Latest Contributions by Katie_Decker

Check out the latest GIS Professional Magazine article featuring Emerging Partner, Argis Solutions, The Augmented Reality Solution That's Saving The Energy Industry Time and Money, http://bit.ly/2MKCchk.    Stay tuned for more or checkout our past features:  April 2018: Spatial Analytics Helps Businesses Identify Risky Locations Before It Costs Them – CONIAS, http://bit.ly/coniasgisprof   December 2017: Digital Transformation in Emergency Response Management, D4H, http://bit.ly/d4h-ep   October 2017: Mobile app makes urban mapping fast, easy and cheap – Mapillary, http://bit.ly/2z1pLd3 August 2017: The Employee-Monitoring Solution Transforming the Modern Workplace – Antris, http://bit.ly/2vT2wRh June 2017: Advanced Analytics Solves the Solar Power Conundrum – PowerScout, http://bit.ly/2eIQ3b7 Feb 2017: Politics is all about location – Quorum, http://bit.ly/2o6kXej Dec 2016: Powering Modern Utilities with Social Media – DataCapable, http://bit.ly/2oJL4uK ... View more

Public Safety Webinar Series: Stay on top of trends, technical advancements, and best practices related to GIS in public safety with our free webinars. The Esri Public Safety Webinar Series highlights subjects relevant to your organization's missions, workflows, and operations, www.esri.com/pswebinar. Next Free Webinar: 3D GIS for Improved Event Response - Emergency Call Taking & Dispatch. Join Esri & GroundVu Wednesday, May 16, 9:00 am-10:00 am (PDT). Register Today: http://bit.ly/webinarmay16 ... View more

In a few days over 4,500 professionals gather at the 2018 Esri Federal GIS Conference (#FedGIS), March 20-21, in DC. Be sure to connect with the innovative Emerging Businesses in the Startup Zone on the EXPO floor at FedGIS: Learn more.  ... View more

Learn about the innovative Esri Emerging Partners exhibiting at the Esri Partner Conference (#EPC), March 3-5, in Palm Springs, CA. Don't forget to also join us for #DevSummit at the same location, March 6-9th! Learn more: http://bit.ly/startupsepc18  You can find these partners in the Startup Zone in the #GIS Solutions Expo and Social, 2-7pm, on Monday which is hosted by the Esri #Startup Program. This area features 10 emerging businesses showcasing their innovative technology solutions across an array of industries from public safety, commercial, government, transportation and more. Not familiar with EPC? The #EsriPartnerConference is a yearly meeting place of Esri’s global partners and distributors who are reshaping the world through the application of geospatial technology. The conference provides the environment to develop the strategies and skills to extend the value of your business, expand the power of geographic information, and deliver success. ... View more

