Is your GIS your Flexible Friend?
I’ve always hated how adverts get stuck in your head. Songs, tag lines, slogans. One ad which I still have trouble shaking off is the Access credit card, described in the advert as: Your flexible...
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Getting the most out of your GIS
I am often asked “How do we get the most out of our GIS”. This comes both from those new to the technology and seasoned professionals. As GIS becomes more popular, this question will be ever more...
View ArticleAre you a GIS Robinson Crusoe?
Robinson Crusoe is actually one of my favourite books. The story of the sole survivor of a ship-wreck, washed up on a remote island. Alone he developed talents which helped him survive: farming,...
View ArticleStuck in GIS Brexit?
Those English are a funny lot. Its been an odd few weeks on their little island. In the Euros football (soccer) championship, Iceland (population 300, 000) beat England (population 53 million) 2-1....
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A GIS Success Roadmap
I often get phone calls which start like this: “We need an application built which does X”. Do you know my next question? Why? On the surface that would seem like an odd response. But think about it,...
View ArticleNudity & Open Kimono GIS
If I used the term Open Kimono what comes to mind? For me its nudity. I’m sorry. Maybe my mind sits in the wrong place, but when a colleague recently used the term when discussing GIS, I raised an...
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ArcGIS SUCS
I’m at it again. Writing controversial blog posts. Jack will have his baseball bat out yet again. But I want to explain why ArcGIS SUCS. ArcGIS SUCS Now I often do not follow conventional wisdom. I...
View ArticleThe Rise and Rise of Location Technology
So has Pokemon Go finally put location technology on the map? That is a terrible pun, but an interesting question. One worth exploring. The Rise and Rise of Location Technology Let’s start with what...
View ArticleMobile GIS: Integrating ArcGIS with Maximo®
In this blog post we will be discussing mobile integration. That is between Maximo® and ArcGIS: two very complimentary technologies. Let’s start with some definitions. As described by IBM, Maximo® is:...
View ArticleIs Data the Ugly Duckling of GIS?
You know the story about the ugly duckling. Poor little chap; taken for granted, disregarded, under-valued. Then one day he turns into a beautiful swan. Is Data the Ugly Duckling of GIS? In some ways...
View ArticleWhat is a GIS Solutions Engine?
A GIS solutions engine: state the problem and with the simple press of a button …. out comes your answer. Sounds too good to be true. I bet I have you wondering where you can get this wondrous...
View ArticleGIS Technology on its own is Useless
I’m troubled by fixed mindsets. Whether that be personal or corporate. I’m old enough to have experienced the dot com boom. Embedded tech ideas driven mostly by internal ‘brilliance’ than solving...
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Offline Maps and How to Get Started Part 1
I thought it worthwhile pulling together a series of posts on offline maps and how to get started. This an area in which we have particular expertise. Many of the most popular mobile apps available...
View ArticleLost in GIS
Let me start this blog post with an age test. Do the following lines of dialogue mean anything to you? “Oh, the pain, the pain” “Where are you my hairy friend?” How about? “You Deplorable Dunderhead”...
View ArticleBiggest GIS Barrier is Lack of Understanding
I was thinking yesterday about the phrase “I know enough to be dangerous”. Its one ever more applicable to GIS. As more organizations and individuals adopt the technology, knowing just about enough...
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Basics: Offline Base-Maps and Layers – Part 2
In our first article in this series: Basics: Offline Maps and How to Get Started Part 1, we provided background on offline maps. We discussed the difference between base-maps and layers, and covered...
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Offline Mobile Map Basics: Editing Map Layers Offline
In our second article in this series: Offline Mobile Map Basics: Offline Base-Maps and Layers, we discussed how to take base-maps and layers offline. From Esri-land Tile Packages (TPK) and Feature...
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Mobile ArcGIS Choices: Native, Hybrid or Web
Mobile adoption in the GIS world has taken place slower than many would have expected. The GIS landscape is changing so rapidly, mobile was just one more ball to juggle. But things have begun to...
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Offline Mobile Map Basics: What are your Choices?
In our third article in this series: Offline Mobile Map Basics: Editing Map Layers Offline, we discussed editing map layers when offline. Layer feature add, update, delete and attachments were at the...
View ArticleOffline Mobile Map Basics 5: Use Cases
In our fourth article in this series: Offline Mobile Map Basics 4: What are your Choices?, we pulled all together and discussed your options for working with mobile maps. The different types of...
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