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GDi Group Magazine 2014 www.gdi.net

Innovations For Life

Creating Efficiencies, Stimulating Growth Natural Resources

GDi ENSEMBLE Fisheries Vessel Management

Telecom

GDi VIZION Total Integrated Inventory

Energy

GDi LOCALIS Solar Potential Calculator

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GDi Eﬀective Solutions

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Esri European User Conference 2014 – Hosted By GDi @ Hotel Le Meridien Lav, Split, Croatia

GDi FORUM 2013 - XVIII. Esri Hungary User Conference

GDi Panel and Awards - January 2013

GDi Solution Products GDi Solution Products

GDi LOCALIS

GDi LOCALIS deployment options

GDi LOCALIS SaaS

GDi LOCALIS in Municipality of Indjija Urban planning

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GDi LOCALIS integrates pictometry

GDi LOCALIS R&D: Supporting alternative energy development

GDi ENSEMBLE Fleet

GDi cloud services

GDi ATLAS

GDi Support and Maintenance team

Telecom operations support systems

GDi Custom Solutions Smoothing network change control in oil and gas/energy

Creating Efficiencies, Stimulating Growth The purpose of our work at GDi, as one of the leading European specialized technology solutions providers, is to ensure success and satisfaction of our users and partners. We achieve that by providing innovative, effective solutions that improve efficiencies and stimulate growth in industries and business areas you participate in, while also contributing to quality of work and life. Ultimately, we at GDi strive to be a „spark of focused innovation“ positively impacting our world like that hand with a paintbrush on the cover of this GDi Review 2014. GDi Solutions Forum 2014 (www.gdi2014.com) conference motto was chosen to be Innovations for Life since we believe that innovation is not only a single moment „spark“, but a permanent culture and a continuous state of our minds, per GDi slogan “Imagine. Implement. Innovate“. We strive to not only design, implement, support, maintain, and operate GDi Effective Solutions but also to continuously provide innovation in support and operations, innovation by new features, innovation by simplification, innovation by quality improvement – a constant sustained stream of innovation. GDi Review 2014 helps communicate and share that spirit of “constant innovation” by providing information, knowledge and experiences about our users, solutions and implementation, including following examples: Communications network and services management at Kuwait University City: GDi VIZION provides support in planning and management of the key infrastructure

Natural resources and agriculture in EU

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GISearch

Hungarian National Museum goes mobile

Energy infrastructure management in Abu Dhabi: GDi LOCALIS integrated with a workflow supports Abu Dhabi Continental Oil company infrastructure change management process

GDi Technology Platforms - Esri

GDi Technology Platforms: Esri City Engine

Field resources and logistics management: at Croatian Post GDi ENSEMBLE solution and GDi ATLAS data content help improve logistics operations efficiency, competitiveness and cost management

Technology Trends and Platforms

GDi News GDi News

GDi For the Arts

Impressum Published by: GDi GISDATA GROUP Publisher and Managing Editor: Boran Lončarić Executive Editors: Mariza Dujmović and Ivan Lukić Layout: Astoria design Proofreading: Zvonko Pavić Illustrations and Photography: GDi GISDATA GROUP WEB: www.gdi.net Printing: Grafex © 2014 GDi All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced without GDi GISDATA GROUP permission. Printed: 3.500 copies

Fisheries regulation in European Union: GDi FISHERIES and GDi ENSEMBLE Vessel Management System help achieve higher quality and better value of catch while ensuring preservation of the environment, natural resources, coastal economic foundations and traditions Energy efficiency management: GDi LOCALIS Solar Calculator mobile and cloud tools are developed for improvement of buildings energy efficiency, thus stimulating local economic activities Digital target marketing and intelligence: GDi GISearch a unique and innovative system developed within EU-subsidized research and development We enjoy this constant innovation and contribution to our client’s successes and hope you enjoy this Innovations For Life GDi Review 2014. Mr. Boran Lončarić, GDi President & CEO

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GDi SOLUTIONS FORUM 2014

Innovations For Life GDi SOLUTIONS FORUM 2014 was held between 31st of March and 2nd of April at the beautiful Lone hotel in the city of Rovinj in Croatia. The key topic of this GDi user forum was innovation which helps us in our everyday professional and private life. Participants were informed about news regarding GDi products and solutions and were able to hear and share their own experiences with users coming from countries throughout the EMEA region. A community of GDi users gathered in the city of Rovinj in order to attend GDi SOLUTIONS FORUM 2014 – INNOVATIONS FOR LIFE. During joyful two days of presentations and networking GDi users, together with GDi staff, showed how GDi products and solutions work in different industries and organizations across continents. The first day featured a GDi Plenary with introduction speech by Mr. Boran Lončarić, GDi CEO. He welcomed all participants, pointing out that the aim of the Forum and GDi is to make users even more successful, satisfied and happy. He also stated that GDi’s joint community (comprising of GDi staff, GDi users and GDi partners) is evidently doing something right, as GDi recorded growth in 2013 - actually overachieving its development plan. The Plenary also featured two distinguished keynote speakers who expressed their satisfaction with cooperation with GDi.

Kuwait University City Kuwait University City is one of more recent users of GDi VIZION. Dr. Jasem

Al Ali, Director of GIS at Sabah Al Salem University City, Kuwait University, spoke about new perspectives in operating and maintaining information & communication technology (ITC) infrastructure at Kuwait University. He pointed out product benefits, emphasizing help it provided in implementation of telecommunication network and inventory database at the time the university was being constructed.

HAKOM (Telecommunications regulator) Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) is one of the leading and long-time GDi LOCALIS Cloud users. HAKOM’s president of council, Dr. Dražen Lučić, emphasized that broadband communications represent the foundation of infrastructure

for development of competitiveness, pointing out that increase in broadband density has a direct positive impact on growth of economy. The first conference day was concluded by a number of noteworthy presentations and a panel discussion with speakers coming from different fields – from innovation to economics. GDi products and solutions expo was held during both conference days in the hotel lobby area. There the participants could find out more about features, technologies and strategic directions of GDi product teams, including GDi ENSEMBLE, GDi VIZION, GDi LOCALIS, GDi FIELDMAP, GDi FISHERIES, GDi EMERGENCY and GDi ATLAS. GDi users and partners also had the opportunity to speak to leading members of the GDi support & maintenance team in

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their “Doctor’s office”, and discuss GDi CONVIVO cloud operations services with GDi experts. Due to its relaxed and easy-going concept, participants of GDi SOLUTIONS FORUM 2014 had an abundance of time during conference breaks and lunches for one-to-one interactions, and exchange of experiences and ideas for future cooperation.

The second conference day featured GDi solutions track and two GDi users tracks - National/Local Government/ Natural Resources and Telecommunications. In addition to listening to presentations users had the opportunity to exchange their experiences from different fields: education, spatial data infrastructure, geology, forestry, roads management, telecommunications network inventory systems, digital 3D data, etc.

All the presentations given had one thing in common: GDi products which were used in all implementations discussed. During the third conference day participants had the opportunity to visit the Brijuni national park. It was a joyful trip to a beautiful national park with rich and famous history. During evenings at GDi SOLUTIONS FORUM 2014 participants networked in a relaxed and elegant Mediterranean ambience at a historic Rovinj waterfront, listening to Jazz music and participating in awards ceremonies. The conference was closed with the announcement that the next GDi Solutions Forum 2015 will be held from Wednesday to Friday, March 18th to 20th in 2015 - again in the lovely city of Rovinj. For more information visit www. gdi2015.com and register.

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GDi hosts 2014 Esri European User Conference – Hosted By GDi @ Hotel Le Meridien Lav, Split, Croatia

Join Esri European GIS Community On Beautiful Mediterranean Coast 2014 EUC will be held from 13th to 15th of October 2014 in the town of Split. It will be the largest gathering of GIS professionals in the region. The event will be supported by staff from Esri who will provide you with first-hand news and detailed information about Esri GIS technology platform. Do not miss this unique event – be a part of it! Being GIS professionals we often ask ourselves why there are no more opportunities to talk with and be in direct contact with GIS professionals who are developing and working on a common technology platform. The international user conference held by Esri in San Diego every year seems too far off and inaccessible. Therefore GDi, as a regional Esri software distributor, launched a European conference at a location that is easily accessible to all users – in the town of Split in Croatia. At the conference you will have the opportunity to hear the owner and founder of Esri, Mr. Jack Dangermond, speak about his experiences. You will also be able to find out the latest news and witness the latest demos of this technology platform performed by Esri professionals who are actually developing the software. In addition, you will have the opportunity to hear about experiences of other users with this leading technology platform, and of course - share your own. You can attend the conference as a delegate, presenter, story/app author or as a partner/sponsor. All options are available and open for you to shape the optimal form of your participation, depending on your interests. Find the latest information about the conference at the web page http://www.esri.com/ events/euc and apply for the event as soon as possible. We are expecting close to one thousand GIS experts from Europe to participate at the conference, and more than fifty partners who will present their solutions based on Esri platform.

In order to make your stay at the conference enjoyable, valuable and memorable, GDi is also preparing two social events that will take place following the first and second conference day. The first will be held on private beach of Le Meridien Lav hotel and will include sampling of local beverages and culinary specialties matched up with original performances by local musicians. The second will be held in Croatian National

Theater in Split, accompanied by an exclusive gala dinner party. If technology was, by any chance, not enough to pique your interest, these events surely will!

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GDi FORUM 2013 - XVIII. Esri Hungary User Conference

GIS For Everyone GDi FORUM 2013 - XVIII. Esri Hungary User Conference was held between 17th and 18th of October 2013 in Budapest, Hungary GDi Solutions, such as GIS ODEON system for assets management in oil & gas business, and GDi Solutions for electric distribution networks. In the Research session the speakers talked about exciting developments in remote sensing, soil sciences and agricultural chemistry, sustainable urban and regional development, and energy research. In the Technical session the audience was able to hear about the latest best practices and user cases from Esri Hungary’s GIS professionals. This year Esri Hungary and GDi GISDATA Group held their annual user conferences (Esri Hungary User Conference and international GDi User Conference) together, from 17th to 18th of October, 2013. The event was held at the Hungarian Telekom Headquarters. For more than 20 years Esri Hungary, as a sole distributor of Esri products in the Hungary, has been providing managers and experts who are using Esri products in medium and large companies and the public sector with an option to learn about new and innovative solutions successfully introduced within the past few years. The focus of the conference was on business and government solutions, innovations in the field of research and development, and presentation of trends in technology. The main conference topics were: Innovations in ArcGIS version 10.2, GIS cloud and mobile applications,

New ArcGIS products, New data sources. More than 300 visitors, some of them being acknowledged GIS professionals from government and business sector, were able to listen to more than 40 presentations in 10 separate tracks. During the Plenary session, Mr. Nick Land, a business development manager from Esri Inc., held a presentation on future of GIS. Mr. Boran Lončarić, CEO of GDi Group was talking about GDi Solutions on Esri Global Platform, while and Mr. Attila Oláh, managing director of Esri Hungary held a live ArcGIS Online demo. Throughout the Government session renowned local and international professionals held presentations on different topics. One of such presentations described means of supporting EU Water Framework Directive implementation and flood hazard protection by using ArcGIS solutions. Mr. László Tanka (National Directorate General for Disaster Management) was talking about the role of GIS in disaster management, and risk mapping in SEERISK project. The Business session provided local and international examples of GIS solutions in location analytics, database management, geomarketing, transportation and telecommunications. This session included presentations about

The primary aim of the GDi FORUM 2013 was to serve as a platform and a regional meeting place for professionals where they can talk about their experiences, share their knowledge, bring the latest news about GIS and related technologies, and strengthen productive discussion among end-users and professionals. A number of awards were given during the conference. The GIS Professional of the Year Award went to Mr. László Tanka, Head of IT Department, National Directorate General for Disaster Management. The traditional Poster Gallery (poster & map exhibition) offered the opportunity for the conference guests to present their own projects to the audience. This year the winning poster was presented by Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry. The final day of the event was marked by a lottery comprising valuable prizes (such as tablet computers and newspapers subscriptions). 140 attendees filled out the conference questionnaire, indicating the overall satisfaction level of 4.7 (on a scale between 1 and 5). The most popular section was Research and Technical Session. The majority of participants emphasized the quality and diversity of presentations and sessions. They were particularly satisfied with overall organization of the event and services provided throughout its duration.

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GDi Panel and Awards - January 2013

It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done At the beginning of year 2013 GDi hosted an interesting, informative and enjoyable business & technology gathering, wrapping up a challenging, but in many ways, significant year 2012.

After a challenging, but in many ways a significant year, GDi has decided to host an interesting, informative and enjoyable business and technology gathering. GDi Panel and Awards for 2012 was held with concert and cocktails on January 29th, 2013 at the 17th floor conference hall of the Westin Hotel with a beautiful view on Zagreb, Croatia. The GDi Panel featured speakers presenting successful practical examples of Croatian exports of IT / software products and services, cloud services for global customers as well as the export of IPR licenses to international markets. Introduced by Mr. Boran Lončarić, GDi CEO, the panelists shared their success stories in line with the motto GDi had chosen for the event as its own motto in these challenging times: “It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done” (by Nelson Mandela).

Mr. Nikola Dujmović from SPAN presented his story of how a company based in Croatia started providing IT services for one of the world leaders in food industry across Europe, USA and Japan, and what specific challenges and opportunities this endeavor had. Mrs. Damjana Domanovac from Studio Damjana provided an interesting insight into how a relatively small company from Croatia licensed IPR internationally, i.e. franchised a travel magazine around Europe. Mr. Igor Geržina from Status Produkcija d.o.o. shared his experiences on accessing global market by selling musical content using established cloud services providers. Mr. Leon Šagovac from GDi explained the GDi’s path of providing IT solutions and cloud services outside Croatia and how new and ground-breaking business models combined with cloud

based innovative solutions can open access to customers in 11 time zones. GDi was proud to award some of its customers for successful and long term partnerships and exceptional projects carried out in 2012 and for creating positive environments for the development of modern technology and knowledge-based export-oriented industry. After the award ceremony, the audience enjoyed the performance of Mr. Geržina and his Sax Lounge Ensemble, who presented their recently released and globally popular smooth jazz CD called “Metropolis”. As always at GDi gatherings, the atmosphere was exceptional and positive as well as friendly and professional at the same time. Everybody enjoyed the time spent together planning future projects and collaborations under the motto “It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done”.

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Harmonizing Business Growth And Efficiency GDi has more than 20 years of software and content product de velopment experience, starting with information content and data products which were licensed throughout the world and all the way to Cloud/ VAS and NGOSS products which GDi licenses to major fixed, mobile and triple-play telecommunication operators, telecom groups and alliances in Central and Eastern Europe, CIS, Americas and Middle East. The GDi CONVIVO cloud software as a service serves hundreds of thousands of subscribers and businesses in Ukraine (MTS Ukraine), Croatia (VIPnet, Telecom Austria Group) and Belize (Belize Telemedia). GDi has more than 20 years of software and content products development experience, starting with information content and data products which were licensed throughout the world, as well as Cloud/ VAS and NGOSS products which we license to major fixed, mobile and triple-play telecommunication operators, telecom groups and alliances in Central and Eastern Europe, CIS, Americas and the Middle East. The GDi CONVIVO cloud software as a service serves hundreds of thousands subscribers and businesses in Ukraine (MTS Ukraine), Croatia (VIPnet, Telecom Austria Group) and Belize (Belize Telemedia).

