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- ArcPad: Mobile GIS
- Mobile GIS is the combination of geographic information system GIS software, global positioning systems GPS, and mobile computing devices. Mobile GIS fundamentally changes the way information is collected, used in the field, and shared with the rest of an organization. A mobile GIS allows you to visualize information in a...
- Tags: Mobile, Mobile GIS, Mobile Geographic Information System, GIS, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Marketing
- White papers 2004-09-01
- Mobile GIS Improves Asset Inspections and Cuts Costs
- Laurens Electric Cooperative LEC is a nonprofit, member-owned electric distribution utility located in upstate South Carolina. After implementing an enterprise-wide Geographic Information System GIS, LEC wanted to leverage its GIS data to cut costs and improve the productivity of its field crews. Using ArcPad, a solution was created that eliminated...
- Tags: Asset, Mobile, Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., Mobile GIS, Laurens Electric Cooperative, GIS, Asset Management, Software, Operational Planning, Business Operations
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- Integrated Mobile GIS and Wireless Internet Map Servers for Environmental Monitoring and Management
- With the progress of mobile GIS technology there is a great potential for adopting wireless communications and Internet mapping services for regional environmental management programs and natural habitat conservation. This paper provides an overview of a NASA-funded research project that focuses on the development of mobile GIS tools and wireless...
- Tags: Internet, Mobile, Wireless Internet, Server, San Diego State University, GIS, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Software, Marketing
- White papers 2005-03-16
- GIS.NET (exe)
- Develop high-performance mapping software with GIS.NET. This component uses state-of-the-art vector rendering technology to draw complicated maps of anywhere in the world. Supports desktops, PocketPC, Tablet PC, Smartphone, and Windows Mobile 5. This release of GIS.NET introduces mapping features to mobile devices, including Windows CE, Smartphone and even Windows Mobile...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Tablets, Pocket PC, Cellular Phones, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2005-12-23
- A Distributed Architecture for WAP-Based Mobile GIS
- WAP-based Mobile Geographical Information System Mobile GIS can be described as mobile users can perform the almost same functionality as of Internet GIS but in a mobile environment at any time, any place and without the limitation of operating system and wired link. In this paper, a distributed architecture for...
- Tags: Mobile, Architecture, WAP, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2004-06-07
- Thesis Topic - GIS
- I'm working on a Master's degree in GIS, and am trying to come up with a great thesis idea, but no luck. I'm interested in consulting, GIS start up and intergration, and GIS in small and medium business. I'm trying to stay away from the old stand by's...
- Tags: nbelling@..., GIS
- Discussion threads 2007-08-22
- Rice University's GIS/Data Center: How Do We Do GIS?
- The distribution of GIS services in academic libraries has taken many forms; where as some libraries opt to provide a full array of GIS services, others offer mainly on-line reference material. This paper will describe the experience in implementing GIS from a central library location. The paper would attempt to...
- Tags: Rice University, GIS, Software
- White papers 2006-07-18
- Redlining for Mobile GIS Technology
- Truckee Donner Public Utility District sees redlining as a solution to multiple challenges seen in past mobile deployments. Using Tablet PCs with GIS functions designed specifically for routine field tasks, field-workers are quickly adopting the technology as part of their toolkits. GIS developers use ArcGIS Engine based on ArcObjects to...
- Tags: Mobile, Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., GIS, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Marketing
- Case studies
- Building Local Government Enterprise GIS in a Limited Fiscal Environment
- Enterprise GIS Administration solutions to beating the all too common challenge of development of an enterprise GIS from a decentralized and distributed department based GIS with limited impact to budgets due to current depleted fiscal environment. The approach includes the evaluation of existing GIS datasets, GIS resources, elimination of redundancy,...
- Tags: Environment, GIS, Software
- White papers 2004-09-09
- Mobile GIS Speeds Disaster Relief
- Natural disasters pose serious risk not only at initial impact but also in their aftermath. Outbreaks of disease and damage to infrastructure can quickly affect public health and the local economy. Armed with experience responding to disasters and knowledge of Geographic Information System GIS technology, the North Carolina Division of...