This blog follows Acceptance & Onboarding & Access Your Software in the Orientation Series Access Startup Partner Benefits One of the benefits of the Esri Startup Program is becoming a Startup Partner within the Esri Partner Network (EPN). As part of the EPN, you will have access to a variety of startup partner benefits and a community of like-minded organizations, a world-class platform on which to develop your products and services, and, most importantly, a solid partnership for sharing best practices and resources to ensure success.  As a partner, remember to maintain your company information, stay engaged with this community, take advantage of your exclusive access to resources provided. We look forward to supporting you in the development of your app built with the ArcGIS platform. We’re excited for you to be a part of this global community and we hope upon your completion of the Esri Startup Program you’ll continue to remain a Partner with Esr advancing to our Silver or Bronze Programs. Getting Started as a Startup Partner:  Partner Community Access & Exclusive Resources Login to get started with the Partner Community: partnercommunity.esri.com/login. In the Partner Community, you can invite staff to access exclusive partner benefits, resources, applications for specialty designations, Marketplace, and Sales Authorizations, along with collaboration tools, like Chatter to network and connect other partners, Esri, and Esri distributors. It is also where you manage your partner-related information, manage staff access, Partner Directory listing, and more. Step 1: Add Key Staff & Update Your Company Directory Listing Esri's Partner Community is a private portal and your primary website for working with Esri as a partner. We recommend inviting key staff to the community as soon as possible. If you have any trouble or questions, please contact partnerresourcecenter@esri.com for help. My Company: Invite & Manage Staff My Company the go-to-place for details that are unique to your account. Find your Partner Manager, customer number, renewal date, and address. Contacts section allows you to Add, Edit, or Inactivate contacts that no longer need to be listed. Partner Directory To get started, in the Partner Community visit My Organization-> Partner Directory to populate and make your company and solutions discoverable in Esri's global public-facing Find a Partner Directory. The Partner Directory is a key resource for generating leads as well as gaining credibility with Esri staff. Note, Startup Partners directory listing is hidden until the Esri partner manager has confirmed that there is a demonstrable ArcGIS integration and validated you’re prepared to go-to-market.  It is important to notify the Esri Startup Team startups@esri.com when nearing completion of integration with the Esri ArcGIS Platform, to kick off strategic steps for success outlined on Patterns for Success. Populate your partner directory listing within the secure Partner Community The output of this content will appear in your external directory listing upon approval, see Ecobot example:   Step 2: Access Resources In the Partner Community, you can access exclusive partner benefits, resources, application forms, events, webinars, and more. Here are a few recommendations to explore.  Helpful Guides & Resources within the Partner Community Getting Started Program Resources  Esri Branding and Emblems for Partners (Icon Assets, Guides) EPN Startup Program Emblems Vertical and Horizontal for download under My Resources Partner Guides (Branding, Chatter, Directory, and more) Key Areas to Navigate Include: Name (top right) -> My Company: Contacts Details My Organization: Partner Directory My Resources Partner Plan Get Involved: Events & Webinars Chatter Take Action: Specialties ArcGIS Marketplace - Become a Provider Sales Authorization Need Help? Contact Us Partner-related questions like access to Community, company name changes email, Partner Resources partnerresourcecenter@esri.com. For Esri Tech Support Services visit, support.esri.com. Esri Startup Program questions or general inquires email, startups@esri.com, or your dedicated partner manager.  Note, we have a variety of international Esri Distributor Startup Program representatives who will support you in your local region. We will provide you introductions to these supporting staff if you’re not already in contact with them. Remember to Familiarize Yourself with Key Esri Access Points: Partner Community: your primary portal for working with Esri as a partner. A self-service business platform to access partner benefits, resources, and collaboration tools. Along with key applications to support go-to-market and sales enablement efforts with Esri (Marketplace, Specialties, Sales Authorizations). My Esri: your access point to access and manage user's permissions for software licenses and subscriptions, technical support incidents, training, Esri events, as well as to download software updates, maintain related account information, and more. Training: as an Esri Startup Partner you have access to unlimited complimentary self-paced e-learning managed through your My Esri organization. Engage with the Esri Startup Community Follow @EsriStartups Twitter & Instagram Connect with Startups through the EPN Partner Directory search Explore our Developer Community: developer.arcgis.com Access hundreds of open source projects on GitHub: github.io   Next Blog in Series: Patterns for Success, return: Orientation Series Program Benefits Event Benefits Acceptance & Onboarding Access Your Software Access EPN Partner Benefits Patterns for Success ArcGIS Technical Alignment ... View more

Learn more about how Esri Emerging Partner, StreetScan, supports local government secure its road-repair budget and prioritize maintenance projects, by supporting a data driven way to assess the condition of its street network and right-of-way assets. You may also access the case study online here: http://bit.ly/streetscancs. ... View more

Over 750 hackers worked to build an app in less than 20 hours at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017. Esri provided over 100 teams with our free ArcGIS Developer Subscriptions and credits to catalyze ideas involving maps, authoritative data, imagery, visualization and analysis tools, and more. Developers could use our APIs and SDKs across mobile, web, and desktop to turn these ideas into apps (or at least prototypes, time was tight). In addition, we offered a $5,000 valued prize of cash and software for the best use of Esri technology. Learn more about our winner and the disruptive applications built using Esri's mapping and developer tools in their apps: http://bit.ly/tcdisruptsf17 ... View more

Over the past 25 years, the annual Esri GeoConX Conference has become the largest annual geospatial event in the electric, gas and telecommunications industries. At the event, professionals and Esri users from both industries converge to network, collaborate, and learn as a larger, unified community. This year the conference occurs in Chicago, from September 5-8 th .    The Esri Startup Zone at GeoConX features five Esri Emerging Partners that introduce innovative GIS solutions for electric and gas utility challenges. Learn more about them here: http://bit.ly/geoconx17 , and be sure to make time to visit these companies!  Learn more about GeoConX: esri.com/geoconx.  ... View more

Congratulations to Esri Startup Partner, Quantum Systems (www.quantum-systems.com) who won the final of the Munich Business Plan Competition! Quantum is also an ESA's Business Incubation Centre Bavaria graduate. The Munich based startup develops unique UAV systems which are intended for high efficiency and flexible integration of sensors. In a nutshell: Quantum-Systems UAVs – the Quantum TRON – take off and land like a helicopter and glide efficiently like an airplane. The startup speaks of the so called transition flight – combining the long range and efficiency of its wings when flying with the ability to take off and land without additional equipment (such as a catapult for take-off or a net for landing). Learn more about the competition, Quantum and ESA BIC here: http://bit.ly/2vbxbbP  ... View more

A midsize utility in New Jersey has made the leap to adopt a cutting-edge mixed reality (MR) holographic application while blazing a path for other industries and businesses to follow. Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority (TRMUA) may just be the first utility in the world to use mixed reality headsets to guide fieldworkers in locating underground #utilities‌. This technological leap brings utilities and other companies with underground assets closer to realizing an age-old wish: to see through dirt. The mixed reality solution is helping field technicians in Toms River close service tickets more quickly and avoid costly repairs. At its most basic, the Toms River system takes three well-established technologies and combines them into one brand-new application. All three are commercially available—Esri’s #ArcGIS Platform, which stores location and attribute information on TRMUA’s underground assets; Microsoft’s #Azure cloud-computing service; and @Microsoft’s #HoloLens. The three were integrated and customized by #Meemim a Toronto-based company and #esri startup program Partner, founded by Alec Pestov, who previously managed several startups. Learn more: http://arcg.is/2uQSZtq ... View more

Neil Johnston, director of product design at Echosec Systems Ltd., also an Esri Emerging Partner, created an interactive map that shows fires, evacuation orders and alerts, highway closures and crowdsourced tweets all together to help BC residents evacuate safely. Learn more, http://bit.ly/2uvWMLq, or listen to his interview on CKNW, http://bit.ly/2vw2f2q. ... View more

Case Study: Powering Next Generation Economic Development: Move to the Top of the Short List by Michael Cleary, Chief Operating Officer, GIS WebTech, http://arcg.is/2ub3T8I   For economic development organizations (EDOs), getting on the short list is paramount. It is the opportunity to attract investments, create jobs, increase tax revenue, and improve the quality of living. Learn how Esri and Emerging Partner GIS WebTech supported Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation (CCREDC) in moving to the top of the short list. CCREDC a private/public nonprofit organization responsible for creating, managing, and supervising programs and activities that promote, assist, and enhance economic development within the city of Corpus Christi. ... View more

BREAKING: SSP Innovations, LLC announces acquisition of Paleon Solutions, Inc. The acquisition brings Smart Grid technology and executive leadership to SSP. Read the details about what this acquisition means for utility GIS: http://bit.ly/2rKDdPi ... View more

On June 7, Esri Sweden, CEO, Lars Backhans talked GIS and startups with our friend Tyler Crowley, organizer of STHLM TECH MEETUP, Europe's largest monthly event for startups. #STHLMTECH understands that collaboration between key players in the tech ecosystem is critical… but in order to make the magic happen… startups should look towards larger agencies and companies to build their success. Lar’s explained since 1969, Esri, the global market leader in geographic information systems (GIS), has pioneer problem solving through the use of powerful mapping and spatial analytics technology. Our company supports a free, 3 year Esri Startup Program, providing enterprise focused emerging businesses with the software and online services, support and training, and co-marketing to build effective and creative GIS solutions that support complex business problems. We love our startups because they’re interesting, challenging, and inspiring positive change in industry and society, and that is who we are. Today, Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations including the world’s largest cities, most national governments, 75% of the Fortune 500, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri engineers the most advanced solutions for digital transformation, IoT, and location analytics to create the maps that run the world. Learn more about us, www.esri.com, or register for the next meetup, www.meetup.com/STHLM-Tech-Meetup. ... View more