Detailed network design and documentation of a utility system in OpenUtilities sisNET.

OpenUtilities sisNET

Utility network geospatial asset management software

BENEFITS

Utility Network GIS and Asset Management

OpenUtilities sisNET helps teams manage utility network assets in a connected geospatial system for planning and operations.
Urban gas and water distribution pipeline network overlay in OpenUtilities sisNET, with detailed 2D municipal street parcels and pipe network connections.

  • Simplify utility network management

    Manage electricity, gas, district energy, water, and wastewater utilities networks in one GIS platform, reducing system complexity and improving data consistency.

  • Secure and reliable network data

    Deploy quickly with ready data models and role-based security that protects utility network integrity.

  • Connect utility network systems

    A single source of truth for utility assets. Connect your network data with SAP, WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, sisHYD, and digital twin environments for operations support. 

PRICING OPTIONS

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OpenUtilities sisNET

Handle all network types in one environment

  • Secure and efficient multi-user data creation, editing, and project management
  • Data editing, analysis and reporting, plotting and printing, viewing and redlining, running on a single source of truth
  • Integrated with ERP and Call Before You Dig systems

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Multi-user and multi-utility network data management 

  • Enables secure multi-user editing via projects and long transactions, preventing accidental modifications
  • Provides role-based clients for different personas: administration, editing, analyzing, viewing 
  • Online and offline availability of network information ensuring access in all situations and locations  
  • Safeguards data quality via configurable business rules 
  • Offers secure administration via job and authorization managers to define object and attribute authorizations for access and modification 

Configurable utility network modeling 

  • Object attributes, (geo)graphical presentation and object relations to model all aspects of your network assets   
  • Multiple graphical representations enabling displays focused at different personas 
  • Full network connectivity 
  • Objects annotation and dimensioning 
  • Configurable business rules for object behavior, ensuring data quality and integrity

Data integration and interoperability 

  • Imports and exports a wide range of GIS and CAD formats
  • Converts CAD information into intelligent utility objects
  • Integrates with third party ERP systems SAP, Maximo, Microsoft Dynamics, and other enterprise IT systems
  • Integrates with network engineering and simulation products
  • Integrates with other geospatial systems through WMS and WFS 
  • Integrates with digital twin solutions 
  • Integrates with Call before You Dig (CBUD) Systems

CAD and GIS capabilities 

  • Provides robust 2D and 3D tools through Bentley’s MicroStation’s CAD editing and precision capabilities
  • Includes Bentley's OpenCities Map geospatial capabilities for information analysis
  • Offers full network topology, with network and isolation tracing to identify outage impacts and network connectivity 
  • Thematic Mapping facilitates creation of on-the-spot, semi-permanent and permanent visualizations of utility network assets
  • Includes cross-sections and longitudinal profiles, querying and reporting, and plotting and printing
  • GPS integration   

Processor:

  • Intel® or AMD® processor 3.0 GHz+ 

Operating System:

  • Windows 10 (64 bit) or higher

Memory:

  • 4 GB required and 16 GB recommended 

Disk Space:

  • 25 GB required and up to 40 GB recommended  

Display:

  • Any industry-standard video card that supports DirectX 

FAQS

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SisNET comes with Bentley MicroStation built-in, as well as Bentley OpenCities Map. This means that you have a wealth of data-referencing and data import/export options from MicroStation and OpenCities Map available at no extra cost.

The sisNET editing seat, its sisFLOW analysis client and the sisVIEW viewing client run on Windows desktop or laptop machines. The sisIMS web client works with any web browser on Windows machines.

It contributes by enabling comprehensive analysis of existing and planned network extensions, helping identify performance risks, critical network elements, and asset replacement needs. This analytical capability allows utilities to proactively address potential issues and maintain a robust infrastructure. 

It employs a "long transactions" concept where assets are isolated during changes to prevent accidental modifications by others. Individual users create "jobs" concurrently, and the system manages data traffic to keep the as-built data secure and up-to-date. 

It contributes by enabling comprehensive analysis of existing and planned network extensions, helping identify performance risks, critical network elements, and asset replacement needs. This analytical capability allows utilities to proactively address potential issues and maintain a robust infrastructure. 

Utility network GIS (Geographical Information System) software is a specialized geographical network information system designed to manage and optimize complex utility infrastructure. It provides a comprehensive digital asset registry and transforms raw data into actionable intelligence.  

Specifically, this type of software, such as OpenUtilities sisNET, is purpose-built for various utility sectors, including electricity, gas, district energy, and water/wastewater utilities. 

The sisNET desktop client offers full editing, querying, analysis, and plotting capabilities for desktop power users and data editors. In contrast, the sisIMS web client is browser-based, requiring no installation, and provides easy, read-only access for viewing, basic querying, and plotting to general users across the organization.

The sisIMS web server can also be configured for fully automated responses to Call Before You Dig (CBUD) requests. 

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