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GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc. (GSI) Announces Esri Gold Partnership
WASHINGTON, PA – December 2, 2020 – GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc. (GSI), a leader in engineering solutions for electric and natural gas distribution companies in North America, has elevated its partnership with Esri to Gold, reflecting the deep integration of Esri technologies throughout GSI’s products and services. The Esri Partner Network is a rich ecosystem of…
A Rookie’s Guide to Vegetation Management
After forty years in the utility business, I’ve been involved with every facet of the electric utility operations from generation to transmission and even retail. What I have found is that many professionals in electric utilities do not understand what other parts of the organization do, especially vegetation management. It’s a whole part of the…
Trimble Introduces New Field Staking and Design Solution For Electric Utilities
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the launch of Trimble® Field Designer, an innovative mobile staking and design solution that enables electric utilities to quickly design overhead and underground electric utility lines on mobile devices in the field. Trimble Field Designer leverages mobile technology from Trimble Business Partner, GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc. (GSI). It…
Soil Probe Analysis
This July, GSI assisted a large utility with their Engineering Best Practices team. I presented a user interactive station on soil probe analysis using a soil probe. This is a cheap alternative to boring analysis that is commonly used across many utilities’ distribution service area. The emphasis on this course is to make software users…
Madison Gas and Electric Signs 5-Year Contract with GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc.
Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) has chosen GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc. (GSI) Forester Vegetation Management Software as the foundational technology to improve and reorganize its vegetation management program. GSI Forester provides MG&E tools to manage its entire vegetation management process within one software application. MG&E personnel use GSI Forester to organize trim cycles and yearly work…
GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc. Certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
GeoSpatial Innovations, Inc.(GSI) is proud to announce national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). According to Lisa Livingood, GSI’s President and CEO, “GSI is structured and operated as a woman-owned business since we founded the company more than 18 years ago. With this WBE certification from WBENC –…
Women in GIS – Network. Grow. Succeed.
This September at Esri’s GeoConX, I had the chance to meet an extraordinary group of women working in GIS. The organization hosting the event was Women in GIS (WiGIS), an international, professional, and social organization as well as an advocacy group for women serving in a variety of geospatial fields. About WiGIS: WiGIS is a…