GeoDecisions Supports Pennsylvania Holiday Wish Program with Family Donations

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^ GeoDecisions employees Andrea Marsters, Bradley Pomerantz, Abigail Ketchum, and Christopher Bley wrapped gifts for the 2015 Pennsylvania Holiday Wish program.

(Harrisburg, Pa.) GeoDecisions, an information technology (IT) company specializing in geospatial solutions, raised more than $700 toward gifts for a family of five as part of the 2015 Pennsylvania Holiday Wish program. For 13 years GeoDecisions has supported this holiday cause, an all-volunteer effort coordinated between state agencies, the Pennsylvania National Guard, and social workers who nominate Commonwealth families in need.

For their assigned family this season, GeoDecisions employees contributed gifts ranging from a bike, books, make-up, board games to gifts cards and clothes. Wrapped presents were delivered to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) headquarters on by GeoDecisions Accounts and Proposals Manager Andrea Marsters.

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GeoDecisions’ experienced staff of professional consultants, analysts, and developers support clients worldwide. Fundamental to the company’s award-winning approach is the integration of spatial information to empower existing systems and processes. GeoDecisions’ philosophy is based on an enterprisewide approach to the integration of diverse information technologies, data formats, and systems. We are proud to be an Esri Gold-tier Business Partner and ISO 9001:2008 Certified.

GeoDecisions Garners WVDOT Engineering Excellence Award for Web-Based Grant Application Enhancements

[L to R]: Nate Reck receives the Engineering Excellence Award from WVDOT Deputy State Highway Engineer Todd Rumbaugh, PE, during the ACEC of West Virginia awards banquet in Charleston, West Virginia, in October 2015.

(November 2, 2015/Harrisburg, Pa.) GeoDecisions was recognized in the American Council for Engineering Companies (ACEC) of West Virginia 2015 Engineering Excellence Awards program for developing and enhancing the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) web-based grant application. The project received a WVDOT Department of Highways Engineering Excellence Award in the Planning, Traffic, and Environment category. GeoDecisions is an information technology (IT) company specializing in enterprise geospatial solutions.

A more efficient process, GeoDecisions’ web-based grant and submittal system enhancements eliminate paper applications and help the WVDOT Department of Highways Grant Administration Unit manage the federal Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP). A popular funding source for local community development, TAP encompasses construction, upgrade, or maintenance of motorized and non-motorized assets.

The grant application system and TAP enable WVDOT staff to better administer West Virginia rail, bicycle, pedestrian, and engineering guidance programs. System upgrades make it easier to capture data elements for reuse and resubmittal. In addition, the application provides applicants with automatic status reports and award notification.

“Our enhanced WVDOT grant application features a robust reporting engine with flexible filters and configurations that enable WVDOT users to modify components when instructions, links, or contacts change,” said Nate Reck, government solutions director for GeoDecisions based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. “The system’s dynamic mapping facilitates grant data visualization in the context of geographic and political boundaries.”

ACEC West Virginia advocates and recognizes outstanding engineering efforts of its member firms. GeoDecisions’ WVDOT Engineering Excellence Award acknowledges the positive impacts of applying geospatial IT solutions to the transportation community.

GeoDecisions’ experienced staff of professional consultants, analysts, and developers support clients worldwide. Fundamental to the company’s award-winning approach is the integration of spatial information to empower existing systems and processes. GeoDecisions’ philosophy is based on an enterprisewide approach to the integration of diverse information technologies, data formats, and systems. We are proud to be an Esri Gold-tier Business Partner and ISO 9001:2008 Certified.

GeoDecisions’ New State College Office Supports Expanding Client Base

(October 15, 2015/State College, Pa.) An information technology company specializing in geographic information system (GIS) solutions, GeoDecisions has a new home in Happy Valley effective October 2015. GeoDecisions relocated in State College, Pennsylvania, to better accommodate staff expansion, market growth, and client collaboration.

