Utilities are under unprecedented pressure to modernize the grid - balancing aging infrastructure, extreme weather, electrification and growing regulatory demands. In this episode of Bitesize Electric, host Brandon Curkan sits down with Adrian McNulty from IQGeo to unpack one of the most significant operational shifts happening across the industry today - geospatial work execution - and why it’s becoming critical for modern utility operations.
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What is Geospatial Work Execution?
Geospatial work execution is a modern operating model that enables utilities to manage today’s increasingly complex electric networks by connecting field crews, office teams and enterprise systems around a single, live view of the grid. Instead of relying on static digital twins, disconnected GIS tools and siloed work management systems, geospatial work execution brings together real-time network models, full geospatial awareness and workflow intelligence in one field-ready application.
“Geospatial work execution isn’t about better maps - it’s about connecting people, workflows and data in real time.” Adrian McNulty, VP of Utility Solutions, IQGeo.
How is Geospatial Work Execution Solving Utility Field Operational Challenges
This approach is especially critical as utilities face mounting industry challenges - aging infrastructure, extreme weather events, workforce constraints, data accuracy issues and a massive push toward electrification and renewable energy integration.
Traditional systems may track assets or assign work orders, but they rarely combine spatial context, configurable workflows and mobile-first execution in a way that reflects real-world conditions as changes happen in the field. Geospatial work execution resolves this gap by enabling crews to execute inspections, as-builts, outage response and maintenance work directly against the live network model - online or offline, while instantly feeding validated updates back to the core systems, rather than relying on delayed or manual data handoffs.
Geospatial work execution, enhanced by AI-driven workflows and visual AI, improves safety, productivity and data quality by validating work in real time and automating quality assurance in the field. This approach reduces rework through early issue detection and establishes the foundation for adaptive, intelligent and ultimately self-updating electric grids.
Geospatial Work Execution: The Foundation of Modern Utility Operations
As grid complexity increases, utilities that connect people, workflows and data in real time will be best positioned to scale, adapt and innovate. Geospatial work execution goes beyond technology, it’s redefining how utilities plan, execute and manage work across the grid - a fundamental shift in how modern utility networks operate.
Listen to the Bitesize Electric special episode to hear real-world examples of how ambitious utilities are moving beyond siloed GIS and work management systems by adopting geospatial work execution to unify field operations and lay the groundwork for scalable, intelligent, AI-ready network operations.
“Utilities don’t need more tools. They need fewer systems that work better together.” Adrian McNulty, VP of Utility Solutions, IQGeo.
Whether you’re a utility executive, field operations leader, digital transformation strategist, or thinking about how to scale field operations and prepare for what’s next, this episode is a must listen.
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