At the beginning of March, colleague Tim van der Weijden and I represented Tensing during the 2017 edition of the Esri Partner Conference and the Developer Summit in Palm Springs (California, USA). The Partner Conference is a private event and that’s why it'll be that much more fun to share my personal experiences. I do that here and now, and with great pleasure I will also do that during a visit to your organization.
First of all, I want to talk to you about Esri's new message "The Science of Where" that was launched during the event. In essence, this indicates what Esri stands for when it comes to their ongoing commitment to geo science and innovation. At Tensing, through our strategic partnership with Esri for more than 15 years, we are also happy with this message because it reflects our shared vision of GIS. We believe that the ArcGIS platform enables solutions that allow organizations to exploit the full potential of their data. The platform — with its maps and analysis capabilities — is an instrument that connects people in a universal way.
We all realize that data is incredibly important nowadays — and at the same time, data is no more important than the answers it offers or the stories it tells. It is generally known that it is precisely through the use of spatial analyses that patterns become visible that would otherwise be invisible. Traditionally, GIS has always played an important role in this, and with the release of Insights for ArcGIS, that role is only getting bigger!
With Insights for ArcGIS, there is now a browser-based solution that allows users to easily and quickly explore spatial and non-spatial data in one application. Insights integrates Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities and offers user-friendliness when analyzing data from multiple sources. Insights combines BI with powerful spatial analysis capabilities. As a result, GIS analysts no longer have to focus on a single map. Instead, they can maximize their productivity by looking at maps, charts and tables side by side and analyzing all data at the same time.
We are happy to demonstrate the many possibilities for using Insights for ArcGIS!
A huge technology shift is coming for Utilities and Telecom operators with the new Utility Networks Management (UNM) project. Tensing contributes to the development with our knowledge and experience — at various national and international utility companies. As an Esri partner we are involved in the Alpha version of this technology and we will continue to do so during the Beta.
This development builds strongly on the concept of a distributed GIS. The utilities and telecom operators of the future will finally have the opportunity to provide all three of the following patterns with one platform: