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March 2001
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Consumers Energy selects ArcGIS Software for Gas Operation Implimentation
Redlands, California, March 5, Consumers Energy, selected ESRI's ArcGIS for gas operations implementation. From code compliance to system planning, damage prevention, decision analysis, emergency operations, customer service, and marketing, the open, industry-standard geographic information system (GIS) will have a significant impact on how Consumers Energy operates and serves customers.
"We selected ESRI after a comprehensive evaluation process," says David Lucian, project manager, Consumers Energy. "Our system will support a diverse array of applications that will access a single gas GIS facility data repository, as well as provide us with a component-based architecture for developing our own applications. The selection criteria included technical performance and functionality evaluation including open DBMS data management, versioning, network analysis, and more."
"Our commitment to customers and their needs drives us as a company to provide the very finest tools possible," says Jack Dangermond, president, ESRI. "We look to our customers as the people making a difference, and energy businesses like Consumers Energy are deploying ESRI's GIS technology as a foundation for better serving their own customers. We're honored to have been selected by Consumers Energy, and we look forward to serving their needs now and into the future."
Consumers Energy is one of the nation's largest combination utilities, providing electric and natural gas service to more than six million of Michigan's residents Consumers Energy is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, an international corporation that is a leader in energy infrastructure businesses. Consumers Energy will be implementing ArcInfo, ArcView, ArcSDE for Oracle, and ArcIMS. In addition, the utility will be implementing ArcFM from Miner and Miner.
An additional application called Service Information Management System (SIMS) will be supported using GIS. SIMS is an application that ties two pieces of information together:
1.8 million service sketch images and an Oracle database with the information about the service. The application allows for a user to search for service information. As part of the selection process for the new automated mapping/facilities management (AM/FM)/GIS, Consumers Energy required the ability to view the GIS database and geocode each service location using the SIMS application.
About ESRI
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of geographic information system (GIS) software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support services. In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than 1,050 business partners.
web site: www.esri.com.
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