1. http://www.sopac.org Status and Development of Utility GIS in Pacific Island Countries Edwin Liava’a Technical Support – GIS/RS SOPAC

2. Introduction In the beginning In the beginning The status The status The development The development The future The future Conclusion Conclusion Questions Questions

3. In the beginning - Evolution Tribute to Mr. Paula Helu (GM – TEPB) Tribute to Mr. Paula Helu (GM – TEPB) Tribute to Mr. Takahiro Oitate (JOCV) Tribute to Mr. Takahiro Oitate (JOCV) Tribute to TEPB Staff Tribute to TEPB Staff Tribute to John S. Pirie (GM – FEA) Tribute to John S. Pirie (GM – FEA) Paper Maps, Tru-Meter and Visual Inspection Paper Maps, Tru-Meter and Visual Inspection Lotus123, Dbase II, III, IV Lotus123, Dbase II, III, IV The need to link Paper Maps and Database The need to link Paper Maps and Database Answer – GIS Answer – GIS

4. Funding European Union (EU) Lome III European Union (EU) Lome III SOPAC SOPAC TEPB TEPB

5. Tabular Data – 100% Spatial Data – 90%

6. The Status CountriesPowerWaterTelecom CooksYes ? FSMYes FijiYes? Kiribati??Yes Marshall IslandsYes ? Nauru?Yes? Niue??? PalauYes PNGYes SamoaYes Solomon IslandsYes?? TongaYes ? TuvaluYes VanuatuYes

7. Development Power - ACTIVE Power - ACTIVE Water - MINIMAL Water - MINIMAL Telecommunication - ACTIVE Telecommunication - ACTIVE

8. Separate Tabular Data from Spatial Data Separate Tabular Data from Spatial Data –Modularity –Portability Development

9. Development From Asset Management From Asset Management –Connection to Billing System To Modelling To Modelling –Loss Reduction (Technical and Non-Technical) –Load Flow Analysis Power System Analysis in GIS, A New Tool for Interfacing with Geographic Information, By Hyung S. Shin, Ph.D., and Scott A. Feuerborn

10. Development Object Oriented Modelling Object Oriented Modelling –Separate Parameter Handling from Data Management and Calculation, Object Oriented Modelling of Power System Devices, Markus Poller, Christoph Scmid, Martin Schmeig, DIgSILENT Systems, Buchenstr. 10 72810 Gomaringen, Germany

12. Future Spatial Object Must provide functions for the evaluation of differential equtions, Newton-Raphson iteration algorithms...etc

13. Conclusion “GIS is not only making maps. It’s about using spatial information to empower the utility to improve its overall performance” Empowering Electric and Gas Utilities with GIS, Bill Meehan, ESRI Press. “GIS is not only making maps. It’s about using spatial information to empower the utility to improve its overall performance” Empowering Electric and Gas Utilities with GIS, Bill Meehan, ESRI Press. We have a Model/System that is Transferable. We have a Model/System that is Transferable.

14. http://www.sopac.org Questions “Me, We” Shortest Poem by Muhammad Ali