Telogis introducesTelogis for Utilities, an industry-specific extension of its location intelligence platform. The Telogis platform provides cloud-based telematics, dynamic routing, commercial navigation, real-time work order management and mobile integration services.

Telogis for Utilities' advanced capabilities work with the back office and the teams in the field to improve safety and drive productivity while delivering real-time visibility into daily operations. When bad weather hits and response and recovery teams are dispatched, Telogis for Utilities can provide the ability to share access to a user's account so that utility partners and contractors can also visualize the exact locations, status and even critical mobile assets for any given job - all on one screen.

Part of advanced visibility is having the right data in the right place. To that end, Telogis for Utilities also supports advanced integrations with Outage Management Systems and SAP.

Greater visibility also lends to a utility's ability to keep better tabs on how much a vehicle is idling or speeding, vehicle diagnostics, the driving habits of its teams and job arrivals and departures, all of which can all be configured specifically for the needs of the individual utility company.

Telogis for Utilities helps manage driver behavior, starting with real-time in-cab audible alerts for unbuckled seat belts and aggressive driving including hard-braking, fast acceleration and speeding, all behaviors which may result in utility companies and their employees being at higher risk for accidents, higher insurance premiums or even litigation.

Telogis for Utilities provides alerts until the driver behavior improves, and includes the option to add the Telogis Coach mobile app that closes the loop with drivers by delivering a snapshot of the driver's daily scorecard to the driver's iOS or Android powered mobile device.