3D DSS – 3D Decision Support System for Power Transmission Line Planning

Project description

We developed an integrated 3D Decision Support System (3D DSS) to support planners, officials, and affected citizens during the planning process for a new transmission line. Overhead lines and underground cables are modeled taking into account geological, infrastructural, ecological, as well as socio-economic aspects. Stakeholders define interactively for each spatially-explicit factor to what extent the according areas should be protected. According to the stakeholders’ weighting, the 3D DSS quickly computes and visualizes alternatives in a 3D web-GIS-platform to support discussions for determining a consensus alternative. Further information: 3ddss.ethz.ch/

Research themes

Participatory planning

Integrated landscape management

Project details

Start date:

October 1, 2014
End date:

September 30, 2020
Location:

Switzerland
Funded by:

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), Swissgrid, Austrian Power Grid (APG), BKW, Elia, ewz
Objectives:

Developing an integrated 3D GIS web-platform to define the optimal path of a new transmission line, to enhance the communication among all stakeholders involved in a project and to reduce the social opposition

Project contact

Martin Raubal

ETH Zurich, Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation

Team members

Martin Raubal
Joram Schito
Ulrike Wissen Hayek
Adrienne Grêt-Regamey

Participating partners

Stefano Grassi; Philippe Bieri

Gilytics

Related publications

Schito, J., Moncecchi, D. & Raubal, M. (2021). Determining transmission line path alternatives using a valley-finding algorithm. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 86, 101571. doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101571

Schito, J., Wissen Hayek, U., Grassi, S., Bieri, P. & Raubal, M. (2020). Enhancing the 3D DSS for supporting the planning of electric power systems: integration of underground cables. Final Report. Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). www.aramis.admin.ch/Texte/?ProjectID=41116&Sprache=en-US

Schito, J. (2020). Realistic modeling of power transmission lines with geographic information systems. Dissertation, ETH Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland). doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000454195

Schito, J., Jullier, J. & Raubal, M. (2019). A framework for integrating stakeholder preferences when deciding on power transmission line corridors. EURO Journal on Decision Processes 7(3-4), 159-195. doi.org/10.1007/s40070-019-00100-w

Schito, J., Wissen Hayek, U. & Raubal, M. (2018). Enhanced multi criteria decision analysis for planning power transmission lines. Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics 114. doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.GISCIENCE.2018.15

Veronesi, F., Schito, J., Grassi, S. & Raubal, M. (2017). Automatic selection of weights for GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis: site selection of transmission towers as a case study. Applied Geography 83, 78-85. doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.04.001