Downstream

Optimize refining and distribution with GIS

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Advanced maps and spatial analytics are essential for optimizing your downstream business. Manage your refinery operations, improve your distribution networks, increase your returns across supply and trading, and grow your retail networks with GIS. Location intelligence enables greater insights, smarter decisions, and safer and more efficient operations, ultimately improving customer service and the bottom line.

Enhance downstream operations across the value chain

Refining and chemicals

GIS enhances CAD/BIM-based facility plans; onsite asset management; emergency response; and health, safety, and environment (HSE) reporting. Leverage mobile tools to manage work orders, collect field data, or track people and equipment. GIS enables a fully informed digital twin of your assets, bringing together operational geography with your local engineering data.

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Products for downstream

  • Field operations

    Optimize efficiency in field activities with the power of location intelligence.

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  • 3D GIS

    ArcGIS allows you to add dimension to your data, understand the big picture, and use 3D models to reveal patterns and trends in relationships.

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  • Data management

    Put ArcGIS at the center of spatial data storage and GIS data management workflows to better collect, store, maintain, prepare, and share data.

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Related industries and resources

Geographic data and analytics are often common across industries. Explore how other industries and initiatives are applying Esri technology to solve complex problems. Leverage their innovation and ideas to help drive new solutions in support of the downstream segment.

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Retail

Retailers need to quickly assess market conditions for proposed and existing stores. Advanced mapping and spatial analytics in ArcGIS software empower retailers to use real-time data to make informed market planning decisions.

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Facility Management

Facility managers achieve success using powerful data management, analysis, and visualization. A digital approach to facility management helps leaders assess security risks, develop plans, protect staff and assets, and improve daily operations.

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Situational Awareness

Using location intelligence, business leaders see a holistic view of a situation including real-time data such as the locations of assets, crews, and other resources. This approach leads to smart decisions in the moment and predictive abilities for the future.

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Site Analysis and Territory Planning

Innovative business leaders use location intelligence to forecast profits for potential sites and networks and to make strong site selection and market planning decisions.

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Petroleum segments

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