2016 SAG Award Winners

NV EnergieBedrijven Suriname

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Project Goal

The goal and purpose of the envisaged GIS within NV EBS is: (i) to provide EBS with an efficient platform for data management, planning and analysis, workforce automation and situational awareness by improving spatial data quality and data sharing; (ii) to give EBS a powerful decision-making tool by linking data to geographic locations so that better decisions can be made regarding internal operations and delivery to clients; and (iii) to create the internal knowledge and capacity on GIS technology knowledge for maintaining the GIS system and services.
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Business Problem Solved

- Data centrally available and data searching & sharing optimized by preserving and digitizing analogue maps with electric data through GIS technologies.
- Business process optimized by creating a better overview and shortening search time for service point numbers by using a new workflow with GIS technologies for mapping services.

Technology Implemented

ArcGIS for Desktop
ArcGIS for Server
ArcGIS Online

Development Team Biography

1. Coleen Palmer-Wright: Component Manager. Background: Certified, Project Management Professional (PMP) of 10 years. Involved in the implementation of Technology Projects since 2001 in the utility sector (electric & water). Provides project management services to the NV EBS team.
2. Taciana Soerodimedjo: Lead Officer GIS. Background: Geodesy & GIS. Became part of the GIS Project Team of MI-GLIS right after graduating university in 2003. Went from GIS Project Assistant to GIS coordinator to help build up the Land Registration and Land Information System of MI-GLIS for 9 years. Made the switch in 2012 to NV EBS to help implement GIS within the electric utility. Currently responsible for the strategical & tactical preparation & execution of all GIS related projects.
3. Viresh Dharmlal and 4. Giovanny Saidam: GIS Project Assistants. Background: ICT. Got involved in the project as interns at NV EBS in 2013, received on the job GIS training & are now full-time members of the GIS-team.