Locus Technologies

Locus Technologies is an American corporation with headquarters in Mountain View, California, (in Silicon Valley). Locus provides software and services to track, organize, and report environmental data.[1]

Locus Technologies
Private
IndustryEnterprise software
Founded1997
FounderNeno Duplan
HeadquartersMountain View, California
San Francisco, California, USA
ServicesCloud computing
Enterprise content management solutions
Websitelocustec.com

Profile

Locus Technologies is known for its Environmental Information Management (EIM) and Locus Platform (LP) software as a service (SaaS) applications. Locus centralizes corporate environmental and sustainability information through the Locus cloud—fully powered by Amazon Web Services.[2]

Locus Technologies was founded in April 1997 by Neno Duplan.[3] Locus pioneered the cross section of information management software and mobile technology for environmental data collection by offering an application called eWell in 2001. [4]

Software and Services

Locus EIM

Locus’ Environmental Information Management (EIM) software is a cloud-based environmental data management system released in 1999.[5] It is currently used to manage and report on the data associated with nuclear, mining, water quality, remediation, and upstream oil and gas activities.[6][7][8][9]

Locus Platform

Locus Platform was released in 2013.[10] The cloud-based software consolidates data into one platform, with configurable modules used for varying business-specific needs. LP handles tracking, management, and reporting of sustainability, compliance, health & safety, air and greenhouse gases, waste, and water quality information.[11]

Locus Mobile

Locus Mobile is application that offers the capability to collect and upload field data remotely. It incorporates with Locus EIM and Locus Platform.[12]

Greenhouse Gases Verification

Locus is the only software vendor that is an approved greenhouse gas (GHG) verification body under the California Air Resources Board (CARB).[13] Locus has been an accredited GHG verifier since 2010.[13]

Locus is also known for its GHG calculator, which is offered at no cost to companies for determining whether they meet the threshold requirements necessary to report their emissions data to the California Air Resources Board under (AB) 32, and specifically 95101(b)(8) legislation.[14]

Low Carbon Fuel Standard Verification

As of January 2020, Locus was announced among the first accredited third-party Low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) verification bodies for the program administered by the California Air Resources Board. [15]

Awards

Locus has attained 14 consecutive years of awards from Environmental Business Journal for achievement among IT companies.[16]

Locus has also been recognized in independent market research reports such as the 2013 Green Quadrant® Sustainability Management Software, July 2013 report by Verdantix.[17] They were highlighted as offering, "the best-in-class solution for geographic information capture." Verdantix also stated that, "The software offers full data capture and management capabilities integrated with mapping tools, displaying full environmental and sustainability data on a web-based, interactive GIS system."[17]

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References
  1. "Locus Technologies | Directory of EHS & Sustainability Service Providers". Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. Technologies, Locus (2019-07-23). "Locus Technologies goes all-in on AWS". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. "Locus Technologies - Overview". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  4. Herrera, Tilde (2011-03-29). "iPhone App Helps Companies Manage Water Use". GreenBiz. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  5. "Locus Introduces Software Functionality to Support ERPIMS Imports and Exports". So-Co-IT. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  6. Technologies, Locus (2016-05-05). "Los Alamos National Laboratory Expands Scope to Locus Technologies SaaS Contract". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  7. Technologies, Locus (2018-12-11). "PennJersey Environmental Consulting Selects Locus EIM SaaS-Based Software for Its Environmental Compliance Data". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  8. Technologies, Locus (2018-06-20). "Locus EIM SaaS environmental software selected by Hudbay Minerals". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  9. Technologies, Locus (2015-02-10). "Locus Technologies Relationship With Chevron Environmental Management Company (CEMC) Renewed". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  10. Technologies, Locus (2014-01-22). "Locus Technologies Receives 2013 EBJ Business Achievement Award". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  11. Technologies, Locus (2019-04-04). "PSE&G selects Locus' cloud platform to augment EHS compliance". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  12. "Locus Mobile". App Store. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  13. "Mandatory GHG Reporting - Verification Bodies | California Air Resources Board". ww2.arb.ca.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  14. Clancy, Heather. "Seeing is believing: Locus Technologies environmental software helps visualize the impact". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  15. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/01/27/1975466/0/en/Locus-Technologies-obtains-accreditation-as-verification-body-for-Low-Carbon-Fuel-Standard-LCFS.html
  16. http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/02/11/1982863/0/en/Locus-Technologies-receives-prestigious-EBJ-Award-for-14-consecutive-years.html
  17. Technologies, Locus (2013-07-17). "Locus Featured in Sustainability Management Software Report by Independent Analyst Firm Verdantix". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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