GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS), AS A TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE FOR MANAGEMENT OF SPATIAL INFORMATION, CAN BE EFFICIENTLY USED AS A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR OPTIMUM MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES. DUE TO THE COUNTRY-WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL EXPANSION OF FEATURES OF ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY AND THEIR RELATIONS WITH OTHER TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES, GIS CAN BE EFFICIENTLY USED TO OPTIMIZE OPERATIONS OF ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY SUCH AS HIGH VOLTAGE POWER NETWORKS.
IN THE STUDYING PHASE OF ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (EIGIS) PROJECT, SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE WERE PREPARED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY USERS. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES IDENTIFICATION AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF USER NEEDS, CONCEPTUAL MODEL, STANDARD OF GEOGRAPHICAL DATABASE, AND SERIES OF GUIDELINES. IN THIS PHASE, SPATIAL AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR GIS AS WELL AS THE SCALES OF MAP DATABASES WERE DETERMINED WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY USERS IN THE AREAS OF HIGH VOLTAGE POWER NETWORKS. IN ORDER TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT AN APPROPRIATE SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, STANDARD OF GEOGRAPHICAL DATABASE AND SERIES OF GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCTION, UPDATING, EDITING, CARTOGRAPHY, AND QUALITY CONTROL OF SPATIAL DATA WERE PRODUCED. IN STUDYING PHASE, APPROPRIATE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS FOR EIGIS WERE ALSO SELECTED ACCORDING TO THE USER NEEDS. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE RESULTS OF EIGIS PROJECT IN DETAILS.