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Florida Keys Electric Cooperative: Field Inventory

Florida Keys Electric Cooperative (FKEC) turned to Davey Resource Group (DRG) to record the precise location of each power pole and electric meter in an effort to update the utility’s mapping system.

DRG’s field technicians traveled throughout FKEC’s service area with global positioning system (GPS) equipment to make note of the locations of poles and meters. Their equipment is based on technology developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. It uses signals from satellites to compute map coordinates for a specific location.

The data was then used to create a new facility mapping system. This will help crews get lights back on more quickly after a power outage. In addition to the location of a particular power pole, the system also will include information about the equipment associated with that pole, such as any transformers it may carry.

The project was completed in one year.

FKEC delivers power to more than 31,000 member-owners with a distribution system that includes more than 800 miles of overhead and underground lines from Ocean Reef to the Seven Mile Bridge.

For more information, contact Tommy Maloney at (770) 619-5545, or call (800) 924-5233.