- Tags: Mobile, Public Health, Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., Disaster, GIS, Healthcare, Software
- Case studies
- Getting the Most Out of GIS in an Emergency Operations Center: Support for GIS Operations Using a Situation Status Unit
- Although GIS has proven to be a valuable tool to local governments during major emergencies, it is often not fully leveraged. This paper will examine the reasons and explore steps to accomplish the goal of fully utilizing GIS during emergencies. Experience at the City of Seattle and the TopOff 2...
- Tags: GIS, Software
- White papers 2005-07-05
- Monitoring Your Spatial Enterprise: How IT/GIS Managers are Improving System Reliability with XMF Alerter
- IT/GIS managers in both the public and private sector are facing everincreasing pressure to deliver IT services to employees and the public more efficiently. Correspondingly, optimizing the up-time and maintaining access to GIS data has become a primary interest of many GIS managers. Monitoring software for your spatial enterprise...
- Tags: Information Technology, Monitoring, geoXMF, GIS, Software
- White papers 2007-12-12
- How to Set Up a GIS Program at a Tribal College
- This paper provides detailed ideas on how to set up a college GIS program and how to develop it for maximum benefits in education, research, and community. It draws the experiences from setting up the GIS program at Oglala Lakota College, Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. GIS can be...
- Tags: GIS, Software
- White papers 2005-07-05
- Erie County Mobile GIS Implementation: Populating the Sewer Inspection Database
- Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Sewerage Management DSM initiated a GIS program in 2002 with the goal of mapping all existing DSM assets and creating a database of asset information. After two years of building the GIS and data collection, it was time to give the...
- Tags: Asset, Database, Asset Information, Asset Management, GIS, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Software
- White papers 2005-07-05
- GIS Portal Technology
- This white paper introduces geographic information system GIS portal technology. It describes how GIS portals can be implemented by governments and organizations to tap into a growing global network of geographic data resources. GIS portal architecture and a GIS portal software toolkit have been developed by ESRI to support implementation...
- Tags: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., GIS, Software
- White papers 2004-06-01
- Edgecombe County Cut Field-Mapping Time in Half Using Mobile GIS
- Edgecombe County, North Carolina, likes to be known for its charm, hospitality, and environmental stewardship. A few years ago, the state informed the county that the freshwater aquifer was drying up. To better safeguard the water supply, Edgecombe economic developers set their sights on attracting environmentally friendly companies that would...
- Tags: County, Mobile, GIS, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Marketing
- Case studies
- GIS Teaching Via Distance Learning Experiences and Lessons Learned
- This paper draws on seven-years' experience of postgraduate teaching GIS via distance learning mode. Experience has shown that in setting-up, maintaining and developing the GIS course via distance learning, particular consideration has to be given towards the cultural and geographical diversity of students. Moreover, the dynamic nature of GIS and...
- Tags: Distance Learning, GIS, E-learning, Software, Enterprise Software
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Applying GIS to Nutrition Surveys
- A Geographical Information System GIS comprises a set of hardware and software tools that help to visualise and to locate, rather than analyse, the patterns of a phenomenon. Nutrition is one of the many areas of possible application of GIS methodologies and Public Health Nutrition in emergencies has only recently...
- Tags: Nutrition, GIS, Geographical Information System
- White papers 2005-12-12
- Accounting Standards Compliance Met With GIS
- The city of Painesville, Ohio's utility services include electric, water, sewer, and storm water. The city has set up a system for government regulation compliance by using GIS. The advantage of this requirement is that the GIS supports asset management for electric operations, system maintenance, and capital improvement planning. The...
- Tags: Accounting, Compliance, Standards, City, GIS, Software
- Case studies
- GIS/SOA/Federated GIS and the horse you rode in on
- blog rootBlahWell, this is my "professional" blog. Unlike my other blog where you'll read me ranting about assorted other things. I'm a mid 30s GIS consulting for a large Federal contracting firm, and I've been working with Federated GIS and what not for a couple or years now.Right now I'm...
- Tags: Blogging, todd.barr@..., blog
- Discussion threads 2006-01-19
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