GDi offers to its customers product based solutions based on our own Cloud/VAS, NGOSS and GIS technologies and underlying software platforms that are centralized and delivered in a form of application servers and Web services providing capabilities to any number of users over a service oriented architecture. The focused sets of individual and business software services can be deployed through GDi’s COTS applications and technology platforms. GDi customers have discovered that not only they benefit from agile implementation cycles, but also that GDi solution products provide many other

GDi LOCALIS VISIOS Mobile business benefits and advantages. One of the outstanding advantages is the ability to effectively deploy solution products and platforms into the existing information and communication technology infrastructure and cloud context, regardless of their integration in front of the firewall or behind it. Such functionality has been made available through effective and thoughtful cloudready solution design of GDi products.

GDi solution products are: GDi LOCALIS GDi LOCALIS is a software product that contains a series of functional modules for national, local and regional administrations to encourage efficiency and transparency of operational and administrative processes. The readymade GDi LOCALIS products cover the management and processing of buildGDi ATLAS Roads and Imagery

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GDi LOCALIS VISIOS portal ing and construction permits, the management of spatial and urban regulation and planning, real estate management and housing, infrastructure, public lighting and utilities, greenery, administration revenues and other. GDi LOCALIS also includes the server and single-sign on portal with the applications marketplace, RIA based web portals technology and web mapping applications for massive data dissemination and collaboration between the administration and the citizens. Moreover, GDi LOCALIS has also proven its usefulness in commercial, telecommunications and utility industries where it provides fast and agile implementation while deliver-

GDi ATLAS Buildings LOD2 ing enough flexibility to be configured in accordance to specific end users’ needs. The portfolio of functional modules is constantly evolving according to the market demands and customer requirements.

GDi ATLAS GDi ATLAS 2D, 3D and imagery data and information content products created by our expert teams provide the most accurate geographic data designed to fit any customer’s needs. GDi ATLAS includes highly detailed 3D building models at the LOD1-4 levels, LIDAR generated surface models,

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aerial and satellite imagery as well as information content such as POI data and navigational attributes – all provided in different scales and in vector or raster geodatabase formats. Data products have been produced by GDi regional operating companies with the first-hand knowledge of local geography that ensures the very highest quality and content accuracy. Although GDi has a wide range of off-the-shelf data products covering the entire area of the SEE region, the data production capabilities are not limited in any way to a specific region. Following our specified procedures, we are perfectly capable

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plant, fiber optic, HFC, copper, SDH, PDH or any other physical or logical network. The GDi VIZION solution product consists of a range of functional modules and components built around an integrated network inventory platform that supports the operations part of the TMF recommendations. The main supported functions enable E2E fulfillment and assurance processes and inventory data quality improvement, as well as overall communication network related business process improvement. The main benefits of the solution are optimized operating cost, as well as high efficiency, fast service delivery, increased customer satisfaction and easy introduction of new customer services. GDi VIZION is a unique NGOSS solution that can be used in a scalable way to support any fixed, mobile or convergent triple-play operators, as well as non-telecom organizations that operate communication networks such as utility companies, local and national administrations as well as university campuses and water, river and aerial transportation ports.

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GDi VIZION - PNI of producing geographic data content and databases for any part of the world.

GDi ENSEMBLE GDi ENSEMBLE is a Cloud services brokerage and value added services platform that provides a unique combination of service oriented capabilities provided to GDi ENSEMBLE COTS revenue generating services such as mass-market fleet management and M2M, location based advertising, sales force automation and family and child safety monitoring, as well as third-party services from other cloud service providers. The GDi ENSEMBLE server provides standard cloud services brokerage functionalities such as single sing on, authorization and user management, as well as applications marketplace, mapping, messaging, reverse geocoding, routing, ticketing and many other capabilities greatly reducing time

to market and enabling fast go-tomarket business models. Cloud services are a rapidly growing and evolving method of delivering various software solutions as a service from anywhere to any customer and on any device. Cloud computing spans from technology to business and changes the way in which IT delivers its benefits to individuals, industries and administrative institutions. The need to master the core business and provide others ways to use products of that business in order to build their own businesses is a historical necessity which has evolved for decades and drives the rapid development of our society.

GDi VIZION GDi VIZION is a total network inventory solution used to design, operate and manage any type of communication network, be it an in-side plant, out-side

GDi CONVIVO is GDiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cloud method, architecture and infrastructure used to provide GDi solution products to our customers by using service software, platforms, infrastructure and data. GDi CONVIVO is based on cloud computing principles and provides the fastest way to market with the lowest risk and the shortest time to revenue generation or increased efficiency. GDi delivers, manages and maintains cloud based infrastructures, platforms, applications and data used by telecommunication operators, national governments, local administrations and others. GDi CONVIVO IaaS provides connectivity, network transport and access, managed data center premises, virtual private networking and SaaS hosting. GDi CONVIVO PaaS provides GDi ENSEMBLE Platform and RDBMS. The GDi CONVIVO SaaS component consists of GDi ENSEMBLE Business and Personal Cloud and Value Added Services, GDi LOCALIS functional modules and GDi VIZION OSS Cloud available to end users over the Internet. GDi ATLAS DaaS is provided as GDi CONVIVO web mapping service based on Esri for ArcGIS server technology.

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GDi LOCALIS

Efficient Local Government, Satisﬁed Tax Payers GDi LOCALIS is a product platform aimed at local governments and locally-owned communal utility companies. It, among many others, provides support for a range of G2C processes, including land use planning, management of permits, greenery and vegetation, and public lighting and utilities. tem, and is specialized for land zone and spatial planning, contracts, concessions and permits management, maintenance and cost management of infrastructures such as public lighting and utilities, and handling requests and other processes initiated by citizens in their respective local or regional communities. GDi LOCALIS modules integrate a broad selection of administrative processes and improve communication among administrative departments, enabling an easy overview of all administrative processes and their dependencies from a single location. GDi LOCALIS products are based on spatial relations logic and features. This makes them an ideal solution for national, regional and local administrations that want to improve their productivity and quality of management and their decision making processes.

GDi LOCALIS is a product platform aimed at local governments and locallyowned communal utility companies. It, among many others, provides support for a range of G2C processes, including land use planning, management of permits, greenery and vegetation, and public lighting and utilities. Based on long-standing experience with customers in local and regional government organizations, GDi developed a comprehensive GDi LOCALIS software product that contains a series of modules for encouraging efficiency and transparency of administrative processes within national governments and local and regional administrations. The ready-made GDi LOCALIS products cover the entire range of services from issuance of construction permits, spatial and urban planning and man-

agement of regulations, infrastructure, real estate and housing management, public lighting and utilities management, greenery and roads management to recording and accounting of administration service revenues. GDi LOCALIS includes web portals technology and web mapping applications that enable interaction between administrative organizations and citizens. The module portfolio is continually evolving according to market demands. GDi LOCALIS is a software product aimed at optimization of administrative processes in local and regional government organizations, as well as central and national government authorities and ministries. It helps cities to provide their services in the form of an eGovernment sys-

GDi LOCALIS products and modules are based on unique “Geodatabase” foundation comprising geoinformation systems and data developed by the world’s largest GIS software vendor, Esri, Inc. GDi LOCALIS server provides citizens with the ability to participate in administrative and decision-making processes. It also substantially increases the efficiency and transparency of these processes, as it enables citizens to track government decisions and raise issues over the Internet and from their mobile phones. GDi LOCALIS server is the middle-tier component of the GDI LOCALIS system as it integrates applications and Geodatabase. The server is based on Esri ArcGIS Server technology which provides advanced functionalities and service-oriented data access. It also includes GDi LOCALIS GDB API which exposes the logic for accessing the data stored within a Geodatabase layer, SSO/AAA interface for administra-

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government organizations. It tracks collection points, related documentation and provides means for an easy overview of current financial balance. The module enables management of revenues from: Utility fees, Leases of office spaces, Leases of public areas, Residential building taxes, Company taxes, Annuities for memorials, Concession approvals, Apartment leases.

GDi LOCALIS on a mobile device tive purposes and providing access to applications for identified and authenticated users via single sign-on (SSO) technology, and a dedicated portal system for administration of all users and access rights to applications. There are three main groups of GDi LOCALIS applications: Applications for operational and transactional maintenance of data (e.g. public lighting system, management of roads, etc.), Applications for integrating and linking processes between the government and the citizens (e.g. Visios and Forum), Custom applications (e.g. customized applications for any administrative function of the government). Applications for operational use that support specific administrative processes are focused on daily tasks performed by departments in charge of administrative processes. Integration and connectivity applications are used for establishment of a common, centralized system for overview and management of processes and data streaming from all applications through a single GDi LOCALIS module (e.g. Visios), and for collecting data from citizens and interacting with them in administrative processes via the Internet (e.g. Forum). GDi LOCALIS Server enables rapid development of custom applications based on a proven development and implementation process - from geodatabase modeling to development of user interfaces.

GDi LOCALIS products: GDi LOCALIS Server GDi LOCALIS Server is a prerequisite for any GDi LOCALIS application. The server manages users, user groups, interface layout/configuration, access to certain application segments, etc.

GDi LOCALIS Public Lights The street lighting module is the unique information set on street lighting in a municipality or a city. It provides functionalities for importing and displaying power supply performance data and monitoring, management and maintenance of public lighting systems. The module enables communication among local government organizations (owners of public lighting systems), concessionaires responsible for system maintenance, and citizens who are able to report lighting elements malfunctions via the application.

GDi LOCALIS Utility Cadastre The Utility Cadastre module provides control systems for management of infrastructures and facilities related to electric power supply, telecommunications, water supply, sewage management, hot water supply, and transport of gas and oil.

GDi LOCALIS Revenue Management The revenue management module provides functionalities for management of revenues in local and regional

GDi LOCALIS VISIOS The VISIOS module is a standard, configurable GIS viewer (based on Silverlight technology). It is used in visualization of spatial data generated and stored by local governments. In addition to viewing, the module also provides a search facility, as well as functionalities for identifying and producing data hard copies.

GDi LOCALIS Permits Management The permits management module enables review and visualization of spatial planning acts. The application within the module, named “Urban identification”, provides means for conducting spatial analyses for permits that are to be issued. Based on the application output (and additional information from SL Newspapers (Narodne novine?) the officer makes a decision whether it is possible to issue a permit for a certain area (location, building, etc.). Roads management module The roads management module is a solution for management of unclassified roads. It provides facilities for import and management of data on road infrastructures, such as route axes, locations of vertical and horizontal signaling elements, traffic equipment, etc. The module also provides functionalities for tracking road sections ownership and legal rights. In addition to government’s roads administration department staff the application is used by authorized concessioners, as well as citizens (in order to be able to report on damages to road infrastructures).

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On Premise: Rock-Solid Traditional Way GDi LOCALIS-based solutions for national governments and local and regional administrations have been implemented in nearly 50 cities and regions in Central and Southeastern Europe so far. Users operate GDi LOCALIS software products on a daily basis and enjoy the benefits of fully-fledged eGovernment services they provide.

Permits management system in Local administrations The GDi LOCALIS permits management application enables an easy overview and visualization of spatial planning acts. The system is comprised of three key elements: the data entry form, the permit status update and monitoring system, and browser of spatial planning and urban identification data which provides basis for conducting analyses whether permits can be issued for a certain location. Based on the application output (and additional information from SL Newspaper) the officer makes a decision whether it is possible to issue a permit for a certain area (location, building, etc.).

GDi LOCALIS Platform - Primorsko-goranska County example - login GDi LOCALIS software products are, among others, used by the Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning of Croatia, Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection of Croatia, cities of Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Opatija, Rovinj, Zagreb county, Primorsko-Goranska county, Dubrovnik-Neretvanska county, cities of Ljubljana, Koper, Izola, Szeged, Budaors, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Skopje, Tirana, Pristina, and the Sarajevo canton.

Applications for integrating and linking processes between the government and the citizens (e.g. Visios and Forum),

GDi LOCALIS Applications

Integration and connectivity applications are used for establishment of a common, centralized system for overview and management of processes and data streaming from all applications through a single GDi LOCALIS module (e.g. Visios), and for collecting data from citizens and interacting with them in administrative processes via the Internet (e.g. Forum).

There are three main groups of GDi LOCALIS applications: Applications for operational and transactional maintenance of data (e.g. management of public lighting systems, greenery and vegetation, addresses, etc.),

Custom applications (e.g. customized applications for any administrative function of the government). Applications for operational use that support specific administrative processes are focused on daily tasks performed by departments in charge of administrative processes.

GDi GISDATA developed GDi LOCALIS Urban identification application in order to make it easier to obtain and manage information on building permits and spatial plans in cadastral plot areas. The system is comprised of application, user interface and collected and imported data. It interconnects permits database, database of cadastral data, spatial plans data (GIS Vector), georeferenced cartographic representation of spatial plans (GIS raster catalog), and spatial plan register (based on SharePoint technology). This system is implemented in Construction and environmental protection administrative department in the town of Rijeka and is used by employees in Public Agency for spatial planning and cities and municipalities of PrimorskoGoranska county. GDi LOCALIS applications are web-based and can be deployed both internally (for government employees) and externally (for citizens or other authorities).

GDi LOCALIS Visios The GIS representation of building permissions and spatial plans is managed by GDi LOCALIS Visios, a flexible and

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GDi LOCALIS Permits Management - Primorsko-goranska County example modular software platform providing generic, horizontal functionalities used for common purposes, such as map control or map visualization and querying. Each user of GDi LOCALIS permits management system is identified by their user name and password. This ensures distinctiveness between users and their applications. After launching the application displays a log-in page through which registered users can access the system by entering their unique user name and password. In order to use the system unregistered users have to register first. This option is provided by the core module of GDi LOCALIS Server (hereinafter: the Server) which is used in integration of all other GDi LOCALIS modules. GDi LOCALIS Visios (hereinafter: Visios) is a GIS-enabled system used in supporting business processes and workflow-oriented tasks. Visios incorporates a widget framework that provides specific widgets in order to support specific functionalities. More importantly, it supports business rolesfocused functionalities that help with executing business processes-related tasks. E.g. the experts from the Public Agency for spatial planning of Primorsko–Goranska county are able to create the visualization of geographic posi-

tion of a certain permit and then overlap it with other spatial data, such as cadastre plots, spatial plans and other base maps. The server is a central and horizontal software layer that connects the data source with GDi LOCALIS software modules. The core elements of GDi LOCALIS software system are comprised of GDi LOCALIS GEODATABASE, GDI LOCALIS Server and GDi LOCALIS Applications. GDi LOCALIS server is the middle-tier component of the GDi LOCALIS system as it integrates applications and Geodatabase. The server is based on Esri ArcGIS Server technology which provides advanced functionalities and service-oriented data access. It also includes GDi LOCALIS GDB API which exposes the logic for accessing the data stored within a Geodatabase layer, SSO/AAA interface for administrative purposes and providing access to applications for identified and authenticated users via single sign-on (SSO) technology, and a dedicated portal system for administration of all users and access rights to applications.

