TRC serves as innovation partners with clients to design enterprise systems, engaging experiences, and innovative architectures.
Improve Operations and Infrastructure, Increase Resiliency and Enhance Performance
Navigating the dynamic landscape of GIS technology to improve decision-making across the enterprise.
In today’s digital world, many companies struggle with assembling location-based data and performing analytics that meet organizational needs. Add cybersecurity concerns and legacy systems that often lack compatibility with modern geographic information system (GIS) technologies, such as the Esri platform, and it becomes difficult to carry out business functions.
TRC offers reliable GIS services to transform location data into usable insights. We work with developers, infrastructure companies, utilities, government agencies and other organizations of various sizes. Our services meet each client’s unique needs, from strategic planning to systems integration, application development and field data collection.
Gain Advanced Tools and Expertise in Geographic Information Systems
TRC’s tested practitioners possess the technical skills and industry knowledge to analyze, plan and design robust enterprise systems as well as custom solutions to meet your business needs. We understand how to create, organize and analyze data to help you make better decisions about your infrastructure, operations and customers.
By leveraging modern geospatial software solutions, we continue to develop technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, cloud-native architectures, Lemur mobile mapping, and advanced data management. These innovations help modernize IT and digitally transform operations using location-based solutions.
Tailored Geospatial Solutions for More Informed Decision Making
Turn your geographic data into usable information with TRC. We offer a full range of services from system design to agile software development, data pipeline production, field surveys, managed services, as well as implementation of the Esri ArcGIS Utility Network. Whether a municipal utility or a Fortune 100 company, clients benefit from tailored solutions and continuous communication.
The Spectrum Of Services
We build, automate, and optimize data models, warehouses, lakes, and pipelines that enable analytics.
We help companies deploy algorithms and models that visualize complex information to reveal patterns and insights.
TRC can develop, configure, and customize solutions that include predictive analytics, dashboards, web, and mobile applications.
We seamlessly and securely connect systems, including Esri, SAP, Salesforce, OSISoft, Maximo, Oracle and more.
TRC’s approach to technology transfer and client ownership ensure delivery excellence and adoption success.
Strategy and Solutions
Whether evaluating GIS as part of a modernization initiative, optimizing your current GIS system and applications, or standardizing on a single platform, TRC can help. Our services increase operational efficiency and performance and include:
- Business process/workflow development
- Delivery best practice development
- Regulatory/compliance review
- Governance (standards, policy, documentation creation and review)
- Gap assessments and analysis
- Software selection
- Technology roadmap
- Business case (ROI, budget and risk)
- Change management and adoption
- Environmental justice data interpretation and mapping
- Climate resiliency analysis and mapping
- Linear route planning
Data Services
Achieve any data objective, from capture to creation, validation, enrichment and visualization, including data with the proper oversight, automated tools and rigorous testing. We give you the insights to identify patterns and trends within geospatial data, increasing the value of this resource. Our data services include:
- Database modeling and design
- Data governance
- Data sourcing (mining, collection, acquisition)
- ETLs (transformations and migrations)
- Automated conflation
- Data validations and cleanup
- Network connectivity
- Data maintenance
- Business rule discovery and documentation
- Quality assurance (QA)/quality control (QC)
- Database development and management
- Site suitability, siting analysis and critical issues analysis
Implementation, Integration, and Configuration
Build, connect and configure geospatial capabilities. From enterprise systems to mobile applications, open-source solutions to commercial software, we can support you with an integrated, scalable environment of real-time systems and applications, including:
- Esri platform
- Cloud (AWS, Azure)
- Field/mobile solutions
- Dashboards and visualizations
- Asset management solutions
- Combined IT/OT solutions
- Web map and app development
- Project impact/alternatives analysis
- Integrations
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Work order management (WMS)
- Enterprise asset management (EAM)
- Maintenance management
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
Managed/Agile Services
Take the pain out of hosting, administering and securing software. TRC offers a full suite of support services to reduce the burden of managing and maintaining enterprise GIS and connected systems:
- Cloud application hosting (AWS, Azure)
- ArcGIS Enterprise
- Portals/dashboards
- Custom solutions
- Field/mobile solutions
- Service-level agreement (SLA) support
- Agile GIS Teams
- Program/project managers
- Consultants
- Developers
- Specialists
- Analysts
- Technicians
- Visualization (view sheds, line of sight, visual impact assessments, 3D photo simulations)
- Renewable site development/permitting support
Field Collection
Mobile solutions for survey, collection and field services are core to what TRC offers, from products like Lemur mobile mappingand FieldOn to custom apps. Extend the benefits of location-based data to the field using:
- Aerial collection (UAS, Drone)
- Terrestrial collection (streetside, SFM)
- GPS/LiDAR Collection and Mobile App Support
- Workflows support
- Vegetation management
- Asset management
- Facility management
- Construction monitoring
- Field audits
- Right-of-way
- Utility surveys
- Site inventory
- Field Solutions
- Lemur platform
- FieldOn
- Collector
- Survey123
- QuickCapture
- ArcGIS Earth
Frequently Asked Questions
Get the answers to commonly asked GIS questions from the experts at TRC.
