IKE market launch of Spike for Esri’s Survey123

For Immediate Release 21 March 2018 Market launch of Spike for Esri's Survey123 Positioning Spike alongside the largest global GIS software provider ikeGPS (IKE) advises that a new joint-product from Esri and ikeGPS has been released to market. Esri is the most widely deployed software in the geospatial market - and is used by more than 350,000 organisations including the world's largest cities and many national governments. Simplistically, this product integration allows Spike to be tightly incorporated into an Esri customer's mobile workflow via the Survey123 mobile app, and to be able push Spike location & measurement information directly into an Esri GIS environment. Given Esri's position in the market, this integration is expected to be the catalyst for the potential to sell Spike at higher volume into large enterprise deals. IKE CEO Glenn Milnes, commented "In advance of this product release we have also been investing in establishing distribution relationships with multiple geospatial resellers that cover much of the North American market. This includes, as announced today, the signing of Cansel as a distributer for the Canadian market. Cansel is the largest distributor of land-based positioning systems in Canada with 23 locations across the country and over 400 employees. With the joint-product with Esri now launched, we are cautiously optimistic that this can positively impact unit volume sales and revenue in FY19 and beyond." The launch announcement as published by Esri is set out below: Redlands, California--Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced the new software release of Survey123 for ArcGIS mobile application with Spike, a laser measurement solution by ikeGPS. This paired technology dramatically accelerates field data capture and asset inspection activities. Spike(R) allows users to measure hard-to-reach objects from a distance simply by taking a photo with their smartphone or tablet. Users can then capture real-time measurements from that image, including areas, elevations, distances between two points, and GPS/GNSS location. Use of the Survey123 integration with Spike will be of particular interest to organizations that routinely utilize mobile workflows for asset and facilities management, field asset inventories and inspections, damage assessments, and tactical operations including disaster response. Using Spike with Survey123 relieves fieldworkers of the burden of carrying paper maps to find the object of interest and lugging multiple pieces of specialized, expensive measuring equipment. Instead, with just a single mobile device, fieldworkers can locate the correct asset, record measurement data, and report accurate data directly back to the office. "The new Spike integration with Survey123 is a game changer for many field data collection and inspection workflows where the dimension of physical objects needs to be captured. Spike and Survey123 provide quick return on investment," said Ismael Chivite, Esri product management lead. "The simplicity of the solution enables it to be quickly deployed and with little training. Customers are very enthused about this low-cost solution that will streamline many of their critical workflows." With such an easy-to-use workflow, anyone can engage in field data collection activities. The ability to capture accurate measurements in the field is particularly useful when working in areas that don't lend themselves to hands-on or close-up measurement. Spike's laser can be used in ranges from 6 to 650 feet, with the option to select units of measurement in inches, feet, meters, or centimeters. With it, a single fieldworker is able to more quickly and safely accomplish what may otherwise have taken multiple field staff and costly equipment. The Spike laser device mounts to smartphones and tablets and connects via Bluetooth with the mobile device's camera. Survey123 with Spike runs on Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones and tablets. To find out more about how Survey123 for ArcGIS with Spike can digitally transform your organization, visit ikegps.com/survey123-spike. ENDS IKE seeks to be the data standard for collecting, managing and analysing asset information for electric utilities, communications companies, signage businesses and geospatial professionals. Contact: Glenn Milnes, CEO, +1 720-418-1936, glenn.milnes@ikegps.com End CA:00315775 For:IKE Type:GENERAL Time:2018-03-21 08:30:07