User Management The main page of the portal system provides a menu for accessing applications based on user rights. Disabled

applications are displayed in the menu, but they are not highlighted. The portal also has a functionality which enables users to register to the system online. After the system processes their membership requests they are able to access and participate in areas specific to their interests. Upon registration a unique user profile is created for each user and propagated throughout the system. The registration process can either be fully automated (eliminating the need for offline verification procedures), or set up so it requires additional offline checks. GDi LOCALIS identity management system can operate as a stand-alone application, or it can be integrated with external systems, such as Active Directory, Cloud Identity Systems or central e-Government Gateways. Once registered, users are able to edit their profile and data access functions via “My settings” menu. They can also change their access password using the “Change Password” function. Depending on their access rights users are granted access to additional portal functionalities which enable administration and configuration of GDi LOCALIS Server. The administrative access includes functionalities for creating, updating and deleting users, assigning roles to individual users and controlling passwords.

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GDi LOCALIS Public Lights - Dubrovnik example

GDi LOCALIS public lighting and greenery management for cities GDi LOCALIS public lights is the unique information set on public lighting. It provides functionalities for importing and displaying power supply performance data, and monitoring, management and maintenance of public lighting systems. Management of public lighting systems is the responsibility of local governments. GDi LOCALIS greenery management provides a data model for managing urban cadastre and vegetation in public areas. It includes spatial objects, their attributes, and relations among them. GDi LOCALIS greenery management supports management of parks, green islands, dividing lanes, tree rows (alleys), playgrounds, and unclassified maintained green areas. Both applications are used by the city of Split and the city of Dubrovnik administrations. They ensure efficient communication and coordination of activities among representatives of local administration (which owns public lighting infrastructures and vegetation in public areas), concessionaires responsible for maintenance of public lighting/vegetation, and citizens who notify the administration about malfunctioning

lighting elements via the application. The notification application can either be deployed as a stand-alone solution, or as an integral part of GDi LOCALIS Forum system which provides functionality for a two-way communication between citizens and officers of local administration.

GDi LOCALIS Forum as a local government service GDi LOCALIS Forum is a web-based application currently implemented in the city of Dubrovnik. The application enhances transparency of processes in local administration and improves its rate of response to citizen requests and inquiries. By participating in this system citizens act as detectors of potential “hot spots” providing cues to the local administration where to focus and solve issues first. All user submissions and requests are recorded in the central database.

GDi LOCALIS Forum application includes modules for: Running polls (questionnaires), Recording citizens’ requirements and requests,

Publishing information on city projects, Publishing proposals, Receiving and answering citizens’ questions, Publishing of conclusions, solutions and decisions. GDi LOCALIS Forum provides an overview of citizens’ inquiries that are currently in processing, as well as answers provided by local administrations officers. Hence, requests sent to the mayor will be relayed to the department of public relations that will filter and split queries into two groups: those that will be displayed on the website Forum (public issues) and those that will not be displayed. Citizens are able to submit their requests and requirements via a web form. These include reports on faults in street lighting systems, damages to city property or requests for revision of spatial plans in accordance with insights gained from spatial planning documents.

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GDi LOCALIS in Cloud

Cloud: Leading The Trend In Government GIS data owned by local governments, easily accessed over the Internet, and served over GDi LOCALIS applications without additional costs for infrastructure and software? Yes, this is possible.

GDi LOCALIS Permits management - Bjelovarsko-bilogorska County urbanistic identification example GIS data owned by local governments, easily accessed over the Internet, and served over GDi LOCALIS applications without additional costs for infrastructure and software? Yes, this is possible. The advantages of this system are recognized by Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska county, one of the first local administrations in Croatia to use GDi LOCALIS in Cloud application. This family of GDi LOCALIS applications is provided in the form of a cloud system. Its advantage is that users do not need to purchase expensive computers to perform tasks requiring high performance computing. Anything needing large storage space or high performance computing can be easily handled by cloud systems. In addition, resources in cloud systems can be shared among large numbers of users.

Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska county in the Cloud

GDi LOCALIS in Cloud is a new and interesting way of accessing applications provided by GDi CONVIVO. GDi CONVIVO is a method, architecture and infrastructure used to provide GDi products to our customers by using software, platforms, infrastructure, and data-as-a-service paradigm. GDi CONVIVO is based on cloud computing principles and provides the fastest way to market with the lowest risk and the shortest time to revenue generation or efficiency increase. GDi delivers, manages and maintains cloud-based infrastructures, platforms, applications and data used by telecommunication operators, national governments, local administrations and others. GDi CONVIVO IaaS provides basic connectivity, network transport and access, managed data center premises, virtual private networking and web hosting. GDi CONVIVO PaaS provides GDi ENSEMBLE Platform and RDBMS. GDi CONVIVO SaaS component makes the GDi ENSEMBLE Business and Personal, GDi LOCALIS and GDi GEOSS available to end users over the Internet. GDi ATLAS DaaS is provided as GDi CONVIVO web mapping services More information about GDi LOCALIS Cloud solutions is available at the web page http://localis.gdi.net.

Due to high complexity of services in local administrations (in professional, technological and organizational sense), GDi GISDATA offers the solution in the form of cloud-based GDi LOCALIS systems for management of county, municipality or city administrations based on GIS technology.

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GIS technology is necessary in all usecases where spatial and attribute data needs to be connected in order to ensure performance tracking and conducing analyses.

The system is based on GIS technology which combines spatial and attribute data to provide foundation for conducting analyses. A number of modular units (subsystems) are necessary to provide this support. The integral parts of the system are (but not limited to):

With implementation of cloud-based GDi LOCALIS solution, BjelovarskoBilogorska county gained the unique management system for collecting, analyzing, displaying and controlling spatial data and related business processes. The system is used and accessed over the Internet by administration from Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska county, municipal and city administrations, as well as concessionaires and citizens.

GIS web-portal of Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska county automates data collection, processing, analysis and display of spatial data, facilitating business process in county administration.

GDi LOCALIS Permits Management Internal Web GIS portal of Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska county Spatial plans and permission management system Urban identification system integrated with spatial plan register

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Building the system The system is a combination of applications and data, and procedures for their maintenance. It provides functionalities for collecting, editing and updating information. All equipment required for system set-up was provided (rented) by GDi GISDATA.

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The Geodatabase was built by collecting and processing data from Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska county, external data from official sources (the State Geodetic Administration, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Economy, etc.), and external base maps, such as DOF and satellite imagery. County administrative authorities, units of local government, utility services and other companies, as well as database management institutions that do not have a jurisdiction over regional and local administrations were also involved in implementation of this GIS technology solution in Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska county.

GDi LOCALIS VISIOS portal - Bjelovarsko-bilogorska County example

The maintenance of the system, as with any other data exchange infrastructure, was largely defined by applying interoperability principles and services appropriate to those principles. Approach in building BjelovarskoBilogorska county GIS system The unique web GIS portal of Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska county is a complex and multimodal system with the following characteristics: The data includes alphanumerical, multimedia and image content. This includes not only drawings, but also objects and their topological and geometrical properties and relationships.

GDi LOCALIS VISIOS portal - Bjelovarsko-bilogorska County example with additional internet services

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Intranet Web GIS portal for displaying Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska county data, such as spatial plans, permissions, digital cadastre, and base maps

Internal WEB GIS portal for management of public lighting data and administration of malfunctions

GDi LOCALIS VISIOS Basic Public Web GIS portal for displaying Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska county data such as spatial plans and base maps

GDi LOCALIS Revenue Management Internal Web GIS portal for management of municipality and city revenues (fees, taxes, concessions, leases of agricultural land, legalization rates, etc.)

The complexity of technologies used in the system results from special demands related to geodatabase which needs to support presentation and manipulation of spatial data, in addition to standard modeling. The system also supports presentation and manipulation of spatial data over desktop and Web interfaces. The simplicity of organization of the system stems from the fact that cities, as local administrative units, are organized in a way that corresponds to their actual size and needs.

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GDi LOCALIS in Municipality of Indjija

Highly Responsive Local Government Services Although GIS technology has been widely used for decades in the area of local government, it still appears to be an exotic tool and an excepÂtion rather than the rule in the processes of planning and making important strategic decisions in Serbian local governments.

two very important traffic corridors in the Balkans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Belgrade-Budapest and Belgrade-Zagreb. The former municipality leaders recognized this fantastic strategic position in the region and with hard work and vision they managed to make Indjija one of the most developed municipalities in Serbia. One of the integral parts in its development is reserved for GIS technology.

GIS for everyone In local government it is a common practice to implemented GIS on the level of departments. As a result, there are departments that use efficient systems, and isolated or loosely related departments on the other side. Although we can talk about efficiency, the overall benefit of GIS in such a complex environment is minimized by the fact that there are departments, local government administration, municipality management and citizens that are not properly served by such a system or not served at all.

Figure 1: Enterprise GIS and GDi LOCALIS in Municipality of Indjija

GIS is proving to be difficult to implement in local government units in Serbia because of varying perceptions of what GIS is and what it should be. One thing that is apparent is that it should certainly take years for successful implementation and the process of implementation is much more complex than a simple purchase of software boxes and data. From this point of view, it can be said that these years are behind

the Municipality of Indjija, which can be considered as one of the pioneers of GIS in Serbia. The implementation of GIS in the Municipality of Indjija started almost ten years ago. The whole municipality has 50,000 inhabitants and is situated between Belgrade and Novi Sad, the two most important cities and economic centres in Serbia. It also lies between

In the Municipality of Indjija GIS is centralized and is an important part of the business process for all departments. All relevant public institutions, municipality management, departments, local government administration and citizens play an important role in such a system, no matter whether they manage, administer or use GIS resources. And that was the initial concept â&#x20AC;&#x201C; GIS for everyone.

GDi LOCALIS in Municipality of Indjija GDi LOCALIS platform represents the core of GIS in Indjija. All municipality institutions and departments collect and store data into central GIS database using desktop or mobile GIS software. Upon processing and editing, all relevant data is served to municipality management, departments, administration,

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Using digital registry of addresses integrated with geographic content (aerial imagery, street network, POI, etc.) helps users search and locate addresses in the municipality. Having in mind frequent changes which occur in Serbian address catalogues, providing end users with most up-to-date information about addresses is an immense advantage over paper address catalogues.

Figure 2: Urban plans viewed through the eye of GDi LOCALIS public enterprises and public users through a set of user-friendly Web GIS applications – GDi LOCALIS. Through the years GDi LOCALIS evolved into an environment that supports all GIS tasks in the municipality and addresses the needs of all departments. It supports not only GIS tasks – it is an inevitable component of the decision making process and is now used to apply location and GIS logic to any business function wherever and whenever it is possible. The first implementation of GDi Localis is related to the presentation of urban plans to citizens. These documents, considered to be of the highest importance for urban, political and socioeconomic processes, became publicly available for all citizens and potential investors. For those who were interested in where construction or urban areas were planned, or how the future plans concerning traffic infrastructure, electricity or water supply would look like – all this information became oneclick away. GDi LOCALIS has served and handled four urban plans up to now – Spatial Plan of Indjija, General Plan of Indjija and Detailed Regulation plans for two settlements in the Municipality of Indjija. Presenting urban planning documentation in GIS manner revealed that the complexity of this paper documentation (legal and urban documents, traditional

Municipality of Indjija has rich touristic content to offer. The Danube River with its preserved natural areas, rural scenery, beaches, sport facilities, ethno houses, culture objects, monuments, libraries, cinemas, religious buildings, hotels, coffee shops and many other touristic points of interest can be browsed and navigated using the Tourist map served by GDi LOCALIS.

paper maps, etc.) could be easily handled, served and consumed by means of a well designed and efficient GIS environment. At the same time, it shows the readiness of the municipality management to make their work transparent and simplifies exhausting and time consuming process of offering urban documents for public review.

Conclusion

Apart from these applications which integrate all documentation about urban plans, a separate GDi LOCALIS instance has been created for specialized purposes – giving insight into construction rules for the whole territory of Indjija. This GDi LOCALIS instance targets potential investors and offers a quick and simple way to find an appropriate location in Indjija where it could be possible to build a house, building, shopping mall or a factory. This makes things easier for future investors, since they can start searching for adequate locations from their chairs using intuitive and interactive GDi LOCALIS Web interface, rather than standing in a queue in front of help desks in municipality offices.

GDi LOCALIS users became all who took part in social and political life of the community.

Aside from providing technical, urban and legal information about Indjija’s territory, GDi LOCALIS also contains a functionality oriented mainly towards public users. This functionality is provided through two different Web GIS applications – Tourist Map of Indjija and Address Registry of Indjija.

GDi LOCALIS implementation brought significant improvements in everyday life of the Municipality of Indjija. Some of the most important are: A ll departments are included in the process of data providing, serving and consuming GIS resources.

Municipality management made their work transparent and offered a plethora of important and useful information to the public. Therefore, they have grown in reputation. Indjija’s inhabitants got a high level of services. Investors got an easy access to all the information needed for future investments. Indjija’s potential for investments significantly increased since everybody wanted to work in a public oriented environment with such a fast and high level of services. These examples of GDi LOCALIS in Indjija are continuously in development and it is expected to have more areas of Indjija’s social life supported by GDi LOCALIS system in future.

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Urban planning

GDi LOCALIS Goes 3D With GDi ATLAS: City Of Dubrovnik GDi GISDATA started a new line of 3D data products and the supporting software – 3D building models LOD2, in accordance with the CityGML standard. The new product line enables efficient city management, protection of cultural heritage, modeling buildings in city surroundings and energy efficiency management. Along with the existing 2D and 3D production of buildings with the 1st level of details, the new GDi ATLAS 3D product line with the 2nd level of details brings to the market a higher level of details including not only block models of buildings, but also modeled roof structures and higher accuracy.

Dubrovnik 3D buildings model - LOD2

tions are then used by experts and the public during public discussions and spatial queries.

Dubrovnik 3D - LiDAR point cloud The first city that implemented this highend product is the City of Dubrovnik. In addition to the existing GDi LOCALIS applications implemented in Dubrovnik this gives the decision makers in the cities additional tools to improve and speed up their everyday work. Now they can examine spatial planning results in a 3D environment with the analysis of the planned building project impact on the city’s shape.

The 3D building model will be of great assistance to the City of Dubrovnik, as one of Europe’s most valuable cultural heritage sites, in managing spatial regulatory rules, decision making and protecting its rich cultural heritage. It enables real-time 3D planning of buildings and structures in the City area. The Esri City Engine is a professional tool that enables modeling and incorporating of planned buildings in the city’s surroundings. These effective 3D visualiza-

The new 3D products line with the 2nd level of details includes not only block models of buildings but also roof structures and GDi LOCALIS Energy Efficiency module which will help manage the energy efficiency by analyzing solar potential, sun orientation, roof gradient etc. In addition to this, the 3D model enables simulations of the shaded areas, panoramic views from various city points and positioning of wireless access points – Hot Spots. GDi LOCALIS are readymade products for local and regional administrations that promote efficiency and transparency in the management processes and help manage spatial regulation, real estate, public lighting, public utilities revenue and web interaction portals for the administration and the citizens. With the addition of the new GDi LOCALIS Energy Efficiency module with visualization software and GDi ATLAS 3D we can conclude that GDi LOCALIS has truly gone 3D.

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GDi LOCALIS integrates pictometry

Better Management Using Imagery: City Of Belgrade

Introduction Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are now widely accepted as powerful and integrated tools for storing, manipulating, visualizing and analyzing spatial data. With internet technology, GIS was now able to make its concepts more open, accessible, and mobile to everyone. Web- based GIS has enhanced the open use of GIS in three main directions: Spatial data access Spatial data exploration and geovisualization and Spatial data processing, analysis and modeling. In the web-based environment with basic GIS functionalities, the map becomes dynamic, interactive and accessible to a wide range of users as a visual communication tool.

