Clearion Core Concepts

The Clearion UVM Solution is based on simple, universal concepts that can be applied to work management on any group of spatially dispersed assets. These building blocks are highly flexible and provide the basis for enabling workflows in the system. Our customers often use different names or terminology for these concepts, but their underlying functionality remains the same.

Work Territories

Work Territories are the basis of operations in the Clearion system. They are lines or polygons that represent standardized working areas within a service territory upon which Assessments and Work Groups can be generated. Work Territories are typically created from information provided by the utility’s asset GIS and they break up the service territory into efficient operational sections. Work Territories may also be commonly recognized as circuits, feeders, corridors, grids, project areas, or other similar concepts.

Assessments

An Assessment is a record of the lifecycle of an assessment, inspection or planning style activity on a Work Territory. Work Assessments are used to assign a planning resource to  a Work Territory prior to the work execution phase for the purposes of work verification, notification or authorization. Assessments may also be more commonly recognized as inspections, work plans, patrols, pre-plans, or other similar concepts.

Work Groups

A Work Group is a record of the lifecycle of a work execution activity on a Work Territory.  Work Groups are packages of Tasks that have been grouped together for a specific operational objective. For example, Work Groups can be associated with a specific contractor or work program so they can be managed or delegated together. 

In a Pre-Planned workflow Tasks identified during the Assessment phase are assigned to a Work Group from Clearion Web to be completed by crews.

In a Work To Standard workflow the GF or Crew Leader can open Work Groups directly in Clearion X and enter the work as it is completed. 

Work Groups may also be more commonly recognized as Work Packets, Work Batches, Work Orders, or other similar concepts.

Tasks

Tasks in Clearion are designed to optimize the tracking of assessed and actual production quantities or hours associated with each task. Tasks can be tracked with Work Locations, Linear Work, Work Areas, or Work Spans.

Work Locations are represented as point locations and are typically used to track individual units of work at a specific location such as tree removals or pruning work. 

Linear Work is represented as a line feature and is typically used to automatically track the distance or mileage of work (ie 2 miles of 2-man bucket work).

Work Areas are represented by polygon features and are typically used to automatically track the area or acreage of work (ie 5 acres of mowing work). 

Work Spans are pole to pole segments of electrical infrastructure which enable three key benefits:

(1) to control the scope of an Assessment or Work Group by dispatching prioritized sections of a Work Territory,

(2) to track the progress of the Assessment or Work Group based on distance or mileage, or

(3) to generalize and summarize work at the span level in order to streamline the data collection process when individual task details like location or species are not required.

Worksites

The main purpose of Worksites is to streamline the notification and authorization process at the property level when detailed tracking is required. Worksites allow multiple tasks on a property to be managed together and authorized as a group. 

Worksites can also be used to generalize and summarize work at the property level when individual task details like location or species are not required.