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Bentley sisNET – Technical Introduction
Thomas Heckmann | Senior Consultant Utilities

Bentley’s Users Worldwide
• 6 of the top 6 EMEA utilities and 9 of the top 10 North
American utilities in the Platts Global 250 Energy
Company Rankings take advantage of Bentley Solutions
About the Platts Top 250 Rankings
The Platts Top 250 recognizes outstanding financial performance for the previous year. Each company listed in the Platts Top 250 has distinguished
itself through its remarkable performance and the outstanding efforts and dedication of its team.

Our Value proposition in Utilities
• Standard solution and data models with short implementation
cycle based on open data storage
• Designated focus on efficient network operations
– State-of-the-art integration technology make us a significant part of
Enterprise Asset Management
– Pro active positioning of our solutions within the Smart Grid
concept (design and operations)
• Functionally scaled seats for designers, Asset Management,
intranet and mobile use
• Comprehensive migration experience

Logical Architecture – Bentley sisNET
Core product & Additional Clients
Web Mapping Server & Clients
Desktop
Bentley
sisNET
client
Bentley
sisFLOW
client
Bentley
sisVIEW
client
Bentley
sisIMS
client
Web Services
Server
Bentley sisNET server
Bentley sisIMS server
Data
File Cache
(DGN)
Object Repository
(Oracle)
Other Data Sources
(raster, engineering…)

360° GIS use / work stations
Specialists
Data capture/Quality Assurance
5 %
Asset Managers / Analysts
Analyzis/Reports/Prints/Exports
10 %
Viewers
Visualization of spatial data and
attributes/queries/easy plotting
and printing/entering additional
information/exports etc.
GIS for
anyone,
anywhere!
85 %
Source: Thiele

360° GIS use / work stations

sisNET -
Date capture and expert seat

sisNET -
Data capture and expert seat
• Based on MicroStation and Bentley Map
• Vast design and construction functionality
– 2D and 3D
– planning and ‘as built’, long transactions mechanism
• Authentication concept up to the attribute level
• Comprehensive analyzes on graphics and attributes
• Numerous modules and interfaces
• Comprehensive printing and plotting tool sisFRAME

Workstation – Functional comparison (I)
sisNET
sisFLO
W
sisVIEW sisIMS
Graphic information X x x x
Attribute information x x x x
Topology x x x x
Predefined themes (Explorer) x x x x
Address search x x x x
Predefined queries x x x x
Complex queries x x - -
Map navigation tools x x x x
Editing graphics x - - -
Editing attributes x x - x
Import interface x - - -
Export of graphics x x x x
Network tracing x x - -

Workstation – Functional comparison (II)
sisNET
sisFLO
W
sisVIEW sisIMS
GPS integration x x x -
Altimetric profile x x - -
Network tracing x x - -
Export to hydraulic calculation x x - -
Redlining x x x x
Measuring length and area x x x x
Complex measuring x x - -
Named extents x x x -
Plotting x x x x
Local installation x x x -
Browser based - - - x

sisFLOW –
Analyzes and Reporting Seat

sisFLOW –
Analyzes and Reporting Seat
• Based on Bentley PowerMap
• Complete access to graphics, attributes, relations
• Attribute editing of all attributes according to rights
• Access to sketches and file links
• Reporting and analyzes functionality
• Identical users concept as sisNET / sisIMS
• Comprehensive analyzes on graphics and attributes
• Redlining on the client
• Comprehensive printing and plotting tool

sisIMS –
Browser based seat

sisIMS –
Browser based seat
• No client installation, browser based
• Hybrid and high performance map representation using the Adobe
SVG-format (scalable vectors)
• Identical users concept as sisNET / sisFLOW
• Comprehensive access to graphics and attributes
• Selected querying functionality
• Redlining and attribute editing on the client
• Plotting and export capabilities
• OpenGIS compliant as for WMS, offers various web services
• SAP integration

sisVIEW –
Mobile Seat

sisVIEW –
Mobile Seat
• Based on Bentley PowerMap
• Intuitive mobile viewer, offline use common
• Complete access to graphics, attributes, relations
• Access to sketches and file links
• Selected querying functionality
• Redlining on the client
• Comprehensive printing and plotting tool sisFRAME
• GPS integration
• Optimized synchronisation and replication

Smart Grid and implications on
IT Environment
Geographic Information System
Asset Management
SCADA
Distribution Management
utage Management System
The smart grid
Utility
Billing System
Customer Information Syste
MDM
Customer Portal
AMM
Market Systems

Best practice
Meter Operations
Bentley
sisNET
GUI
Bentley
sisNET
Webclient
2
1
Actual Data Store
(ADS)
in Oracle Spatial
3
FME
Geodata
conversion
Service Bus (in SAP PI)
4 5
GeoMS
GeoGas
Nemesis
MS
Nemesis
Gas
SAP
Legacy Apps
AMM/MDM
7
FME
Geodata
conversion
ETL
6
8
Datawarehouse
(in SAP BW)
9
Extended
Bentley sisNET
GUI
10
SAP BW
Client
11
SAP BO
Client

Interoperability / ACE Enterprises
• State of the art integration technology
– www.ace-eprise.com

CASE STUDY ‚Stadtentwässerung Dresden‘

CASE STUDY |
Optimization of maintenance planning in a drainage network
> Assign assets to the 5 year multiannual program (according to
priority, last intervention date, network tracing). GIS functionality
supports prioritization. Optimize work orders by spatial capabilities. <
Network assets
in EAM
e.g. Last
intervention dates
Inhouse
Network objects
in GIS
Used to determine
prioritization
Intervention
order created in
EAM
-Technical components
-Location
-Dates
-Workforce
-Material
-Time
-Costs
-…
Update of
information
Information
made available
for field force
Add additional
intervention
Mobile GIS
Field

Work order list and master date

Contact information
thomas.heckmann@bentley.com