GridWorks™

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Managing substations effectively requires not only a deep understanding of current conditions but also the foresight to anticipate future challenges.  GridWorks™ provides utility managers with a unified data platform and a true 3D visualization of their substation—unlocking information and empowering teams to act on smarter, proactive decisions about maintenance, safety, and compliance. With GridWorks™, your team gains access to a tool that simplifies complex data, enhances operational efficiency, and supports strategic decision-making, bringing the physical and digital worlds together.

For electric utilities, it’s geospatial data that powers decisions.

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Benefits of GridWorks™

24/7 Access
Insight Without Onsite
From within the substation fences to the conference room, every stakeholder in the organization, from anywhere in the world, has 24/7 access to the most current, onsite as-built facility infrastructure through 3D visualizations and rich database attributes of the assets.
Safe Operation
Protect Your People, and Their Time
With a remote, 3D visualization of the substation available from any web browser, managers reduce the safety risks of in-person substation visits. Design engineering, asset management, and construction teams can meet virtually with access to comprehensive, accurate facility and asset data.
Compliance
Uncomplicated Substation Compliance
Regulatory compliance is an ongoing challenge for utility managers—consuming resources with documents, inspection and testing. GridWorks™ streamlines many of these activities with a 3D visualization of your substation and digitized asset data, available from anywhere.
Customization
Seamless Workflow Adaptation
Streamline your operations with a tool that easily adapts to the way you work, and enhances your workflow. Simplify your substation management with the ability to access and cross reference key metadata in one powerful platform from any web browser in a safe and secure cloud-hosted architecture.
GridWorks™ Features

GridWorks™ creates a digital twin of a utility substation, combining aerial, terrain, subsurface infrastructure and associated databases into a single platform for operational insights, safety and compliance.

Features

  • Spatially Accurate Point Cloud Data – Access colorized point clouds and images for areas of interest within a digital 3D representation of your substations
  • Virtual Asset Management – Take a virtual substation walkthrough to view, measure, or access documentation for onsite assets
  • Collect and Measure – Collect, clean, contain, curate and control substation assets
  • Share Data Across Your Organization – Share substation points of interest, site model entities and design and construction elements with other stakeholders
  • Collaborate Virtually – Teams across your organization can collaborate and inspect substations with the most current, onsite as-built facility conditions
  • Connect with Third Party Software – Download substation point clouds to Esri, Revit, AutoCAD or Microstation

Why Sam?

SAM has built a reputation as a trusted, knowledgeable, and innovative partner.

As a leading provider of geospatial data for decision support, SAM serves utilities, transportation, and infrastructure-focused clients. With fifty offices, we are the largest, most technically advanced professional Managed Geospatial Service™ (MGS™) in North America. We use innovative technology to capture and analyze infrastructure and environmental conditions with unmatched speed and accuracy, delivering business insights that ensure the safety, sustainability, and reliability of critical infrastructure for our partners.

GridWorks™ channels our decades of geospatial knowledge to bring you a platform that produces a 3D visualization – with all your substation data available in a single click. Built by experts, for experts, GridWorks™ transforms raw data into precision insights—so you can power every decision with confidence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who in the utility organization benefits from GridWorks™?

Managers, senior managers, and directors (operations, compliance, facilities and maintenance, engineering and design, or procurement) carrying the burden of operational efficiency, reliability, and safety of their substations.

GridWorks™ is changing the way that substations are operated, monitored, and maintained. GridWorks™ gives utilities the insight needed to truly pinpoint problems, store and access all related reference materials, and make informed decisions and strategic improvements.

No, not necessarily. While a one-time scan of your substation may be helpful today, there is added value to a programmatic approach to have your substation scanned in regular intervals to give you the insights needed to manage your operations.

GridWorks™ leverages SAM’s innovative Terrestrial Close-Range Photogrammetry solution to support the requirements of conductor sizing for FAC-008.

The utilities receive access to view a 3D representation of a substation once the data has been processed.

Utilities are granted access to GridWorks™ data for a 12-month period, which can be extended unless and until you opt-out. SAM offers technical support to all utilities for the duration of your subscription.

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