New State College office address; phone and fax numbers remain the same:

100 Radnor Road
Suite 201
State College, PA 16801-7986
Phone: 814.234.8625
Fax: 814.234.8086
Contact: Dave Gilbert, GISP

GeoDecisions was formed in June 1986 by faculty and staff associated with the internationally known Office for Remote Sensing of Earth's Resources at The Pennsylvania State University. Today, GeoDecisions shares State College office space with its parent company, Gannett Fleming, to support planning; asset and facility management; site development; and water, wastewater, and stormwater engineering.

“The welcoming open space provides a collaborative atmosphere, where our team looks forward to hosting clients and colleagues for meetings and discussions,” said Mark Garlicki, PE, a Gannett Fleming senior project manager and office manager for State College. “We take pride in using teamwork to develop innovative solutions for our clients, and this new space is well-equipped to enable our team.”

An Esri® ArcGIS for Local Government Specialty Partner, GeoDecisions continues to serve local and municipal government and utilities from a larger, easy-to-access central Pennsylvania office designed to enhance the customer experience. An influx of Gannett Fleming staff at the new State College location also enables GeoDecisions to advance GIS business solutions throughout the oil and gas and healthcare industries.

GeoDecisions’ experienced staff of professional consultants, analysts, and developers support clients worldwide. Fundamental to the company’s award-winning approach is the integration of spatial information to empower existing systems and processes. GeoDecisions’ philosophy is based on an enterprisewide approach to the integration of diverse information technologies, data formats, and systems. We are proud to be an Esri Gold-tier Business Partner and ISO 9001:2008 Certified.

Gannett Fleming has served as a partner in global infrastructure for 100 years. We have helped improve communities through transportation, environmental, water, power, and facility-related projects in more than 65 countries. As our 2,000 employees celebrate this milestone, we look forward to a second century of delivering innovation and excellence. We provide planning, design, technology, and construction management services for a diverse range of markets and disciplines. From more than 60 offices around the world, we embrace sustainability and innovation for all activities, finding the best solutions and the most efficient processes to meet our clients’ complex challenges. Founded in 1915, Gannett Fleming had $327 million in revenues in 2014. We are proud to be ISO 9001:2008 Certified.

MJM Electric Technology, GeoDecisions’ ElectriMAP Featured in Energy and Infrastructure

MJM Electric keeps up with the times by improving its electric distribution lines and technology.

(September 16, 2015/Harrisburg, Pa.) MJM Electric Cooperative’s technology initiatives include ElectriMAP®, a geographic information system (GIS) innovation profiled in the Fall 2015 edition of Energy and Infrastructure magazine. ElectriMAP is built on the Esri® platform and developed by GeoDecisions, an information technology company specializing in GIS solutions. An electrical distributor based in Carlinville, Illinois, MJM Electric uses ElectriMAP to accurately model assets and spatially maintain network infrastructure.

“Using GeoDecisions’ ElectriMAP GIS solution, MJM Electric is afforded spatial accuracy, powerful tools, system integration, and user-configurable reporting,” said MJM Electric President and CEO Laura Cutler. “Detailed information is now available at the fingertips of both our office and field personnel.”

ElectriMAP better manages assets such as poles and devices while enhancing operations.

ElectriMAP enables utilities to integrate with other electric-based applications and better prepare during a crisis. Read the entire Energy and Infrastructure article to learn how MJM Electric is using technology to maximize its resources. In his blog, Brian Rudolph, GISP, a senior project manager with GeoDecisions, also describes how GIS improves utility asset management.

GeoDecisions’ experienced staff of professional consultants, analysts, and developers support clients worldwide. Fundamental to the company’s award-winning approach is the integration of spatial information to empower existing systems and processes. GeoDecisions’ philosophy is based on an enterprisewide approach to the integration of diverse information technologies, data formats, and systems. We are proud to be an Esri Gold-tier Business Partner and ISO 9001:2008 Certified.