In accordance with the increasing needs in this field Land Development Agency of City of Belgrade in Serbia has implemented web application, first time of this kind on Balkan, for delivering of photogrammetric images covering 17 municipalities of Belgrade with a total area of more than 3200 km2. The application includes oblique and vertical aerial images integrated with existing GIS vector data. One key area of use is to enable the municipalities to better manage land development and to identify illegal construction work. System architecture: Web application developed for this purpose represents 3-tier application, which is organized in three major parts: 1. Presentation tier – a front-end content rendered by browser. The content is generated dynamically.

2. Application tier – this layer implements the logic of the application and 3. Data tier – which manages the persistence of application information.

Presentation tier This tier consists of HTML for defining structures and rendering web page, as well as java script for client-side validation. Users are enabled to do basic manipulation with vector data – zoom in, zoom out, previewing previous and next extent and identifying objects. On the other hand integration with photogrammetric imagery enables simultaneously displaying the same position on both maps, regardless the map where position is requested.

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The ortophoto layer is composed of vertical images in which it is not possible to appreciate the front of buildings. This layer is a continuous projected mosaic of vertical views. Most of these images were captured in high-resolution flights. Oblique images are aerial pictures allowing users to visualize the facades of the buildings. Four views are available for every point (North, East, South, and West) and more than one image of any view could cover one particular point, since the images have some overlap between them. Available measurements: 1. Length - distance between two or more points 2. Ground measurements – measures a distance between two points, taking into account the ground elevation 3. Area – measures the area among multiple points 4. Height – measures only vertically 5. Bearing - calculate the bearing to true north 6. Elevation - displays the height above sea level based on the ground level DTM, e.g. - buildings are ignored.

Application tier This tier contains the main logic of the application. This tier is pulled out from the presentation tier and, as its own layer; it controls an application’s functionality by performing detailed processing. Published map service over the vector data which enables visualization, allows search by address and parcels, and positioning on map using coordinates.

Data tier On the other side integrated photogrammetric imagery which is synchronized with vector data allows user improved overview on both maps. Photogrammetric imagery (Blom Urbex) is located in the middle layer and provides online access to high resolution georeferenced images. All images are stored and served in Spherical Mercator projection.

This is the layer that manages the persistence of application information. It is powered by a relational database server - MS SQLServer including ArcSDE component by ESRI. While traditional RDBMS software keeps track of the tables and records contained in the database, ArcSDE pushes the relational model higher so that client software can manage geographic data.

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GDi LOCALIS R&D: Supporting alternative energy

GDi LOCALIS Energy Efficiency Solar Potential Calculator GDi applied and won the Proof of Concept project that started in December 2012 and will be finalized during 2014. The project is co-funded by BICRO’s Proof of Concept Grant Fund for 2012. The project includes the examination of an innovative product concept that allows the user to obtain information about the solar potential at any location and at any time. The project should verify the concept of a server based computing application which calculates the solar potential for the user’s query sent from the field or office based on spatial data on relief, 3D objects and land cover data with the quantity and intensity of sunlight. During this concept proof, it will be necessary to analyze spatial and other data to provide coherent and valid information about the solar potential and the design model for data interpretation. The idea is to include other types of information in addition to spatial data, such as the number of sunny days per year and per season, which will be provided by the organizations that publish such information. In addition to checking the usability of the data from which the solar potential is calculated, it is necessary to check whether the technology that will be used provides quick and quality response to the user’s query sent from any location, using any means of communication with the possibility of reading the position of users (smart phones, tablets and measuring instruments) and whether the positions read in space satisfy the accuracy criteria for obtaining high-quality data on the solar potential of the requested location. The goal of the project: The key is to provide the users with a quick and easy access to information about the solar potential. This innovative concept should allow the citizens,

the local administrations and the commercial companies to obtain good quality and updated information about the solar potential of an existing or planned building or construction landplot at any time and at any place using the most advanced communication solutions that are used daily. In addition to the value of the solar potential, the goal is to collect information about the users’ interest in a particular area. This information would be distributed through additional services to legal entities which are engaged in the distribution and installation of solar equipment. This would help their work in a commercial way. The concept of the project: 1. Select the most effective and the best environment for providing information to users. 2. Check an innovative concept by developing and testing applications for the calculation of solar resources with physical, meteorological and statistical data. 3. Apply modern devices to access data from any location and at any time. There is currently no solution on the market that would enables the efficient and rapid distribution of such information to large numbers of users. The innovative concept consists of processing a large number of input data that will provide the users with high-quality data for the locations where they are at a particular moment. Data will be distributed through modern communications solutions.

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GDi ENSEMBLE Fleet Goes Live At Belize Telemedia Following the current trends in the Telecom Industries, Belize Telemedia decided to launch a new and innovative cloud based service for their business customers.

vance needs for positioning accuracy and reporting functions. Moreover, the service is completely hosted and managed from Croatia. The full system is hosted on the GDi Convivo cloud infrastructure where GDi professionals take care of the system high availability. Since GDi is fully responsible for the service operation and maintenance, BTL can focus on marketing and sales of the service. BTL opted to provide two models of mobile tracking devices, but supported by GDi ENSEMBLE Fleet: Flacom Bolero for business users and low-cost Chinese device BOFAN for smaller companies or even the residential market.

GDi ENSEMBLE Fleet application hosted on GDi CONVIVO for BTL Belize, often called “Mother Nature’s best kept secret”, is a tropical paradise. It is Central America’s only English speaking country with a stable democracy and only a quarter of a million inhabitants. Belize border to Mexico in the North, to Guatemala in the South and West, and to Caribbean Sea in the East. Its mainland is about 290 km long and 110 km wide. Belize has a diverse society, comprising of many cultures and languages. It is the only nation in the region with a British colonial history, but as a part of the Western Caribbean Zone, it also shares a common colonial history with the Anglophone Caribbean countries. People usually know Belize as a touristic destination with amazing nature, but apart from that Belize is definitely a country with people interested in high technology. The leader in modern technology, Belize Telemedia Limited, is Belize’s leading Telecom and the only full service communications provider serving more than 90% of the population. The Com-

pany’s focus has been to provide efficient communications solutions which enhance the lives of customers, keeping them connected anytime and anywhere. With one of Belize’s largest and highly skilled work force, the Company offers a technologically advanced spectrum of services including GSM Mobile, High Speed Internet, Fixed Line, EServices and International Calling solutions. In addition to this, BTL fully integrates serving its customers with social responsibility by providing free broadband access to schools, scholarships, youth program funding and recreational park maintenance. Following the current trends in the Telecom Industries, Belize Telemedia decided to launch a new and innovative cloud based service for their business customers. We are proud to say that Belize Telemedia provides Fleet management service based on fleet management product by GDi. In other words, they use GDi ENSEMBLE Fleet to provide fleet management services to their high demand business users who have ad-

Installed in the vehicles in Belize, Mobile tracking devices send the locations of the vehicle to the Convivo cloud infrastructure in Croatia over the IP secured tunnel. The secured channel is established between the BTL and Convivo in order to provide secured data exchange and communication between BTL mobile network and GDi ENSEMBLE Fleet. The secured tunnel is used for the communication with mobile tracking devices and sending SMS alarms. Regardless of the data link between two continents and 8 time zones, GDi ENSEMBLE Fleet provides real-time vehicle tracking as well as access to the GDi ENSEMBLE Fleet Reports to verify the working hours, cost analysis, performance monitoring and identification of the drivers’ habits. Each vehicle’s location, speed and direction are downloaded using wellknown GPS/GPRS technologies. Once the positions are in the system, they can be visualized and analyzed by the tools provided by application. The precise nature of the mapping technology means you can assess the location of your vehicle as well as its speed, location and direction. Ultimately the collating all of this information gives you greater opportunity to monitor any vehicle’s progress alongside the rest of your fleet. Once you can review how your vehicles are being driven and how long they are on the road for, you will have the peace of mind that the efficient service your business advertises is really the service being provided.

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GDi ENSEMBLE Brokerage Platform For M2M VAS The GDi ENSEMBLE cloud brokerage platform is a solution based on state-of-the-art technologies from GDi and related 3PPs such as Microsoft, Oracle and Esri. With its multilayered service brokerage oriented architecture it helps organizations boost business performance while reducing IT costs and enhancing the flexibility of business processes in providing value-added and Cloud Based Services.

GDi ENSEMBLE Platform Capabilities Single Sign-on Application Provisioning Application Marketplace Application Catalogue Customer self-care portal User Management BSS/OSS Integration A dministration, Operation and Maintenance Statistics and Reports

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Figure 1. GDi ENSEMBLE Platform

The application catalog transforms into the marketplace to search and develop personal understanding of the services offered and brokered by the CSB platform. The market place includes functionalities such as reviewing application functionalities, viewing example screenshots and even testing the use of the application before buying it. The marketplace is integrated with the CSPs product catalogs, as well as with the CRM systems in order to provide an end-to-end order to cash process. The marketplace opens the CSB platform to both, service providers and their developers, and connects those with the cloud service consumers.

Customer Self-care Portal In today’s competitive global markets, companies are under pressure to achieve high performance through improved productivity, faster time to market, greater flexibility and a more effective workforce. Achieving these goals requires them to make more effective use of IT - posing huge challenges to deliver simpler, more flexible systems at a lower cost of ownership. This must be accomplished despite the fact that corporate IT systems are heterogeneous, with multiple products across multiple platforms. The GDi ENSEMBLE cloud brokerage platform is a solution based on stateof-the-art technologies from GDi and related 3PPs such as Microsoft, Oracle and Esri. With its multilayered service brokerage oriented architecture it helps organizations boost business performance while reducing IT costs and enhancing the flexibility of business pro-

cesses in providing value-added and Cloud Based Services. The platform consists of various services that support service creation, deployment, and execution environment for cloud based services including communication, commerce, collaboration, infotainment, and others. It is an enabler platform to integrate, manage, and provision content from third-party service providers. Based on industry standards such as XML/SOAP, HTTP, SMPP, SNMP and others, the platform integrates with a variety of OSS/BSS network nodes to provide an end-toend cloud brokerage solution to mobile operators and enterprises. The following figure gives an overview of the GDi ENSEMBLE architecture and shows the components and high level structure of the product.

Supports unified user experience though various internal and 3rd party applications developed on this platform. It provides a range of ready-made web pages like: online registration page, user details management page, login page, user creation page and others. This module provides web pages and functionalities required for presenting information and applications from various resources in a unified way. The pages can be easily customized to fit the customer’s “look and feel” in order to provide unique user experience across portal applications and services.

BSS/OSS Integration The platform supports various protocols and connectors in order to integrate with: Ticketing O&M

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the business models and the corporate culture and look more and more at white labeled and vendor’s labeled services, revenue and risk sharing, managed services, strategic partnerships with specific technology vendors, as well as joint ventures in some specific industry domains. More than 100 years ago there were companies that distributed electricity and their core application was lighting only. Nowadays, the electricity distribution is operated and managed by utility companies, and the electronics and media industries develop a range of applications nobody could foresee at the time. Are CSPs facing the similar challenge today? Figure 2. GDi ENSEMBLE Example of Business Services Application Catalog Parlay-X interfaces SMS-C/MMS-C WAP Gateway SSO GMLC, MLP, SUPL Provisioning Billing, CDRs LDAP and identity providers …

Cloud Brokerage Platform Businesses and individuals are increasingly looking for ready-made and easy-to-use applications managed by trustworthy companies offering reliable, high-quality services at a reasonable price. Cloud computing is an emerging technology and business model which lays the foundation for innovative services. The use of the cloud services in conjunction with other technologies, such as satellite positioning, mobile communications and various m2m sensors and devices together create the new value chain ready to be commercialized and monetized. The figure below shows GDi ENSEMBLE in the role of the Cloud Broker. The cloud-based machine-to-machine (m2m) services, especially when targeting the small and medium enterprises, leverage the cloud computing and provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), line-of applications as a service (SaaS), and an application enablement Platform as a Service (PaaS) that could be used by developers to enable custom applications, or integrate data directly into public and private clouds.

Communication services providers (CSP) are facing a revenue decline from the core voice services. The social media slowly substitute the SMS. MMS and video calls never proved to be the next killer applications and data connectivity is becoming a commodity service. Today, everybody wants to be connected and not pay the premium price for mobile connectivity. Can cloud services become the quintuple play and save the future of telecommunications? CSPs do have the unique position in the market. They provide large customers bases, both residential and business. They have trained 24x7 customer service oriented at the customer’s satisfaction and strong sales organization including the points of sale as well as business sales representatives. Their marketing and communication is superior and people trust CSPs and their brands. CSPs have been developing unique billing and collection systems which can do much more than change tariffs every week. The cross-selling and up-selling opportunities when combined with the traditional CSP’s services with advanced cloud services are opening the potential for growth. Subsidizing the m2m devices makes the idea even more attractive. CSPs, however, cannot excel in everything and they must open their OSS/ BSS infrastructure and provide application enablement platforms, which are service oriented and capable of integrating a range of capabilities such as single sign-on, provisioning, billing, application directories and catalogs and location specific capabilities such as handset localization, mapping, routing, address geocoding and other. Along with the technology, CSPs must evolve

Cloud Services Brokerage Strategy The process of IT consumeration has started and it will transform the IT industry and cast a shadow on today’s IT departments, IT organizations and the overall IT value chain. The businessoriented and driven people, teams and departments will stop waiting for IT to deliver the service They will rather turn to the Cloud and see if they can satisfy their needs from the existing vendors in the cloud. By 2015, 35% of the IT enterprise will be managed outside the IT departments and IT budgets . However, it is neither the enterprise market segment that will drive this industry nor the Government. They will see for themselves what the SME segment is doing and this may become a role model for the enterprises as well. Therefore the cloud business must focus at the SME market segment and prepare for selected enterprises and, maybe, regional and local governments who do not have strong IT resources that will jump aboard later. The cloud services brokerage strategy involves deeply the internal CSPs organization culture into business transformation. Depending on the level of cloud business models adoption, this can range from simple aggregation and later integration of services into one common place over cloud services orchestration and finally and completely transform the business governance to the cloud as the core business culture. The figure below presents the stages in the cloud business strategy and the relation to market and resources required to drive that strategy. Aggregate - forming a collection or cluster of cloud services into a cloud services portfolio which is offered and managed by single CSP or ISV

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eMail services and collaboration, hardware and virtual desktops, as well as office automation solutions. GDi ENSEMBLE provides easy integration with established service providers through protocols such as SAML 2.0 and others. Moreover, GDi is ready to support the GDi ENSEMBLE implementation with the proactive positioning in developing the partner eco-system which will join the marketplace and provide their services to the market through CSPs, in each of the countries individually. This can be achieved by direct communication with the IT organization that would like to participate in the ecosystem or by working directly with global SaaS providers, as well as working with SaaS wholesale partners who have already established relations with SaaS providers. The range of services provided can be extended to support specific business support systems such as on-line presence, teleconferencing, webinar platforms and digital marketing, web shop and e-commerce including e-invoicing, personal data and business data protection, including phone and disk backup solutions, virus protection, backup, disaster recovery and anti SPAM services etc.. Moreover, the ERP systems, accounting systems, CRM and customer loyalty systems, time management, project management, business process management, office presence systems, cash collection systems, as well as fleet and transportation management, human resource management systems all create a large list of business opportunities for the CSB ecosystem.

