This in-depth market data research is split into two key modules: Market Growth Outlook and Competitive Analysis. Each of these modules is further configured into several sub-modules to meet the needs of executives as well as marketing, sales, and product development managers. All of these modules and sub-modules may be purchased as a bundle or separately. A brief description of these modules, sub-modules, and their use cases is included below.
The GIS Software for Smart Cities and Grids Market Research delivers current market analysis plus a five year market and technology forecast.
Convergence of GIS, EDS, and BIM Drive Smart Cities, Grids, and Infrastructure
According to ARC’s research the Geospatial Information Software (GIS) market is experiencing significant growth due to several key trends. A major trend is the convergence of GIS with Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Engineering Design Software (EDS). This convergence is enabling better utilization of visualization and advanced analytics tools, including digital twins, to address the complexities faced by asset owners and operators. The strategic value of this ARC market analysis research stems from the key roles played by visualization and design tools within smart cities, utility, and telecommunications service providers, and transportation and transit, and other public works use cases, which help ensure success in new construction projects, optimization of ongoing operations and maintenance activities, and cross-industry and multi-stakeholder successes.
GIS Software for Smart Cities and Grids Strategic Issues
In addition to providing a five-year market forecast, the GIS Software for Smart Cities and Grids Market Research provides detailed quantitative current market data and addresses key strategic issues as follows.
Simplify via Digital Twins
Digital twins and comprehensive end-to-end supply chain tracking — encompassing not only costs but also emissions, circular economy resources, and sustainability metrics across the entire asset lifecycle — are among the many complex layers that successful organizations must navigate effectively.
Simplify via AI
The ability to utilize GIS, EDS, and BIM-driven tools to optimize more complex systems is part of the larger trend involving new sustainability-driven intersections of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital transformation to tackle future challenges.
Ensure Integration of Digital Twins, BIM, and EDS with GIS
Buyers will increasingly view infrastructure as a strategic asset, essential for success in navigating energy transition challenges and driving a more sustainable future.
Coordinate Enterprise-wide
Buyers must approach GIS, EDS, and BIM spending in a coordinated, holistic manner across these solutions and organizational processes. These investments should be viewed as strategic priorities vital to the long-term health of the enterprise.
Market Data Research Available Datasets
Market Growth Outlook
ARC’s market growth outlook service delivers an in-depth market opportunity analysis including five-year market and technology forecasts and 3-year history trend lines where available. Besides providing an in-depth analysis of the market opportunity provided by each technology, this service allows technology suppliers to analyze their own customized markets consisting of multiple technologies. For example, customers can view different market scenarios by adding or removing technology markets from the analysis, providing them a Total Available Market (TAM) view of their own served market. A list of the available market growth outlook services can be seen in the list below.
This service is designed to help accelerate your organization's ability to understand an up-to-date view of the market opportunity provided by your current product portfolio and analyze how your company’s market opportunity would change if you were to acquire or divest a particular product line. The service will also help you identify and capitalize on emerging markets, whether these markets are based on an emerging technology, region, vertical industry, or application. Built upon a proprietary market model and ARC’s field proven primary research, this service helps product and marketing managers optimize their business plans by identifying the opportunities provided by emerging trends. ARC’s reputation as the preeminent independent provider of market growth opportunity analyses for nearly four decades also provides greater weight to your business plans. ARC’s market growth outlook services are available in a variety of formats depending on whether you view your market opportunities via different technologies, industries, or world regions.
In addition, ARC has a strong history of providing customized market opportunity reports and services to meet your specific needs. For example, you may sell your products only to specific industries and/or in only one or two regions. You tell us your served markets and ARC can quickly configure a report or service designed to best serve your served market.
ARC provides several versions of these reports and services depending on your role in the organization. Executive Views are high level market opportunities designed to help executives quickly identify key trends and market opportunities around the world. In-depth market opportunity analyses provide marketing and product managers more detailed technology specific market information to plan marketing and product development strategies. The following table shows more specific information included in each version.
| Market Growth Outlook Analysis | Use Cases | Target Role |
| Worldwide Market Growth Outlook by Industry & Region with 3-year history where available | In-depth technology-specific strategic growth planning across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries | Product & Marketing Managers |
| Worldwide Industry Growth Outlook by Region with 3-year history where available | Strategic technology growth planning for markets defined by a single or multiple vertical industries | Industry Managers |
| Regional/Country Market Growth Outlook by Technology & Industry with 3-year history where available (includes country data) | Strategic technology growth planning for markets defined by a single or multiple world regions | Regional & Country Sales Managers |
| Market Growth Outlook Executive View | Strategic Total Available Market (TAM) growth planning dashboard covering multiple vertical industries, technologies, and world regions | Executives |
Market Competitive Analysis
ARC’s Competitive Analysis services deliver in depth competitive analyses across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries. Besides providing an in-depth analysis of the market opportunity provided by each technology, this service allows technology suppliers to analyze their own customized markets consisting of multiple technologies. For example, customers can view different market scenarios by adding or removing technology markets from the analysis, providing them a Total Available Market (TAM) view of their own served market. A list of the available market growth outlook services can be seen in the list below.
