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Q4 2020: Digitalization & Data Management in the Environmental Industry in the 2020s
In this review of Digitalization & Data Management in the Environmental Industry Environmental Business Journal characterizes the current state of data management and likely trajectory of investment and implementation in the short term, and implications for the long term on the environmental industry and society. Providers and consumers across the digital information and services supply chain are profiled in feature articles to shed light on how companies are approaching this opportunity. EBJ presents the results of a comprehensive survey, the Environmental Business Journal 2020 Environmental Data Management Survey conducted in November and December of 2020. Charts and responses to open-ended strategic questions summarize how things have evolved in environmental data management over the last 20 years, and expected outcomes in the 2020s.
Table of Contents
Environmental Data Management Overview and EBJ survey reveals the industry at a tipping point in 2020 as technology and digitalization matures ….. 1-9
ddms at the center of digitalization of environmental project management ….. 10
Gensuite grows to 400 people and 1.5 million users by expanding environmental compliance packages to include sustainability & ESG ….. 14
Proliferation & standardization of data magnifies the challenges for lead Jacobs executives in charge of data management & information ….. 18
GZA seeks to stay ahead in competitive market with efficient collection, evaluation and display of environmental information ….. 24
EarthSoft evolves its business model at the speed of the market; more data and more applications lead to more work in integration: Partner releases SiteLynx ….. 24
Mapping consultant morphs into GIS-centric public asset management platform Cityworks, and a merger into GPS Leader Trimble in 2019 ….. 28
PerkinElmer rides COVID detection spike; Sustains leadership in environmental markets with automation and ‘connected instruments’ ….. 32
IOSight bases its growing business in water & energy on integrating waves of new data with ‘smart analytics’ ….. 38
Kando networked IoT system and analytical AI engine focuses upstream on water quality to optimize operations of wastewater treatment systems ….. 40
Birds Eye Aerial Drones extends reach of aerial imagery in multiple markets, adding the fourth dimension of time to project evaluation and analysis ….. 42
Ecobot focus on natural resources speeds deployment of data management applications; acquisitions and venture investment helps ….. 46
Dakota Software retains its 30-year status as an EHS compliance leader evolving on the cloud and elevating environmental information to business intelligence ….. 49
Wildnote speeds pace of digital automation for environmental consultants; Entrepreneur startup takes page from tech accelerator model ….. 52
Esri’s digital mapping platforms have revolutionized environmental planning, management, and policymaking; Q&A with Esri’s founder Jack Dangermond ….. 54
Exhibits in this edition of EBJ include:
EBJ 2020 Environmental Data Management Survey Respondents
Environmental Information Software Breakdown by Principal Process or Application
Project Data Digitalization Across Environmental Companies
Tools to Collect & Manage Environmental Data: 2000-2020 by Service
Tools to Collect & Manage Environmental Data: 2000-2020 by Decade
Status of Digitalization of Environmental Project Data by Environmental Service Companies in 2020 by 6 Project Categories
2020 Stage of Digitalization of Environmental Project Data
Project Staff Time Allocation in In Information & Data Mgmt
EBJ Respondents’ Project Areas Being Digitalized Rapidly in 2020
Client Sector Prospects for Growth in Environmental?Project Data Automation or Digitalization?during the Years 2021-2024
Growth Rate?In Revenue Or Demand For?Environmental Information?Services
Evolution of Environmental Information Systems and? Environmental Data Management in the 2010s and 2020s
EBI Version of the Ages of Human History
Trends in Data Terms Google Search and ddms Project Portal Activity
Amazon Web Services Revenue 2013-2019 ($billion)
Gensuite’s Trends in Environmental Data Management Solutions
Cybersecurity Incidents Reported by EBJ Survey Respondents
Trimble Revenues 2017-2019 ($millions)
PerkinElmer Revenue by Segment 2006-2019 ($billion)
IOSight’s Smart Water Suite
Kando Corporate Milestones
Purposes for Operating Drones
Forecast of Global Market for Civil Unmanned Aerial Systems by Major Sector ( Production Value of Air Vehicles in $Billion
Analytical Instrument & Lab Product Industry Revenue & Growth
Company Index
Amazon Web Services 11, 13
Capgemini Consulting 21
Cityworks 31, 32
Copley Equity Partners 44
Dakota Software 49
de maximis Data Management Solutions (ddms) 10
DRONEII.com 44
EarthSoft 12, 22, 24
e-Builder 31
Ecobot 46
Elemental Excelerator’ 41
Entrada Ventures 53
Environmental Systems Research Institute 54
Esri 22, 24, 46, 54
Federal Aviation Administratio 43
Federal Emergency Management Agency 48
Flight Evolved 44
Frontbridge Technologies 12
Gensuite 14
GZA 22
Harvard University 22
HG Ventures 53
Highbridge 21
Innosphere Ventures 41
Instrument Business Outlook 37
InterAerial Solutions 44
International Diabetes Federation 57
IOSight 38
Israel-Colorado Innovation Fund 41
Israeli Ministry of Health 40
Israel Innovation Authority 41
Jacobs 18
Kando 40
Microsoft 11, 12, 24
Mongabay 54
National Geographic Society 56
NEER 41
New Venture Partners 31
Partner Engineering and Science Inc. 27
PerkinElmer 32
Salesforce 21
Schneider Electric 22
Suntoucher Software 52
Teal Group 45
Technion University 40
Techstars 52
Tekla 31
The Business Research Company 56
The Heritage Group Accelerator 52
The Nature Conservancy 55
Tippet Venture Partners 31
Transcend 41
Trimble 28, 46
Trimble Navigation Limited 31
US Army Corps of Engineers 48
Verdantix 51
Viewpoint 31
WetForm 46
Wildnote 52
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