Figure 3. GDi ENSEMBLE as the Cloud Broker

Figure 4. GDi ENSEMBLE as the Cloud Broker Integrate - blend two or more cloud services at the functional level; share single functionalities across the cloud services Orchestrate - arranging and combining cloud services in the way that enables them to achieve the desired maximum effect on the market and the consumers (enterprise, SMBs, individual, families, etc.) Govern - exercising continues sovereign control and direct authority over cloud services strategy

The GDi ENSEMBLE can support all four strategies. It can start with simple services aggregation and grow as the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture transforms to a fully integrated solution as the key organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cloud resource.

Software as a Service Software services deployed and integrated with the GDi ENSEMBLE platform can range from basic IT services such as web hosting, HW hosting and domain registration services, business

But the portfolio of deployed services must be balanced and built from services which will very soon become cash cows, services that appear as a question mark and must be further developed and tested against the actual market needs and services that belong to stars category into which we must invest in order to monetize their full potential. Finally, we shall have services that are going to belong to the underdog position which must be either terminated immediately or repositioned on the market and moved to other categories. The balanced services portfolio management is one of the cornerstones of the Cloud Services Brokerage strategy.

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GDi ATLAS

Multipurpose Geodata In Action The World is dynamic and rapidly changing place and so is geographic digital data which represent it. The technology and methods of data acquisition, processing and distribution are developing quickly and users demand more and more data literally in a real time. GDi is following these trends through its own data content product portfolio – GDi ATLAS.

GDi ATLAS vhrDEM – very high resolution level digital elevation model G Di ATLAS vhrDSM – very high resolution digital surface model G Di ATLAS Buildings – 3D buildings model – LOD1, LOD2

GDi ATLAS Digital Road Data Many hours of filed work to gather attribute data for road segments were invested to make this important GDi ATLAS data product used by many users in the region. Road data products can help all users who want to optimize their delivery or want the base map for tracking or navigation purposes. GDi ATLAS Roads Basic GDi ATLAS Roads Standard GDi ATLAS Roads Premium

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GDi ATLAS Buildings LOD2 - Dubrovnik The use of spatial data in today’s world is not based just on graphic representation in the form of the map. More and more GIS tools make this data more useful for analysis and interpretation which add another important link in the chain of decision making process. GDi ATLAS product groups

GDi ATLAS Cloud GDi ATLAS products which are available by accessing hosted services in the cloud. No need to license data products, only cloud service on yearly bases. Users benefit by using these solutions in many ways. Most important is the cost benefit they get since there is no investment in hardware component needed with no less functionality in exploring and analyzing spatial data. GDi ATLAS Cloud Map GDi ATLAS Cloud City Map

GDi ATLAS Cloud Imagery GDi ATLAS Cloud Land G Di ATLAS Cloud Address Geocoding

GDi ATLAS 3D Products Manny of users need 3D component of data products. GDi ATLAS products with X,Y,Z include different terrain and surface models with region, country or city coverage derived from many different sources – from satellite and aerial imagery or LiDAR. Users can use these products for urban and spatial planning or use them in environment friendly solutions to preserve and mark important features in urban or country landscape. G Di ATLAS mrDEM – medium resolution digital elevation model G Di ATLAS hrDEM – high resolution level digital elevation model GDi ATLAS hrDSM – high resolution digital surface model

Many users need demographic data included in their business solutions for many different purposes. Number of inhabitants related to spatial data is always producing great benefit and set of information to all needing them. Demographic raster is a unique representation of demographic data distributed to the area with different land use categories and interpretation factors which give us more accurate and clear base for demographic data interpretation. G Di ATLAS GeoDemo – demographic data, settlements level or statistical district G Di ATLAS GeoDemo Raster – demographic raster data

Land Use/Land Cover; Clutter Data Features which cover the surface of the Earth and usage of those features are very useful information to get the current status of environment, make comparison and change detection with the same data from the past. Results give us useful information regarding the tendencies in ever changing environment which can help us assess damage done to environment or even help us plan how environment will change in the future. GDi ATLAS Land products have long history and users can benefit

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GDi ATLAS vhrDEM - example

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LiDAR point cloud - Zagreb

from the archive data about land cover and land use that we have.

G Di ATLAS hrDOP – high resolution imagery data

G Di ATLAS lrLAND – low resolution LULC data

G Di ATLAS vhrDOP – very high resolution imagery data

G Di ATLAS mrLAND – medium resolution LULC data

G Di ATLAS Thermal – thermal imagery

G Di ATLAS hrLAND – high resolution LULC data

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G Di ATLAS TopoLAND – topographic database of LULC, CROTIS model

Digital Imagery Products – Ortho imagery Main source of GDi ATLAS data products is imagery. Therefore, archive of historic imagery which is orthorectified and referenced to all local coordinate systems might help users take a look and detect changes or just enjoy in beautiful multispectral representation of Earth’s surface. With the introduction of thermal imagery, users can benefit from its usage in energy conservation project throughout the region. G Di ATLAS mrDOP - medium resolution imagery data

Field measurements are also the key data source for point data products which are stand alone or integrated into other GDi products and solutions. This data products are great for use in different geomarketing and billing appliactions. GDi ATLAS POI – points of interest G Di ATLAS Address – point address data GDi ATLAS products created by our experts provide the most accurate geographic data designed to fit our customer’s needs. GDi ATLAS off-theshelf geoinformation content databases include many types of data in different scales provided in vector or raster geodatabases or geocoded raster maps. The most important advantage of our

data products is that they have been produced by GDi local operating companies with the first-hand knowledge of local geography that ensures the very highest quality and content accuracy. Although GDi has a wide range of offthe-shelf data products covering the entire area of SEE region, capabilities for data production are not limited on any way to a specific region. Following our specified procedures, we are perfectly capable of producing geographic data content and databases for any part of the world. For all GDi ATLAS products we provide periodic updates and upgrades. The dynamics depends on data type, market requests, and other indicators, but regular maintenance is available for almost all of our products. GDi ATLAS products can be licensed according to customer’s needs – from single use to corporate level - with flexible pricing models. Licensing of GDi ATLAS products is possible as bundle products or included in other GDi products – GDi LOCALIS or GDi ENSEMBLE.

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GDi Support and Maintenance

You’ll Never Walk Alone! GDi provides timely and knowledgeable technical support designed to help customers deploy, start using and get value out of GDi products and solutions as soon as possible; manage and maintain customer’s solution environment more efficiently. On one hand, GDi SUPPORT is a cost effective and benefit-driven comprehensive program which helps minimize production outages and prevents system downtime, while on the other hand, it is a business benefit that supports actual value creation from the deployed system in years after the initial deployment or after the introduction of changes, upgrades or updates.

As our customers’ business requirements change during the solution lifetime, they can upgrade to the support option that fits their needs at a specific moment of the overall solution lifecycle. There is an option of contracting an additional support option called the Advantage option, which is available only for Enterprise or Premium Support customers and provides even better flexibility in choosing the right option and completely customized approach to support. When customers purchase the qualifying GDi software product or solution, they are automatically entitled to the Standard Support for a guaranteed period of time. The initial Standard Support is included in the initial product and/or solution purchase price, and this is considered to be the Standard Support within the warranty period. After the warranty period has expired, the customers can renew and extend their support contract on the annual basis in order to continue using the Standard Support product. Such support is called the Standard Support beyond warranty period. Customers with Standard Support have the option to upgrade to the service level based agreements and extend support to the Premium or Enterprise Support levels at any moment.

Our mission is to ensure that each and every customer receives only the best service and support. This goal continues to be the guiding principle that steers all of our business decisions and goals. The value of software maintenance to our company, our user community, and our partners promotes both brand and customer loyalty. Sustaining and enhancing this value is the fuel that drives consistent software adoption deeper into our existing customer base and broader penetration into new customers and vertical markets.

Scope The scope of the technical support differs by type of maintenance services and product groups. GDi offers four different support plans: Standard Support w/o SLA Premium Support with SLA during working hours Enterprise Support with SLA during non-working hours Advantage option for Premium and Enterprise Support

Standard Support is a comprehensive product package designed to meet the needs of the majority of our customers. It is a set of services created to assist customers in resolving issues, concerns, problems and challenges arising during the utilization of GDi solutions and products or products delivered by GDi and manufactured by GDi’s third party partner. Standard Support helps customers to develop full understanding of the sometimes complex technical environment and assists in resolving expected and unexpected issues that may occur while using GDi’s products and solutions. Standard Support is only available during the standard business hours from Monday to Friday from 8 AM CET to 4 PM CET.

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GDi GISDATA Support System - OTRS Premium, as well as Enterprise Support, are subject to separate agreements with the customer and they are always purchased separately on top of the Standard Support, regardless of the fact whether the Standard Support has been contracted during the warranty period or after it. They provide a response to demands based on critical problems in the operation of the product or solution that significantly and mission-critically impact their business and process operations. Premium Support is delivered as a 8X5 support during weekdays and during working hours from Monday to Friday, from 8 AM CET to 4 PM CET. Enterprise Support is delivered as a 24X7 support during weekdays, on weekends and holidays, from Monday to Sunday from 0 AM to 24.

Total Support GDi Support and Maintenance had further strengthened their traditional three levels of support (Standard, Professional and Enterprise) and their “Advantage” optional additional services package. We have also improved our CSR (Customer Support Requests) tracking and management system OTRS, and enhanced our S+M services. For our customers on support and maintenance contracts, GDi can now also provide proactive Web-meeting services to help

gain more information, learn from the best practices, plan training, software, data and application upgrades and to proactively help our users manage their overall systems lifecycle. We are seeing an increased interest by our customers that GDi’s S+M department should expand and take over the overall complete “one-source / one-single point of contact” support and maintenance for the complete business process platform, e.g. to extend, deepen and increase GDi’s “one source” responsibility to maintain the database platforms, application servers, operating systems and the network itself, and even provide part-time local on-site help desk and systems management as an option.

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People behind the service The people of in our Support and Maintenance department are highly skilled, motivated, energetic, and eager to solve your software problems or answer your questions. We are available for our Customers 24/7/365 via phone or e-mail. Our goal is to ensure your satisfaction every time you need to contact us for support by: Responding to your requests within the targeted guidelines Providing ongoing communication regarding your problem status through problem resolution

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Taking ownership of your request for support Providing a defined escalation process when management assistance is needed Maintaining our commitment to continuous improvement of our service processes.

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Telecom operations support systems

GDi VIZION: Total Network Inventory GDi VIZION Triple Play Network Inventory is a solution designed for storing and manipulating of detailed information about cables and the accompanying infrastructure assets comprising FO, Cable, Copper or HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coax) networks. The described solution provides functionalities that are typical for any type of communication network and desired by the operators.

Network Information Management Network Inventory systems are one of the most critical IT systems a telecommunications operator will ever implement. Because Network Inventory controls network resources required to deliver services to the subscribers, it is the first and the most crucial step in the overall “order-to-bill” cycle. The quicker an operator can accurately determine what resources and services are available, where, and when, the quicker the order can be placed, processed, and finally billed for and the quicker the network becomes optimized in terms of costs of maintenance and operations. GDi VIZION Triple Play Network Inventory is a solution designed for storing and manipulating of detailed information about cables and the accompanying infrastructure assets comprising FO, Cable, Copper or HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coax) networks. The described solution provides functionalities that are typical for any type of communication network and desired by the operators.

GDi VIZION - Object Model After being populated with information, the network inventory becomes an important and reliable source of information about network resources - the heart of IT systems supporting business processes running across the organization. GDi VIZION actually typically becomes the vital tool to run many design-buildoperate business processes, thus resulting in accurate inventory information on communication networks. The system offers extensive capabilities pertaining to preparation of reports and analyses based on the data stored in the system repository. The reports that are prepared are presented in the system applications and may be exported to files in predefined formats. Also, thanks to its open architecture, the solution is relatively easy to integrate with other IT systems (CRM, Provisioning, Fault Management, NMS/EMS, ERP, Document Repository, etc.). The system comes with a built-in set of Web Services, but it is also very easy to define a proper set for specific operations.

The system functionality is made available as a set of specialized modules accessible as desktop applications. D evice Inventory – enables the registration of data describing network elements and their parameters; Infrastructure resource inventory – allows for management of information about infrastructural resources (buildings, manholes ducting and network components and wirings contained therein); Customer and Service inventory – helps you to manage all deployed and activated services in your core network and provisioned to your customer, providing a complete view of all used resources and thus improving provisioning process and analyses of the sales opportunities. Cable resource inventory – it is used to register information about optical cables, their structure, parameters and connections within the scope of cable splices and switches;

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Cable connection inventory – ensures processing of information about optical routes (connections) established in the network; Coax Network analysis – provides functionalities allowing for calculations of signal parameters (signal strength at certain network points) and power (voltage/current) analysis. Failure management – allows for registering failures and outages of particular network elements and calculate their consequences Data reporting – enables preparation of reports based on the data stored in the system repository; Migration tools – ensure initial loading of existing data to the system and offer off-line interface capabilities.

manage this information. With the GDi VIZION Network Inventory you can instantly access data on any device in the network, including information on the device’s configuration, parameters, utilization, and connections between individual devices. The GDi VIZION Network Inventory not only stores network information, but also offers intelligent information management capabilities, thus providing substantial efficiency gains for telco business processes such as: network design and expansion s ervice sale, delivery, and provisioning fault management network maintenance

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The solution provides dedicated tools enabling automatic system data migration from external sources, including databases, files and digital maps. With solution built on ArcGIS platform, it can also easily support many file formats for storing and managing the geometry in the geodatabase and integrate with all the defined/required address models. The product utilizes a robust Esri GIS environment. Its application enables visualization of operator’s resources against the background of digital vector and raster maps.

GDi VIZION Network Inventory has state-of-the art modular architecture of flexibly interconnected elements that can be combined into a solution tailored to the customer’s current needs and providing a path for future growth. The suite is designed to deliver business processes related to telecommunications network construction and maintenance. It can also be used to create inventories of network resources for other network types, including road networks, railroad networks, natural gas pipeline networks, and water pipeline networks.

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GDi VIZION Network Inventory suite can include any subsystems. Each one of them is a stand-alone system that is released, sized, and installed independently. Each system has its own data repository and a set of modules that deliver its business functionality, exposing the functionality to users via applications and to other external systems via

GDi VIZION Network Inventory is a state-of-the-art, scalable and proven total network resources inventory system for ICT and telecommunications networks. The solution can store the information on physical and logical network infrastructure, its configuration, status and functionality, as well as help

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service interfaces. Business processes are executed when a user interacts with relevant systems through applications, or when relevant systems work together over service interfaces as a part of Business Process Management (BPM) process controlled by a Workflow system. GDi VIZION Network Inventory includes the following systems: Resource Inventory is used to collect, process, and provide information about physical and logical network resources. The system stores data about the infrastructure (such as buildings, rooms, room equipment, cable routes, duct segments, cable chambers (manholes), cabinets, utility poles, cables, etc.) and its physical usage (card distribution within shelves, cables occupying ducts, physical ports on devices used by attached cables). You can deploy devices using advanced compatibility control features to match device types and technologies as well as available bandwidth. The system supports logical resource inventory, recording the resource’s functionality, bandwidth, and relationships with other physical and logical resources. The system provides information on network topology and utilization, and features for searching and reserving network connections. Service Inventory can be used to collect, process, and share information about services provided by the operator. The solution enables service modeling in compliance with most recent TM Forum recommendations so that the telecommunications operator can record all aspects and parameters of its services (both in terms of clients and hardware). Service Inventory is a state-of-the-art utility designed to support service sale and maintenance processes. Numbering Inventory is used to collect, process, and provide information about numbering ranges and component numbers. The solution can be used to create numbering ranges, designate special numbers, reserve number groups for a specific purpose, allocate numbers, and control number utilization, and to manage records for numbers ported from and to other operators. As a flexible model, it provides the possibility of creating various types of numbering ranges, such as telephone number ranges, IP address ranges, frequency ranges, and others.

