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Mapping Land Usage with Drones to Build a Hospital Extension in Tanzania (Case Study)
10. May 2018One of the top hospitals in Tanzania needed an extension of its infrastructure. To improve medical care in this area and speed up the development of the community, an NGO provided engineers to plan the extension. Yet, their hands were tied on account of outdated hospital property data. We spoke with Rune Hetlelid from…
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Data Visualization and Classification (Hands-On Webinar)
03. May 2018Online mapping tools allow you to collect data in the field or to upload datasets directly into GIS web application. At this point, you have to make sense out of large amounts of information, and you need tools to efficiently and quickly visualize and classify your data. Register for a hands-on webinar scheduled for…
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How to use Mobile Data Collection tools for Mapping and Inspecting Water and Sewer Utilities
26. Apr 2018As a public service provider, planner or decision-maker in water and sewer utility industry, you need an efficient and precise asset collection, inspection and condition assessment system for manhole and sewer infrastructure. Find out how to make your utility asset data collection and inspection process faster and easier with GIS Cloud web and mobile apps….
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Webinar Recording: Mapping Entire Liberia to Bring Clean Water to Every Single Person – NGO User Story
25. Apr 2018If you are leading large data collection and inspection projects, and organizing teams in the field, this webinar recording is a must see! Darrel Larson, International Director of Sawyer Products water filter company and co-organizer of this fantastic data collection project, explains all the steps in the process of delivering water filters and tracking…
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Maintenance of Sugarcane plantations in Agriculture with Copla-GIS mapping solution (Events in Brazil)
19. Apr 2018Coplacana, one of the largest cooperatives of sugarcane and ethanol producers in the world, and 99GEO (GIS Cloud representative in Brazil) started a Copla-GIS project at this year’s Copla Campo event in the Piracicaba City of São Paulo. The result of their partnership is a specific GIS technology, a solution which aims to improve…
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Mapping Advertising Assets on Trash Cans – Use Case
18. Apr 2018Every organization, no matter public or private, should aim to build a precise inventory of all its assets, which includes location, condition, and a photo. Information is all around us and collecting that information is a big challenge, which can be easily overcome by using the right tools. Read a use case about the mapping…
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Mapping The Most Popular Exhibits In Museums Across Europe
12. Apr 2018Museums are central institutions for culture, education, and tourism, preserving history and art for generations to come. Interactive online maps can help people discover and navigate to the closest cultural attraction in the area. Scroll down and try an interactive map of 140 most visited museums across Europe, including their famous exhibits. According to…
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How to use Mobile Data Collection tools for Soil Sampling in Agriculture
29. Mar 2018Considering climate change as an important factor in the world farm production, advances in GPS and GIS technology allow farmers to analyze farming conditions and create a better management system of resources. Mobile Data Collection application can simplify the soil sampling process in agriculture and provide you with georeferenced datasets for future projections and fluctuations…
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Live User Story: NGO Maps Out Entire Liberia and Brings Clean Water to Every Single Person (Webinar)
27. Mar 2018Join our next webinar, a live user story about an amazing data collection and management project realized in Liberia, Africa, with the initiative and organization of our webinar host Darrel Larson, International director for Sawyer products and founder of the Give Clean Water non-profit organization. Register below for April 12th. Learn how nonprofits joined forces…
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Sharing the Kindness Worldwide with GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing Solution
21. Mar 2018Life Vest Inside, one of the winners of the annual GIS Day Contest, used GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing solution to engage people in pledging acts of kindness worldwide Our Crowdsourcing solution, which allows people to send data on a map in real-time, can be used by nonprofit organizations for various purposes. Engaging the community and…
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Crowdsourcing for NGOs and Nonprofits: Webinar Recording
15. Mar 2018Watch our webinar and learn how to use map-based Crowdsourcing solution and Map Portal to attract sponsors, support microvolunteering practices and engage communities in various projects. If you work for a non-profit or NGO organization, gaining visibility for your project, attracting sponsors, engaging volunteers and communities as well as delivering results are probably common…
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How to create a GIS Open City Portal – Lewis County, NY
08. Mar 2018Many NGOs, local governments, smart cities and city agencies have embraced open GIS data sharing for public access to spatial and nonspatial information. With the right technology and initiative, sharing information on assets and resources with open city portals can improve city management, enable collaboration across city departments, engage citizens and build their trust…
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Self-Help Enterprises – Collecting Data For A Water Distribution System in California with GIS Cloud
