Geospatial Enabled Solutions (Smallworld/MapFrame)

Geospatial information systems (GIS) and mobile workforce applications play a key role in constructing, operating, and maintaining critical network assets. Communications network management is also necessary in order to manage supply and demand, to monitor network health, and to automatically take corrective action.

GE’s GIS-based Network Engineering and Work Management Solutions are foundational elements for supporting the key business processes of a utility, helping design, manage and maintain the complex assets of the utility throughout their entire life cycle.

•    Smallworld Solutions - Geospatial-based solutions for efficiently designing and modeling the complex network       infrastructure and supporting asset management lifecycle processes.
•    MapFrame Mobile Solutions - a map-centric approach to integrating operational data and automating field-      based processes.
•    Field Force Automation – integrated solution for effective scheduling and dispatch of the network workforce.

GE has been leveraging GIS throughout the enterprise to increase ROI and improve operations since 1990. GE is entrusted by the largest and most admired utilities. More than 1,000 customers globally have deployed GE’s Smallworld solutions, and more than 35,000 field workers are empowered with GE’s MapFrame Mobile Solutions in the United States, alone

GE delivers more than just a GIS to map your network. GE manages the entire network asset lifecycle and provides updated data access to everyone and every system -- from back office to the field.

Product Directory

Smallworld 4 Product Suite

State-of-the-art architecture propels the Smallworld 4 product suite applications into the next generation.

Smallworld Core Spatial Technology™

This object-oriented, database-driven product provides a powerful architecture at the heart of many applications.

Smallworld Spatial Intelligence™

This business analysis and decision support package provides mission-critical business, demographic, lifestyle and financial information on the desktop.

Smallworld Field Information System™

This system enables companies to take vital business information out of the office and into the field.

Smallworld Schematics Generator™

This product transforms complex geographic networks into compact, simplified schematics.

Enterprise Integration

Smallworld GeoSpatial Server

Today's business organizations are rising to the challenge of establishing and maintaining integrations between IT systems, creating additional value and realizing cost benefits by building business process based solutions for tomorrow.

Smallworld GeoSpatial Server from GE brings the benefits of Smallworld based complex spatial and asset modelling directly into your evolving Service Oriented Architecture by building on industry and de-facto enterprise standards.

Smallworld Business Integrator

Smallworld Business Integrator™ application enables information flow between Smallworld and ERP systems.

Smallworld Internet Application Server™

This advanced spatial solution distributes your network information across the enterprise to any Internet-enabled device or desktop.

Engineering Management Products

The flagship product in this portfolio is Smallworld Design Manager, supported by additional products that integrate with other key software applications in the utility, including work management systems, network analysis, customer information systems, and operations management.

Smallworld Geoxtension

Companies worldwide are under growing pressure to lower their cost of ownership for IT infrastructure, including geospatial deployment. To address this trend, GE Energy recently announced its strategy to develop standard, open, geospatial applications based on Oracle® Spatial for utilities and telecommunications companies.

Field Force Automation

GE’s integrated solution suites for network companies includes Field Force Automation (FFA), a comprehensive software application combining proven, optimal resource management and superior street routing. In addition, FFA software's powerful integration capabilities and use of standard protocols can improve field services by enhancing and automating business processes across a variety of work management and corporate systems. FFA delivers significant efficiencies and cost savings to technical field service teams within large and small organizations.

Download the FFA brochure (234KB PDF)
Download the Field Force Automation for SAP Fact Sheet (107KB PDF)

Smallworld Products Training

Our training curriculum is designed to assist you in applying product applications as efficiently and effectively as possible. Educating staff to properly configure, apply, operate and maintain a new tool improves the productivity gains expected from the use of a new technology.