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Cable Inventory: used to record fiber optics and copper wire cables, their structure, parameters, and connections within cable boxes and distribution boxes. Cable Connections Inventory: records information about optical and copper connections set up in the network. Can be used to record connections on logical cables that simplify the management of a large number of physical cables.

GDi VIZION - FO Connectivity Logistics Management is used to manage network elements registered in the operator’s warehouses. The solution supports processes for purchasing and registering new assets in the warehouse, moving assets between the operator’s warehouses, transferring assets to the customer through sale, and installing assets at network locations as a part of network expansion or maintenance process. Logistics Management provides information on the network element’s location and properties, controls asset transfer authorizations, and can be used to record information on physical network components and all types of construction materials. Moreover, the solution provides data inputs for periodic reports on current inventory levels, and can be used to model any storage facility chain structure and subsequently control the flow of goods through that chain. Spatial Services provides addressing information in the right format. This solution is the source of address information for other systems included in the product. Documents enables efficient retention of electronic documents that can be easily retrieved for browsing. This system acts as the document database for other GDi VIZION Network Inventory systems. Various document retention formats are available, either using the system’s own server file system or through integration with third party solutions (such as Alfresco). Workforce helps manage personnel and their tasks that are created in the course of business processes launched in other GDi VIZION Network Inventory systems (such as the device installation process, repair process, network expansion process etc.)

Users is used to manage GDi VIZION Network Inventory users and their privilege profiles. The system authenticates each user that logs in to one of the suite’s applications. Once the user’s identity is confirmed, the system determines the user’s privileges which are used by individual GDi VIZION Network Inventory applications to control the user’s access to the right scope of data and functionality. GDi VIZION Network Inventory is designed for integration with other systems. Data can be exchanged over Web services (invoked directly by external system services, or indirectly through BPM process delivery), or over a data exchange bus (such as Event/ Data Bus).

Features Functional Modules GDi VIZION Network Inventory supports physical and logical resources inventory, service registration, and record-keeping of telecommunications operators’ fixed assets. The suite includes functional modules that can be mixed and matched to make a solution tailored to the customer’s needs. GDi VIZION Network Inventory offers the following functional modules: Device Inventory: used to record data that describe network elements and their parameters. Infrastructure Inventory: used to record the operator’s infrastructure (buildings, cable chambers, cable ducts), and to manage its utilization (distribution of devices and cables deployed within the infrastructure).

Passive Optical Network Analysis: used to analyze optical signal attenuation for a passive optical network. Radio Assets Inventory: used to manage information about radio systems, antennas, antenna ranges, and radio lines. Logical Network Structure Inventory: records logical network structure such as WDM, SDH/PDH, IP, and ATM nodes and lines. Logical Connections Inventory: records connections set up in the WDM and SDH/PDH network. Inter-Layer Associations Inventory: can be used to define associations between layers and analyze dependencies between resources. Service Inventory: enables you to create an inventory of services delivered over the operator’s logical and physical network resources in compliance with TM Forum recommendations. Event Inventory: records events that occur within the operator’s network resources (failures, outages, technical inspections, measurements etc.) and analyze their impact on the network and on services provided to users. Inventory Logistics: supports warehouse structure management and transfer of assets collected into inventories within the structure between storage locations and network/customer locations. Numbering Inventory: used to manage the utilization of numbers available to the operator, to support the numbers through sale and activation processes (for gold, silver, bronze, and regular numbers), and to manage numbers imported from other operators. Digital Map: enables operator’s resources to be shown on digital vector maps, bitmap maps, and maps available on the Web. This feature uses the Esri GIS environment.

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Smoothing network change control in oil and gas

Energy Infrastructure Lifecycle: ADCO Abu Dhabi No-Objection Process Excellent new cooperation has opened the doors for GDi operations in the Middle East, with the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) that operates onshore and in shallow coastal water of the Abu Dhabi Emirate, with several oil fields: Asab, Sahil, Shah, Bab, Buhasa, North-East Bab - Dabbiya, Rumaitha, Shanayel..

K2 Workspace According to the Emirates regulations, it is absolutely necessary for a third party that wants to conduct any activity in the ADCO concession area (either for commercial activities, construction, etc.) to receive the so-called No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the ADCO company. This permission, i.e. the certificate enables third party organizations to use a particular land parcel for predefined activities. NOC is needed for ADCO to issue a certificate for certain activities in order to guarantee that the planned activities shall not influence the ongoing and future operational plans of the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations. The No Objection Certificate (NOC) solution, integrated with Esri and EDMS systems used by the ADCO oil company will provide easier and more efficient permit granting to third party organizations using land parcels for their business activities. Previous processes will now become automated and ADCO will use the GDi solution for easier processes management. The solution includes integration with the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) and the Geographic Information System (GIS) already implemented at ADCO, thus making the whole process more efficient and effective.

NOC management system System roles were created and managed using K2 Workspace. The system provides the possibility of checking if the required land plot is under ADCO’s Concession Area, and is integrated with K2 smartObject Spatial check integration based on web- and ESRI-service. Since ADCO finds it beneficial to have additional information regarding the NOC request in terms of supporting files, which can be CAD drawings, ESRI Shapefiles (SHP) or text and tables (TXT, XLS), there is an option to upload files. All files uploaded to the System will be related to specific NOC requests and stored in EDMS. The system has the possibility of intelligent quality check on the input information. If there is a conflict between NOC AOI and the concession area, the system allows for additional manual spatial analysis and sets the NOC status to SPATIAL CHECK. In case that the requested NOC AOI is within the residential area and there are no old ADCO facilities (pipelines, abandoned wells, etc.) in the area, the NOC request will be forwarded for approval. Each relevant ADCO instance – group of staff, managers – simultaneously review the NOC request. Each APPROVAL group needs to approve and comment the NOC so it can be forwarded

to the final acceptance stage of the NOC process. Each role has an option to ‘Accept’, ‘Reject’ or request additional ‘Clarification’ in addition to mandatory comment/remark NOC request: NOC requests shall be made available on the official ADCO web site www. adco.ae, and the internal process shall be on ADCO’s intranet. The system will display maps as and when appropriate, work on standard browsers (such as Internet Explorer) without any additional software installations, with supporting communications (notifications) flowing through ADCO e-mail (internal), accessible through the dashboard. The system tracks the existing NOCs at their various stages and sends notifications on its status to the concerned subscribers, requesting an action for completion. These shall be easily configurable and set up as and when needed. The system is able to produce usage statistics for administration purposes, track all communications related to the NOC and document it in the EDMS. It also had a reporting tool (both web based & notification emails with the link). The security model is approved by ADCO’s Security Team and the system follows ADCO IT policies and standards.

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Natural resources and agriculture in EU

GDi ENSEMBLE Fisheries Vessel Management Croatia Leads In EU The geoinformation system for the field of fisheries has been developed for monitoring fisheries in accordance to the directive laws of the Republic of Croatia and reporting to the EU commission for fisheries according to the EU requirements.

data on the first fish sale and sale of other fishery products. The subsidized fuel control system, the fishery support system and the introspective service system with the alphanumeric and spatial data are also available. Now, as a result of all of this, we have a database used by 400 users. You can access this database through several user friendly web-applications. The applications for the external users are easy to use even for the users with less developed computer skills. The spatial component of this system is accomplished by the ESRI ArcGIS software platform, which allows the generation and, if necessary, the storage of vessel locations determined through the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS). Farm locations, fishing areas and other system elements are also stored in the central base (ArcSDE technology and MS SQL Server). They can also be used in the spatial analysis for monitoring the environmental influence, the fish fund, and to prevent possible infections. The ESRI software has been extended to allow for easy work of a larger number of users. The users also attended special trainings.

Figure 1: Web application of the information system of fisheries - The fleet register During the period from 2006 to 2008, GDi Zagreb d.o.o. has built the Fleet register database and the Web-application for inputing, updating and usage of data (Picture 1). By using this application users can print preferences for economical fishing, arrangements for issuing them and make statistical reports. The upgrade of the Geoinformation system was completed during 2008 and now it allows monitoring in all segments of fishery. The imperative for planning the rational and sustainable management of the maritime resources is to

collect timely information of the catch, the fishing effort, the characteristics of the fishing fleet and the economic effects of fishery. It is also one of the priorities for accession to the EU. For this purpose the sea fishery Geoinformation system was upgraded with a subsystem that enables collection of information about tuna catching, tuna farming and tuna traffic, including an electronic inquest register. The electronic inquest register has a subsystem of fishing licenses for sports and recreational fishing, information about aquaculture and it also contains a system for collecting

Through elaboration within the project „Establishment of geoinformation communication system of tuna fishing control in the Adriatic sea“ (Picture 2), „Making the system for monitoring sea fishery for the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries“, as well as through the „Upgrading, updating and preservation of Fleet register“ project (2007 and 2008). The production of the Electronic inquest fishing register, the Maricultural register and the creation of the first fish sale system (Picture 3) has also started with this project. Through this work, experiences are acquired and best solutions are found for the input and usage of data of the Geoinformational system of fisheries.

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Figure 2: Fishing vessels surveillance - processing of the received data

The architecture of the existing system is flexible and can be upgraded by adequate segments, connected to the spatial data. It thus enables analysis and monitoring through alphanumeric data and spatial analysis.

Registers of the geoinformation system of ﬁsheries

Figure 3: First fish sale - Sales list

sending, storing, editing, processing and presenting the data on fishing vessels and their changeable geographic location. VMS system mission is fishing fleet surveillance in the Adriatic Sea, and it enables: Department for Fisheries database and System integration

Registers of the Geoinformational system of fisheries include alphanumeric data necessary for monitoring and analyses. Due to a large number of files and thematic units, the system is organized in several modules. The data that is entered through forms in the specific modules is connected with the data from the other modules and also with the spatial data which is registered through the fishing vessel monitoring system (Vessel Monitoring System VMS).

Searching, browsing and data analysis

The users are organized in groups and have access to specific segments of the database. The groups are (Picture 4):

The system’s monitoring center is in Zagreb, at the Department of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture, where database and web application GIS server is located. The database, with the locations and other vessel tracking data, is connected with the existing information system of fisheries at the Department for Fisheries.

Employees of the Department for Fisheries and Inspectors

First buyers

Sport and recreational fishery licenses distributors

Tuna fisherman and Mari culture

Vessel monitoring system The geoinformational–communicational fishing vessel monitoring system (VMS) in the Adriatic Sea is a multipurpose and multifunctional system for acquiring,

Fishing vessel movement data gathering and storing Allowing authorized users (with Department for Fisheries approval) data access through Internet/Intranet application Creating and sending detail data reports from VMS (position, speed…) and fleet register

A tracking device is installed on every fishing vessel included in this geoinformational–communicational system. Devices are installed on vessels in a way that other electronic systems don’t obstruct their work. Device funkcioning must be independent, not connected to other systems on the vessel (the device may use external power source). Every tracking device sends data to the data-

base via two communication channels, GPRS and SAT (Iridium) in different time intervals. In that way better safety, transfer and data control are ensured, and cost is minimized. The data necessary for the VMS system work are stored on the central office server of the Department for Fisheries at the Ministry of Agriculture (Fig. 5). The system collects information of vessels in real time (now 280 vessels, in future 420 vessels) about location, speed, direction, battery status. Along with this basic functionality, the system has the possibility of tracking history, alarms, pooling, data transfer. It was developed based on ESRI ArcGIS Server Enterprise Advance using API for JAVA script programming tools and Esri ArcObjects. GPRS/EDGE/UMTS (depending on signal quality and strength) – custom developed for Department of fisheries to send data every 15 minutes or less (remote control). This is due to geographical characteristics of the Adriatic sea with large number of islands and a long coast line. The VMS data is stored in the MS SQL database and is published on the web through the ArcGIS Server as dynamic content. The Web-application is custom made and it enables the users to selectively manage and track historical and updated data through filters and alarms. Alarms are divided into system and spatial (protected, forbidden or time control areas) alarms. Both are instantly transmitted to field inspectors via SMSs.

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Figure 5 - Geoinformation system for fisheries This system is connected with the fleet register, which is a part of a large administrative database and the cluster of web applications which GISDATA d.o.o. also developed for the department of fisheries. The iInside users at the Department for Fisheries have access through the web-application, which they access via web browser. The application has the following functionalities: O verview of the last available position of every vessel (Fig. 6) Overview of archive positions of the monitored vessels through a certain time period Overview of the basic data from the informational system of fisheries about a chosen vessel (owner, vessel dimensions, etc.) (Fig. 7)

Choosing background layer (raster – satellite image or vector data – cartographic image) Employees of the Department for Fisheries can access the system through two levels (analytic places with full GIS and analytical functionalities, and access with basic GIS functionalities). Work at the Desktop GIS analytics is an additional option of this system. These work places are the only ones with complete surveillance over the database and the fishing vessel locations. The employees at these work places have the possibility of entering and data maintenance in the central database. Using the GIS desktop software enables many GIS and cartographical functionalities. These work places are able to:

Statistical data (about the vessel movement) analysis (path, fuel consumption) (Fig. 8)

Create rich cartographical presentation in arbitrarily scale and with arbitrarily data layers and their appearance

Report generating option

Ask database SQL queries

Create configurable reports containing cartographical presentations Perform various spatial analysis (intersects, merging…) which also includes buffer analysis necessary for specialized reports The result of this project is a complete user friendly system for managing spatial data for the Department for Fisheries. The VMS system is open and based on standard geo-informatic technologies, compatible and easy to integrate with the existing GIS environment and the informational system of fisheries at the Ministry of Agriculture. The system enables receiving, storage, editing, description and data analysis and creating specialized reports about fishing vessels surveillance in the Adriatic Sea. The VMS system supports distributed work at the Department for Fisheries central station, in county offices and in firms – fishing vessel owners.

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Figure 6 Overview of the last available position of every vessel

Figure 7 Overview of the basic data from the informational system of fisheries about a chosen vessel (owner, vessel dimensions, etc.)

Figure 8 Statistical data (about the vessel movement) analysis (path, fuel consumption)

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GISearch

Innovative Map-Based Search And Content Creation

GISearch example

The GISearch technology developed by GDi GISDATA Hungary Ltd. (ESRI Hungary) adds a spatial di足mension to the base concept of the search engines. The results of a search are ranked by spatial proximity instead of relevance, thus enabling location-based searches on mobile devices. By realtime searching the web, the technology exceeds the limits of traditional POI databases. The search engine is not only able to serve end-users, but to provide automated POI database services. Search softwares and search engines, systematically crawling the World Wide Web seeking various information regarding web pages, are quite widespread technologies nowadays. Efficient search engines already proved their business feasibility: personalized advertisement is the most successful known way to make a search engine do financially well. The GISearch technology developed by GISDATA Hungary Ltd. (ESRI Hungary) adds a spatial dimension to the base concept of the search engines. The results of a search are ranked by spatial proximity instead of relevance, thus

enabling location-based searches on mobile devices. By real-time searching the web, the technology exceeds the limits of traditional POI databases. The search engine is not only able to serve end-users, but to provide automated POI database services. GISearch technology gives to users extremely accurate search results and it is usable in foreign languages and countries. Using this technology the web search could be more personalized and effective. The basis of searches is a huge and robust database, collected by the GI-

Search crawler engine scanning millions of web pages (including subpages). Continuous developement leads to more and more accurate and larger range of search results and to survey different types of websites. Locating the position of web pages is based on its geographical address data and the database is located on a central server. During the queries, the already existing database is scanned in order to provide very quick results for the users. The website updates are under surveillance all the time (these can be different depending on the type of sites, just think of the news portals or the res-

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taurant webpages), GISearch system makes these updates automatically so the users can receive the the most current information. There is a priority of thematizing search results: on one hand, the end users are able to search thematically by keywords (e.g. hotels, restaurants). This technol-

ogy allows us to publish paid advertisements, especially on mobile apps. On the other hand, the automatically collected and thematically organised (and, if needed, filtered and post-processed) database can be sold as a service or in a package for business purposes (e.g. for competitor analysis).

Supported platforms: Symbian, Java ME Android Windows Phone 7 iOS

Possibilities of use Searching web pages close to our current position (web, mobile) Searching web pages close to any set position (web) Collecting POI information on web pages close to our position (web, mobile) Collecting POI information on web pages close to any position (web) Searching by category on the entire web. Results can be displayed on a map (web, mobile) Searching for any kind of information on the web. Results can be displayed on a map (web, mobile)

GISearch results

Few interesting facts about the technical background Crawler engine

Web display

Display on mobile device

The database on the server is built up by the crawler engine and information collection is based on it. The multithreading application is scanning the web and running in the background. It saves the URLs, the geographical addresses and the full content of the web pages. It generates a large database in which the web content is indexed according to URLs and geographical addresses. The crawler engine rechecks the web content from time to time and tracks the changes via version control.

Searches can be executed on the server via web from the saved database. The result is displayed through the ArcGIS Server. The user can view the whole list of results (e.g. for the whole country) or the pages can be filtered to provide only the important information for the user (e.g. restaurants, cinemas, clubs, schools, petrol stations. etc.). The user can give his current position by a single click to get the close surrounding area results from the system.

Another development of Esri Hungary, MobileSocial framework allows information from the server to be displayed on mobile phones as well. Web page contents, close to the user’s current position (located via GPS), can be viewed. The MobileSocial framework allows you to contact your friends thorough social networks.

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Hungarian National Museum goes mobile

Geo-Enabled Indoor Multimedia Tour Guide

GDi GISDATA Hungary (Esri Hungary) developed an interactive application for the permanent exhibition of the Hungarian National Museum â&#x20AC;&#x17E;On the East-West frontier: History of the people of the Hungarian lands from 400.000 BC to 804 ADâ&#x20AC;? . The exhibition is free and available for smartphone users. The purpose of this application is to give an unique experience and knowledge to museum visitors about the rich history and archaeological treasures of the Carpathian Basin.

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Application’s advantages for the visitors

Application’s advantages for the museum

Museum visitors can learn interesting facts about the exhibition interactively, via smartphones

The application can be used as a substitution for the audio guides

The guided tour function provides information about the exhibition rooms automatically Plenty of information, video and audio contents is available about the findings and the exhibition rooms Application’s contents (detailed information, video, audio, photo) is available everywhere, not just within the museum Findings and artworks can be found easily using the application map.

It is more cost-effective than the audio-guide, the visitors can use their own tablets or smartphones for tour guiding It can target and reach young smartphone users easily Creating reports is more efficient and easier with the application It enables monitoring visitors’ movements and activities anonymously, and creation of ex post analysis from those datas Other services such as mobile payment, games, prize draws can be integrated in the application.

Technical Innovation The application allows indoor positioning on mobile devices, so we are able to create indoor LBS services. The function is based on Wireless Distribution Service (WDS) technology, which allows to connect wireless access points in a standard network. Therefore the application automatically shows the relevant findings and informations based on the visitor’s location, so the guided tours become more entertaining and fascinating. Supported platforms of the tour guide: Android, iOS and Windows Phone 7.

Possibilities of use The application can be easily personalized according to the customer’s needs, therefore it is applicable to other fields of use such as virtual sightseeing, location-based event-related services (e.g.: role-playing games, friend locator), location-based commercial and marketing offers (e.g.: in supermarkets).

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GDi Technology Platforms - Esri

ArcGIS A Leading Platform ArcGIS is a platform for designing and managing solutions by applying knowledge about geography. It enables you to perform deep analyses, understand your data better, and make informed high-level decisions. Main components of ArcGIS are ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS for Server, ArcGIS for Mobile, ArcGIS ONLINE, Location Analytics and Developer tools, ArcGIS Solution, ArcGIS Content, ArcGIS Apps, Specialized Applications, Free Mapping Software and Open Source Products.

Sustainable business model Continuous updates Integrated infrastructure

ArcGIS for Desktop GIS professionals will find ArcGIS 10.2 for Desktop to be the most empower ing GIS authoring environment to date. Any GIS resource - including maps, im agery, geodata, and tools - can be de livered as a web service on both ArcGIS for Server and ArcGIS Online. Desktop users can easily package maps and layers and make that content available to staff, stakeholders, partners, or the public via online groups while maintain ing complete control and ownership of this content. Main features of ArcGIS for Desktop: Spatial Analysis Hundreds of tools for performing spatial analysis are included in ArcGIS for Desktop. These tools allow you to turn data into actionable information and automate many of your GIS tasks. Data Management With support for more than 70 data formats you can easily integrate all types of data for visualization and analysis. Mapping and Visualization

ArcGIS for Desktop Main components of ArcGIS are ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS for Server, ArcGIS for Mobile, ArcGIS ONLINE, Location Analytics and Developer tools, ArcGIS Solution, ArcGIS Content, ArcGIS Apps, Specialized Applications, Free Mapping Software and Open Source Products.

Use ArcGIS Anywhere You can leverage your GIS investment by publishing your maps and data to the cloud. Your end users will then be

able to access maps, data, and applications from a variety of devices without having to install software or worry about data management. Characteristics of ArcGIS Platform Accessible and open An ecosystem of partners and users Includes content, apps, templates Leverages development speed & dedicated engineering team

Produce high-quality maps without hassles associated with complex design software. Advanced Editing Manipulate data with a minimum number of clicks and automate your editing workflow with powerful editing tools. Advanced editing and coordinate geometry (COGO) tools simplify your data design, input, and cleanup. Multiuser editing support makes it possible for multiple users to edit your geodatabase at the same time, facilitating data shar-

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Start Using GIS Services Right Away, No Programming Necessary Your GIS services work as a variety of free, configurable apps, including ArcGIS Viewer for Flex and ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight ArcGIS.com Map Viewer Esri Maps for Office ArcGIS mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone Manage Enterprise Geodatabases You can create and manage a central spatial information repository using relational database management systems, including

ArcGIS for Server ing between departments, organizations, and field staff.

information with individuals or groups from a convenient, centralized location.

Geocoding

Customization

From simple data analysis to business and customer management to distribution techniques, there is a wide range of applications for which geocoding can be used. With geocoded addresses, you can spatially display the address locations and recognize patterns within the information. This can be done by simply looking at the information or using some of the analysis tools within ArcGIS for Desktop.

Easily customize the user interface by adding and removing buttons, menu items, or docking toolbars within ArcGIS for Desktop, or develop custom GIS desktop applications with ArcGIS Engine, which is available through Esri Developer Network (EDN).

Map Projections With a vast selection of projected and geographic coordinates systems, ArcGIS for Desktop allows you to integrate datasets from disparate sources into a common framework. You can easily merge data, perform various analytic operations, and produce extremely accurate, professional quality maps. Advanced Imagery There are many ways you can work with image data (raster data) in ArcGIS for Desktop. You can use it as a background (basemap) to analyze other data layers, apply different types of specifications to the image dataset, or use it as part of the analysis. Data Sharing The power and convenience of ArcGIS Online is now at your fingertips. With ArcGIS for Desktop (starting at version 10), you can take full advantage of ArcGIS Online without ever leaving the ArcMap interface. Import basemaps, search for data or features, and share

IBM® DB2® and IBM Informix® Dynamic Server Microsoft® SQL Server®, Microsoft SQL Server Express, and Microsoft SQL Azure® Netezza Oracle® PostgreSQL

ArcGIS for Server The Ultimate Map Server ArcGIS for Server has a new, simplified, and high-availability architecture referred to as “site”. An ArcGIS for Server site includes a web server, web gateway and GIS server for processing requests. With web gateway the site can be accessed through one common URL, even though it may be composed of multiple machines. Running natively on 64-bit Windows and Linux operating systems, ArcGIS for Server provides users with high-performance web editing, map caching, on-the-fly analyses, and imagery exploitation capabilities. Power Applications with GIS Capabilities The services you create and manage with ArcGIS for Server can be integrated with your enterprise applications— giving end-users the power of GIS in a single click. Developers have access to comprehensive web mapping APIs and mobile runtime SDKs that can be used to create amazing mapping applications or integrate maps and GIS capabilities into existing web, mobile and desktop apps.

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ArcGIS for Mobile Solutions That Fit Your Enterprise A variety of mapping applications are available to help you improve field operations and make more informed business decisions. Apps for Smartphones and Tablets Apps for Smartphones and Tablets extends the reach of your enterprise GIS to a wider audience. Leverage the Collector app and ArcGIS app on a variety of devices. Navigate maps, collect and report data, and perform GIS analysis.

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standing and make better decisions. Predict with confidence which locations will be the best for a new store, which areas are likely to have high crime rates, or which locations have high air pollution. These ready-to-use capabilities work with your maps and apps.

ArcGIS Marketplace ArcGIS Marketplace is a one-stop destination for apps and data provided by authorized Esri partners, distributors, and Esri. All apps and data are fully intergrated with ArcGIS. Once you get an app or data, you can easily share it with others in your organization.

ArcGIS Online Access and share your enterprise GIS via ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS for Server. Includes a developer SDK to build custom mapping applications that meet your specific business needs. Includes Collector application.

ArcGIS for Windows Mobile ArcGIS for Windows Mobile provides an accurate, reliable, common operating picture for staff. Task-driven mobile GIS application for Windows Mobile and Windows tablet devices. Central management, configuration, and deployment of apps and projects. Synchronizes GIS information from server and desktop clients.

ArcPad ArcPad increases data accuracy and improves field productivity. Map-centric and Windows-based field mapping and data collection application for GIS professionals. Advanced GIS capabilities which support ad-hoc data collection. GPS integration to facilitate postprocessing. Supports related tables. Mobile developers can also create custom business applications using ArcGIS Runtime SDKs for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices. These apps can use the powerful mapping and ge-

ocoding capabilities available from ArcGIS for Server and ArcGIS Online. Apps can be deployed to the enterprise or the public via app stores/marketplaces. A free ArcGIS application, available for download on all major mobile platforms, lets users explore map content, collect and edit GIS features, and use sophisticated geoprocessing tasks.

ArcGIS Online The Mapping Platform for Your Organization Create interactive maps and apps and share them with the rest of your organization. Realize new opportunities and gain insight into your data. Do this quickly and easily with nothing to install or setup. Ready-to-Use Apps With the apps included with ArcGIS Online you can be productive right away. Collect information in the field and integrate results with your GIS. Monitor events, activities, and assets through interactive dashboards. Map and enrich your business data right inside your business apps. Discover and share maps on the go. Create engaging and fun map stories that you can share. Ready-to-Use Maps Access authoritative maps on hundreds of topics and combine them with your data. Explore basemaps, imagery, and other interesting maps about people and businesses, soils and climate, plant and animal ranges, and more. Powerful Analytics With spatial analytics, you can use geographic relationships to gain under-

Ready-to-Use Plug-ins For Your Business Systems Add the power of mapping to your BI, CRM, EAM, and ERP systems. There are no new applications to learn, no programming is needed, and you do not have to be an expert. You map your data and analyze it directly in the business systems you already use. Security and Data Ownership Control who can access your data and maps. Multiple layers of security protect your information from unauthorized access. We constantly monitor and improve our application, systems, and processes to meet the dynamic challenges of security. Easily Add Data Add data to your maps with just a few clicks. Highlight important information using pop-up windows, charts, or infographics. Host your data in Esri’s secure cloud or on your own server to make it easy to share, or keep your data private. No matter what you choose, your data is yours. You maintain all ownership rights. Security and Data Ownership Multiple layers of security protect your information from any unauthorized access. Esri proactively monitors and improves its applications, systems, and processes to meet the ever-changing challenges of security. Tools for Developers Quickly add ‘geo’ to your apps with Esri’s cloud services. Develop in the API of your choice and deploy on any device.

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GDi Technology Platforms: Esri City Engine

Breakthrough Visualization And Modeling With Esri CityEngine users can create stunning city models in less time. Esri® CityEngine® software is a tool of choice for 3D city modeling in urban planning, architecture, simulation, game development and film production. CityEngine delivers a full suite of industry-leading procedural tools to aggregate geospatial data, layout and edit street networks, generate and modify buildings, create 3D road profiles and distribute street furniture, control the shape of the skyline and analyze urban planning projects.

Esri® CityEngine®visualization It is very exciting for me, as a GIS specialist, to see our data changing from 2D into the 3D world we live in. One of the main reasons for this excitement is Esri CityEngine - 3D Modeling Software for Urban Environments. With Esri CityEngine users can create stunning city models in less time. Esri® CityEngine® software is a tool of choice for 3D city modeling in urban planning, architecture, simulation, game development and film production. CityEngine delivers a full suite of industry-leading procedural tools to aggregate geospatial data, layout and edit street networks, generate and modify

buildings, create 3D road profiles and distribute street furniture, control the shape of the skyline and analyze urban planning projects.

GIS Data Support (compatible with ArcGIS®) Rapidly build accurate and visually compelling city models by aggregating and enhancing geographic information system (GIS) data using simple dragand-drop operations. Import and export attributed GIS data such as streets, footprints, or 3D buildings using the Esri file geodatabase or shapefile format. In addition to that, CityEngine imports realworld data from OpenStreetMap.

Dynamic City Layouts CityEngine comes with a comprehensive toolset for the quick creation of dynamic city layouts. Intuitive editing tools are provided to design, draw, and modify curved streets, blocks, and landplots—with immediate visual feedback.

Procedural Engine (2D to 3D) Procedural modeling based on rules offers unlimited possibilities to interactively generate 3D models of buildings or zoning regulations, texture façades, or distribute street furniture on a citywide scale. Rules are authored in the Rule Editor (based on node or text).

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Esri® CityEngine® interface

3D Editor (for multipatches)

Façade Wizard

Training Materials

Easy-to-use editing tools are provided for quick sketching and texturing of 3D models (e.g., multipatch). The resultant 3D geometries can be efficiently saved in the file geodatabase.

Quickly create rules out of a photograph with this simple and easy-to-use visual façade authoring tool. The resultant façade rules are size independent and can be extended (e.g., with detailed window assets).

