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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ArcGIS

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AEsri in Redlands, California offers ArcGIS, a geographic information system.

    $100

    per year

    IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite (EIS)

    N/AN/AThe IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite is an AI-powered SaaS solution that provides intelligence to proactively manage the economic impact of severe weather and climate-change events built on weather data.N/A
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    ArcGISIBM Environmental Intelligence Suite (EIS)
    Editions & Modules
    Viewer
    $100
    per year
    ArcGIS for Personal Use
    $100
    per year
    ArcGIS for Student Use
    $100
    per year
    Editor
    $200
    per year
    Field Worker
    $350
    per year
    Creator
    $500
    per year
    GIS Professional Basic
    $700
    per year
    GIS Professional Basic
    2,750
    per year
    GIS Professional Advanced
    3,800
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ArcGISIBM Environmental Intelligence Suite (EIS)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Esri
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
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    User Ratings
    ArcGISIBM Environmental Intelligence Suite (EIS)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (40 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ArcGISIBM Environmental Intelligence Suite (EIS)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Esri
    I'm very grateful to be able to use it, and I have a master's degree with a focus in Geospatial Analysis. There can be a bit of a learning curve, and I try to build user-friendly ways for volunteers to see & collect data. Meanwhile, if a colleague is less confident with building such a system, it may be more difficult for them to implement.
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    IBM
    I feel IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite (EIS) is well suited for any organization that is growing and developing programs for sustainability and need geospatial type data to work with analytic tools. Being in the energy services space that was very helpful with some of our ESG reporting requirements.
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    Pros
    Esri
    • Enterprise GIS - multi-user, multi-versioned geodatabase access through a host of apps and web tools really help people stay connected to data.
    • Cartography - fantastic control and customization available with the ability to automate workflows.
    • Training - tons of training videos, seminars, and other learning materials are easily accessed. The help documentation is superb.
    • Ability to manage an organization through dashboards is extremely helpful.
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    IBM
    • Presented meaningful charts and tables of our climate data in the 4 countries we operate and showed strengths and weaknesses across each market.
    • Formatted the presentation materials so our team did not have to take the reports and put them into a presentable format. We were able to leverage the technology's outputs in raw form which was very helpful and saved a lot of time.
    • Applied this to some of our client's data to see how we can better serve their business based off the different climates, environments, and countries they operate in (specifically within the real estate sector which is a large portion of our business).
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    Cons
    Esri
    • There is a steep learning curve for ArcGIS users.
    • It takes a lot of computing power for ArcGIS, as it can't be installed on every computer.
    • At times, tools can be outdated and there are many similar competitors making more web-based tools that can replace ArcGIS.
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    IBM
    • Workflow of Tasks
    • API Connectivity
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Esri
    Simply because the program deserves it. It seems to me that it is a fundamental tool for the storage, analysis, and interpretation of medium and large-scale phenomena, unmanageable with traditional engineering software. Its versatility in the handling of the different "layers" with which the data is handled and interpolation tools, make this software a powerful ally both for companies and for the educational part of the universities.
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    IBM
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    Usability
    Esri
    Once set up, the tools are extremely easy to use. I had a staff member develop a tool for field data collection, that included an external and internal dashboards to monitor progress in days. The field workers that collected the data, barely knew how to use a computer, and within minutes they could use the application that was configured for them.
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    IBM
    Given the newness of the platform we have struggled with the integration and onboarding as previously mentioned. Not only from getting our team members setup and able to use the platform but also integrating our current systems to be compatible we had to reach out to the customer support team quite a bit.
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    Support Rating
    Esri
    Unlike other platforms (ex: EMSI), there is no "help desk" new users can easily call into for troubleshooting or errors, and so you have to spend LOTS of time trying workarounds. This is also because the help center blog posts are usually pretty confusing, and many times do not include images or videos to help you along. Any such changes would be immensely useful!
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Esri
    My students love the "drop" feature in Google Maps, but besides that it truly doesn't compare. I love that you can add, delete, or change layers to this map to better understand its larger affect. There are many more ways to manipulate maps on ArcGIS than on Google Maps. I can also add personal details and information if I want to create a specific map, something that I am unable to do with Google
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
    Esri
    • ArcGIS saves us countless hours of manual paperwork by allowing us to conduct inspections in the field.
    • Due to the high upfront costs, the ROI will definitely take longer than other competing products
    • The PDF export feature allows us to share our maps with the public while maintaining control of the data associated with the map.
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    IBM
    • We were able to scale back our workforce in the EMEA regions due to inefficiencies based off the insights we received.
    • We had a lot of data we did not know how to use. With IBM Environmental Intelligence Suite we cut back on 40% of our staff's hours to sift the data and analyze. Instead this time was spent loading the tool and analyzing the results as opposed to the more administrative aspect.
    • Our efficiency metrics (based on internal firm performance criteria) went up by 2 points (35%) for our offshore resourcing once we were able to integrate them into the tool.
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