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Using JupyterLab for Database Schema Discovery

November 7, 2022 By: Aaron Leese

One of my favorite things about working at SSP is that I get to help people use data to make informed decisions about their operations. Python has been my go-to…

SMART Goals to Help You Transition to the Utility Network – Part 1

With the end of the year rapidly approaching many organizations are wrapping up yearly performance reviews and looking ahead to future initiatives. By now, nearly everyone is familiar with the…

The ROI of Organizational Change Management: Part II of a Cost-Benefit Framework Series

October 11, 2022 By: Heather Siemens

Perhaps one of the most important benefit perspectives is the probability of meeting organizational and project-specific objectives. Based on data published in Prosci’s 2020 benchmarking report (11th edition), projects that…

SSP ActiveGIS 4.1 Productivity Highlights

October 10, 2022 By: Bill Bott

A primary theme for this Productivity release has been improving user edit efficiency. To that end, this release features several special-purpose tools for common editing scenarios within the utility network.…

Launching Utility Network into the AWS Cloud

By: Jenny Wolfe

As more companies move to the cloud, and utility companies are taking a leap towards the Esri Utility Network (UN), we explored whether you could deploy the UN in an…

How the ActiveGIS Product Suite is Helping Utility Network Users in Production: Work Assignments and Version Management Edition

September 12, 2022 By: Chris Sanders

Esri’s ArcGIS Utility Network (https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-utility-network/overview) is transforming the value that utilities get from their GIS. SSP is learning from these implementations and discovering where customers need tools that complement their…

The ROI of Organizational Change Management: Part I of a Cost-Benefit Framework Series

Many people involved in technology implementations are a little fuzzy about what Organizational Change Management (OCM) actually is or how it can benefit their project. OCM is a framework for…

Enhancing the UN Implementation Process with Micro Pilots

August 9, 2022 By: Brandon Banks

AES Ohio, AES Indiana, and MVLt are part of the AES Corporation, which is a global company of nearly 25,000 employees. Indiana and Ohio combined serve approximately one million customers…

GIS Considerations for Implementing an ADMS

August 8, 2022 By: Geoffrey Towne David Miller

An Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) uses real-time data from GIS in an electric distribution system to optimize energy flow through automated processes or by generating energy flow plans for…

How the ActiveGIS Product Suite is Helping Utility Network Users in Production: Tracing edition

July 8, 2022 By: Chris Sanders

Esri’s ArcGIS Utility Network is transforming the value that utilities get from their GIS. SSP is learning from these implementations and discovering where customers need tools that complement their utility…

SSP SPANS New Functionality: Pole Import Wizard

This past spring SSP introduced a new Pole Import Wizard to our Joint Use Management software, SSP SPANS. The Pole Import Wizard provides both Pole Owners and companies wanting to…

Modernizing Your Pipeline GIS Platform: Understanding and Finding Value in the Options

June 14, 2022 By: Jay Smith Robert Brook

Over the past 20 years, GIS has evolved into one of a key group of critical systems every pipeline operator and gas utility relies upon. While many systems are still…