SCE Celebrates GIS Day!

Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) identified aging infrastructure that needed to be replaced through their Distribution Improvement Program. Due to the location of this project being in one of the highest congested areas in the City of Atlanta, it took several years of planning. Because of the nature of the project, AGL had to accomplish multiple goals, installing both a 12-inch steel HP distribution line for pressure improvement and replacement of an existing 8-inch plastic distribution line all within the same trench. In addition, a zinc ribbon was installed for AC mitigation. The SCE Project Team had to adapt the Field Maps and Enterprise Data Collection form to document both steel and plastic main install into the same web-map while still capturing high-quality data. Installing a steel pipe then partially backfilling and installing a plastic line is something the Enhanced GIS team had to navigate and think outside of the box to accomplish. Though this project presented tight working hours in a city environment, lack of records for existing utility information, and other challenges associated with construction, SCE completed data collection on time with no errors and was able to report this pipeline to Federal and State regulators and comply with all audit documents easily and efficiently.