General Electric

Smallworld GIS

Composite Score

6.3 /10

CX Score

6.7 /10

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What is Smallworld GIS?

This revolutionary, object-oriented, database-driven product provides a powerful, consistent architecture at the heart of many applications, such as those used for planning electric, gas and water distribution systems, designing telecommunications networks and evaluating strategic market opportunities.

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Awards & Recognition

Smallworld GIS won the following awards in the Geographic Information Systems category

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1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2022

2019 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2019

Smallworld GIS Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

68 Likeliness to Recommend

72 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

66 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+80 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Smallworld GIS?

11% Negative

10% Neutral

79% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Saves Time
Respectful

Cons

Charges for Enhancements

Feature Ratings

Average 63

Geospatial Technology

High Quality Maps

Spatial Analysis

Data Integration GIS

Data Visualization GIS

Map Customization

3D Visuals

Map Manipulation

Imaging and Production

Geo Coding

Mobile

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 66

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Smallworld GIS Reviews

Jason C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Utilities
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Feb 2024

The ability to customised the software

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Smallworld GIS from other similar products?

Customeriation of the source code

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

its support for utilities

What do you dislike most about this product?

its user interface

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

check that you have skills to use the source code

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Balasubhramanyam M.

Role: Operations
Industry: Utilities
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Fantastic product. It enables developers to learn

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Smallworld GIS from other similar products?

All in one package

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Data model

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to say

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Data integrity, data manipulation, editing features are friendly

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Jason L.

Role: Operations
Industry: Utilities
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

bad product. not worth buying.

Likeliness to Recommend

1 /10

What differentiates Smallworld GIS from other similar products?

i guess the only upside is its a decent product for utility companies with limited GIS needs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

none. i dont like it at all

What do you dislike most about this product?

everything basically. the worst part is there are just not enough resources provided by the developers. makes it hard for technicians like us to learn/use the software

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

dont buy it

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation
Less Reliable

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Awards & Recognition

2019 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Smallworld GIS Ratings

68 Likeliness to Recommend

72 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

66 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+80 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Smallworld GIS?

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Geospatial Technology Includes surface analysis, network analysis, and geovisualization.

High Quality Maps Includes high quality imagery, destinations, and area information.

Spatial Analysis Includes geographic data, analysis, and modelling.

Data Integration GIS Ability to import external data sources (census, etc.) overlayed into your map environment.

Data Visualization GIS Thematic visualization with the ability to change views, including color, pattern/icon, dot-density, chart, scaled-symbol, and 3D prism themes

Map Customization Map editor allows a map to be customized on-the-fly.

3D Visuals Seamlessly toggle between 2D and 3D viewing of the map.

Map Manipulation Multiple maps can be open simultaneously, and can be duplicated, combined, synchronized, tiled, cascaded, and minimized/maximized.

Imaging and Production Ability to export and print high-quality images and graphics in multiple formats, including presentation ready maps.

Geo Coding Custom geo-codable indexes can be created to pin-map based on external datasets.

Mobile Ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Smallworld GIS Reviews

Jason C.

The ability to customised the software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Balasubhramanyam M.

Fantastic product. It enables developers to learn

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jason L.

bad product. not worth buying.

Likeliness to Recommend

Cons

1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Geospatial Technology

High Quality Maps

Spatial Analysis

Data Integration GIS

Data Visualization GIS

Map Customization

3D Visuals

Map Manipulation

Imaging and Production

Geo Coding

Mobile

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement