Milsoft' s OMS can provide dispatchers with geographical location of their vehicles using the MultiSpeak Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) interface. "The interface will allow dispatchers to know which crews are closest to an outage in order to coordinate assignments in a safe and timely manner," said Milsoft Executive Vice President Luis Malavé, "This will improve essential situational awareness when working on power lines, especially in severe storms or other emergency situations.” Dispatchers can also view a historical log, geographically and in tabular form, of the data provided by the AVL such as location, time, vehicle heading and speed, type of AVL event and Geocoded address location.

About GeoDigital

GeoDigital International Inc. and its predecessor companies have a 20-year history in airborne mapping for the utility industry, providing leading-edge solutions for mapping, vegetation inspection and line rating and clearance analysis services to customers across around the world. With offices located throughout Canada and the United States, GeoDigital has mapped more than 480,000 km (nearly 300,000 miles) and more than 1,800,000 structures worldwide making GeoDigital the leader for corridor mapping in North America. For more information please visit: www.geodigital.com.

About Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.

The Milsoft team has provided industry leading engineering and operations (E&O) software and peerless customer support to the electric utility industry in the US and abroad for more than 25 years. Milsoft’s Engineering & Operations System integrates Engineering Analysis, Outage Management, Geographic Information, Field Engineering and IVR Communications with each other and with a utility’s other systems, applications and data to enable the most efficient and effective planning, operation and management of an intelligent grid.  Learn more at: www.milsoft.com.

About MultiSpeak

The MultiSpeak Specification is an industry-wide software standard that facilitates interoperability of diverse business and automation applications used in electric utilities. It has been developed and maintained by a collaboration of NRECA and the over 100 software vendors, consultants and utilities that are members of the MultiSpeak Initiative.  To know more visit: www.multispeak.org.

GeoDigital’s WorkStudio creates and manages work orders with detailed design data based on construction unit standards, existing GIS feature data, ancillary facility data and spatial drafting tools.  The Milsoft Integration Server can accept staked work orders in either the designed state or the as-built state for incorporation in the Milsoft E&O System, including GIS, OMS, and Engineering Analysis (EA). "This is one of the most complicated MultiSpeak integrations that we have completed to date." said Milsoft Executive Vice President Luis Malavé, "This level of integration ensures that a utility’s engineering and operations are automatically kept up-to-date with detailed field design in real time."

About GeoDigital

GeoDigital International Inc. and its predecessor companies have a 20-year history in airborne mapping for the utility industry, providing leading-edge solutions for mapping, vegetation inspection and line rating and clearance analysis services to customers across around the world. With offices located throughout Canada and the United States, GeoDigital has mapped more than 480,000 km (nearly 300,000 miles) and more than 1,800,000 structures worldwide making GeoDigital the leader for corridor mapping in North America. For more information please visit www.geodigital.com.

About Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.

The Milsoft team has provided industry leading engineering and operations (E&O) software and peerless customer support to the electric utility industry in the US and abroad for more than 25 years. Milsoft’s Engineering & Operations System integrates Engineering Analysis, Outage Management, Geographic Information, Field Engineering and IVR Communications with each other and with a utility’s other systems, applications and data to enable the most efficient and effective planning, operation and management of an intelligent grid.  Learn more at: www.milsoft.com.

About MultiSpeak

The MultiSpeak Specification is an industry-wide software standard that facilitates interoperability of diverse business and automation applications used in electric utilities. It has been developed and maintained by a collaboration of NRECA and the over 100 software vendors, consultants and utilities that are members of the MultiSpeak Initiative.   To know more visit: www.multispeak.org.

CFEC completes its Milsoft E&O System with the addition of Milsoft FE. “As we expand and improve our electric distribution system, we want to be able to capture, manage and utilize data as accurately, speedily and efficiently as possible,” said IT Manager George Buckner, “Adding Milsoft FE to our Milsoft EA, GIS, OMS and IVR applications will enable us to do this.”

Milsoft Field Engineering is used by electric utilities to capture and use the data necessary for line extensions, system improvement and additions, and other system modifications. It enables more rapid, efficient accurate collection, organization and utilization of data created by field design of system additions and improvements in order to generate work orders, bills of materials and updates to systems maps and asset data bases.

