How Could GIS Help Businesses Make Better Decisions?
How can GIS professionals and businesses leverage GIS technology as a key component of their strategies? Two words: Social media. The reach of social media is s …
Digital Map Data That Work with Truck Routing Software
The daily drive for truckers is much different than that of your average commuter hustling to work. Truck drivers and their managers face a complex route full o …
TomTom Map Data: 5 Things to Know
It’s relatively common knowledge that TomTom was the first on the block in terms of widely available consumer navigation products (and if you didn’t know that b …
How GIS Professionals Can Leverage Speed Limit Data Sets
“You’re the next stop!” As a consumer, you may have seen this message on your phone as you awaited the arrival of your latest Amazon purchase. What if you could …
5 Reasons To License Map APIs or Map Data Through a Reseller
App developers and Geographic Information System (GIS) specialists across a range of industries are tasked with keeping up with a world that’s always moving. Th …
4 Facts About File Geodatabase and Shapefile That Nobody Told You
Shapefile was created by Esri and is used for storing spatial data. As the need for and availability of more geographical data grew, file geodatabase arrived, w …
How GIS Benefits from Machine Learning and Deep Learning
Big Data is a big deal. Vast, complex data sets gleaned from networks of connectivity points contain valuable information that is rapidly changing how business …
3 Value-Adds to Look for in a GIS Data Provider
In the Digital Age, data defines the experience. For advanced digital mapping, data quality and format are non-negotiables. Without this basic level of consiste …
4 Pitfalls of Open Source Maps That Put Results at Risk
Digital maps are important and necessary tools for everyday living. People rely on them for everything from tracking packages, to navigating from point A to poi …