For modern businesses, geospatial technologies are essential for improving decision-making, optimizing operations and managing assets. They enable companies to use location-based data and analytics to gain insights, improve efficiency and maximize performance across sectors like utilities, government, clean energy and construction.
TRC’s geospatial solutions help businesses by integrating advanced technologies like GIS, AI, and machine learning to streamline operations. By leveraging data visualization, analytics and custom applications, TRC helps organizations streamline workflows, monitor assets and make data-driven decisions that improve efficiency and performance.
TRC uses a suite of advanced technologies in its geospatial solutions, including Esri’s ArcGIS Utility Network, cloud-native architectures, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and mobile platforms like Lemur for field data collection. These tools enable TRC to offer cutting-edge solutions that modernize IT infrastructure, enhance data management and improve operational efficiency.
TRC’s geospatial solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly with other enterprise systems, including ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), CRM (Customer Relationship Management), and asset management platforms. This integration ensures that businesses can leverage location-based insights across all functions, enhancing data sharing, decision-making and overall operational efficiency.
TRC integrates artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning into its geospatial solutions to automate processes, enhance predictive analytics, and drive innovation. These technologies help businesses analyze large datasets, reveal patterns and generate insights that enable smarter decision-making and improved operational performance.
Markets We Serve
Utilities
With decades of geospatial experience, TRC has helped electric, gas and water/wastewater utilities worldwide transition from legacy software to fully integrated, modern GIS. Take advantage of our leadership in utility solutions and services with a track record of proven enterprise implementations built on technical expertise and innovation.
TRC helps utilities:
- Optimize operations
- Increase safety/reduce risk
- Lower costs/increase revenue
- Improve service reliability
- Enhance customer care
Government
For decades, TRC has partnered with federal, state and local departments to transform how they operate and serve constituents with modern, agile geospatial solutions. More agencies than ever leverage TRC’s knowledge and experience to advance enterprise geospatial programs and launch projects based on trustworthy data.
TRC helps government agencies:
- Improve decision-making about communities with real-time maps
- Gain an integrated data picture of forests, infrastructure and more
- Monitor activities with data models, dashboards and visualizations
- Modernize operations such as inspections, maintenance and construction
- Support workflows with descriptive, historical and predictive analytics
Commercial Business
While many companies today recognize the value of geospatial services, they often lack in-house know-how or capacity. That’s why TRC is the right choice for commercial businesses. We bring the power of location to big ideas. We listen, learn, design, develop and deploy spatial capabilities to deliver differentiated products and services.
TRC helps businesses:
- Bring location-based products to market faster
- Reimagine business models using geospatial capabilities
- Create engaging digital experiences using maps
- Exploit the location information from corporate databases
- Incorporate trusted data and technology components
Clean Energy
As the cost to produce clean energy decreases, companies need comprehensive network models to support the inclusion of renewable energy sources. TRC has worked with companies worldwide to leverage spatial analysis and data visualization for improved insights. TRC’s services help achieve business objectives and better serve customers.
