An Australian Energy Market Operator report claims that maintaining the sprawling and ageing national utilities infrastructure in a cost-effective way is now an urgent concern for industry operators.
Australia's urban water pipelines extends to more than 300,000 km.
An upgrade to existing infrastructure is vital when you consider the following:
The improvement task at hand is immense but achievable with the help of telematics systems. But how can this technology help improve national utilities infrastructure?
Using telematics to aid wide-scale utilities improvements
Telematics has a number of functions that can aid utilities companies in infrastructure redevelopment projects and optimise fleet safety and efficiency:
Over 97 per cent of power interruptions nationwide come from ineffective energy infrastructure.
Telematics have a vital role to play in modernising Australia utilities. But nearly as vital as finding the right GPS equipment to monitor utilities' assets is finding industry experts who act as project partners and will continue to develop cutting edge technology solutions.
Pinpoint Communications' work in supporting utilities
Since 2000, Pinpoint has deployed over 21,000 in-vehicle telematics units to support effective fleet management in numerous industries. We pride ourselves on supplying GPS solutions to some of the biggest names in Australia's utilities sector. Our Advanced Vehicle Management system has been used in multiple Queensland Urban Utilities projects, while Sydney Water chose our Mobile Work Platform to upgrade its fleet.
Our latest partnership, with NSW energy provider Endeavour Energy, has seen us supply telematics equipment for its entire fleet in an upgrade to the company's route planning and asset monitoring strategy. This move should mark a period of improved efficiency for Endeavour as it seeks to maintain its growing energy infrastructure portfolio.
For more information about our partnerships with Australia's biggest utility providers or to learn about how our telematics solutions work, contact the team today by clicking below.