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Accurate, Parcel-level Asset and Customer Management for Utilities

With the fast pace of change driven by regulations and the competitive marketplace, many utility companies are deploying location-based data into their decision-support systems to increase business efficiency, enhance strategic planning and increase profits. Understanding the exact locations of customers is critical to any business. First American's PxPoint combines high-precision geocoding and spatial analysis technology with comprehensive databases, such as parcel boundaries, delivering the highest level of positional accuracy for the Utility industry.

In addition, First American offers a variety of databases that benefit the utility enterprise. First American owns and maintains property, municipal boundaries, and tax databases to guarantee its customers the most current and consistent data.

By integrating location information with corporate data, utilities managers can understand and visualize complex geographic relationships that are important to day-to-day operations as well as long-term planning. First American's data helps solve problems like: determining the quickest route to a service location, the correct tax jurisdiction for a customer, property taxes and asset location and even target markets. First American's location-related technology and databases deliver accurate information for intelligent decision-making in the utility industry.

GIS Dept.

First American is the source for comprehensive, accurate, and current data that allows GIS departments to determine polygon locations and ownership, create accurate forecasts and budgets, facilitate load analysis, and provide a foundation for their own spatial databases.

ROW/Lease

First American is the source for comprehensive, accurate, and current parcel, property and tax data that allows right of way departments to more quickly determine property ownership for the procurement of leases/easements and assess the best locations for new transmission/generation projects.

Product	Benefit
PxPoint Geocoder	Property-level geocoding provides the most accurate way to identify potential acquisitions, manage assets and maintain regulatory compliance
ParcePoint	ParcelPoint® is a single source for comprehensive, accurate, and current data that allows utility companies to determine polygon locations and ownership, create accurate forecasts and budgets, and provide a foundation for their own spatial databases.
Property Ownership Data	First American is one of the leading providers of property information in the U.S., with up-to-date data covering 97% of U.S. real estate transactions
NAVTEQ Street Maps	Routing information for maintenance, service and installation
Municipal & Township Boundaries	Quickly ascertain the correct Tax and Regulatory requirements for any area in the U.S.
Elevation, Slope & Aspect (10m grid)	U.S. Elevation, Slope and Aspect are an important pre-planning tool for asset deployment
Natural Hazards	Identify and properly insure your field assets against hazard risks with First American's comprehensive hazard solutions
Tax	Comprehend and reduce Tax liability with our up-to-date tax district information for the U.S.