Architects, urban planners, GIS professionals, game developers, and computer graphic artists can avail themselves of several videos and tutorials that show the basics and key concepts of CityEngine. Sample projects of ancient, contemporary, and future cities at different levels of detail are also available.

3D Visualization in the Browser CityEngine scenes can be published directly on the web for sharing 3D models, analysis results, or design proposals with decision makers or the public. Since CityEngine output is based on WebGL technology, no plug-in is required for most browsers.

Custom Report Generation To compare planning proposals and analyze designs, customized rulebased reports can be generated (e.g., automatically calculate quantities such as density or gross floor area). Reports are updated instantaneously.

Python Streamline repetitive or pipeline-specific tasks with the integrated Python® scripting interface.

Industry-Standard 3D Formats CityEngine supports KML, COLLADA, Autodesk® FBX®, Wavefront OBJ, DXF, 3DS, or RenderMan® RIB for 3D data exchange. FBX and COLLADA support advanced material handling, asset instancing and multiple UV sets.

Available for All Platforms CityEngine is available for Windows® (32/64 bit), Mac® OSX (64 bit), and Linux® (64 bit).

Data Model Templates for Cities Esri provides harmonized information models of 3D GIS datasets that bring local government operations to life for city staff and citizens. With CityEngine, these datasets— including uniquely customizable zoning regulations—can be visualized, edited, and shared in 3D.

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GDi And VIPnet Win Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award For Location Service Innovation competition in the category of Location Services Innovation. The award was given by the chief editor of the Global Telecom Business – Mr. Alan BurkittGray. This is a great recognition for us and our flagship value added services product and a great encouragement for future growth.

During the Global Telecom Business Innovation Awards ceremony, held in London on Tuesday, the June 7th, 2011 the world’s telecommunication operators and vendors and their most innovative projects were acknowledged by the Global Telecoms Business, one of the leading telecom media in the

world. We can proudly say that the perfect combination of cloud business model and GDi’s software product suite GDi ENSEMBLE and its specific m2m-enabled cloud-service application Boat Surveillance implementation with Telecom Austria Group operator, VIPnet, Croatia was awarded in the global

The m2m-enabled cloud-service application Boat surveillance is based on „GDi ENSEMBLE“ – a cloud and value added services product for application enablement and revenue generation. The application enables the user to locate the vessels in real time, receive detailed report on vessel’s movements, learn the exact time and location of the vessel in case of distress, threat or damage, check the sailing route in the past or obtain detailed statistics on the boat’s route sailed, time, maximum and average speed.

GDi VIZION At VIPnet After acquiring B.net in August 2011 VIPnet became the largest provider of cable-based services in Croatia, offering a full spectrum of telecommunication services: cable TV, broadband Internet access and telephony. VIPnet is present with its network and its B.net brand in all major national and economic centers (towns of Osijek, Rijeka, Solin, Split, Velika Gorica, Zadar and Zagreb). With increasing number of users and ever-expanding infrastructure requiring complex tracking and maintenance solutions, VIPnet experienced a demand for finding a faster and more efficient solution for network inventory management. The previous system B.net relied on for network inventory management was comprised of series of disparate applications that were not interconnected. Namely, cable routes and network elements were sketched in Micado, Cacao and AND were used for network capac-

ity calculations, AutoCAD was used for outlining optical cable infrastructure, while Excel was used for keeping the inventory of optic fibers and their connection diagrams. In order to integrate and optimize this system GDi VIZION solution was chosen as a replacement. It integrated all aforementioned functionalities into one system, providing VIPnet with up-to-then nonexistent solution for centralized management of physical component of their hybrid opto-coaxial fixed network, as well as efficient management of their network infrastructure and business processes – such as issuance of permits and requests. Additional benefits of this system are reflected in easier identification and recovery from failures, preemptive malfunction detection and more prompt and efficient notification of users about network maintenance events. VIPnet’s field technicians are also able to access GDi VIZION via their smartphones. This

makes their work a lot easier as they are able to resolve client-side issues more quickly, making VIPnet users all the more satisfied. The full implementation of GDi VIZION system in VIPnet is expected to be completed by June 2014.

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GDi At Esri Partner Conference 2014 Palm Springs ference participants, including Mr. Jack Dangermonda personally. GDi VIZION was presented during „GDi VIZION User's Group Breakfast“ event and at GDi stand during GIS Solutions EXPO.

Esri is gathering its partners at the Esri Partner Conference in Palm Springs each year. The event represents a great opportunity to find out more about new Esri products and services, to talk with partners and distributors from around the world and to present one’s own projects and products. GDi presented GDi VISION, a set of its own solutions for telecommunications industry during the conference, drawing attention from large number of con-

GDi also presented itself as a company during GIS Solutions EXPO Social session, providing food and drinks specialties for all participants following the official part of the event. Especially noticeable were beer glasses adorned with large GDi logos. Also, food and drinks were served by barmen wearing GDi t-shirts. By regularly participating at Esri Partner Conferences during past several years GDi ensured a successful entry into markets in Middle East and Central America. GDi solutions and products are nowadays recognized and highly valued by Esri partners, which is a direct result of GDi participating and presenting at this conference.

GDi VIZION For Kuwait University Communication Assets In joint operation with local partner Openware Kuwait, GDi met with KUC authorities and presented its GDi VIZION solution for inventory management and provision of support for design processes in fiber-optic networks. A sample network design was created and implemented along with GDi VIZION system, creating the foundation of Sabah Al Salem Kuwait University communications assets management system.

The Kuwait University (www.kuniv.edu/ ku) maintains its own telecom network. Established as early as 1966, it now houses approximately 25,000 students and offers over 1,000 courses. Currently, the new Kuwait University City (KUC) complex is being constructed. The Kuwait University authorities decided to support the process of designing, constructing and documenting university facilities, infrastructure and media in GIS environment.

GDi Receives The European Satellite Navigation Award

The project was carried out in several steps, including pre-implementation analysis phase, data model preparation phase, data migration phase, installation configuration phase, ArcGIS services configuration phase, and project management phase which was initiated early-on (during construction stage) in order to assure the optimal quality of KUC fiber optic network design. The implemented solution enables network professionals to more easily design and document new telecommunication networks and put them in relation with other utilities (such as water, gas and electricity), and existing infrastructure (such as facilities, trenches, manholes, etc.). GDi VIZION has the functionality to export the inventory data on communications infrastructure to a central GIS repository that stores information on all university resources (such as buildings and utilities).

GDi products have once again been recognized in the European competition of innovation in use of satellite navigation and GNSS systems – European Satellite Navigation Competition 2011, held on October 19th 2011 in Munich under the sponsorship of the Bavarian Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure and Technology. ESNC – European Satellite Navigation Competition 2011 is an international competition of innovation in the field of satellite navigation held since 2004. It was organized by the Center for advanced and innovative applications Anwendungszentrum from Oberpfaffenhofen, with the support of the European Agency for the global navigation systems (European GNSS Agency), European Space Agency (ESA) and others. Croatia had a representative in the competition thanks to the Međimurje Regional Development Agency – REDEA. The competition was open to companies, entrepreneurs, academic and research institutions as well as for individuals from around the world. This year around 800 participants registered together with 400 innovative ideas. GDi applied to the competition and won the regional award in the category of the innovative idea called “European portal with cloud services based on m2m communication for small and mediumsized enterprises“. Starting point for this idea was a trend in which companies increasingly seek and consider the use of simple and ready-made business applications along with advanced integration of technologies such as satellite navigation, cloud computing and m2m communication, which are all individually inaccessible for small and medium-sized enterprises. The prestigious award was accepted by Mr. Leon Šagovac director of GDi GISDATA products, cloud and managed services.

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GDi @ ANGACOM 2014 in Cologne, Germany ANGACOM 2014 - the leading European exhibition and congress for cable TV, broadband and media services will be held from 20th to 22nd of May in Congress-Centrum Kölnmesse, Cologne. The motto of this year’s conference will be “Where Broadband Meets Content”. GDi partners, customers and prospects will have the opportunity to see GDi VIZION and GDi ENSEMBLE products. They will be presented at booth number O32, in hall 10.1. GDI VIZION and GDI ENSEMBLE are increasingly adopted by converging fixed and mobile broadband industries. For example, Vipnet Croatia (a member of Telekom Austria Group), HT Mostar, MTS Ukraine, Belize Telemedia as well as cable TV and broadband operators in Poland, and universities and energy operators in Kuwait and Abu Dhabi use these solutions. The ANGACOM congress equally addresses media and broadband industry, in particular network operators, content providers, service providers, manufacturers, consultants, authorities and other organizations.

The main conference topics are broadband, television, online, entertainment, connected home, next generation networks, content delivery, VoD, SmartTV, PayTV, multiscreen, FTTH, IPTV, TV Everywhere, regulation, and media and broadband politics.

has been a landmark for 25 years and is supported by the government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). The cooperation includes a joint opening event with welcome address by Hannelore Kraft, the prime minister of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

This year ANGA COM will for the first time work together with media congress Medienforum NRW. Medienforum NRW

GDi @ GISWORX ‘14 in Dubai GISWORX ’14, Esri Users' GIS Workshops and Exhibitions, will be held from 15th to 17th of April, with pre-event activities on 14th of April, in Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai. GDi will present its products in booth No. 23, among 800 Esri users from the United Arab Emirates and Gulf Countries.

GDi will present: GDi VIZION total telecom network inventory, GDi ENSEMBLE M2M, LBS and fleet management cloud services, GDi LOCALIS apps and cloud services for local and regional governments. Mr. Leon Šagovac, GDi Director of Products, will hold a workshop on GDi ENSEMBLE cloud services for 50 attendees; Cloud services are in the new era arguably the most rapidly growing and evolving approach to delivering applications and services from anywhere to any customer, on any device. The workshop will focus on

GDi portfolio of a number of webbased m2m SaaS applications in the cloud, based on GDi ENEMBLE line-of-business managed services platform. GDi ENSEMBLE provides a unified services delivery platform in the cloud that consolidates services (SaaS), platforms (PaaS) and user management, for a wide range of cloud services. Cloud today is a logical but fundamental shift in how individuals, enterprises and governments conduct business, interact, and use technology. GISWORX continues to inspire and educate the community about GIS technology. This year’s conference will include the following content:

focused presentations (during the second day),

Information about the latest technology and solutions from Esri, “Govworx” – providing information including Portal for ArcGIS, real about what governments across time mapping, web maps, online the GCC are doing with their GIS. analysis tools, and location analytThis content will be discussed ics, during plenary sessions, a special GOVWORX presentation track, and Plenary sessions on unique cusvia exhibitions in pavilions deditomer experiences (during the first cated to presenting government conference day) and technologysolutions.

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Inspiration

INSPIRATION: Advancing Spatial Data Infrastructure In South-Eastern Europe As a regional leader in GIS and SDI, GDi GISDATA, together with consortium of partners, steered the implementation of the EU regional INSPIRATION Project to a successful touchdown. The project comprised a series of studies, workshops, training sessions and conferences across a number of countries in Southeast Europe in order to transfer knowledge and experience and create suitable atmosphere for further accelerated development of coordinated implementation of geospatial technologies. The ultimate goal of the project was to promote increased use of spatial information by all societies. Project INSPIRATION - Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Western Balkans was a multi-country project aimed at promoting spatial data infrastructure (SDI) and coordinating its implementation in the Western Balkans by preparing beneficiaries to adopt principles and provisions of European INSPIRE Directive. INSPIRATION contributed to creating a favourable environment for using accurate, up-to-date, high-quality, well structured and accessible spatial data in local, regional and national level administrative bodies in the region. Beneficiaries of the project were the central

land administration authorities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo*. The project was implemented in a period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013. The three main project activities were Development of policies, conducting institutional and legislative framework analyses and providing recommendations, Building capacities and transferring knowledge,

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at the Final European INSPIRATION Conference in Sarajevo Raising awareness and communicating about the project. The project team completed the regional study and recommendation reports used in all project activities, as well as seven national legal and institutional reports with accompanying recommendations. In addition to three regional INSPIRE training events, fourteen national workshops, seven INSPIRE Days, two INSPIRE Forums, one regional education conference and European INSPIRATION conference were also held. The project also supported two regional Conferences on spatial data infrastructure and cooperation in cadastre. Project activities included development of seven INSPIRE Brochures comprising common regional content and specific chapters for each country, as well as providing support in organization of two conferences on regional cooperation on cadastre and SDI initiatives, preparation of two related annual regional Cadastre and SDI studies, creation of INSPIRATION video content, and participation in two pilot -projects: Implementation of regional metadata Geoportal,

Implementation of the best idea presented during Ideas Competition. Since regional cooperation was given a priority position (per reports recommendations), networking with other regional initiatives and projects in related fields (such as education of public administration, cooperation on river basin management, or development of general regional cooperation framework) was also highly encouraged. All project activities were rated successful by beneficiary Project Team and the Management Board. The project also received praises and favourable comments at regional training events and national workshops. All project findings, reports, INSPIRE brochures, presentations, INSPIRATION video content and other documents are accessible through the project’s website at the address www.inspiration-westernbalkans.eu. The content available at the site has already been recognized by many organizations and individuals as a useful tools in spreading the word about benefits of geoinformation, GIS and spatial data infrastructures.

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/99 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

GDi For The Arts

GDi For The Arts Harmony Of Music And Technology

GDi Group supports arts – especially music – combining them in a unique way with technology, and thus contributing to culture. In 2013 and early 2014 GDi released three jazz albums by Igor Geržina, Kristian Terzić Band and Elvis Stanić Group under the label “GDi For The Arts”.

This album will also feature a number of international musicians: Jazz pianist Bojan Zulfikarpašić from Paris, bass player Nenad Vasilić from Vienna, Yurdal Osman Tokcan and Hakan Gungor from Turkey (playing oud and kanun), and Boško Jović from Zenica, playing a guitar.

With this newest sponsorship GDi continues its support of music authors in the region.

Amira Medunjanin, also known as “Bosnian Billie Holiday” (as called by music industry journalist and author Garth Cartwright), is gaining on worldwide fame in Ethno-Jazz category. She held performances in London, Brussels, Oslo, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Paris, Hamburg, Zurich and Vienna, as

On April 9th Mr. Boran Lončarić, GDi CEO, signed a contract with Ms. Amira Medunjanin, a musician from Sarajevo. GDi will support production of her next album “Silk and Stone” which will be released in 2014.

well as Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Dubrovnik and Podgorica. She also had the opportunity to perform in Istanbul and Bursa in Turkey, and Calcutta in India. Her most famous concert was held at Trafalgar Square during the London River Music Festival as an overture to the 2012 Olympics.

GDi For The Arts GDi Embraces And Supports Jazz Music

In addition to business aspects of GDi Solutions Forum 2014 the participants could also enjoy social features of the event, such as relaxed Mediterranean

networking combined with Istrian buffet dinner. As great company and great food go hand-in-hand with great music, GDi also organized two exquisite Jazz

concerts in city of Rovinj’s Multimedia centre. On Sunday evening on 30th of March Kristian Terzić Band held a special fusion Jazz performance. The evening after, on Monday on 31st of March, the stage was set for young musicians on the rise - Alba and Leo, accompanied by famous performers at the European Jazz scene - Elvis Stanić and his Group, featuring Meri Trošelj. In order to keep fond memories about these special music events all conference participants were given CDs with scores performed by Kristian Terzić Band and Elvis Stanić Group. The CDs were under the label “GDi For The Arts”.

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