The electric utility world can be a challenging industry due to the reluctance of companies to take risks on new technologies.
Another challenge can be the somewhat antiquated data delivery policies. When I was working in the space around 2012 our vegetation violation deliverables were required to be sent via Excel spreadsheets, then followed up using PDFs, and GIS Shapefile formats.
I'm glad somebody is trying to push a more modern workflow into the industry to make the process more efficient.
I see you have experience in the field, we noticed exactly the same pain points as you did!
But we noticed that utilities are now getting more and more challenged on different fronts, so many of them are opening to new technologies as a way to improve their operational efficiency.
That is excellent to hear. We experienced several different types of people within utilities, with everything from "we've always done it this way" to "you are the experts, tell us what to do".
The younger employees were always excited for us to work with them to make their work easier. Many advocates within the companies had excellent suggestions which were unfortunately sidelined by their managers.
The electric utility world can be a challenging industry due to the reluctance of companies to take risks on new technologies.
Another challenge can be the somewhat antiquated data delivery policies. When I was working in the space around 2012 our vegetation violation deliverables were required to be sent via Excel spreadsheets, then followed up using PDFs, and GIS Shapefile formats.
I'm glad somebody is trying to push a more modern workflow into the industry to make the process more efficient.
Good luck on your journey.