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Web GIS and Service-Oriented Architecture: Accelerating Change
December 6, 2017 By: Bill Bott

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,…

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Circuit Display Tool Displays Individual Circuits In ArcMap
By: Sung Bae

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.…

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UPDM FAQ: Utility Pipeline Data Model Frequently Asked Questions, Answered
November 10, 2017 | By: SSP Innovations

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.

2 comments | ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing / Future of GIS / Gas / GIS Jumpstarts / Pipeline / SSP Blogs / UPDM

Customizing ArcGIS Pro (Part 2): MVVM Splash Screen
November 9, 2017 By: Gray Bohnen

Gray walks us through the steps of creating a basic splash screen in ArcGIS Pro. We learn about WPF data-binding and MVVM concepts along the way.

no comments | ArcGIS Pro / Customization / SSP Blogs / Utility Network

Utility Network Management for Gas: An Introduction
November 2, 2017 By: Ryan Potts

Esri's upcoming ArcGIS Utility Network Management Extension will contain some exciting new capabilities for utilities and pipeline operators using the ArcGIS platform to manage their pipe networks. This blog post…

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Inside SSP Innovations: Ping Pong Culture at SSP
November 1, 2017 | By: SSP Innovations

A look inside SSP Innovations' ping pong culture, to see how the game is a break, a competition, and an opportunity to flex our coding muscles.

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Simplistic Database Management 101
October 20, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

Summary of simplistic database management tasks that shrink the database size and make it more efficient.

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The Simple Thing You Can Do Right Now to Prepare for the Utility Network
By: Dean Perry

SSP's Custom Code Review & Roadmap lets you prepare for the utility network today, by proactively assessing your customizations & integrations with experts.

no comments | As-Builting / Consulting / Customization / SSP Blogs / Utility Network

First Experiences with Migrating to Esri’s Utility Network
October 9, 2017 By: Jesper Vinther Christensen, SIMILIX, Guest Author Signe Bramming Andersen, DONG Energy, Guest Author

Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy) reveals the Utility Network data model its team is pioneering to help European utilities move to the Utility Network.

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Customizing ArcGIS Pro with WPF, Part 1: Configurations
October 5, 2017 By: Gray Bohnen

Gray covers the basics of Esri's ArcGIS Pro Configurations framework. Configurations can help you build an entirely custom streamlined GIS experience in the existing Pro SDK.

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Implementing PostgreSQL for ArcGIS Part III: Backup and Restore
September 19, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

In Part I of the series, we introduced PostgreSQL as a viable Enterprise Geodatabase alternative. When we left off, we had a connection to an ArcGIS 10.2.1 database, and were…

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Using GIS to Manage Ethernet Virtual Circuits and the Network they are Provisioned On
September 6, 2017 By: Ryan Potts

For years GIS has been used to document and manage the assets and related connectivity representing the physical network model of a communications network. Lately, SSP has seen greater interest…

no comments | Esri GIS / Fiber Manager™ / SSP Blogs / Telecommunications