07. Mar 2018Lack of affordable housing is a growing problem in California. Combined with the severe droughts that have afflicted the state in the last few years, this problem only grows worse for the residents in areas such as Tulare County. In order to alleviate this problem, organizations such as Self-Help Enterprises (SHE) are continually working together…
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Insights from the First React Meetup in Zagreb
28. Feb 2018Encouraged by the growing importance of the React technology which is now widely used for building scalable and fast web applications, we decided to initiate the first Meetup solely dedicated to React developers in Zagreb. The first React Zagreb Meetup was held on February 22, gathering more than 50 participants. After a short introduction…
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Relevance of Geospatial and Cloud Technology in Reaching Sustainability
27. Feb 2018Spatial information is growing daily in importance and impact, and it is important to use it – in a smart way. So what is the way to go when creating a resilient city? Innovation is the key. During the first Learning Activity of the sociSDG project in Berlin, Jaka Ćosić spoke about exactly that, discussing…
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How to achieve higher precision with external GPS receivers in Mobile Data Collection App
15. Feb 2018In industries like utilities or insurance, project workflow demands both a solution with high precision capabilities as well as a simple solution for attribute data collection. Learn how to use high-precision GPS technology in combination with our Mobile Data Collection application. In addition, the list of most commonly used GPS receivers compatible with MDC is…
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Improving Non-governmental and Non-profit Organizations Through Smart Mapping Solutions
14. Feb 2018Technology is rapidly impacting the non-profit world in great ways. What used to take hours, days, and weeks, or months, to share data through handwritten forms, then transferring them to Excel worksheets, now can all be shared in real time using GIS technology. The power of this technology is radically transforming the efficiency by which…
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Conquering the South Pole: Davor Rostuhar’s Interactive Map
08. Feb 2018Once we heard that the renowned Croatian adventurer Davor Rostuhar had taken it upon himself to conquer the South Pole on foot, we didn’t hesitate much before deciding to support the adventure by doing what we are best at – mapping the expedition. The expedition was tracked from the Antarctic shores to the South Pole,…
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Webinar: Crowdsourcing Solution for NGO and Non-profits
07. Feb 2018Register for a free webinar for nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations on Wednesday, February 21 and learn how to use Crowdsourcing technology for different projects around the world. Crowdsourcing can be a perfect tool for obtaining real-time data and engaging your community in various initiatives at the same time. For example, you can collect data on…
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GeoAid – Mapping Humanitarian Solidarity Network in Athens, Greece
01. Feb 2018For the last 8 years, Greece has been experiencing a deep recession that has brought immeasurable consequences to the country’s economy. Searching for ways to cope with pressures that local communities were facing, the experts from the NTUA, Dr. Labropoulos and Ms. Andrianesi, worked on the GeoAid project, which was one of the winning projects…
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Map of Business Structure and Activity in City Districts of Zagreb
25. Jan 2018This is a case study about mapping business units in the city district of Dubrava in the City of Zagreb. The project was made by a Geography student, Stipica Šarčević, who also wrote this blog report. He explained the process of data collection, visualization, and publishing, done by using GIS Cloud apps. Over the…
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Meet Boris, New Member of GIS Cloud Frontend Team
17. Jan 2018After Ana, we are proud to introduce yet another addition to the GIS Cloud Frontend Development team – Boris Adamec. Surrounded by computers from an early age, after finishing his education, Boris got into the areas of the business world where he was surrounded by techies of all kind. As he was learning more about…
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How GIS in the Cloud Helps Utility Organizations in their Digital Transformation
11. Jan 2018The discussion panel around this topic took place during the Australian Utility Week in November of 2017, where leaders of the energy sector in Australia and New Zealand gave their opinion on the future of data collection and management. If you know anything about Australia and New Zealand’s infrastructure, you are aware of the large…
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GeoMeetup Zagreb – Shaping the GEO Community in 2018
10. Jan 2018After a very successful GeoMeetup series in 2017, we’re entering the new year full of optimism and enthusiasm! With your great support and interest, the GeoMeetup platform is growing in numbers and quality of the program. Our goal for 2018 is to position the platform as a central place for gathering experts, companies, and…
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Reader’s Choice – Top 10 GIS Cloud Articles of 2017
09. Jan 20182017 was undoubtedly a big year for our team, filled with many great stories and milestones. Read all about it in our last blog post. At the beginning of every new year, we like to highlight the most popular GIS Cloud content for the previous year. It reflects both popular topics like Smart City technologies,…
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With a Warm Farewell to 2017, GIS Cloud Wishes You Happy Holidays!
