INTRODUCTION In April 2017, SSP announced our new investment partner Warren Equity Partners. This arrangement introduced the first work opportunity with our sister company HydroMax USA. HydroMax specializes in the…

A long-time client recently asked SSP Innovations to assist on a Network Migration project. This client currently runs its IT systems within a DMZ network that is distinctly separated from…

One of our clients has the interesting predicament of two systems of record for the documentation of electric infrastructure. The legacy system of record is Milsoft’s WindMil. WindMil’s primary focus…

“Gloom, despair, and agony on me. Deep, dark depression, excessive misery.” In January 2015, we wrote a blog post titled Esri Domains 101.  Anybody that has constructed lengthy domains knows…

It’s been said that with added functionality comes complexity… and while that may be true, it does not necessarily mean that it should be avoided. After all, our lives have…

We have previously showcased the details of Utility Network Management for gas data, and editing with gas distribution data using Esri’s Utility Network Management Extension. Today, we’re refreshing you on…

System of record, tracking and traceability, easy ways getting my field data into GIS…these buzz words sound familiar? SSP Innovations continues to support pipeline operators across each of these arenas,…

What I really enjoy doing is keeping up with the latest trends in technology. Technology is a very broad term which plays a part in pretty much every part of…

As the new Esri Utility Network begins to take center stage, many utilities are losing sight of their continued ROI today. This post explores how investing smartly in GIS today…

Esri had steadily advanced and extended their service-oriented architecture (SOA) offerings; coined the term “Web GIS” and accelerated GIS offerings like ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS for Server, and services (e.g., geocoding,…

This article will highlight the design and functionality of a simple circuit display tool for ArcMap. This tool will leverage ArcFM™ Feeder Manager in order to display individual electric circuits.…

SSP Innovations has migrated pipeline operators and gas utilities from Smallworld, PODS, and APDM to UPDM. Here are the UPDM FAQ we've gotten, and answered.