Geographical Information Systems

The growth of Geographical Information System (GIS) technology has been limited by its implementation strategy. Far too many people think of GIS as "CAD on steroids", and implement primarily as an advanced mapping tool. This typically results in GIS systems that have a lot of good maps, but limited data. Adding, editing, and deleting the underlying data is very costly because the mapping technician is the middleman for data and not just maps.

The correct strategy is to understand that GIS is a "spatial interface to a database". Instead of using tables, forms, and text based query tools to get information, the user starts with a map. The interface is different, but the goal is the same: users want to view and analyze data that is important to them. It is a very powerful feature, because often users don't know how to start when needing information, but they almost always know where (which building, or which county, or which property, or which monitoring well). But implemented properly, much of the data comes from other sources, expediting the data processing, and freeing up the mapping technicians to do what they do best, manage the maps themselves.

Regardless of the project size, NeoNexus can help you set up a GIS system. We will perform a review of your existing data sets to determine how best to integrate that data with a GIS system. We can link and/or bulk load existing data into the GIS database much faster than typical mapping technicians, whose expertise is the software and not data. We work with both ESRI and Open Source GIS software systems to match your needs. If you already have significant internal resources, we can assist setting up or improving your internal GIS. If you don't have an existing system, based on our SaaS model, the user can get up and running without buying any hardware or software and without hiring any GIS technicians.