Yvonne Steenkamp

The use of GIS to enhance the Visualization of Demand-Side Management

A Commentary on the use of GIS as a visualization tool in Demand-Side Management projects

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book the impact of using GIS as a visualization tool in Demand-Response roll-out monitoring and management was explored. This was in order to establish whether GIS could assist in the identification of project rolled out areas, make peak-load analyses easier and more efficient, as well as offer possible solutions for any gaps identified during roll out. A pilot project created to produce a visualization and spatial-intelligence platform was selected. It was based on a spatially enabled customer database that could be used to identify future roll-out areas for demand-response solutions. South Africa as a country was in the middle of a massive energy crisis that threatened to plunge the nation into a complete black-out; and since the construction of power-stations took more than a decade, immediate measures needed to be taken. The biggest South African energy utility at the time, Eskom, carried out an investigation into possible ways to immediately alleviate pressure on thegrid; and they opted for Demand Side Management (DSM) to alleviate the grid. They encouraged consumers to switch off their power-draining appliances especially during peak times to save energy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: AV Akademikerverlag
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 179g
• ISBN-13: 9783330511484
• ISBN-10: 3330511486
• Artikelnr.: 47203193

Autorenporträt

Yvonne is a three times award winning GIS professional including an Excellence Award for her work on a critical electrification project for South Africa. She holds a National Diploma in Surveying, a BSc honours GIS and an MSc GIS which she has achieved over her sixteen year career in GIS. Contact: https://za.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-steenkamp-4796562