About Central Florida Electric Cooperative

CFEC, headquartered in Chiefland, Florida, is a non-profit, member-owned and democratically governed utility. The cooperative first began providing electricity to rural Floridians in 1939 and now provides electric energy to more than 32,000 customer accounts in six counties in north central Florida. CFEC’s mission is “to be the finest example of an electric cooperative where excellent service, competitive rates and concern for the consumer, community and environment guide our every action.” Learn more at: www.cfec.com.

About Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.

The Milsoft team has provided industry leading engineering and operations software and support to electric utilities in the US and abroad for more than 25 years. Some 1,000 utilities, consultants, universities and others use Milsoft solutions for planning, analysis and operations. Milsoft’s E&O System integrates Milsoft’s Engineering Analysis, Outage Management, Geographic Information, Field Engineering and IVR Communications with each other and with a utility’s other applications and data to enable the most efficient and effective planning, operation and management of an intelligent grid. Learn more at: www.milsoft.com.

Coosa Valley EC is collecting and organizing the data necessary to better model and analyze its electrical distribution system and manage its assets so as to be able to plan, engineer and operate as reliably, economically and efficiently as possible. “As the demands on our electric distribution system become not only greater but more complex, we must have an accurate, detailed computer model and facilities data base,” said Manager of Engineering Ryan Hart, “Milsoft GIS and FE will enable us to do both.”

Milsoft GIS is used by 150 electric utilities for electric utility mapping and asset data management. The powerful yet easy to use software is fully integrated with ESRI GIS tools. It is unique in its capability to create and maintain a detailed electric network circuit model. Milsoft Field Engineering enables rapid, efficient collection and utilization of data from field design of system additions and improvements. Milsoft GIS and Milsoft FE together provide the data capture, management and display capabilities that a utility needs to maximize the many benefits of using GIS.

About Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative

Coosa Valley EC, headquartered in Talladega, Alabama, is a non-profit, member-owned and democratically governed utility. It provides electric energy to more than 16,000 customers in rural East Central Alabama. The cooperative’s business values are reflected in its commitment to integrity, innovation, accountability, community service and fairness. Learn more at: www.coosavalleyec.com.

About Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.

The Milsoft team has provided industry leading engineering and operations software and support to electric utilities in the US and abroad for more than 25 years. Some 1,000 utilities, consultants, universities and others use Milsoft solutions for planning, analysis and operations. Milsoft’s E&O System integrates Milsoft’s Engineering Analysis, Outage Management, Geographic Information, Field Engineering and IVR Communications with each other and with a utility’s other applications and data to enable the most efficient and effective planning, operation and management of an intelligent grid. Learn more at: www.milsoft.com.

Minnesota Valley EC, which was already using Milsoft Engineering Analysis, Outage Management and IVR Communications, has added Milsoft GIS to complete its Milsoft E&O System. “As the demands on our electric distribution system become greater and more complex, we must have the best possible software tools,” said VP of Engineering Services Marvin Denzer, “Milsoft GIS will enable us to create and maintain the detailed network model and network facilities data that we need for planning, operations and management.”

Milsoft GIS is used by 150 electric utilities for electric utility mapping and asset data management. The powerful yet easy to use software is fully integrated with ESRI GIS tools. It is unique in its capability to create and maintain the data required for a detailed electric network circuit model. Milsoft GIS provides the data capture, management and display capabilities that a utility needs to maximize the many benefits of using GIS.

About Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative

Minnesota Valley EC, headquartered in Jordan, Minnesota, is a local, member-owned electric distribution cooperative established in 1937. The utility provides electric energy to more than 35,000 members in nine counties along the Minnesota River Valley near Minneapolis. Minnesota Valley EC was one of 23 electric distribution cooperatives to receive an ARRA Smart Grid Demonstration Grant for hardware and software to help modernize their electric grid. Learn more at: www.mvec.net.

About Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.

The Milsoft team has provided industry leading engineering and operations (E&O) software and peerless customer support to the electric utility industry in the US and abroad for more than 25 years. Milsoft’s Engineering & Operations System integrates Engineering Analysis, Outage Management, Geographic Information, Field Engineering and IVR Communications with each other and with a utility’s other systems, applications and data to enable the most efficient and effective planning, operation and management of an intelligent grid.  Learn more at: www.milsoft.com.

