


How Custom Configurable GIS Apps Work
First we had just custom GIS applications. These were assembled from scratch. Advantage – Custom built for your needs Disadvantage – Costly to develop and maintain Then came GIS COTS or commecial off-the-shelf applications. Advantage: Focused, pre-built and maintained...
Does GIS mean Gibberish?
I always hesitate when I include the word GIS in a blog title. Should I use geospatial. where, location, map … in its place? For you dear reader, I’ll leave it in place. But does GIS mean GIbberiSh? Does GIS mean Gibberish? We sat down with some public...
GIS COTS+ App Set Up in 2 mins | Loudoun County
I’ve written recently about some of the advantages of COTS+ frameworks, or apps configured from these frameworks. In essence these are custom (COTS) configurable apps. So they fit your exact needs in terms of functionality and workflows and can be used on any...
GIS Failure. What Next?
I had a fascinating conversation last week with a colleague from a GIS consulting company. And, quite by accident, failure was the focus of the conversation. Our conversation started cordially, comparing notes on conferences we had attended, what we had learned etc....
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