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Presented By:Presented By:
John CutcherJohn Cutcher
SEMCO Energy Gas CoSEMCO Energy Gas CoPort Huron, MIPort Huron, MI
•• SEMCOSEMCO’’s One Call s One Call ––
KorterraKorterra
admin informed that admin informed that the State is offering an opportunity to manage One the State is offering an opportunity to manage One Call tickets more efficiently.Call tickets more efficiently.
•• In 2009 SEMCO Energy received over 60,000 One In 2009 SEMCO Energy received over 60,000 One Call ticketsCall tickets
–– Opportunity for Improvement using Geography? Opportunity for Improvement using Geography? ‐‐ SURE LetSURE Let’’s look at it!s look at it!
•• Currently SEMCO receives One Call Currently SEMCO receives One Call tickets using the (Places) methodology.tickets using the (Places) methodology.
Example of Current
Places Method
Using the Places
method, SEMCO
receives tickets for the
entire municipality
resulting in many tickets being cleared.
•• State offering a (Gridding) State offering a (Gridding) methodology to help reduce ticketsmethodology to help reduce tickets
–– KorterraKorterra
admin asks if GIS could be used admin asks if GIS could be used here to try this new method out.here to try this new method out.
Oh YEAH!!Oh YEAH!!
Selling the ConceptSelling the Concept
•• Buffer PipesBuffer Pipes•• Present to ManagementPresent to Management•• Next StepsNext Steps
•• Create final grid selectionCreate final grid selection–– Select GIS features using Select GIS features using ½½
mile buffermile buffer
PipesPipesService LinesService LinesTransmission MainsTransmission MainsMeter PointsMeter PointsRegulator StationsRegulator StationsTown Border StationsTown Border Stations
–– Dissolve into one grid selectionDissolve into one grid selection
Back to Selling the ConceptBack to Selling the Concept
•• Present to ManagementPresent to Management–– Review full grid selectionReview full grid selection
•• Get One Call Data out of Get One Call Data out of KorterraKorterra
•• Plot One Call points on the mapPlot One Call points on the map–– Perform AnalysisPerform Analysis
•• CloseClose‐‐up view of placed One Call Pointsup view of placed One Call Points–– Points falling in the grid selection were considered Points falling in the grid selection were considered
valid ticketsvalid tickets
–– Points falling outside of the grids were considered Points falling outside of the grids were considered to be cleared tickets.to be cleared tickets.
Further AnalysisFurther Analysis•• Verify that all tickets outside of grid where Verify that all tickets outside of grid where ““ClearedCleared””
–– 18 Staked Tickets Found Outside of Grid18 Staked Tickets Found Outside of Grid
•• How can that be?How can that be?
A little more SellingA little more Selling……....•• Positive Results from AnalysisPositive Results from Analysis•• Management approves Grid MethodManagement approves Grid Method•• SEMCO GIS sends grid selection to StateSEMCO GIS sends grid selection to State
Grids were submittedto Miss Dig via
individual text filesof each grid name.
Final review and signFinal review and sign‐‐off from SEMCO on the grid off from SEMCO on the grid selection the State will use for sending One Call Tickets selection the State will use for sending One Call Tickets
All continuing grid maintenance (additions / subtractions) All continuing grid maintenance (additions / subtractions) are completed using the Miss Dig Web Application with are completed using the Miss Dig Web Application with a member username and login.a member username and login.
So So …………
What Kind of One What Kind of One Call Ticket Call Ticket
Reduction Are We Reduction Are We Talking About?Talking About?
Using Grid Formula 2009 one Using Grid Formula 2009 one call tickets would have been call tickets would have been reduced byreduced by
25%25%
Using Grid Formula 2009 one Using Grid Formula 2009 one call tickets would have been call tickets would have been reduced byreduced by
32%32%
Using Grid Formula 2009 one Using Grid Formula 2009 one call tickets would have been call tickets would have been reduced byreduced by
24%24%
Using Grid Formula 2009 one Using Grid Formula 2009 one call tickets would have been call tickets would have been reduced byreduced by
26%26%
Using Grid Formula 2009 one Using Grid Formula 2009 one call tickets would have been call tickets would have been reduced byreduced by
30%30%
Using the Grid Methodology Formula Using the Grid Methodology Formula 2009 one call tickets would have been 2009 one call tickets would have been reduced by:reduced by:
29%29%OrOr
17,317 Less Tickets17,317 Less Tickets
All is well Until All is well Until ……
Contractor places Miss Dig call Contractor places Miss Dig call
at 12200 at 12200 LippertLippert
Rd. SEMCO Rd. SEMCO
does not get the ticket and does not get the ticket and
doesndoesn’’t stake the job. The t stake the job. The
contractor knowing that contractor knowing that
SEMCO has facilities at the SEMCO has facilities at the
location contacts local location contacts local
division and requests staking division and requests staking
at the job site.at the job site.
What Went Wrong?What Went Wrong?
Why didnWhy didn’’t we get a ticket since t we get a ticket since
the location was in a Grid?the location was in a Grid?
•• SEMCO contacts Miss Dig to inquire how their data SEMCO contacts Miss Dig to inquire how their data is Geois Geo‐‐CodedCoded
–– State uses Tiger data (2000)State uses Tiger data (2000)
Note: Google maps located the point the same as Tiger, MapQuest Note: Google maps located the point the same as Tiger, MapQuest placed the point placed the point
where the actual customer is, and Yahoo placed the point west ofwhere the actual customer is, and Yahoo placed the point west of
Pulaski Rd.Pulaski Rd.
•• SEMCO created a GeoSEMCO created a Geo‐‐Coder to Match StatesCoder to Match States
•• Geo Geo ––
Code SEMCO customer locationsCode SEMCO customer locationsNote: 20 locations similar to the Note: 20 locations similar to the LippertLippert
Road example were found.Road example were found.
Lippert
Road withNew grids added
Grid Review going forwardGrid Review going forward
•• SEMCO will conduct annual grid reviews to ensure that SEMCO will conduct annual grid reviews to ensure that new infrastructure has not moved out beyond existing new infrastructure has not moved out beyond existing grids. grids.
–– This review will be using GeoThis review will be using Geo‐‐Processing ToolsProcessing Tools
•• Grid Reviews will also be part of our JTX Design Workflows.Grid Reviews will also be part of our JTX Design Workflows.