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Esri Utility Network – Create a New Circuit in GIS

February 28, 2017 | By: SSP Innovations

Wondering how to create a new circuit in GIS? You're in the right place! Follow this step-by-step guide [with SCREENSHOTS] to use the Esri Utility Network.

How Long is a Coordinate Degree?

How long is a coordinate degree in miles? Our GIS guru converts decimals into distance, so you know how many decimals are necessary to find a long/lat IRL.

Embedded Web Maps IRL: Track David Blodgett’s End Table

February 17, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

Application of Esri embedded web maps to provide up-to-date information to a friend.

Offline Esri Collector for … House Hunting

February 14, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

Are you house-hunting in an area with poor cell coverage? Read how one GIS pro used an offline Esri Collector application to find his dream home.

Esri Utility Network – Create Reports with Network Data

February 9, 2017 By: Corey Blakeborough

Create reports in the Utility Network. Here's how to build one for a circuit in the electric network, using Esri’s sample data from Naperville, IL.

Keystone XL Pipeline: Perception vs. Reality

February 8, 2017 By: Clarke Wiley

Keystone XL Pipeline: Is it really dangerous? Why and why not. Pipeline expert Zach Jannasch provides you the resources to form your opinion.

Capital Work Design in Cityworks with SSP’s Workforce Management

By: Skye Perry Ryan Potts

SSP and Cityworks are integrating SSP's Workforce Management (WFM) and Cityworks Asset Management (AMS) to provide a full end-to-end solution for capital work design and asset management.

Lesser Known GIS Feature Types: Multipoint, Multipatch & Dimension

January 23, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

You've used points, lines and polygons. But what are these more rare GIS Feature Types, Multipoint, Multipatch & Dimension? Find out here.

ModelBuilder App Adds Fields in Bulk to Datasets

January 1, 2017 By: Brian Higgins

I used ModelBuilder to create an app that would let me add fields in bulk to an entire dataset. Here's how to do it (with screenshots!).

Step-By-Step Guide to Building an Asset Tracking System

How we set up an asset tracking system at Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW), including how to support the full asset lifecycle, with technical details.

Introducing Two New SSP Project Managers: Zach and Diane!

December 16, 2016 By: Matthew Stuart

Here's a story about Zach and Diane -- two new SSP Project Managers who recently joined our growing team. Learn about the career paths that led them here.

Esri Utility Network – Editing with Containment Associations

December 12, 2016 By: Skye Perry

The new Esri Utility Network provides us with advanced editing tools to manage connected features. In this post and associated video, we explore containment associations, which let us place a…