Utility companies must make use of a wide array of information in the normal operation of generators and transmission systems. With the emergence of the smart grid, the amount of information these companies must handle has grown precipitously.However, much of the information used by utilities is only truly meaningful when taken in a geographical and spatial context. To help manage this information, market analyst Pike Research projects that utilities will raise spending on geographic information systems (GIS) to as much as $3.7 billion in 2017. Read More