| GIS Without Bounds from Boundless November 17, 2016 by Susan Smith Amazingly, 80 percent of all business data contains a location component, yet most organizations are not using it or don’t know how. On Nov. 15, Boundless expanded its open GIS solution into an ecosystem of geo-aware open source data, content and expertise that makes the latest GIS data easily available to developers and analysts in both public and private sectors.
This expansion addresses the increasing demand for an alternative to proprietary geospatial solutions (Esri and Hexagon, for example). Boundless offers greater functionality than Esri’s ArcGIS at 10 percent of the cost. With Boundless’ open, cloud-based and highly scalable platform, developers can deploy an entire scalable GIS infrastructure with just one line of code, and analysts can visualize all of their geospatial data in real time without any licensing fees.
GISCafe Voice interviewed Boundless Chief evangelist Anthony Calamito regarding the new Boundless Connect cloud-based ecosystem. GISCafe Voice: If a customer has an ArcGIS Desktop, why/how would they want to get a subscription to Boundless Connect? My map problem is like a home cooked meal HELP! November 16, 2016 by Matt Sheehan You cannot beat a home cooked meal. To me little tastes better than a meal cooked by my wife. Carefully assembled, beautifully put together. I watch with awe as my wife goes back and forth from the fridge and food cupboard. Cutting, combining, mixing. One pan here, another there, steaming, bubbling. The air filled with such wonderful smells. My job? To sample and give feedback. Love it. Maybe a little more spice here, more thickening there. But please don’t ask me to do the same: cook a wonderful, tasty meal! Your map problem might be the same. Read the article -> Is your map problem like a frozen dinner? November 14, 2016 by Matt Sheehan I’m not much of a foodie I have to admit. As a vegetarian, I would be happy eating black bean burritos each night. That said, Mr L and I extended our conversation around our ArcGIS Solutions Pyramid. Our focus question: “How can we express the 5 levels of the pyramid in a more understandable way?” Read the article -> | 