21. Dec 2017Dear GIS Cloud community, We have to admit, 2017 was indeed a great year for us! It was a year full of new global collaborations, partnerships and conferences, and most definitely a year of new solutions, great projects, webinars, and workshops! With a short recap of our activities throughout the year, we have…
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Webinar Recording: Crowdsourcing for Utilities
20. Dec 2017Which problems can be solved by crowdsourcing spatial data from your clients and co-workers? If you missed our latest webinar from December 12th, now you have a chance to find the answer to this and many other questions that will allow you to take advantage of the Crowdsourcing solution in the utilities industry. The…
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Meet Ana, a New Member of GIS Cloud Frontend Team
19. Dec 2017The end of the year has brought many outstanding people to the GIS Cloud Team, the most recent being Mario and Armin, who joined our Backend Development. Meanwhile, our Frontend Development team also got a new member whom we are thrilled to introduce – Ana Babić. Ana doesn’t recall the exact point in time…
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Use Case: Mapping Electricity Network Assets with Customer Enumeration in Real-time
15. Dec 2017GIS technology is widely used in the field of electric utilities for a range of purposes, from electricity network visualization and real-time insight into the status of the assets to risk management and the efficient resolution of customers’ problems and requests. Knowing that the electricity distribution system comprises of kilometers of power lines connecting the…
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Innovate to Educate – GIS Cloud Workshop for Geography Students
13. Dec 2017There is no better way to raise awareness of geo-technologies today than by celebrating the International GIS Day on November 15th with geography students at the University of Zagreb. During Geography Awareness Week, we had yet another opportunity to work with geography students and welcome them into the world of geo-technologies. For a GIS…
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GIS Cloud Pop-up Workshop in Whangarei, New Zealand, on December 15
11. Dec 2017As a response to a growing interest for GIS Cloud solutions from our community in New Zealand, you are invited to join us for yet another free workshop, held in Whangarei this Friday, as a bonus pop-up event. Except for our local community there, the workshop in Whangarei is also a good opportunity for…
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Free GIS Cloud Workshop for Local Governments in Greece
07. Dec 2017GIS Cloud partners from Greece, NubiGroup, will hold a free GIS Cloud workshop in Athens, Greece, on December 15 (9.30 am – 15.30 pm). The workshop, “GIS Cloud Solutions for the Public Sector – Learn How to Integrate Spatial Data Into the Workflow of your Organization”, will be held at the INFOREST company premises…
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GIS Day Contest 2017 Winners
06. Dec 2017We want to send a big thank you to everyone who participated in our contest and helped make it a success! We received several dozen applications from over 20 countries all around the world. Once again you proved that with a great idea and the support of geo-technologies, you have a huge opportunity to…
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Webinar: Crowdsourcing for Utilities
05. Dec 2017On Tuesday, December 12, we will hold a free webinar demonstrating how to effectively use GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing solution for organizations in the Utilities Industry. One of the key challenges for electric, water, gas, telecommunications and other utilities is in collecting data, not only on the large and complex infrastructure on which they run,…
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New GeoMeetup Zagreb in December
04. Dec 2017With December upon us, we’re looking forward to hosting the last (but not least!) GeoMeetup Zagreb of the year, on December 13th at 6 PM CET the Faculty of Geodesy. The event is sponsored by Oikon d.o.o., the Institute for Applied Ecology. Register for the event here. Big thanks to everyone who attended GeoMeetup…
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Introducing New Team Member to GIS Cloud Backend Development: Welcome Armin
29. Nov 2017Recently, the GIS Cloud team was enriched by new champions in the development team – Mario and Armin. As we have already introduced Mario, now it is time to present Armin Vrević, a new Backend Developer who joined GIS Cloud this fall. After finishing a Master’s degree in Software Engineering, he also continued expanding…
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Join Data Collection Game at Australian Utility Week
24. Nov 2017If you are attending Australian Utility Week, don’t miss your chance on November 30 to collect points using the Mobile Data Collection app and win GIS Cloud prizes. As strategic sponsors of the Australian Utility Week, taking place from November 29 to November 30 in Melbourne at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, GIS…
