ESRI/SAP News Around the Globe, Summer 2009
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Case
Study: Reliance
Infrastructure Limited GIS Integration with SAP and SCADA [PDF]
Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) distributes electricity to more than
25 million consumers across India, including Delhi and Mumbai, and needed a
cohesive platform for accessing and updating data related to its complex and
scattered electric distribution network. RInfra selected a geographic
information system (GIS) platform from ESRI. To ensure fresh data and enable
better analysis for decision making, the company integrated GIS with its SAP
business software and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
system.
Success
Story: City
of San Diego, California, Takes Enterprise Management to the Field
As the eighth largest city in the United States, San Diego is a city whose
economy is largely supported by dynamic modern industries. The ESRI/SAP
system that was pioneered in 1999 by a single city division has grown to a
large integrated system that is now used by other city divisions and
departments. A strong believer in the value of technology, the City of San
Diego has demonstrated creative uses of technology to effectively serve its
employees, residents, and community.
ASUG
2009 Presentation Now Available
If you were unable to attend this event to see the presentation ESRI
- Beyond Mashups: Enhancement of the User Interface of SAP Software,
Processes, and Data with GIS, you can now view it in its entirety
online. (ASUG login required)
Webinar: Live
Mapping in Dashboard Builder 3.1, ESRI GIS Integration
View the archived version of this SAP BusinessObjects Community event to
learn about the new source and target concepts of the Dashboard Builder 3.1
platform and how to configure ESRI live map integration to act as a source or
a target within the dashboard. (SAP Developer Network login required.)
ESRI
at Upcoming SAP Fall Conferences
SAP
for Utilities North American Conference
Join ESRI and partner GISConnex in our demo kiosk at this utilities industry conference in Washington, D.C.,
September 16–18. ESRI/SAP integrated solutions for enterprise asset
management (EAM) will be demonstrated, and industry experts will be available
to answer questions about your specific enterprise challenges.
7th
International SAP Utilities Conference
Visit ESRI’s demo pad at this October 14 - 16 event in Munich, Germany.
Business partner GISConnex will be in our booth to discuss ESRI/SAP integrated solution best practices,
supported with demonstrations. Please join a preconference workshop by
GISConnex and ESRI that will take place October 13.
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ESRI Corporate Alliance News
GIS
Helps Find Profitable Locations for Schlotzsky's Deli [PDF]
It’s no secret that location is a critical component in the combination of
factors that ensures success for a business. Recognizing the importance of
implementing tools to help pinpoint the best locations for its numerous food
franchises, FOCUS Brands has adopted ESRI’s GIS to help its franchisees
realize their greatest opportunities for success. The company expects to see
a 5 to 10 percent increase in sales revenue and a significant decrease in
restaurant closures as a result of using GIS.
Resort
Mecca Expands GIS Duties [PDF]
For the city of Palm Desert, California, the success of its nine-year-old GIS
program has been an ongoing source of municipal pride. An updated mobile GPS
data collection system helped the city’s efforts to expand its GIS program to
additional departments, providing increased value, visibility, and service to
the community.
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Product News
Improve
Customer Targeting with ArcGIS Business Analyst Online
The newest version of ESRI's ArcGIS Business
Analyst Online takes full advantage of the latest Web technology and has
been designed to allow users to start analyzing data and performing
investigation without any software training. Business Analyst Online can be
used to answer critical business questions around site selection, market
segmentation, consumer behavior and profiling, and other lifestyle and buying
behaviors of a specific market.
ESRI’s
Updated 2009/2014 Data Now Available
Updated 2009/2014 demographic data identifies areas of high unemployment,
activity in the housing market, rising vacancy rates, reduced consumer
spending, changes in income, and increased population diversity. ESRI data is
created to provide the most accurate small-area analysis at any geographic
level. Information from the data can be used by organizations to analyze
trends, identify growth, make governmental or business decisions about
expanding services, and reveal new market opportunities.
Podcast: 2010
Census: How Changes Affect Data Users [MP3]
Lynn Wombold, ESRI’s chief demographer and manager of the data development
team, discusses the changes in the 2010 decennial census and the implications
of the new data-gathering methods. This podcast is part of the continuing
information provided by ESRI about these data changes in 2010.
2009
Methodology Statement: ESRI
Data - Business Locations and Business Summary [PDF]
This white paper describes the methodology used to create the 2009 business
databases.
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GIS in Action
Video: Conference
on California’s Future: Leadership Summit Keynote Address
In this keynote presentation, John Young, ESRI’s director of enterprise platforms,
discusses GIS as a mainstream enterprise strategy for handling
mission-critical applications.
Launch
of Spatial Roundtable
ESRI has launched an interactive Web site, Spatial
Roundtable, where GIS industry thought leaders share their opinions about
business and organizational challenges in the geospatial community. The site
provides its visitors with insight into issues relevant to their work, an arena
for community dialog, and a resource that adds breadth to their decision
making. Each month, a new topic will be addressed. The first discussion is
focused on insurance and asks the question, Why do so few insurers use GIS?
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ESRI in the News
Logistics
Technology Finds New Life in "Green" Times
Companies increasingly understand the business benefits of going
"green" - not only from the obvious perspective of operational
efficiency but also from a marketing perspective. But the benefits to
companies go beyond simply green benefits; companies using logistic
optimization applications also benefit from reduced labor expenditures and
fleet size as well as faster deliveries and more accurate time windows.
GIS-based logistics software provides the quantified information and
necessary analytic capabilities companies are looking for to help them
increase the efficiency of fleet vehicles by optimizing standard routes,
leading to reduced fuel consumption.
Jack
Dangermond Discusses the Future of Mapping Technologies
In this interview, ESRI president Jack Dangermond discusses the evolution of
geographic information systems in business and where he believes the
technology is headed.
Super
Bowl Working toward Super Security with GIS
Host cities of football’s annual Super Bowl face an enormous task in
assessing, addressing, and fulfilling the security needs that accompany the
popular NFL event. Recognizing the importance of coordinating activities
between the many city departments that must prepare for and respond to all
aspects of Super Bowl security, the City of Tampa, Florida, employed GIS as a
management tool. For commanders monitoring Super Bowl-related events, the
ArcGIS solution helped keep information flowing smoothly from the field to
the command posts and back again, as well as between multiple information
systems and data feeds.
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