS systems, applications, and geospatial technologies, UDC understands the importance of considering your organization’s business processes when approaching any major upgrade or implementation. It’s our goal to help you determine the technology and vendor that best aligns with your organization. We offer flexible service options geared to your desired level of support.
Requirements Workshops
To evaluate the requirements and functionality of a GWD and/or mobile as-builting, a series of workshops is conducted to document your current processes and technology landscape. Understanding your implementation logistics within a roadmap helps get you where you want to go.
Vendor Consultation
We can assist with the vendor selection process. Our methodologies for evaluating vendors and software have evolved with the industry, which allows us to deliver tangible, applicable results. Using our custom-fit vendor selection models, we assess each vendor’s ability to meet your organization’s unique needs. The results of this assessment can be used as a guide when choosing a vendor or building out request for proposal (RFP) requirements.
RFP Support
To build the RFP, our teams can work together at the onset to develop your technical requirements and bid specification for a full solution implementation. Our engagement can include recommending bid participants and coordinating vendor demonstrations.