The document outlines how to build apps using Google Maps technology to solve information infrastructure challenges faced by businesses dealing with geospatial data. It introduces the Iris platform-as-a-service for integrating business and geospatial data and emphasizes its ease of use, allowing users to configure applications without coding. Additionally, it discusses the benefits of collaboration, workflow improvement, and publishing curated views for both internal and external audiences through various use-case scenarios.

1. Build your apps for Google Maps
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2. Problems to solve
Information infrastructure dilemma
Related business & geospatial data spread across systems
Access to data and applications limited to siloed users
Pace of technology change outstrips current installed
Wants and needs
Integrated data from GIS and business systems
Publish curated views of data to a wider audience
Initiate action based on combined data
Leverage new technology
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3. Google + IRIS = business direction
Power of Google Maps Technology
Computing power: unsurpassed ability to deliver cloud infrastructure
Content: unmatched quantity, quality, and diverse data types
Access: available on tablet, browser, portable, and smartphone
Easy to use, everyone knows how to use Google Maps
IRIS Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Integrate data from disparate business and geospatial sources and systems
Configure (not code) use-case apps to address your business problems
Customized to your design and your controls
Leverage your current data, applications, and people
Next Generation geospatial business solutions
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4. Google Maps Engine
Organizing the world’s information
geographically
Most widely understood geospatial
product in the world
Scale of Google is unrivaled
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5. Easy to use services to configure IRIS apps
Fuse
Fuse business and geo-located data sets from different internal systems and
external sources to create an integrated data set that can be actioned
Analyze
Extract meaning and insight from your integrated data sets with easy to use query
and geospatial tools
Workflow
Define workflows and rule sets that support business processes and enforce
business rules that enhance productivity and improves decision making
Collaborate
Create audience specific views and push new information to interested parties
using notifications to keep everyone on the same page and up to date
Publish
Publish views and perspectives of maps and business data to a variety of audiences
using the same data sets
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6. Configuring an IRIS app (four steps)
Step 1
Choose and import the desire business and geospatial data sets you wish to work
with and make actionable
Step 2
Configure what you want to see on the IRIS app from the integrated data sets.
Step 3
Configure how you want to analyze the data and what collaboration and
workflow services you wish to apply to the integrated data sets
Step 4
Publish the views or perspectives you wish to share with different internal and
external audiences
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7. Iris apps use-cases
Distribution
Marketing smart meters
Evacuation safety monitoring program
Utility project notification
Transmission
Transmission line encroachment
High consequence area and change detection
Coordination of multiple division projects
Other
Municipal consent / notice of intent
Public or citizens view
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8. Marketing smart meters
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9. Evacuation safety monitoring program
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10. Utility project notification
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11. Transmission line encroachment
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12. High consequence areas
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13. Coordination of multiple division projects
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14. Municipal consent / notice of intent
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15. Public or citizens view
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16. Learn more
Website
www.irismaps.com
YouTube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/EnvistaIRIS
Twitter
@irismaps
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