Internet of Things

Harness the full potential of IoT data

With billions of connected sensors designed into products and places across the world, leading executives in business and government know that the IoT’s value lies in its vast quantities of data. But the most competitive organizations are transforming performance, decision-readiness, and scalability by taking advantage of the hidden value of their IoT data: location, that is, the where factor.

Businesses are discovering the key to their IoT data: Location analytics from billions of sensors

In an era where we are sending through the Internet billions of data–generating products, assets, buildings, and devices–each with a unique location–the need to use advanced location technology to collect, process, and analyze data for business and operations insights will only grow. Thanks to machine to machine communication and machine learning, as well as predictive (what will happen?) and prescriptive (what should be done?) analytics, the IoT’s value proposition is accelerating. It is already changing the landscape across industries like retail, manufacturing, utilities and government.

  • Retail

    Location intelligence and real-time sensor data enable retailers to improve operations, inventory, product mix, market planning, and customer engagement.

  • Manufacturing

    Sensor technology and real-time location data offer extensive advantages to organizations involved in manufacturing and supply chain logistics, where location–and the efficient movement of goods and assets between locations–is mission-critical.

  • Public Health

    IoT can create more cost-effective and strategic public health planning and preparedness. Applications include real-time urban air pollution monitoring, population mobility metrics to strategize localized COVID-19 stay-at-home policies, wearables technology for obesity reduction programs, and more.

  • Public Safety

    Local and provincial public safety agencies can use IoT to filter data and focus on what is most important, issue alerts, and drive data-based decision-making, enhancing real-time operational awareness and faster, more efficient response.

  • Transportation

    Traditional planning methods for infrastructure maintenance and travel demand are now being augmented by vast arrays of IoT. Examples include enabling every piece of infrastructure to monitor its own health and traffic signals to adjust timing based on current congestion.

  • Utilities

    With networks of power lines, water and gas pipes, meters and workers, utilities can benefit significantly from the IoT by collecting real-time data across assets and visualizing it on digital maps. This helps prevent service disruptions, streamline workflows and enhance communications with customers.

  • Government

    Executives at all levels of government–local, provincial, and federal–are discovering they can accelerate smart government practices when they integrate IoT data with other sources of data and use analysis to enrich the lives and communities of their constituents.

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The advantage of real-time location intelligence powered by ArcGIS Velocity

Transform multiple sensor feeds into a common operating picture. For many organizations, it is not uncommon to have multiple sensor feeds and proprietary software to view and interpret sensor data. For example, a public works department may be monitoring leak detection with software while managing storm drain water level through another application. While each provides a good understanding of sensor data, there may not be a unified view of all sensor feeds in a comprehensive map. By ingesting, processing, analyzing and visualizing tens of thousands to several million events per second through the cloud, ArcGIS Velocity unifies the data into a common operating picture (COP) to empower decision-makers and stakeholders with the latest information and insights they need to drive immediate and future ideas and strategies. ArcGIS Velocity takes the IoT’s high-velocity, high-volume data and brings it to life, breaking down software silos, revealing patterns, connections, and opportunities that are difficult, or impossible, to decipher otherwise.

ArcGIS Velocity

See how real-time location intelligence drives growth and performance

Esri makes the most advanced GIS and spatial analytics software available. Bell Canada (BCE), Canada’s largest communications company, is applying Esri technologies, including ArcGIS Velocity, to its Smart City solutions to help customers advance their own digital transformation, lower operating costs, become more sustainable and competitive, and increase community engagement.

The Integrated Smart City Ecosystem, powered by Bell and Esri, combines the biggest portfolio of IoT point solutions in the market with Esri’s industry-leading location intelligence system.

  • Integrate and analyze real-time, big data from multiple sources into a single view

  • Monitor critical assets, fixed or in motion

  • Unlock spatial insights for more informed, contextual decision-making

  • Automate alerts and monitor situations with operational dashboards

  • Work in the cloud and operate at scale

  • Leverage existing investments across departments

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Bell Integrated Smart City Ecosystem

Combines the largest portfolio of IoT point solutions with Esri's industry-leading location intelligence system.

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