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Article: ESRI's Electric and Gas User Group Members Share GIS Best Practices.
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- November 5, 2009
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REDLANDS, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ESRI users met in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss how geospatial technology is helping them meet the challenges of an uncertain economy and increasing demands for alternative and traditional energy. ESRI's Electric & Gas User Group (EGUG) presenters offered technological geographic information system (GIS) approaches to smart grid operation, environmental management, and business efficiency models.
Anthony L. Wilson, vice president of distribution at Southern Company, one of America's largest gas and electric providers, addressed the conference. "GIS provides a way through the uncertain time we face," he said. "GIS is ...