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A “Second Skin” for Buildings Aims for a Net-Zero Future

A new retrofit process with net-zero aims adds a "second skin" to existing buildings, raising questions of local context.

NextTech: Retailers Combine CRM and GIS to Understand Customers

CRM technology helps companies organize information on customers; GIS software helps them discover and share insight.

The 2017 Customer Success Awards – congratulations to our five worthy winners!

On Tuesday 16th May I was the host of this year’s Customer Success Awards at Esri UK’s 2017 Annual Conference. Having been involved with the judging since the outset, I felt exceptionally proud of the very credible submissions we received from the broadest spectrum of GIS users.

Operational Intelligence in Water Utilities

Leading Water and other Utilities are constantly innovating to optimise their operations and improve customer service. The latest advances in technology are enabling these initiatives and leading to an emerging ‘Operation Intelligence’ approach, driven in particular by a technology called Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

GIS in BIM: plan, design, build and operate

In a previous post I looked at the BIM process as it is being defined in the UK and where GIS fits in. BIM isn’t just about using attributed 3D digital design or facilities management with maps - but is about collating and managing digital data throughout the lifecycle of a building, site or other infrastructure. This post takes a closer look at how some of the tools in the Ar

Building our own GIS cloud – part one

THIS IS A SUPER ROUGH DRAFT!!! Over the last few years virtualisation has been a major change in the way that both ESRI UK and the IT industry as a whole utilise physical hardware. The next step in this progression … Continue reading →