Customization addresses specific requests or wishes not currently offered in off-the-shelf GIS software packages. Customizations can range from some multi step process that is applied on regular basis and is streamlined to enhance productivity to implementing newly developed models, concepts, or ideas. Specifically in a research setting the implementation of newly developed approaches is a huge advantage. As a rule of thumb one could state that technology needs about 10 to 50 years from its research stage to commercial availability. Yet, through customizations we gain the opportunity to disseminate our models almost instantaneously.
There are basically two ways to implement GIS related models, concepts, or ideas. One is to write everything from scratch-this can become cumbersome depending on how complex a task one would like to accomplish. The other is to customize existing GIS softwares.
GC offers software solutions for energy companies, utilities and infrastructure with built-in GIS functionalities. The offering consists of solutions that include extensive business process supporting functionality and a ready, yet customizable data model.
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GC\'s solutions are based on model-based technology that has been developed in close cooperation with our customers. The applications run on a standard commercial relational database such as Oracle.
Whereas the "standard" GIS approach is to only offer a toolbox to build the applications on top of it, GC develops complete solutions that include comprehensive business logic to support the customers\' processes. Advanced COM interfaces and various main user system tools allow the users to further expand the functionality and looks to meet the needs of specific customer processes and requirements. GC also takes full responsibility of the implementation and support rather than being forced to rely on multiple vendors.
With GC, clients save a lot of resources because there is no need for a multiplestep GIS implementation project as in standard GIS approach. Rather than putting the labor force to time consuming end product determination, data design or data model specification it can be used for the product roll-out. As most of the GIS projects fail due to wrong decisions in the data model planning one can also minimize the risks by choosing GC for a GIS solution.
GC can develop state-of-the-art, user-friendly network information system, offers modern energy companies a variety of comprehensive, ready-made solutions to help them increase the efficiency of their business. GC\'s integrated GIS functionality, top-notch analyzing tools, and advanced network calculation, together with a full range of network planning, construction, operation, and maintenance functions, make it the leading network information system solutions provider in the market.
GC can provide integrated network information system that gives utilities a cost-effective tool for asset and resource management. The system gives the utilities a strategic competitive edge by combining the functions and information related to network management. With the application, one can manage the entire life cycle of a network: from investments to mapping, and from maintenance to renovation.
Solutions from GC are designed to support the network throughout its entire life cycle. This means that a part of the network is created in the network information system when the network is in the planning stage, and the part lives in the system, through construction, operation, and maintenance phases, until it is removed from use and archived in the information system. The information system supports the entire organization: management, finances, marketing, production, and network use. The solution consists of functional interfaces to planning, map, customer information, invoicing, mapping, and calculation applications. Utilities are often geographically scattered . GC supports the distribution of information and a common information system.
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