End User
ELGO
Description
The Smart GIS Cable Routing service helps distribution network planners identify and evaluate optimal cable routes using GIS data, infrastructure layers, orthophotography, LiDAR imagery, and terrain information. The service applies optimisation methods to generate feasible cable routes balancing cost, technical constraints, and spatial conditions, delivering editable route proposals directly inside the GIS environment.
Core Capabilities
Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics
Optimization & Decision Support
Business Need
Cable routing for distribution network projects requires manual analysis of multiple spatial layers in QGIS — a time-intensive process requiring expert judgment across many overlapping constraints. The service reduces planning time and improves consistency by generating optimised route proposals automatically, allowing planners to compare alternatives and focus their effort on final engineering decisions rather than initial route generation.
Key Performance Indicators
Time savings compared to manual planning for equivalent routing tasks
Route cost accuracy: deviation between service cost estimates and actual construction costs
Route feasibility: proportion of proposed routes meeting all technical and regulatory constraints
User acceptance rate: proportion of planners who find proposed routes useful as a starting point
Data Provided
Lowest-cost route and optimal multi-criteria balanced route per planning task
Editable geometries with cost-related breakdowns via QGIS plugin
Route proposals for comparison of alternatives and cost trade-offs
TEF
TEF TSO