Just a few months ago, it took drafting staff at the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (KCBPU) several days to enter a large service cutover into its system maps. A team of three people would carefully update more than 100 individual map files and add the proper notes. Today, one person can complete the entire process in about an hour. What’s changed? The utility moved to a more integrated, automated system for maintaining network data.

Faced with a pressing need to do more with fewer resources, KCBPU looked to technology to help transform the way the utility maintained network information.

Join Matt Kreig and Pat Morrill from Kansas City Board of Public Utilities, and Joe Travis, AEC Geospatial Technical Specialist as they discuss the technology that has allowed KCBPU to model their network for efficiency gains and how that is helping them to better serve their customers and keep rates low.

Matt Kreig Supervisor of Electrical Mapping & Drafting KCBPU
Pat Morrill Director of Electrical Engineering KCBPU

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