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Free GIS Cloud Workshops in New Zealand
15. Nov 2017As a part of the GIS Cloud Australia and New Zealand tour, the GIS Cloud team will organize a number of workshops in Australia and New Zealand in collaboration with our partners from Spatial Vision. New Zealand workshops will be held in: Wellington (December 7) – Copthorne Hotel Wellington, Oriental Bay 100 Oriental Parade Wellington 6141 Auckland…
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Apply for the GIS Day Contest 2017
09. Nov 2017Win the award for the best project idea contributing to local communities by entering the GIS Day Contest 2017, open from November 9th to November 20th. Every year, thousands of Geogeeks worldwide celebrate International GIS Day. We are also joining the celebration with various activities during Geo Awareness Week (November 13 to 19). …
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Learn about GIS Cloud Non-profit Use Cases at AidEx in Brussels (15-16 November)
09. Nov 2017Darrel Larson, one of GIS Cloud’s clients who is doing an exquisite job within his non-profit organization Give Clean Water (where he is the founder and chairman) and The Last Well, another non-profit he is working with in Liberia, will be showcasing his projects at the AidEx event in Brussels in November. AidEx (Aid Expo) is the leading platform for professionals…
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Educating about Dry Stone Heritage in the Eastern Adriatic through Interactive Maps
09. Nov 2017One of the non-profit organizations we had the pleasure of working with is “4 GRADA DRAGODID”,, also one of the winners of our GIS Day Contest 2016. As we are approaching another GIS Day Contest, which will occur during Geo Awareness Week in November 2017 (from 9.11 to 20.11), this is a perfect occasion to…
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Attend Free GIS Cloud Workshops in Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane)
08. Nov 2017This November, as a part of the GIS Cloud Australia and New Zealand tour, the GIS Cloud team will take part in various activities, including the exhibition at Australian Utility Week and meetings with clients and users all around the continent. We will also organize a number of workshops in Australia and New Zealand in collaboration…
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GIS Cloud Solutions for Electric Utilities: Webinar Recording
06. Nov 2017Learn how to harness the power of real-time insight into your electricity network infrastructure, distribution lines, and daily maintenance and management. On October 26th, we held a webinar on how to create a more efficient workflow, make better decisions, and save time and money using GIS Cloud solutions for electric utilities. To access the…
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New GeoMeetup Zagreb in November
02. Nov 2017After a successful GeoMeetup event in October, GIS Cloud is organizing another GeoMeetup in Zagreb, Croatia, on November 8th at the Faculty of Geodesy. The event is sponsored by IGEA, an IT company from Varaždin. In order to attend the event in November, you will have to register. GeoMeetup Zagreb, which took place in…
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Introducing UrbanGIS, GIS Cloud’s Partner for Denmark
02. Nov 2017Since 2015, UrbanGIS, a company based in Denmark, has been working closely with us to introduce GIS Cloud solutions to the Danish market, as a GIS Cloud official partner and reseller in the country. UrbanGIS provides consulting and support for GIS Cloud users, with technical support available in the Danish language. In the words…
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UrbanGIS Presenting GIS Cloud Solutions at Kortdage Conference in Denmark
31. Oct 2017GIS Cloud solutions will be showcased at Kortdage 2017 Conference in Aalborg, Denmark (November 8 to November 10). Kortdage, or “Map Days” 2017 is the annual national GIS Conference in Denmark, organized by Geoforum Danmark. The event gathers up to 700 attendees, discussing the latest developments and research as well as national strategic use of…
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INTERGEO 2017: Cutting Edge Technologies Fueling the Growth of Geospatial Industry
26. Oct 2017This year’s INTERGEO in Berlin, which took place at the HINTE Messe from 26 to 28 September 2017, was very successful for our team exhibiting at Booth B5.027. Aside from the fair, we also held a free workshop in Berlin. With the motto “Knowledge and action for planet Earth”, the event gathered more than…
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GIS Cloud Exhibiting at the Australian Utility Week in Melbourne in November
19. Oct 2017We are happy to announce our upcoming exhibition at the Australian Utility Week, taking place in Melbourne, Australia (29-30 November) at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Our participation and exhibition at the Australian Utility Week is a part of GIS Cloud’s Australia and New Zealand tour in November. We consider this a great…
