SJI Honored for Special Achievement in GIS
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FOLSOM, NJ—July 15, 2021— Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, presented SJI with Esri's Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award this week at the annual Esri User Conference (Esri UC), which was presented in a completely virtual format. Selected from over 300,000 eligible candidates, SJI received the award for its innovative use of mapping and analytics technology, as well as leadership in the utility industry.
The SAG Awards are intended to demonstrate an appreciation for organizations using GIS to understand complex data and meet challenges around the world. The users honored with awards are demonstrating all the groundbreaking possibilities of GIS software.
"Meeting our users in person is part of what makes Esri UC so special to me and everyone I work with, but the health of participants is paramount," said Jack Dangermond, Esri founder and president. "As always, I am honored to present these awards to all the organizations recognized for the bold examples they set applying geospatial technologies to their important work in the government, business, and nonprofit sectors."
Following the acquisition of Elizabethtown Gas and Elkton Gas, SJI needed 38 next generation enterprise systems to be implemented across the newly unified utilities. Among these systems is a geographic information system (GIS), and SJI selected Esri's ArcGIS® Enterprise platform. SJI is leveraging these cutting-edge technologies to streamline leak management in the field, automate business processes, and simplify SJI's enterprise architecture.
“At SJI, we embrace innovation to provide the best solutions to meet the needs of our business and customers every day,” said Leonard Brinson Jr., Chief Information Officer, SJI. “I am constantly impressed with our IT team’s ability to make an impact in our industry, and I’m thrilled to see SJI recognized.”
SJI was one of 193 organizations—in areas such as commercial industry, defense, transportation, nonprofit work, telecommunications, and government—to be honored.
Esri staff annually nominate hundreds of candidates from around the world for consideration, and Dangermond selects the finalists.
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