The infrastructure of enterprises that use network inventory systems (telecommunications, energy, district heating companies, etc.) is a vast ecosystem that extends over large areas and consists of a great many interconnected network facilities.
To efficiently manage such infrastructure, it is essential to have up-to-date and reliable network data in the network inventory system.
Data from your paper documentation in the network inventory system
Many companies still use as-built technical documentation in paper form, especially in the processes of network expansion or modernization. In order for the data from this documentation to be used by the network inventory system, it needs to be:
converted from analog to digital format and
updated in the network inventory system.
Challenges
Manually updating network information with data from paper documentation
Manually updating data in the network inventory system based on paper technical documentation, generates a number of issues which can negatively affect the quality of the information and, consequently, the correct functioning of the network inventory system leading to decreased confidence in the analysis results.
What are these issues?
Manual acquisition of data from documentation is expensive
It is often necessary to hire an employee responsible solely for entering data from the documentation.
Updating the data in the system takes a lot of time
This in turn delays business processes, i.e., expansion planning, upgrading, troubleshooting. They are slowed down until the data is updated or are implemented based on outdated data.
Manual transcription is a source of erroneous data in the network inventory system
This tedious and monotonous activity makes it easy to commit transcription errors (typos, inconsistent data formats and others), which negatively affect the quality of the data.
Professionals have limited confidence in the data in the inventory system
Since it takes a long time to update the data manually, professionals involved in conducting analysis cannot be sure whether the data in the system is up to date. They can’t fully rely on it and so the network inventory system doesn’t do its job properly.
Solution – iDoc for GlobIQ
Get network data from paper records automatically, with the help of artificial intelligence
The solution to the problems described above is iDoc for GlobIQ, a service that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to acquire and update data from paper technical documentation.
How does iDoc for GlobIQ work?
With the help of AI, the system categorizes the technical documentation (recognizes is the document is a map, a scheme, an acceptance report, etc.), reads the attributes of network objects from this documentation and finally saves their digital form to a database.
Document categorization
iDoc recognizes the:
- Document type,
- Date of the document,
- Investment location.
Recognition of network objects
Developed for the telco and utilities industries, iDOC for GlobIQ recognizes network objects (stations, cables, splices, boxes, connectors, etc.) from paper documentation and reads their attributes.
Verification and approval
Information about network elements, extracted automatically from documents, is verified by a data entry specialist for 100% accuracy.
Migration to the network inventory system
Verified data about the network elements is uploaded to the network inventory system.
Who is iDoc for GlobIQ designed for?
The iDoc for GlobIQ solution is for you if:
Your company operates based on network infrastructure, in industries such as telecommunications, energy, heating, water and sewage, and others.
You use a network inventory system to manage your network infrastructure.
Your company produces many pages of technical documentation related to business processes, and data from them must be manually entered into the network inventory system.
What are the benefits of using the iDoc for GlobIQ solution?
By using iDoc for GlobIQ to digitize documents about your network:
- You will reduce the costs associated with the lengthy process of manually entering network data from paper documents and increase the quality of data in the system – you will eliminate data errors and gain greater data consistency.
- You will reduce the costs associated with continuous recruitment and training of new employees and optimize your employees’ time – the hours that they used to spend inputting data can be used to perform other tasks.
- You will increase confidence in the data in the network inventory system – your employees will have confidence that the network data is up to date.
- You will significantly speed up the process of digitizing, categorizing, and recognizing the attributes of network objects, and efficiently enter the necessary and reliable data into the database of the network inventory system or another GIS system.
To find out more about digitizing, categorizing and recognizing attributes from paper documents go to the iDoc solution website.
Find out more about iDoc
iDoc for GlobIQ is part of the GlobIQ platform for building and maintaining a digital network asset model.
Find out more about GlobIQ
iDoc for GlobIQ is part of the GlobIQ platform for building and maintaining a digital network asset model.
Find out more about GlobIQ
Why should you partner with us?
Globema has over 20 years of experience in implementing inventory systems and processing data. Get to know our solutions for network industries:
Our experience – see the numbers
During our digitization projects we helped acquire data about:
1 000 000
network connection points
100 000
kilometers of cables
20 000
devices, such as rack spaces and conduits
3 200
kilometers of pipelines
31 000
kilometers of energy networks (LV, MV, and HV)
12 000
energy stations with internal schemas
8 000 000
devices (poles, connectors, measurement devices, and others)
We’re trusted by:
Would you like to learn more about the GlobIQ Platform?
- Schedule a short call and find out what we can offer. Our experts will analyze your business needs and suggest the right solution and next steps.
- Together, we can complete a pilot project. Try out the solution in practice.
- Sign the agreement and together, let’s complete a project accelerating the digital transformation of processes at your company!
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