GIS

for Remote Essential Service Delivery

Northern Exposure 2012

Lindsay Smith
Manager Community Infrastructure Development Remote Operations Power and Water Corporation

Agenda
Who We Are Challenges Opportunities Requirements Solutions Questions Audience ideas

Who are Remote Operations

Remote Operations are a business unit within Power and Water that delivers power, water and sewerage services to 72 Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory

PWC provide these essential services through not-for-profit subsidiary IES Pty Ltd
SLA between DLGHRS and PWC Delivery through PWC staff, contractors (R&M, Capex) Essential Service Operators (day-day operations)

Small Communities (Outstations)

Typically outstation communities pop. <50 people

457 communities

Responsibility transferred from AG to NT 1 July 2008

Over 50% of remote and very remote Indigenous communities are in NT

Challenges
Remote Operations has a unique set of service delivery challenges

We provide power, water and sewerage services to over 35,000 people

20 Growth Towns 52 remote communities 66 outstations

Challenges
We face a range of unique conditions
ageing infrastructure
vast distances extreme environments Increasing population isolated individual networks

Challenges & Opportunities

Remote Operations faces new challenges and opportunities arising from the NT Emergency Response and Closing the Gap initiative

Significant growth in development activities

Police, Education, Health and Housing

Major changes in land tenure arrangements Cadastral surveys Establishment of Growth Towns within NT Planning Scheme Liaison with a large number of stakeholders
NT Government Australian Government Private sector

SLAP

Facilities Information System

Requirements
Exploring the functionality of a GIS to support improvements in the delivery of essential services to remote communities. Logistics management Greater visibility of infrastructure
Asset management Unsustainable supply in some regions Groundwater modelling

Increasing water/energy demand

Improved metering and billing

Integrate waterGEMS into GIS AAPA Cadastre Aerial photography Storm surge, flood zone Geological Topographical

Network modelling

External datasets

Solutions
Introduction of an integrated utility GIS to improve service delivery standards to Indigenous communities Planning
Improved maintenance schedules Capital delivery Asset management Reduced cost less site visits Development proposals Infrastructure capacity constraints Automated Dial Before You Dig service Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority clearances Consumption, smart metering Faults and outages

Assessment

Reporting

Solutions
Maximo and ESRI Power & Waters new Asset Management System

Questions?
Lindsay.Smith@powerwater.com.au RemoteGISEnquiries.PWC@powerwater.com.au