TRC helps:
- Identify areas for potential business growth
- Analyze and understand solar, wind, and hydro sources
- Use maps, models and 3D visualizations to create insights
- Measure, monitor and report information with maps
- Create plans for dealing with energy diversification
Construction
TRC removes barriers to modernizing IT infrastructure. We connect systems, applications and data so companies can focus on successful project deployment—and customer needs. We deliver services and support for many leading project control solutions, including Oracle Primavera P6, Unifier, Deltek Cobra, Open Plan, Acumen, PRISM and more.
TRC helps construction companies:
- Integrate and streamline processes
- Improve planning and scheduling
- Track resources, assets and progress
- Enhance communication and collaboration
- Reduce costs and avoid delays
Nonprofit
Geospatial capabilities and location intelligence provide the perfect solution for nonprofits and NGOs to deliver on goals that impact people and communities. Using maps and location analytics, they can fully support their programs—and make a positive impact in the world.
TRC helps nonprofits:
- Meet mission mandates
- Increase operational efficiency
- Improve resource allocation
- Enhance stakeholder engagement
- Boost communication and collaboration
Transform Data Into Insights With TRC
As a GIS services company, TRC offers a complete selection of solutions to support organizations across industries. Our expertise and advanced technology enhance outcomes no matter the service sought. It allows you to leverage geospatial information more effectively to enhance decision-making and save time and money. Contact us for GIS strategy, managed services, field collection solutions and more.
Sharing Our Perspectives
Our practitioners share their insights and perspectives on the trends and challenges shaping the market.
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What Is Grid Modernization?
December 2, 2024
Over 70% of the power grid is more than 25 years old, and much has changed in the last quarter of a century. From increasing demands on existing infrastructure to a renewed focus on moving away from fossil fuels, the grid must achieve unprecedented goals. However, today’s grid cannot meet growing energy needs or complex challenges brought on by a shift to renewable energy sources. A modern grid design is the only way to reinvigorate existing infrastructure and assets to cope with challenges ranging from climate anomalies to cybercrime. Grid modernization blends advanced technologies with a sustainable strategy to make the electric grid more reliable, resilient, secure and affordable. An Introduction to Grid Modernization In simple terms, electric grid modernization is the process of upgrading the grid and integrating new technology to make it more efficient and resilient. It requires several significant changes, including incorporating new energy generation and storage forms, installing smart technologies and upgrading or extending the existing infrastructure. Today’s electric grid is one of the most complex machines in the world. Yet, objectives have evolved in the face of climate change. Grid modernization paves the way for a complete energy transition — eliminating reliance on fossil fuels to produce energy. The power industry has changed considerably, from generation to transmission and distribution. An effective grid modernization strategy allows the grid to keep up with these changes. Increasingly complex energy challenges combined with the grid’s age make providing consistent and continuous energy more challenging. In short, the current grid alone cannot support the energy transition. More consumers are turning to renewable energy sources and distributed energy resources (DERs) to ensure a reliable, separate power source. Integrating these advancements into the existing grid can make it capable of supporting and maintaining a complete energy transition. Power Grid Modernization and Its Critical Importance Power outages have become more frequent across the United States as the grid struggles to cope with evolving power requirements and increasingly severe weather events. Modernizing the grid to align with smart technology makes it more reliable and resilient. Blending the latest technologies and equipment with digital controls that integrate and communicate can significantly reduce the frequency and duration of power outages and the impact of inclement weather. In addition, grid modernization supports faster service return when outages occur. Smart grid technology also gives consumers easy access to their energy data, empowering them to manage their consumption and costs. The process also benefits utilities, and 60% of leaders and investors in the energy sector identify the need to monitor, control and protect grid conditions as a primary driver for global grid modernization. It provides improved security and load management, lowers costs and facilitates the integration of renewables. Many existing grid modernization projects are already meeting 21st-century energy needs. In the U.S., the modern grid will incorporate innovative technologies like microgrids and smart grid technologies to boost grid flexibility and agility, meeting today’s needs. Renewable energy sources could provide 90% of the reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In line with global net-zero goals, integrating renewables like wind, solar and hydrogen power into the grid is a top priority. Grid modernization aims to address many of today’s energy challenges, optimize grid operations, enhance reliability and support frictionless integration of renewable technologies. The Crucial Role of Technology in Grid