Record keeping and management of electrical utilities inside buildings is an important aspect
to ensure effective electrical distribution. The ability to find the location of each electrical
feature inside a building and extract information about it helps to solve network problems
faster. The use of a spatial database structure facilitates the maintenance and general
operations of an electrical network across different buildings.
The aim of this study is to design and develop a 3D data model to provide a management
system for electrical utilities inside buildings. The geodatabase provides integrated
information between different electrical components forming the network inside the specified
buildings in the study area.
A prototype called the PUK geodatabase was designed and developed for the NWU
Potchefstroom Campus as a 3D data model. The data model consists of raster and vector data
used in network datasets, relationship classes and topology rules. The aim of this project was
accomplished through the 3D analysis capabilities of the model. The research determined
that the prototype called the PUK geodatabase can be utilized as a 3D management system
for electrical utilities across the different floor levels of a building. / Thesis (M.Sc. (Geography and Environmental Studies))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/11075 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Maree, David Andreas |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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