Geographic Information System - system for collecting, storing and analyzing location-based data - used in network mapping and planning.
GIS (Geographic Information System) in the power sector is software for managing the spatial data of the electricity grid - the geographic location of cables, substations, transformers, poles and metering points. GIS is the source of truth for grid topology and is essential for outage management, network planning, fault localisation and regulatory reporting. Leading energy GIS platforms include Esri ArcGIS, Smallworld (GE) and Trimble.
Distribution Management System - system for real-time monitoring and control of the distribution network.
Industry & actorsGrid company →Company that owns and operates electricity grids and is responsible for power supply to end users.
System typesSCADA →Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition - system for real-time monitoring and control of industrial processes.
System typesCIM →Common Information Model - IEC standard for semantic modeling of the electricity system, the basis for data exchange between TSOs across Europe.