Transformation Digital transformation profoundly impacts the energy sector, providing benefits like improved efficiency, cost reduction and elevated consumer experience. Implementing grid modernization technology is the only way to boost grid reliability, resiliency and power quality. Several groundbreaking technologies have emerged as many utilities, organizations and communities collaborate around grid modernization. Leveraging Smart Grid Technologies The smart grid is the heart of the grid modernization effort. It enables real-time monitoring through advanced sensing, communications and control capabilities, optimizing the energy system to meet modern demands. Instead of the one-way flow of communication in the traditional grid, the smart grid leverages digital technology that allows for two-way communication between consumers and utilities. Smart meters, distribution automation and intelligent grid management systems empower utilities to monitor energy consumption. They can detect faults in real time and manage demand. When all the smart grid elements work together, it ultimately results in improved reliability and resilience in times of crisis. Integrating Renewable Energy Sources Renewable energy sources are an integral part of the modern grid. Solar photovoltaics, wind turbines, hydrogen power and hydropower systems have experienced massive growth as industries aim to minimize emissions. Innovative technology allows the integration of renewable technologies and smart grids, offering abundant clean energy alternatives alongside efficient energy management, distribution and consumption. Climate variability and weather unpredictability are significant challenges in transitioning to renewables. The energy demand is inconsistent, and people use energy in peaks and valleys. Grid modernization facilitates the transition to renewables, counteracting source variability with innovations like advanced forecasting and demand response programs. These technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector while enhancing grid flexibility and reliability. Incorporating Energy Storage Systems Energy storage systems like DERs remove much unpredictability in renewable energy integration. DERs integration, including small-scale clean energy installations like photovoltaic panels and energy storage, enhances energy efficiency and resilience while supporting the decarbonization of the energy sector. DER technology can transform energy systems, decentralizing the energy market and reducing pressure on the grid. While often provided as standalone solutions, the value of DERs compounds when integrated into smart grids. Modernization includes adapting the grid to integrate and optimize power from DERs. Once integrated, DERs need extensive monitoring and control via an advanced distribution management system to detect and mitigate faults before they become outages. Distributed energy resource management systems can solve many modern grid resiliency challenges. Modernizing With the Cloud Grid modernization requires complete visibility. A modern grid requires transparent communication across all components. The cloud is critical in achieving grid modernization objectives, including resilience, flexibility and affordability. Cloud services and solutions are designed to provide extreme redundancy and availability while optimizing cost and performance. Agility is another critical grid modernization goal. The grid must meet growing customer demands, maintain compliance with evolving regulations and respond to unforeseen events. The cloud can facilitate rapid system positioning and help utilities stay agile despite shifting operating conditions.
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TRC Acquires Garanzuay Consulting, Amplifying TRC’s Energy Transition Consulting Services in Europe
September 26, 2024
Garanzuay Consulting provides a foundation in Ireland to continue TRC’s growth and expansion in Europe in support of the energy transition for all energy market participants.
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Achieve Superior Asset Data Quality by Combining SAP with Lemur Mobile Mapping
September 23, 2024
Utilities struggle with asset data, which impacts every aspect of their business. Market priorities like grid modernization, decarbonization and increased energy demand only compound the problem of poor data quality.
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TRC Helps Secure $4.4 Million Grant for Otter Tail Power Company’s Next-Generation Grid Resiliency Program
May 2, 2024
The grant will help strengthen the resilience of North Dakota’s electric grid and ensure safe, reliable power delivery. WINDSOR, Conn., – TRC Companies, Inc. (TRC), a global professional services firm providing integrated strategy, consulting, engineering and applied technologies in support of the energy transition, helped secure a $4.4 million grant for Otter Tail Power Company’s Next-Generation Grid Resiliency program. The grant will support pole integrity, intelligent vegetation management, drone and AI-enhanced transmission line inspection and repairs, and advanced substation assessments and repairs. The grant was awarded by the North Dakota Industrial Commission through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
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Shifting to the Cloud: Debunking the Myths of Migrating Utility Data Off Premises
April 14, 2024
This blog delves into common misconceptions surrounding cloud migration in the utility industry, addressing concerns about security, reliability, regulatory compliance, cost effectiveness, and complexity, while highlighting the substantial benefits and strategies for successful adoption.
