Researchers mash Google Earth with electrical data to predict national grid problems

August 7, 2008 | Source: Network World

Oak Ridge National Labs researchers have developed The Visualizing Energy Resources Dynamically on Earth (VERDE) system, which overlays real-time status data from the national electric grid and weather on Google Earth.

Federal, state, and local agencies can use VERDE for wide-area
situational understanding to coordinate and respond to major problems such as wide-area power outages, natural disasters, and other catastrophic events. It also enables grid-behavior modeling and simulation.