An early look at how this new addition to the Substation Design Suite supports LiDAR-based design When we announced the future availability of AUD for Substations back in November 2019, we noted that this new member of the SBS Substation... Read More

In the 1990s, most organizations developed monolithic platforms that embedded engineering design in their geographic information systems (GIS). While the concept of going to those common “suites” made sense at the time, it failed to address the needs of the... Read More

Esri – Autodesk Strategic Partnership Ushers in a New Generation of Integrated Design Solutions SBS is pleased to announce its acceptance into the Esri Partner Network.  And it’s quite an exciting time for SBS and our clients. SBS sees tremendous... Read More

August 29, 2018 – Managing Total Cost of Ownership for Utility Design Software Dennis Beck, David Wilbur, SBS  We have recently released the latest version of our Automated Utility Design™ product and are quite excited about the continued progression the product... Read More

Perspectives on the Recent Autodesk – Esri Announcement Dennis Beck, President, SBS I recently attended Autodesk University, where I witnessed an on-stage discussion between Jack Dangermond, President of ESRI, and Andrew Anagnost, President of Autodesk.  Jack described the two companies... Read More

Congratulations to the Substation Design Solution Industry Consortium for hitting the 500 active member milestone!  It started 5 years ago with some key partners and a few great customers and it has turned into the leading gathering for substation design... Read More

Experiences Using Semi-Agile Delivery for AUD Implementation Our recent Peer Utility Group (PUG) meeting, hosted by Puget Sound Energy in Bellevue, Washington, was a great opportunity to learn what leading utilities are doing to integrate Automated Utility Design™ (AUD) with... Read More

Spatial Business Systems (SBS) and Burns & McDonnell are partnering to elevate the successful execution of 2D to 3D transitions of our clients. SBS will continue to deliver world class utility solutions while Burns & McDonnell will provide utility-specific project... Read More

Challenges in Substation Design CAD Work Substations are the points in the power network where transmission lines and distribution feeders are connected together through circuit breakers or switches via busbars and transformers. This allows for the control of power flows... Read More

May 1, 2017 Lakewood, CO: As a Safe Software Gold VAR Partner SBS has been committed to deliver exceptional consulting services and training for FME products. SBS’ commitment has led to the most recent accreditation of Courtney Maxson as a... Read More