IPL has spent 100 years ensuring that customers in Independence have reliable access to as much electric power as they need at the lowest possible price and with the highest level of customer service. The utility continues to deploy the best systems and applications that it can find to achieve these goals and recently acquired the Milsoft outage management system (OMS). “We will be using Milsoft EA to create and maintain the detailed circuit model that we need for the best results from our OMS,” said Leon Daggett, Power & Light Director. “We are pleased with Milsoft’s commitment to seamlessly integrate their software solutions not only with each other but also with the other systems and software that we use from other vendors.”

Milsoft EA is used by nearly 1,000 electric utilities, consultants, universities, research labs and others to model electric distribution networks for planning, analysis and operations. The extremely sophisticated but easy-to-use software has been helping utilities for more than 25 years to increase employee productivity, service reliability and operational efficiency as well as to ensure the most economical system improvements and additions.  The software is unparalleled in detail, accuracy and versatility, and Milsoft’s excellence in customer support is legendary.

About Independence Power & Light

IPL is a municipally-owned electric utility established in 1901 to provide the residents and businesses of Independence with safe, reliable and affordable electric service. The utility serves 56,000 customers within the city of Independence, Missouri, through an electric distribution system of 650 miles of power lines. At IPL customer service and reliable electric power are high priority.  To learn more visit: www.indepmo.org. 

About Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.

The Milsoft team has provided industry leading engineering and operations software and support to electric utilities in the US and abroad for more than 25 years. Some 1,000 utilities, consultants, universities and others use Milsoft solutions for planning, analysis and operations. Milsoft’s E&O System integrates Milsoft’s Engineering Analysis, Outage Management, Geographic Information, Field Engineering and IVR Communications with each other and with a utility’s other applications and data to enable the most efficient and effective planning, operation and management of an intelligent grid. Learn more at: www.milsoft.com.

Lake Country Power, already a user of Milsoft Engineering Analysis, Outage Management and IVR Communications, has completed its Milsoft E&O System with the addition of the Milsoft GIS.  “This will enable us to more easily create, manage and use the circuit model and facilities data that we use to plan and operate our system,” said Engineering Manager Derek Howe, “Its integration with the Milsoft E&O System will help us to maximize our productivity, efficiency and effectiveness.”

Milsoft GIS software is used by some 150 electric utilities and consulting firms for electric utility mapping and asset data management.  The powerful yet easy to use software incorporates a detailed electric network circuit model and is fully integrated with ESRI GIS tools. Milsoft GIS provides the data capture, management and display capabilities that a utility needs to maximize the benefits of using GIS. Milsoft’s excellence in customer service and support is legendary.

About Lake County Power

Lake Country Power is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative serving parts of eight counties in rural northeastern Minnesota. The member owned and governed cooperative is Minnesota’s largest, providing services to nearly 43,000 members with offices in Grand Rapids, Kettle River and Mountain Iron. Lake Country Power’s Vision is to be a trusted, innovative and reliable electric service provider. Learn more at: www.lakecountrypower.coop.

About Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.

The Milsoft team has provided industry leading engineering and operations (E&O) software and peerless customer support to the electric utility industry in the US and abroad for more than 25 years. Milsoft’s Engineering & Operations System integrates Engineering Analysis, Outage Management, Geographic Information, Field Engineering and IVR Communications with each other and with a utility’s other systems, applications and data to enable the most efficient and effective planning, operation and management of an intelligent grid.  Learn more at: www.milsoft.com.

Natchez Trace EPA is collecting and organizing the data necessary to model and analyze its electrical distribution system and manage its assets so as to be able to plan, engineer and operate as reliably, economically and efficiently as possible. “As the demands on our electric distribution system become not only greater but more complex, we must have an accurate, detailed computer model and facilities data base,” said System Engineer Shawn Edmondson, “Milsoft FE and GIS will enable us to develop and maintain both.”

Milsoft GIS is used by 150 electric utilities for electric utility mapping and asset data management. The powerful yet easy to use software is fully integrated with ESRI GIS tools. It is unique in its capability to create and maintain a detailed electric network circuit model. Milsoft Field Engineering enables rapid, efficient collection and utilization of data from field design of system additions and improvements. Milsoft GIS and Milsoft FE together provide the data capture, management and display capabilities that a utility needs to maximize the many benefits of using GIS.

