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All to know about GIS technology

GISuser — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:44:00 +0000

A geographic information system (GIS) is a type of database containing geographic data (that is, descriptions of phenomena for which location is relevant), combined with software tools for managing, analyzing, and visualizing those data.In a broader sense, one may consider such a system to also include human users and support staff, procedures and workflows, body […]

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WDH moves to cloud GIS

GISuser — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:57:07 +0000

Migration to Cadcorp cloud hosted desktop GIS and web mapping supports social housing provider’s digital strategy WDH has been using the Geographic Information System (GIS), Cadcorp SIS® since 2014. It is deployed throughout the social housing provider where mapping and business data are made accessible via the intranet, internet, and mobile devices. As part of its strategy to […]

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NSPS and URISA to Co-Host Virtual Survey & GIS Summit

GISuser — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:35:18 +0000

Des Plaines, IL (September 2, 2021) The National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) and the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) are pleased to announce a new partnership and the return of the Survey & GIS Summit. Please join us virtually, November 3-5, 2021, as leaders from the national land surveying and GIS professional […]

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Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service adopts GIS software for risk analysis

Editor — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:43:13 +0000

Cadcorp SIS Desktop, Workload Modeller and Risk Modeller selected for fire service resource and risk planning Stevenage, UK, 14th June 2021 – Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is the latest fire service to select a Geographic Information System (GIS) for understanding and resourcing to risk. Cadcorp SIS Desktop, Cadcorp Workload Modeller, and Cadcorp Risk Modeller, were procured along with training, […]

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Cloud migration path for Cadcorp SIS Desktop

GISuser — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 15:08:44 +0000

Cadcorp is offering existing customers the option to transition their on-premise desktop GIS to the cloud More organisations are turning to cloud technology to provide a secure and reliable infrastructure suitable for home working. Cadcorp customers can now choose to migrate their existing maintained Cadcorp SIS Desktop licences into a cloud-hosted and managed environment. SIS Desktop in […]

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Geographical Information System Tackles Climate Change

GISuser — Thu, 02 May 2019 15:45:57 +0000

A GIS is designed to manipulate, analyze, capture, store, manage, and present all types of geographical information. It has become the common application to analyze spatial information regarding climate change. The nature of the geographical system implies that spatial data analysis will occur using this system. Roger Tomlinson is the acknowledged father of the Geographical […]

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Feature – Epic Win: Using GIS and Gaming to Save the World

Troy Lambert — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:10:35 +0000

Balancing protection of the environment and the needs of a particular community is kind of like a game. Each decision affects one, the other, or both, and opens up a new set of alternatives. The answers are not always right or wrong. but instead are subjective. The more innovative the answer, the more likely it […]

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Esri Wants to Make 3D GIS Easy for Google Earth Clients With ArcGIS Earth

GISuser — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:05:15 +0000

Something on the Esri blogs this week giving us a clue as to what we can expect to see on the main stage at ESRIUC this July – ArcGIS Earth – Esri’s new effort to support the transition to an ESRI solution from the Google Earth Pro environment. Created to address the growing demand […]

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9th International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology (MMT 2015)

GISuser — Mon, 25 May 2015 00:21:57 +0000

The 9th International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology (MMT 2015) will be hosted by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia, in the beautiful harbourside city of Sydney, Australia, from Wednesday the 9th to Friday the 11th December 2015. Over the past 20 years, the MMT Symposium has been the primary event jointly […]

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New Book from Esri Teaches Geographic Information System Research Methods

GISuser — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 19:15:02 +0000

Incorporate Spatial Thinking into Scientific Research Redlands, California—April 21, 2015—Scientific data that’s spatially analyzed produces highly useful information for academics, scientists, and other researchers, helping them answer questions and make well-informed decisions. The new book GIS Research Methods: Incorporating Spatial Perspectives, published by Esri, shows how spatial analysis using geographic information system (GIS) technology enhances research […]

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