Integrated management of the underground

Application domain

Utility networks are owned and maintained by utility companies in different sectors such as water, electricity, sewage, stormwater, fiber optics, cable-TV and telecommunication.
GI technologies plays an important role in the management of utility networks, but despite its economic and environmental impact, management of utility networks are rarely taught in GI-related university program.

Case Study Objectives

The case study has two scopes: the asset management of utility networks and the sharing of utility network data in the context of INSPIRE.
Infrastructure asset management is the combination of management, financial, economic, engineering and other practices applied to physical assets. Data sharing refers to the technologies, procedures, standards and regulations to be applied when sharing data with external parties. The main goal of this case study is that the students will become acquainted with problems related to utility networks and asset management.

Provision of training/education
This case study will be implemented as an elective course included in a well-known International Master in Applied Geoinformatics offered by University of Salzburg.

Learning contents CS4

INSPIRE Data Specification
INSPIRE Network Services
Metadata and Data validation for INSPIRE
Basic principles of utility asset management
District Heating Networks
Advanced topics in utility asset management
Electricity Networks

Learning outcomes
After the course, our students will:

Become acquainted with the main problems related to utility networks and asset management.
Have knowledge about the concepts and terms used in data sharing, data harmonisation and service provision.
Have knowledge about the concepts and terms used in project management and in the management of electricity networks and water supply systems.
Be able to publish utility network data through standardised network services.
Be able to specify different requirements on asset management system for utility network, for instance risk models and cost and revenue models.
Understand the complexity, objectives and benefits of modern software for management of utility network.

Reference partners

Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg (Austria)
Digpro Technologies AB (Sweden)
Novogit AB (Sweden)
GISIG (Italy)

Available training material

This course has two scopes: The asset management of utility networks and the sharing of utility network data in the context of INSPIRE.
Infrastructure asset management is the combination of management, financial, economic, engineering and other practices applied to physical assets.
Data sharing refers to the technologies, procedures, standards and regulations to be applied when sharing data with external parties.
This course consists of 3 modules and is structured in 15 lectures.

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Integrated management of underground infrastructure

Module name	Module information	Training Module
Underground Infrastructure	METADATA	ACCESS THE MODULE
Basic principles of the management of district heating networks	METADATA	ACCESS THE MODULE
Managing Complex Distribution Networks	METADATA	ACCESS THE MODULE

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