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Register for a New Webinar: GIS Cloud For Electric Utilities
16. Oct 2017On Thursday, October 26, we will host a free webinar where you will learn how to create a more efficient workflow, make better decisions, and save time and money using GIS Cloud solutions for electric utilities. Maintaining complex distribution lines on a daily basis can be a costly and time-consuming task, especially if the…
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Teramaps Presenting GIS Cloud Solutions at the Expo Seguridad in Chile
10. Oct 2017GIS Cloud solutions will be showcased at the Expo Seguridad in Santiago de Chile (October 23 to October 25). Expo Seguridad is one of the most comprehensive exhibitions for suppliers that offer products, technology, equipment and services for Civil Security, Security for Emergencies and Disasters, and Labor Security in Chile. The expo is organized…
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Learn about GIS Cloud Solutions at Geoespacial Chile 2017
05. Oct 2017GIS Cloud will be showcased at the conference Geoespacial Chile 2017 that will be held in Santiago de Chile, October 12 to October 13, 2017. Teramaps, GIS Cloud’s official partner for Chile, Colombia, and Peru, will present GIS Cloud solutions at the conference exhibition as well as in a talk by the Teramaps Country…
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Webinar Recording: Turn Your Maps into Apps with App Builder
28. Sep 2017On September 20th, we held a webinar on how to build an entire geo application in a form of an interactive map portal, without writing a single line of code. To access the webinar recording, please fill in the form below. “Don’t Code, Configure: Turn Your Maps into Apps” webinar recording includes an introduction…
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Join Us For a GeoMeetup in Zagreb on October 4th
26. Sep 2017On October 4th, we are organizing GeoMeetup Zagreb, with a goal to bring together Croatian geo-community in order to meet and exchange ideas on a regular basis. We are excited to kick off a new series of monthly geo meetups in Zagreb with the idea of getting together, hang out, share ideas & knowledge,…
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GIS Cloud Will be Showcased at Geomapplica in Greece
25. Sep 2017GIS Cloud solutions will be showcased on the Geomapplica Workshops | Drones & UAVs – Scientific applications & social implications event in Piraeus, Greece. The event will be held from September 29th to October 1st. Geomapplica is an event organized by the Laboratory of Computer Science Applications in Spatial Planning, that is a part…
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New Member Joins GIS Cloud Team: Welcome Mario
18. Sep 2017We are happy to announce that a new team member, Mario Brkić, has joined GIS Cloud. Mario has been excited about computers and technology since childhood, working in BASIC on an old Schneider CPC 464 while he was still in elementary school. Mario’s passion for computers and software development followed him throughout his education,…
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Introducing Teramaps, an official GIS Cloud Reseller in Colombia, Chile, and Perú
14. Sep 2017We are happy to announce that our partnership with Teramaps, a company based in Santiago, Chile is expanding to include the markets of Colombia and Peru, where Teramaps will distribute and promote GIS Cloud solutions to clients from various industries. In the words of Igor Farkaš, a Business Development and Partners Manager at GIS…
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Successful Workshops Across US East Coast and FOSS4G as a Growing Platform for GIS Community
07. Sep 2017As you already know, this year at GIS Cloud we are focusing all our resources on reinventing our platform and making all our solutions even more intuitive, as well as adding some new features that will make a huge impact on different workflows around maps. That is why we decided to spend a significant…
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Free GIS Cloud Workshop in Berlin, Germany on September 28th
07. Sep 2017Following our participation and exhibition at INTERGEO 2017 in Berlin, we will hold a comprehensive GIS Cloud workshop in Berlin. The workshop will take place at Rent24 coworking space, Potsdamer Strasse 182 Berlin on 28 September, from 10 am – 3 pm (CET). The number of seats is limited, so make sure to register…
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Webinar: Turn Your Maps into Apps with App Builder
06. Sep 2017Given the excellent feedback that followed our presentation “Don’t Code, Configure – Turn Your Maps into Apps” at FOSS4G 2017 in Boston, we decided to host a webinar on 20 September, and give you, our community, the opportunity to participate in an online version of the presentation and ask us any questions you might have….