About Natchez Trace Electric Power Association

Natchez Trace EPA is a member owned electric distribution cooperative with headquarters in Houston, Mississippi, and district offices in Calhoun City and Eupora. The cooperative’s name came from the historic 440 mile trail between Houston, Mississippi, and Nashville, Tennessee, used for centuries by Native Americans, then by early European and American explorers.  An appropriate name for a utility founded in 1939 to create a path to the benefits of electric power and energy which now provides electric service to more than 15,823 members in portions of Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clay, Grenada, Pontotoc, Webster, and Yalobusha counties in north central Mississippi.  Learn more at: www.ntepa.com.

About Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.

The Milsoft team has provided industry leading engineering and operations (E&O) software and peerless customer support to the electric utility industry in the US and abroad for more than 25 years. Milsoft’s Engineering & Operations System integrates Engineering Analysis, Outage Management, Geographic Information, Field Engineering and IVR Communications with each other and with a utility’s other systems, applications and data to enable the most efficient and effective planning, operation and management of an intelligent grid.  Learn more at: www.milsoft.com.

Lighthouse EC is collecting and organizing the data necessary to better model and analyze its electrical distribution system and manage its assets so as to be able to plan, engineer and operate as reliably, economically and efficiently as possible. “As the demands on our electric distribution system become not only greater but more complex, we must have an accurate, detailed computer model and facilities data base,” said IT Manager Tim Kendall, “Milsoft GIS and FE will enable us to do both.”

Milsoft GIS is used by 150 electric utilities for electric utility mapping and asset data management. The powerful yet easy to use software is fully integrated with ESRI GIS tools. It is unique in its capability to create and maintain a detailed electric network circuit model. Milsoft Field Engineering enables rapid, efficient collection and utilization of data from field design of system additions and improvements. Milsoft GIS and Milsoft FE together provide the data capture, management and display capabilities that a utility needs to maximize the many benefits of using GIS.

About Lighthouse Electric Cooperative

Lighthouse EC, headquartered in Floydada, Texas, is a non-profit, member-owned and democratically governed utility. The cooperative changed its name from Floyd County EC through a member contest from an entry suggesting “Lighthouse” because “the wonderful REA electricity lights up my home like a lighthouse on the plains.” Lighthouse EC provides electric energy to nearly 9,000 customers in 12 counties in Texas’ southeastern panhandle, southern high plains, and rolling plains areas. Learn more at: www.lighthouse.coop.

About Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.

The Milsoft team has provided industry leading engineering and operations (E&O) software and peerless customer support to the electric utility industry in the US and abroad for more than 25 years. Milsoft’s Engineering & Operations System integrates Engineering Analysis, Outage Management, Geographic Information, Field Engineering and IVR Communications with each other and with a utility’s other systems, applications and data to enable the most efficient and effective planning, operation and management of an intelligent grid.  Learn more at: www.milsoft.com.

Bryan Texas Utilities has added Milsoft OMS to the Milsoft IVR and Milsoft Engineering Analysis that it was already using. The utility is implementing the best systems and applications it can find to best serve its customers, and an automated outage management system (OMS) is an important component. “We want to be able to know about and respond to customer service outages as quickly as possible,“ said Engineering Manager Shawndra Green. ”Milsoft OMS will enable us to do this as well as to improve our customer communications and service during both the most severe weather events and normal daily operations.”

Milsoft OMS is used by more than 200 electric utilities to detect, evaluate and respond to customer service outages more quickly and effectively. Automated collection, organization, analysis and display of relevant data improves employee productivity and effectiveness, especially during severe system outage events. A detailed electric network connectivity model and logical location prediction enables speedy, accurate response and restoration and ensures timely and accurate communications with employees, customers and other stakeholders. Milsoft leads the industry in integration and interoperability of its OMS with its customers’ other systems and applications. Milsoft’s customer service and technical support is legendary.

About Bryan Texas Utilities

Bryan Texas Utilities is a municipally owned electric utility which serves the citizens of the city of Bryan and surrounding areas. This public power system began operations in 1919 and has continued to operate so as to provide maximum value to the community. Bryan Texas Utilities serves more than 49,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers . Learn more at: www.btutilities.com. 

About Milsoft Utility Solutions, Inc.

The Milsoft team has provided industry leading engineering and operations (E&O) software and peerless customer support to the electric utility industry in the US and abroad for more than 25 years. Milsoft’s Engineering & Operations System integrates Engineering Analysis, Outage Management, Geographic Information, Field Engineering and IVR Communications with each other and with a utility’s other systems, applications and data to enable the most efficient and effective planning, operation and management of an intelligent grid.  Learn more at: www.milsoft.com.