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What is Logical Circuit Provisioning? How Does it Work with GIS?

July 6, 2017 By: John Coleman

Understanding telecommunications networks is not an easy undertaking. The infrastructure is quite complex and ever-changing. Your company may manage a telecom network today, or will be inheriting one in the…

Talk It Through: Three Ways to Collaborate with Partners On Large Projects

July 5, 2017 By: John Sieben

Large projects may require third-party partners to collaborate. What's the best way to proceed? Depending on your project, here are three strategies.

ArcGIS Web Services for Dummies

June 30, 2017 By: Diane Causey

There are no dumb questions about ArcGIS Web services. Nor are there any dumb people who use ArcGIS Web services. But ArcGIS Web services provide a powerful tool that supports…

PostgreSQL for ArcGIS Part II: Schema Owner and Permissions

June 27, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

Most SSP clients use Oracle or SQL Server as their GDB for ArcGIS. Today in Part II of our PostgreSQL series, Brian shows you the establishment of PostgreSQL for ArcGIS,…

Esri Utility Network – Editing with Associations: Connectivity, Attachments & Containment

June 9, 2017 By: Chris Sanders

Over the past several months, we’ve been looking closer at tracing, editing, and working directly with Utility Network data within ArcGIS Pro. This article will continue the review of editing…

Improving Pipeline Safety: How GIS Might Have Helped In Colorado Event

June 7, 2017 By: Clarke Wiley

How can GIS help us with improving pipeline safety? A recent event with a flowline in Colorado, a related bill proposal, and data access yield answers.

Esri Utility Network – Simple and Scalable Network Data Model

This post shows the bare minimum requirements that Esri imposes on the new Utility Network class attribution, as well as the configurable capability to add as many custom attributes as…

Custom Responder™ Submit Rules: A Simple How-To Guide

June 5, 2017 | By: SSP Innovations

Need to add some additional functionality to Responder™? Custom submit rules are a quick and easy way to get more bang for your buck.

Implementing PostgreSQL for ArcGIS Part I: Pointing out the Elephant in the Room

Most SSP clients use Oracle or SQL Server as their GDB for ArcGIS. Today in Part I of a series, Brian shows you the first steps to implementing PostgreSQL, a…

Develop GIS Widgets with the New Esri Javascript 4.3 API

June 2, 2017 By: Josh King

The new Esri JavaScript 4.3 API has been released! What does that mean when you need to develop GIS widgets and popups? Josh King has your updates.e

Keep a GIS Project Running Smoothly: 3 Tips from SSP

June 1, 2017 By: Matthew Stuart

When you have a small company, managing each project to perfection is easy. But how do you keep a GIS project running smoothly when your company is growing?

Esri Utility Network – Subnetworks and Load Swap

May 3, 2017 By: Joaquin Madrid, Ph.D.

In the Esri Utility Network, the Subnetwork plays the role of a circuit, an aggregation of all lines and devices at a given Domain Network Tier. Join SSP's Joaquin Madrid…