Not just utility related reporting uses the pole numbers. My father was the volunteer emergency service coordinator (and power station operator) in the tiny to

Not just utility related reporting uses the pole numbers. My father was the volunteer emergency service coordinator (and power station operator) in the tiny town where we grew up. his use of road names + power poles ids + direction & distance was frequently complimented by the accident investigators when they came to look at shit (and later the court cases for some) Remote areas with 10s of KMs of power line and 0 other features :|