Why & How we Transformed our GIS Business
When we began WebMapSolutions 10 years ago, we were a GIS technology company. The clients we worked with were far sighted, tech-savvy, early adopters. But that was then and this is now. In Confessions of a GIS Consulting Business, I mentioned the ‘why’ of...
Confessions of a GIS Consulting Business
The world of GIS is rapidly changing. New opportunities are emerging. Many old, inflexible business models are being challenged. As a company, we’ve been caught up in those changes. That has moved us into a period of self-reflection. Who are we? What are we?...
Utah Ski Resorts in 3D ArcGIS
We’ve just been experimenting with 3D ArcGIS. In the map below you can interact with these ski resorts in Utah in 3D. All accessed through a browser. We are impressed with these new capabilities in ArcGIS, and can see how we are slowly moving away from 2D...
Forget GIS. Focus on Solutions
Buffering, geodatabase, location strategy, geocoding, Web GIS, location analytics. Nobody cares. Most have no idea what you are talking about. Drop it. What do those who might use GIS care about? Problem to solution that is what! Forget GIS. Focus on Solutions. So...
Let the GIS Wars Commence
Those who read this blog regularly will have seen me discuss the difference between geospatial and GIS. The latter is a part of the former. Geospatial takes in all geotechnologies: mapping platforms, GIS, location intelligence platforms etc. GIS was once the only game...
Why is GIS Struggling?
I keep reading the equivalent of: “GIS is dated technology”. “GIS: Out with the old in with the new”. “Long established GIS vendors are fighting a lost battle”. What’s the deal; are we in a period where the leaders in...
Will GIS ever be a Mainstream Commercial Technology?
The long established providers of GIS technology must have been shaking in their boots with the recent Mapbox-Carto partnership announcement. Carto’s CEO Javier de la Torre writes: Over the last 15 years the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Industry has been...
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