Vehicle Tracking in Real-Time Made Easy
We were thrown an interesting challenge recently. Can you help us track our snow-plough’s in real-time without needing us to spend a fortune? There are plenty of approaches to tracking vehicles in real-time. Most we have seen are expensive, and complex....
Open Source Integration of IOT GIS & BIM
One acronym is confusing enough. But 3 in one blog post: I am challenging your patience as a reader. But we have been working with 3 very complimentary technologies: Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Internet of Things (IoT) Building Information Model (BIM) GIS...
Affordable IOT GIS Solutions
The Internet of Things (IOT) is today much discussed. This is a new world of distributed sensors which give intelligence to devices/assets: thermostats, cars, water valves on and on. That word distributed is key. GIS is focused on distributed. In many ways IOT and GIS...
Bridging the Geo-Ops Divide
I do love those aha moments. I had one earlier this week. The topic and eureka moment centred on geo-ops. Never heard of it? Read on. Bridging the Geo-Ops Divide Let’s start with some context. WebMapSolutions, I have discussed in other blog posts, changed our...
Safeguarding People & Places with Geospatial Technology
Most geospatial folks live in a world of technology. That means everything starts with the tech. As my friend Patrick puts it: Geospatial technologies have largely been seen as being solutions looking for problems Re-focusing has been a topic of much discussion. To...
How Technology is Helping Ethical Fast Fashion
After the 2016 factory collapse in Bangladesh there has been increasing scrutiny on brands. A study by the research organization Nielsen showed that ever more brands are being judged on their social and environmental responsibility. The global study found: More than...
3 New Apps Making Discovery & Fixing Water Leaks Easier
When basic services go down, that can be a big problem particularly for those most vulnerable in society. A recent water main break in Woods Cross City, Utah forced sewage to back up into homes “The water main break happened just after 5 a.m. but the city...
Taking the Complexity out of Geospatial Technology
Our mission as a company is to provide focused solutions which leverage geospatial technology to safeguard people and places. That mission gives us our focus, our reason to be. It is our ‘why’ statement. To be successful we recognise we need to push the...
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