Advances in Jordanian electricity management

IDECO is an electricity provider supplying power to four concession areas in the northern region of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. IDECO’s network covers approximately 23,000 km², some 26% of the total area of the Kingdom and includes the Malfraq Governorates, Irbid, Jerash and Ajloun and some parts of the Balqa Governorate. IDECO’s efficient management and administration of such a large number of electrical assets is key to controlling maintenance costs, improving functionality and providing a better service to consumers.

The goal for the GIS department at IDECO was to capture, collect and record accurate position and GIS attribute information, including images, of all overhead and underground low voltage and medium voltage assets. In order to better manage its vast network. IDECO chose Leica Zeno GIS data loggers to collect all asset information, feeding it seamlessly into their existing Esri ArcGIS database.

直观的工作流链
The automated and straightforward Zeno workflow ensured data integrity was maintained from field to office. When fieldwork was completed the collected data was transferred in one simple step using Leica Zeno’s “EasyIn” transfer routine. As all features are captured with accurate co-ordinates at the same time, the office engineers simply uploaded the data and made a final check.

Geomatics Engineer, Needa Bani-Ata, head of IDECO’s Low Voltage Department commented, “Leica Zeno cut the time spent in data collection and improved productivity since there is no need to go back to the office and spend more time on data correction and data entries.”

为了不断更新其资产，IDECO还使用同样简单的“ Easyout”向导将功能从Zeno Office导出到Zeno Field。该信息直接馈入坚固的Leica CS25平板电脑和具有双频率GNSS的GG03智能天线。

需要巴尼Ata补充道,“special sun readable touch screen make Zeno devices particularly easy to use. It all helps to save time and money whilst achieving greater accuracy with less staff.”

更智能，更快的数据
The Leica Zeno integrated solution enabled the surveyors and technicians to enrich and update the existing database down to centimetre accuracy and create the definitive and complete source of information on all electrical assets across the whole of IDECO’s network.

凭借捕获和记录从仪表到调查等级准确性的资产的能力，维护团队被指向精确的位置，并可以迅速识别每个资产以及对特定消费者的供应。与电线杆的测量和位置有关的现场数据收集还可以包括任何数量的预定义属性，例如高度，类型，条件下的注释，条形码，电缆尺寸和支撑图像。

完美的合适
Mazen Jouaneh, Managing Director, InfoGraph, the leading GIS software supplier and GIS application provider in Jordan observed, “The combination of the automated and simple to use Zeno workflow with the Esri geodatabase also leverages maximum value for IDECO as a valued Esri client”.

In an increasingly competitive market, organisations look for way to maximise the returns and potential from owned or managed assets. IDECO have found Leica Zeno an essential tool in the quest to keep maintenance costs to a minimum whilst maximising up time. The results add up to increasedprofitability for asset managers and
ultimately, an improved service for end users.