If your organization has been discussing moving your GIS platform into the cloud, you are not alone. Cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform…

Esri recently launched an ArcGIS Solution for managing gas utility data in ArcGIS Online.  This is a pretty slick solution configuration and one that is definitely worthy of more than…

For most of us the origin of food doesn’t even factor into our lives. Modern supply chains and efficient global transportation has made an overwhelming variety of foods available to…

As you may have seen, I recently joined SSP in the newly created role of Chief Research Officer, and I’m excited to be here. In this blog post, I’ll explain…

Previously, on the topic of communication between multiple systems, we looked at methods of intercommunication between SSP Lifecycle Work and ArcFM™ Designer. In that article, we largely focused on direct…

Ah, cartography – just when I thought I’d heard all the best words associated with you, another pops up to steal my attention away for another EA article. Whilst barreling…

Places in the US that are named after place-names in other countries but are pronounced differently have always bothered me. When I lived in Minnesota there was a New Prague.…

Peter has now officially joined SSP Innovations as our Chief Research Officer (CRO) where he will work closely with our CTO, Adam Tonkin, as well as our two lines of…

Electric utilities are under increasing pressure to maintain the reliability and integrity of the electrical grid to ensure uninterrupted service to its consumers. With the increasing cost of performing many…

On August 14th, 2003 the northeastern United States experienced the largest blackout in its history. The power outage extended from the northeastern states of New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey…

It is a generally known fact to utility executives that energy usage has been essentially flat since 2008, with the influx of energy efficiency initiatives and the shift from incandescent…

Looking for the perfect gift for a GIS geek, cartographer, geographer, or anyone who simply loves maps? We collected ideas from our employees and narrowed down the list for you…