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Re:Utility poles by ilkan on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @11:13PM (#16381852)
My country is divided into a very very fine cartesian grid, and each pole is referred to by the grid number, which is also its database reference id for transformers and other hardware... a homegrown GIS. A consistent grid also makes it easy for linemen to find them!
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Re:Utility poles by Dangeranger on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:27PM (#16385787)
Fascinating, this seems like a nice solution for "Where is this pole?" sort of questions from the back office. I wonder if they combine that numbering system with other IDs such as "Which circuit is this pole on?" tagging.
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