Volume 26 • No 04 • 2003
ISSN 0742-468X • Since 1978
On-line Since 2000
Seven More Go 100 Percent
Coaches seem to love to tell their players to give 110%. So just how do you do that? For me, 100% is just fine. Recently seven more utiities made it to Intergraph’s 100 Percent Club — quite an accomplishment. You get into this prestigious club by being a utility company that achieved full digital conversion of their geofacilities data. Of course, it helps if you are an Intergraph customer.
Arthur Spencer, executive vice
president, Utilities & Communications Division, Intergraph Mapping and
 Geospatial Solutions said “We appreciate the confidence that each of these new
members has shown by selecting Intergraph to be their geospatial technology
partner and converting their invaluable geospatial data to our solutions. We
look forward to helping them realize the maximum benefits of complete
geospatial resource management solutions.” There is more than just accolades at a user conference for those in the club. By completing their conversion, these companies can start getting all the benefits of GIS, including data accuracy and better integration with other enterprise systems.
And the winners are …
Intergraph provided us with a list of this year’s winners. Seven utilities from North America and Europe were inducted into the club. Pay attention to these companies because they truly are leading the way with their dedication and hard work.
- Antwerpse Waterwerken N.V. (A.W.W.), Belgium - a key water production and
distribution company serves more than 150,000 private and commercial
customers in the city of Antwerp and surrounding areas. A.W.W. owns and
operates a distribution network covering approximately 2,600 kilometers and
produces and distributes approximately 156 million cubic meters of drinking
water per year. Web: www.pidpa.be/default.htm?tt
- Columbia Gulf Transmission, USA - an operating company of NiSource, Inc.,
Columbia Transmission offers a variety of natural gas transportation and
storage services. On average, Columbia Transmission moves more than three
billion cubic feet of natural gas per day through a 12,750-mile pipeline
network that covers the Midwest, Northeast, and Middle Atlantic states. Web: www.columbiagastrans.com/cgt.html
- FLUXYS, Belgium - a leader in the natural gas transport sector in Europe,
FLUXYS has one of the best interconnected systems in Western Europe, with 17
points of connection to natural gas sources and neighboring networks.
FLUXYS' network is comprised of 3,730 kilometers of pipeline, associated
infrastructure, an underground storage facility and a terminal for liquefied
natural gas. Web: http://www.fluxys.net/
- Huntsville Utilities Gas Department, USA - manager of a utility
infrastructure that experienced phenomenal growth between 1950 and 1970 to
keep pace with the city's development into a metropolis with a significant
role in America's space program. Today, Huntsville Utilities provides water,
gas, and electricity to more than a quarter of a million residents in
northern Alabama. Web: http://www.hsvutil.org/
- North-West Sealand Energy Supply Company (NVE A.m.b.a.), Denmark - an
energy provider of northwestern Sealand, Denmark's largest and most populous
island, NVE distributes electricity to 117,000 customers throughout 2,000
square kilometers. NVE produces 57 million KWH of electricity per year.
- Progress Energy Florida, USA - one of the largest subsidiaries of
Progress Energy, the utility is a Fortune 250 diversified energy company
with more than 21,900 megawatts of generation capacity and $8 billion in
annual revenues. Progress Energy Florida serves 1.4 million electric
customers throughout a service territory covering 20,000 square miles in
central Florida. Web: www.progress-energy.com/custservice/flares/index.asp
- Wind Telecomunicazioni, Italy - a market growth leader in fixed and
mobile telecommunications sectors, Wind was the first Italian
telecommunications company capable of offering integrated fixed-line,
mobile, and Internet communications services. Wind serves over 20 million
customers. Web: www.wind.it/
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