This service is designed to help product and marketing managers identify their company’s market positioning across multiple views within their Serviceable Available Market (SAM). Built upon a proprietary market model and ARC’s field proven primary research, this service helps product and marketing managers optimize their business plans by identifying how their company’s market position would change if the company were to acquire or divest a particular product line or technology. ARC’s reputation as the preeminent independent provider of competitive market benchmarking for nearly four decades lends greater weight to your business plans. ARC’s market competitive services are available in a variety of formats depending on whether you view your market opportunities via different technologies, industries, or world regions.
In addition, ARC has a strong history of providing customized market opportunity reports and services to meet the specific needs of our clients. For example, you may sell your products only to specific industries and/or in only one or two regions. You tell us your served markets and ARC can quickly configure a report or service designed to best serve your served market.
ARC provides several versions of these reports and services depending on your role in the organization. Executive Views are high level market competitive analyses designed to help executives quickly assess their SAM by world region, technology, or vertical industry. In-depth competitive market analyses provide marketing and product managers more detailed technology specific benchmarking information to plan marketing and product development strategies. The following table shows more specific information included in each version.
| Competitive Analysis | Use Cases | Target Role |
| Worldwide Competitive Analysis by Technology | In-depth competitive market analysis that quantifies how your company’s market position has changed over time across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries | Product & Marketing Managers |
| Worldwide Competitive Analysis by Industry | Strategic technology-based competitive analyses for markets defined by a single or multiple vertical industries | Industry Managers |
| Regional/Country Competitive Analysis by Industry | Strategic technology-based competitive analyses for markets defined by a single or multiple world regions | Regional Sales Managers |
| Competitive Analysis Executive View | Strategic Serviceable Available Market (SAM) analysis dashboard covering multiple vertical industries, technologies, and world regions | Executives |
Worldwide Research Focus Areas
Worldwide Research Focus Areas
Strategic Analysis
- Executive Overview
- Market Trends
- Buyer Strategies
- Supplier Strategies
- Growth Contributors and Inhibitors
Competitive Analysis
- Market Shares of the Leading Suppliers
- Market Shares by Region
- North America
- Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Asia
- Latin America
- Market Shares by Revenue Type
- Software
- License
- Software as a Service
- Subscription (Non-SaaS)
- Services
- Consulting
- Data Management
- Implementation
- Maintenance
- Software
- Market Shares by Application
- Asset Modeling
- Engineering Design
- Field Service Management
- General Mapping
- Natural Resource Management
- Network Modeling
- Visualization and Analysis
- Market Shares by Deployment
- Cloud
- Hosted
- On-Premise
- Market Shares by Project Size
- Small
- Medium
- Large
- Market Shares by Project Type
- New
- Replacement
- Upgrade
- Market Shares by Industry
- Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC)
- Buildings
- Electric Power Generation
- Electric Power T&D
- Natural Gas Distribution
- Public Health & Safety
- Telecommunications
- Transportation & Logistics
- Water & Wastewater
- Market Shares by Customer Type
- Market Shares by Sales Channel
Market Forecasts & Histories
- Total GIS Software for Smart Cities and Grids Business
- Shipments by Region
- North America
- Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Asia
- Latin America
- Shipments by Revenue Type
- Software
- License
- Software as a Service
- Subscription (Non-SaaS)
- Services
- Consulting
- Data Management
- Implementation
- Maintenance
- Software
- Shipments by Application
- Asset Modeling
- Engineering Design
- Field Service Management
- General Mapping
- Natural Resource Management
- Network Modeling
- Visualization and Analysis
- Shipments by Deployment
- Cloud
- Hosted
- On-Premise
- Shipments by Project Size
- Small
- Medium
- Large
- Shipments by Project Type
- New
- Replacement
- Upgrade
- Shipments by Industry
- Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC)
- Buildings
- Electric Power Generation
- Electric Power T&D
- Natural Gas Distribution
- Public Health & Safety
- Telecommunications
- Transportation & Logistics
- Water & Wastewater
- Shipments by Customer Type
- Shipments by Sales Channel
Industry Participants
The research identifies all relevant suppliers serving this market.
Regional Market Research Focus Areas
Strategic Analysis
Market Share Analysis
- Leading Suppliers in Region
- Industry Shares in Region
- Country Shares in Region
- Leading Suppliers by Industry
Market History & Forecast Analysis
- Market History & Forecast by Country
- Market History & Forecast by Industry
Industry Participants
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