Interfacing AM/FM with distribution SCADA

Union Electric Company (UE) decided to upgrade its existing distribution SCADA system and improve dispatching/operating efficiencies by interfacing it with UE's automated mapping and facility management (AM/FM) system, thus giving the dispatchers a way to relate facility outages geographically with a real-time monitoring system. This interfaced system will improve the efficiency in the management of UE's power distribution and the dispatching of emergency crews, as well as day-to-day maintenance and repair services, by using the accurate, up-to-date facilities information and spatial relationships provided by the AM/FM system linked to the real-time functions of SCADA.<>