GIS APerspectiveFromtheConference

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Objectives
TheFloor DisruptiveInnovations GITA GITAO&G GIS SpatialDatabase DataTransfer DisruptiveDemos
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Oracle

DisruptiveInnovations
Whatisadisruptiveinnovation?
..disruptiveinnovationsweretechnologically straightforward.Theygenerallypackagedknown technologiesinauniquearchitectureandenabledtheuse oftheseproductsinapplicationswhere<inserttechnology ofchoice>hadnotbeentechnologicallyoreconomically feasible.*
*TheInnovatorsDilemma

GITAIndustryTopics
ManagingPerformanceofDistributionandOutageManagementSystems UtilityoftheFutureEnhancingUtilitiesBenefitsbyIntegratingOMSand AMRTechnology ImprovingUtilityOperationalEfficienciesandEnhancingCustomerValue OnePingataTime BetterO&MFacilityManagementThroughDataManagementandGPS Technologies AnIndustryStandardforOperatingCompaniesforExchangingNew ConstructionData GreenTheme
Considerationfortheenvironment,reducepollutants,thinkrenewable

GITAO&GIndustryTopics
(Transmission)IntegrityManagementProgram IMP
LinearReferencing AbilitytorunHCA(HighConsequenceArea)analysisatscheduledtime(s)peryear. BAP(BaselineAssessmentPlan) AlignmentSheets AlignmentTools Integration,integration,integration Audittracking

DistributionIntegrityManagementProgram DIMP
Leaktracking DamageMitigation CauseandEffect P&Mactions TBD
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IndustryDemands
Disruptive?
Inamannerofspeakingfromabusinessprocess standpoint,butdoesntreallybringtogethernew solutions. Doesforcecreativesolutionsusingexistingarchitectures. Answer=no.

GISTopics
LeveragingGIStoAutomateFieldInspections GIS:PortaltotheEnterpriseDecisionSupportSystem GISApplicationsandCorporateIT:BridgingaGapBetweenTwoDifferent Cultures OpenSourceTechnologyMapGuide withOracleXE BenefitsofUsingGeoMashups fortheEnterprise BeyondMashups:TheEnterpriseGeoPortal RailwayGIS GoogleEarth&Railway GoogleEarthAddsaNewDimension:DynamicTimeAnimation VirtualEarthenabledComputeraidedDispatch KeyPrincipalsforSuccessfulEnterpriseSystemsintheGoogleAge

GIS=MainstreamPanelDiscussion
GoogleEarth MicrosoftVirtualEarth Gaming LocationAwareness RTLS

Disruptive?
Notbyitself

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SpatialDatabase
SpatialDatabasePerformanceComparison EnhanceBusinessProcessMonitoringwithSpatialDatabases EnterpriseSpatialDatabasesAdvanceGISforInfrastructure SpatiallyEnabledPerformanceManagement

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SpatialDatabaseProgression
GISVendorseithercreatedtheirownspatialdatabaseorleverageda relationaldatabaseanddevelopedtheirownschemeforstoringand renderinggraphics. Giventhetechnologyavailableatthetimethoseweregoodsolutions.

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SpatialDatabaseProgression
Aswearebecomingmoresophisticatedonthepowerofspatial,weare gettingmoreandmoreofapushtosharethedata(relationalandspatial) withintheenterprise. Enterinanewbreedofdatabases.Therelationaldatabasevendors startedtodevelopspatialsolutions.
Cons Stilldealingwithonevendorssolutionoveranother. Pros DataisopenandeasilyaccessiblebyaDBA.Doesnotrequired programminglogictoproducesimplespatialreports.

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TypesofSpatialDatabases
OpenSourceDatabases MySQL SpatialExtensions PostGIS (sitsontopofPostgreSQL) TraditionalDatabases DB2SpatialExtenderwhichaddsspatialfunctionalitytoIBMDB2 databases OracleSpatial(whichsitsontopofOracle) MicrosoftSQLServer2008(spatial) GISDatabases AutoDesk ESRI GESmallworld Intergraph
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Disruptive?
Notbyitself

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OpenSourceDataModels/Standards
Electric CIM CIMprovidesacommondefinitionofmanagementinformationfor systems,networks,applicationsandservices,andallowsforvendor extensions.CIM'scommondefinitionsenablevendorstoexchange semanticallyrichmanagementinformationbetweensystems throughoutthenetwork.1 /MultiSpeak MultiSpeakisasoftwarespecificationdesignedtohelpsmall electricutilities,suchaselectriccooperatives,automatetheir businessprocessesandexchangedataamongsoftware applications.2

1www.dmtf.org(DistributedManagementTaskForce) 2www.multispeak.org

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OpenSourceDataModels/Standards
Gas
PODS(PipelineOpen DataStandard) GoingSpatial

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Disruptive?
Onlyinlearninghowtoworkwithintheworldofopensource wheretheworkisdonestrictlybyvolunteers. Answer=no.

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DisruptiveInnovations
Whatisadisruptiveinnovation? ..disruptiveinnovationsweretechnologicallystraightforward.They generallypackaged knowntechnologiesinauniquearchitectureand enabledtheuseoftheseproductsinapplications where<insert technologyofchoice>hadnotbeentechnologicallyoreconomically feasible.*
*TheInnovatorsDilemma

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Recap
GISTechnologyis30yearsold.
NewGISkidsontheblockarebringinginahighersetofexpectationsfor Performance EaseofUse DataAccessibility

DatabaseTechnologyis35yearsold.
Improvementsinprocessorspeed,memory,diskstoragehaveincreasedthe capabilities. MarketinterestandimprovedtechnologiesspurnedSpatial. Settinghigherexpectationsfor DataAccessibility Integrateddataanalysis
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OneMoreTime Disruptive?
Individuallyno,collectivelyyes.

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DisruptiveDemos
TechnologieswithaTwist SpatialEye eSpatial GISoutsideandinsideourworld. Iditarod MicrosoftVirtualEarth GoogleEarth

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Questions?
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