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Locana Awarded Modern Network Management at Esri Infrastructure Management and GIS Conference
November 22, 2023
Locana, an international leader in spatial technology, received the Modern Network Management Award at the 2023 Esri Infrastructure Management and GIS (IMGIS) Conference held in Palm Springs, California, October 10-12, 2023.
White Papers / Reports
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) – How Smart Should A Smart Meter Be?
June 26, 2023
According to the Edison Foundation’s Institute for Electric Innovation, over 124 million smart meters were expected to be installed in 78 percent of US households by the end of 2022.
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Modernize Your Field Services with GIS and Work Order Management Combined
June 15, 2023
The role of field service management continues to dominate the world economy, as the market grows at an exponential rate. The market was estimated at 3.2 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach 5.7 billion by the end of 2026.
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Harness the Power of Geospatial Data to Unlock Big Data Insights
March 16, 2023
For years, companies have been harnessing big data to glean insights that improve decision-making of every kind and at all levels, from entering new markets to building better products to delivering better services and experiences.
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TRC and Greenbird Partner to Accelerate Grid Modernization for Utilities
January 31, 2023
Today TRC Companies (“TRC”) announced a go-to-market partnership with Greenbird Integration Technology, a leading integration technology provider based in Norway. Greenbird’s Utilihive platform enables utilities to accelerate their digital transformation and grid modernization efforts.
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The Use Case Benefits of GIS Modernization for Utilities
August 10, 2022
In 2022, utilities face strong market forces impacting businesses of every size across the country and around the world. Producing and supplying clean energy, ensuring safety, reliability, and resiliency, and delivering exceptional experiences in a digital economy continue to reshape the industry. Prospering in a sustainable, affordable, and competitive energy future requires a data-driven enterprise, which may be why more than 88% of utility executives believe that their organization’s ability to generate business value depends on their technology. Yet the greatest technology challenge today isn’t the ability to generate data. It’s siloed systems. Many utilities maintain multiple enterprise systems, from enterprise resource management (ERP) to enterprise asset management (EAM), work management (WM), advanced distribution management systems (ADMS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and building information modeling (BIM). These disparate databases result in redundancy and inaccuracies. And without an integrated data picture, your staff are left to make decisions with an incomplete understanding. But with modern GIS, you gain a connected geospatial enterprise. You can leverage the locational aspect of data in any system to integrate information, people, and processes to achieve business value across every department. As a result, you optimize networks, grow the business, and deliver amazing service using timely, accurate, and complete information. And with mapping and location intelligence embedded in your IT infrastructure, the applications and use cases are limitless. CONTACT US
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Brookings Municipal Utilities Streamlines Processes, Boosts Efficiency with Modern GIS
June 14, 2022
Locana, a global leader in technology consulting and geospatial systems development, announced Brookings Municipal Utilities (BMU) successful deployment of a modern geospatial enterprise leveraging Locana services.
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Omaha Metropolitan Utilities District Drives Reliable Operations with Locana Lemur Mobile GIS Solution
June 8, 2022
Locana, a global leader in technology consulting and geospatial systems development, today announced the successful deployment of its LemurSM Solution by Omaha Metropolitan Utilities District (M.U.D.).
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Locana Awarded Wildlife Habitat Analysis Task Order For The Bureau Of Land Management
April 27, 2022
Locana, a leading geographic data and technology company, has won a 10-year National Geospatial Data and Technology Support Services contract for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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TRC Selected as Systems Integrator for Otter Tail Power Company’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure Program
April 5, 2022
Otter Tail Power Company selects TRC to serve as systems integrator for their AMI program covering northwestern Minnesota, eastern North Dakota, and northeastern South Dakota.
