MetrixND allows rapid development of accurate forecasts, releasing your valuable time for making decisions and communicating results. Designed to take advantage of advanced Microsoft Windows® capabilities, the intuitive user interface and drag-and-drop architecture streamline the development of forecasting variables and models. Powerful forecasting techniques, such as neural networks, multivariate regression, ARIMA and exponential smoothing make MetrixND the only tool you need to forecast monthly sales and revenue, long-term energy demand, gas send-out, short-term hourly and sub-hourly loads, market prices, retail load schedules and dynamic load profiles.
When you use MetrixND for your forecasting needs, you can:
Use existing sources of meter and other data for more accurate forecasts. MetrixND works with Excel® spreadsheets and a variety of databases, including Microsoft Access®, SQL Server®, ORACLE®, MV-90, and MV-Star.
Model all data frequencies: sub-hourly, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual data.
Display all aspects of your forecasts with effective, easy-to-produce graphics.
Create analysis variables on the fly using spreadsheet-like formulas that allow you to try different things without having to learn a programming language.
Model hourly loads and calibrate automatically to forecasts of daily energy and peak demand.
Compare alternative model specifications by selecting from competing models quickly and efficiently.
Improve your understanding of historical outcomes by dragging and dropping alternative forecast drivers into your model to view the impact on your forecast.
Improve your forecast by including a time series model of the residuals.
Customize forecasting models by writing powerful macros using Microsoft Visual Basic® for Applications.
For more information about MetrixND or to discuss your forecasting needs, contact the Itron Forecasting group directly at (800) 755-9585 or forecasting@itron.com. Be sure to attend one of the upcoming forecasting workshops or free brown bag seminars.
