What are GIS and NIS?
What are GIS and NIS, and why should you have one of these systems?
What is GIS?
A GIS – a geographic information system – helps you to create geographic awareness in a digital way. It’s much more than just a digital map: it’s a multi-dimensional system with different layers of information. GIS is used in many industries to visualize complex facts, from mineral resources in the ground, development of highway traffic throughout time, and logistic routes to the spreading of a pandemic.
What is NIS?
NIS – a network information system – is the further development and adaption of GIS to the specific needs of grid and network owners. Typical users are utility and telecom companies.
A NIS provides the tools to understand and gain control over a network. It constantly answers business-critical questions about a grid or network, such as:
- What are my assets?
- Where are my network assets?
- How are these assets connected?
- Who is using the network assets?
In addition, it supports specific workflows for network owners, from planning to maintenance, with the same starting point: the map.
How can you benefit from GIS software?
- GIS is the perfect system to combine geographic information with other information
- It’s considered user friendly because the starting point is always the map
- You can zoom in from global to local information
- Using a GIS, you can share comprehensive information between different departments, office and field crews, and other stakeholders
How can you benefit from NIS software?
NIS is a GIS specifically developed for network owners and operators.
- It puts your grid or network on the map
- It stores all the information about you network and assets in one place
- It supports business-critical workflows that are built for utility and telecom companies
- Different departments and stakeholders can access the same information about the grid or the network at any time.
Overview: NIS versus GIS
| NIS | GIS | |
|---|---|---|
| Geographic awareness | ||
| Visualizes multi-dimensional facts | ||
| Can be adopted to different industries | Limited | |
| Specifically built for network owners | ||
| Asset register of a network | Limited | |
| Supports specific workflows of network owners |
Who needs GIS?
- All businesses that want to visualize and store information on a map. Geographical information systems are flexible and can be adapted to the needs of many different industries.
Who needs NIS?
- NIS is GIS built for grid and network owners. It is mainly used by utility companies – power, water, gas, heating – and telecom companies.
- If you have a complex network to run, you should search for NIS providers with purpose-built solutions for your utility network.
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Why get GIS and NIS software by Digpro
Digpro offers GIS software specifically built for utility and telecom companies. This type of software is often referred to as a NIS – network information system.
Why Digpro’s solution?
- Build the digital twin of your network
- A fully connected network model that answers the questions of where, what, how and who in one place
- Supports all critical workflows throughout a network’s lifecycle, from planning and designing a network to operating and maintaining it
- Guarantees detailed and up-to-date documentation of your network
- Lets you easily communicate between office and field crew with sophisticated mobile solutions
- Suits both smaller and large networks
What types of GIS/NIS software does Digpro offer?
Digpro offers GIS-based software for utility and telecom companies. Our main products are built to successfully run:
- Power grids/power networks
- Water distribution networks
- Gas distribution networks
- Heating distribution networks
- Telecom networks with strong focus on fiber networks
Book a free demo of our system with one of our experts
The demo is held live online by one of our experts. It takes about 30 minutes and you can ask questions.
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