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Six Considerations for a Successful Utility Network Cloud Implementation
October 26, 2021
For any GIS manager or IT professional tasked with implementing ArcGIS Utility Network (UN), knowing where to start can be daunting. If not properly planned, a UN setup in the cloud can be significantly more expensive and less accessible, stable, and secure.
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On the Road to Decarbonization: The Role of All-Source Competitive Solicitations
October 14, 2021
All-Source Competitive Solicitations offer utilities an alternative to centralized planning, construction and dispatch of power supplies, helping to usher in a new era of market-driven technology innovation.
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Amplifying the Next Phase of Fleet Electrification: The Pickup
September 30, 2021
TRC’s analysis for one client fleet shows that even a $70,000 EV can compete on cost with a comparable gas-hybrid vehicle priced at $40,000 – at least in California where upfront and ongoing incentives stack up quickly.
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TRC Digital Selected by Snohomish County Public Utility District to Implement Siemens EnergyIP® Meter Data Management
September 15, 2021
Snohomish PUD selected TRC to implement, integrate and deliver their meter data management system (MDMS) on the Siemens EnergyIP® platform as a part of the utility’s Connect Up program.
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Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company uses AI to assess and repair distribution pole damage
August 4, 2021
As part of its grid enhancement program, OG&E will leverage collaborative AI-powered image recognition technology that enables engineers to complete distribution pole inspections with greater accuracy and helps to reduce manual review of images.
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Reasons for IT/OT Modernization
August 1, 2021
Opposites attract, and information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) are no exception. At one end of the digital grid sits IT as a business application, while OT exists at the other end of the digital grid as an asset-oriented application. For decades, IT and OT have been operating separately and are often physically isolated.
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IT/OT Convergence Best Practices
August 1, 2021
A successful IT/OT convergence strategy involves identifying desired outcomes, managing the fragmentation of OT solutions, and developing common key performance indicators (KPIs) for both IT and OT teams. This approach helps in optimizing resources, driving effective collaboration, and ensuring a smooth transition towards a unified IT/OT environment.
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TRC Acquires Montreal’s Quatric, Expanding Digital Capabilities for Utilities
June 16, 2021
Today, TRC announced the expansion of its digital capabilities with the acquisition of Quatric, a Montreal, QC and Quincy, MA-based firm that provides engineering services and technology solutions to electric and gas utilities.
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What’s Next? Preparing for Utility Network Migration
May 12, 2021
In preparing for Utility Network Migration, taking an intermediate approach will allow you to resolve some key points. Utility Network Migration will run smoother if you build a “sandbox environment” and begin to 1) prioritize features 2) explore licensing options and 3) practice moving data.
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5 Persistent Questions About ArcGIS on HANA
April 9, 2021
While ArcGIS on HANA implementation patterns are emerging rapidly, we continue to hear 5 persistent questions about how implementing ArcGIS on HANA would benefit an organization. Let’s walk through these 5 questions, I’ll show you how we help you get started with ArcGIS on HANA. Then you may realize the benefits this solution promises.
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TRC Digital partners with Dominion Energy to evolve its distributed energy resource strategy
September 22, 2020
Dominion Energy, one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy, has partnered with TRC Digital to evaluate, implement and integrate technology to further the utility’s distributed energy goals. TRC Digital will facilitate Dominion Energy’s strategy development and technology execution, allowing Dominion Energy and its customers to accelerate the shift to distributed energy resources (DER) and net carbon reduction.
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TRC Digital and Reactive help utilities measure inertia for a more resilient grid
September 21, 2020
Together, TRC and Reactive combine TRC’s industry-leading power engineering expertise with Reactive’s machine learning software to provide utility teams with high-resolution frequency monitoring and automatic event analysis.
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TRC Digital Partners with Treverity to Put Utility Engineers at the Center of Their Data
June 26, 2020
As part of TRC’s LineHub solution, Treverity helps transmission engineers get a holistic view of the grid through powerful digital data visualization and a customer-centric user interface.
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TRC Digital and Enbala can help utilities monitor, control and optimize distributed energy resources
April 17, 2020
Distributed energy resources (DERs) are changing the way utilities think about power generation and energy flow. TRC and Enbala can offer utilities a multi-layered solution that highlights the strengths of each company.
