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...
Avoiding Bad GIS Asset Management Solution Outcomes
Let’s tell a story in today’s blog post. Our focus is on avoiding bad GIS asset management solution outcomes. We will use a hypothetical case study, based on true stories. Avoiding Bad GIS Asset Management Solution Outcomes Setting the Stage In 2017 XYZ,...Cool GIS Internet of Things Integration
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Why is open source GIS exploding?
If one looks back at the history of GIS, open source has a large part to play in both the use and adoption of the technology. Quietly sitting in the background, without fanfare, GIS open source pioneers like Paul Ramsey and Frank Warderman were have long been building...
ArcGIS offline data collection without a named user?
There have been some very nice apps released over the last few years which allow ArcGIS users to collect data using a phone or tablet while in the field. Initially built for online only use, these apps have been extended to provide offline capabilities. But these apps...
Has IoT put GIS on the map?
Let’s be honest, most of the world neither knows nor cares about GIS. For most of its existence GIS has been a niche technology used by those who ‘get it’. Usually that means GIS trained students who congregate and work in the public sector. This is...
In 2018 GIS BIM will explode
WebMapSolutions we have often scoffed at the annual predictions we hear from those in the GIS community. But we are finding common ground with those who see great things for GIS BIM integrations in 2018. In fact we have gone as far as quietly building our own open...
Sneak Peek at Open Source Based GIS BIM
Given out ground-breaking work developing an open source-based GIS BIM platform. We wanted to share some screenshots of some of the early functionality: GIS BIM integration 3D interface GIS BIM 2. The integration of GIS data with BIM models GIS BIM Integration –...
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