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

June 5, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

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…

Pre-Posting and Partial Energization at CoServ

April 29, 2017 By: Joaquin Madrid, Ph.D.

SSP helps CoServ implement their Pre-Posting and Partial Energization workflow. As a derived benefit, their SDE versioning tree gets a trim. The project met the primary objective of having design…

Waterfall or Agile — Which One’s Better for My Golf Putt?

April 13, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

I needed to improve my golf game. What I realized by watching a truly great putter was he was using a different method to putt. Was it waterfall or agile?

Utility Network: Users Provide First Impression

April 10, 2017 By: Keith Freeman

Don't miss Esri's, IREA's, and SSP's Free Webinar on the Utility Network

How Easy Is Establishing Cloud Infrastructure? One Guy Finds Out

April 7, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

How easy is establishing cloud infrastructure? Learn what it takes the average person to create a virtual machine and determine your associated costs.

Esri APR Implementation: Our Lessons Learned

April 6, 2017 By: Clarke Wiley

With the release Esri's new ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing tools in 2017, we got to work deploying them for clients. What happens during an Esri APR implementation? Here are our biggest…

Esri Utility Network – Adding New Services to Your Network

April 4, 2017 By: Joaquin Madrid, Ph.D.

This is another post in the series of articles that SSP is publishing with the goal of informing and educating our readers on technical aspects of the new Utility Network from Esri. In…

GISP Certification – What Is It and Do You Need It?

March 28, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

What is GISP certification, and is it necessary? Explore who grants GISP certification, what it means and why you might need it.

GIS Tablets: 7 Questions You Were too Embarrassed to Ask

March 15, 2017 By: Diane Causey

Wondering how tablets fit into the world of going mobile but were too afraid to ask? This article is for you. See how GIS tablets work!