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Project Goal
ADM is a diverse and global agribusiness. With locations and employees around the world, there are a lot of opportunities to leverage GIS technology to assist with daily operations and add to the ADM value chain. GIS was originally introduced as a business analysis tool. However, the value of the technology became so compelling that it emerged out of a single seat desktop license to a team of GIS professionals providing a variety of hard copy and server-based solutions throughout the company. GIS is now used to address business needs for origination analysis, transportation optimization, processing analysis, destination visualization and sales & marketing analysis.Business Problem Solved
Projects for site selection and optimal location analysis have proved very valuable, and simple online tools have given rise to full-blown server applications giving access to vast amounts of information to users. GIS-based analysis projects include emergency response coordination with local officials, customer relations and logistics optimization. With the vast amount of information needed for daily business operations, GIS technology has proven to be a powerful medium for data visualization.
Technology Implemented
uses a wide range of ESRI products from Desktop ArcGIS to ArcGIS Server.
Development Team Biography
Ken Lovett, manager of the GIS & Analytics team joined ADM in September of 2007. He came to ADM from the public sector at the State of Illinois and has been an ESRI customer since 1990.
Adam Pfister, GIS Analyst/Developer, joined ADM in January of 2007 after completing his graduate work at the University of St. Mary's in Winona, Minnesota. He has a Master’s of Science (GIS) and a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.
Rodney Smith, GIS Developer, joined ADM in March of 2008, coming from Memphis, TN where he was an Application Developer for International Paper. Rodney has been in the Computer Industry for eighteen years and in the GIS field for the past eight years. Rodney has a Bachelor of Science in Geography and a certification in GIS from the University of North Texas.
