Two major Brazilian electric distribution companies, AES Sul and AES Eletropaulo, signed an enterprise license agreement with ESRI’s Brazilian distributor Imagem Geosistemas E Comércio Ltda.
The agreement will provide deployments of current ESRI Geographic Information System (GIS) software for the desktop and server as well as support, training, and maintenance. Both utilities are taking advantage of this program, which allows them to expand GIS technology across the company while keeping costs low.
AES Sul recently integrated its accounting data from SAP with the physical data in its GIS. ESRI’s ArcGIS platform enables the development of GIS visualization and geoprocessing services that can easily be used by other platforms, such as SAP NetWeaver, to create composite applications specifically for utilities. Using ArcGIS Mobile and ArcGIS Server technologies, AES Sul field crews keep data fresh with real-time updates of work orders and customer information.
AES Eletropaulo uses GIS to meet and keep its company-wide goal of more rapid response to work orders and outages. The utility recently updated its distribution maps and customer database within an ArcGIS platform.
As one of the world’s largest power companies, the major international power company AES owns and operates a diverse and growing portfolio of generation and distribution businesses with the capacity to serve 100 million people worldwide. AES Eletropaulo serves six million customers in 24 municipal districts of the metropolitan area of São Paulo. AES Sul serves one million consumers in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, the Rio Pardo and Taquari Valleys, and the central and western frontier regions.
The core technology for the ELA is ESRI’s ArcGIS software, a complete system to author, serve, and use geographic information. The technology provides geographic information to those who need it, including analysts, decision makers, and field staff, through its support of mobile, Web, and desktop clients.
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