Spatial Roundtable Opens Smart Grid Questions to Energy and GIS Communities

REDLANDS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Leaders in the energy and utility industries are coming together at a Spatial
Roundtable to discuss the smart grid. Hosted by ESRI, the online discussion
features timely topics as they relate to geographic information system (GIS)
technology. ESRI's director of utility solutions, Bill Meehan, kicks off the
smart grid conversation by posing important logistical questions and sharing
practical answers.

"As funding and technology move the world closer to a more reliable, modernized
electric network-a smart grid-utilities face significant challenges," Meehan
said. "The Spatial Roundtable gives utilities and energy companies a place to
talk about those challenges and the solutions made possible by GIS modeling,
mapping, and data management."

Spatial Roundtable is designed for GIS industry thought leaders to share their
points of view about concerns, trends, challenges, and technologies.
Participants in the online Spatial Roundtable discussion include the main
contributor, who initiates the discussion, and invited topic-expert guests. Site
visitors may also add comments. Topics remain open for discussion for six weeks.
Archived topics are accessible for 24 months.

Visit www.spatialroundtable.com.

About ESRI

Founded in 1969, ESRI (www.esri.com) is the world leader in the GIS software
industry. ESRI offers innovative solutions that help users create, manage,
analyze, and display information to make timely decisions and solve problems
they encounter every day. ESRI`s comprehensive product line ranges from desktop
GIS to GIS for the enterprise.

ESRI
Jessica Wyland
909-793-2853, extension 3345
press@esri.com

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