topic Re: How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ? in ArcGIS Utility Network Questions

How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ?

JokerEsri — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 22:46:09 GMT

Hello

which method is usable to integrate data between GIS data and power factory ?

Re: How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ?

AnthonyRyanEQL — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 23:01:25 GMT

We are using a CIM adaptor for Utility Network to PowerFactory

Re: How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ?

JokerEsri — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:36:26 GMT

@AnthonyRyanEQL Thanks for ur reply . Does it work great ,without any problems ?
So Could we exchange data between power factory to GIS or from GIs to power factory ?

Could you explain some more about it ,advantages and disadvantages?

How long it takes approximately to export the whole GIS data then import them into Power factory ?

Re: How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ?

AnthonyRyanEQL — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 21:24:27 GMT

It's only 1 way comms from Utility Network to PowerFactory. It's a 3rd party tool we purchased from Similix (Esri Partner). Basically, there are 2 parts, the Designer (CIM mappings) and the Adaptor.

Designer - You build your mappings from your UtilityNetwork Model. This can be a lot of work depending on how custom your UNM is. In my case, our UNM is totally custom as the North American electrical model of UNM doesn't meet the needs here in Australia.

Adaptor - Runs as a service connecting to your UtilityNetwork. It uses OOTB REST API calls to the UN to extract the subnetwork information and maps it accordingly to your CIM mapping file into the standard XML format to be consumed into PowerFactory.

Sorry I can't tell you how it works inside of PowerFactory.

Re: How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ?

JokerEsri — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:09:22 GMT

Thanks a lot ,it is a good start for me .

Re: How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ?

Jens_Dalsgaard — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:00:33 GMT

CIM based extracts from UN to PowerFactory works and is already in play at Denmark's second largest DSO feeding approximately 40% of the Danish land base and 800.000 meter points.

As an alternative to the above suggested product, Volue offers our SaaS based UN CIM Extractor allowing you to export any section of your grid based on UN traces: https://www.volue.com/products-and-services/grid-planner.

Plugs right into PowerFactory

Reach out if interested

Re: How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ?

PierreloupDucroix — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:00:41 GMT

Hello,
where did you find the documentation on the format expected by Power Factory? It seems to be an RDF (XML) format based on the CGMES standard, but quite different from, say, an ADMS schema with several files for the equipment, the topology, etc.

Re: How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ?

gis_KIWI4 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:01:06 GMT

@PierreloupDucroix - I didn't find documentation for CIM specifically but here is the DGS manual. This is good for understanding the structure ElmTerms, StaCubics, etc.
I have also attached the rdfs files in CIM folder along with some other material that was supplied.

We ditched the CIM/CGMES method for GIS->FME->Excel (DGS format).
This excel file is imported into PF.

Re: How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ?

PierreloupDucroix — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:05:11 GMT

Thanks Sahil, I'll take a look at your files.
What made you prefer importing Excel files to importing CIM files?

Re: How to integrate between Gis data and power factory ?

gis_KIWI4 — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:38:07 GMT

It was simply because of the ease of working with Excel and being able to troubleshoot. Another part of this was our inexperience with CIM standards and it's hierarchy.
In excel, each sheet is a entity with certain attributes that possibly joins to the other objects.

Example each switch ends up in the ElmCoup sheet.
There are two cubicles corresponding to that switch end up in StaCubic
To make up the connectivity the one of the above cubicles is associated with another cubicle (say line) via a terminal these are stored in the ElmTerm sheet.

There's also type sheets which include physical characteristics to conductors, switches, etc.

We found this easy to work with and decided to proceed this way. We use the REST Trace/Export Subnetwork and then use the connectivity element that highlights the connectivity in that To-From-Via format.