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GIS Cloud Exhibiting at the INTERGEO 2017 in Berlin
28. Aug 2017We are happy to announce that we will be exhibiting at the INTERGEO 2017, taking place in Berlin, Germany from 26 to 28 of September 2017. INTERGEO is one of the world’s leading conference trade fairs for geodesy, geoinformation and land management, with more than 17, 000 professional visitors from more than 107 countries….
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Important update – New Free GIS Cloud Workshop in Albany, NY on 22nd, Syracuse Workshop moved to 24th
16. Aug 2017We previously announced one Workshop in Syracuse, NY, but due to a big interest in our solutions, we decided to organize two workshops, one in Albany and the other in Syracuse! The first workshop will be held on 22nd of August in Albany at 10 am (not in Syracuse as previously announced), at 10B Airline…
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GIS Cloud Workshop in Syracuse, New York on 22nd of August
07. Aug 2017As a part of our East Coast US Tour, we will hold a GIS Cloud Workshop in Syracuse, New York, on Tuesday, 22nd of August at 10.00 am. The workshop entrance is free for the first 25 registrants, so make sure to fill in the registration form as soon as possible. Attendees will get a…
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GIS Cloud Training Sessions On August 15th in Boston
03. Aug 2017GIS Cloud is organizing a co-located Training Event alongside the FOSS4G 2017 Conference. Attendance is free, even for non FOSS4G visitors. It will be held on Tuesday, August 15th in Boston, MA at the Seaport Hotel and Trade Center (Harborview 3) from 9 am – 3 pm. You can register for the event below the schedule. Learn first hand about cutting-edge mapping…
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Welcome a new member of GIS Cloud Team: Matija Marohnić
27. Jul 2017This month, a new developer has joined our ranks: Matija Marohnić, who will be responsible for the frontend of our platform and applications. Matija was initially interested in graphic design, drawing characters and playing with graphic software. Then he started designing game maps and for the first time entered the world of coding. Soon…
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Webinar Recording: Extend Crowdsourcing Solution with a Custom Workflow
25. Jul 2017Last week, we held a webinar showing how to make the best of your crowdsourced data using GIS Cloud. You can access the webinar recording by filling in the form below. In the webinar, you will hear a short overview of the GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing solution shown in the previous webinar, a demo of…
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GIS Cloud Expanding to Brazil
18. Jul 2017This May, GIS Cloud team sponsored and participated at the MundoGEO#Connect Latin America conference in São Paulo, Brazil. We were extremely busy at our booth in the exhibition space, where a lot of attendees from different industries have shown interest in collaborative mapping. As a result of the MundoGEO#Connect conference, 99GEO, a company specialized in…
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Attend GIS Cloud Workshop at FOSS4G 2017 in Boston
11. Jul 2017Recently, we announced our participation and sponsorship at FOSS4G 2017, the largest annual geospatial open source event in the world. Among other activities such as conference presentation and exhibiting, we will also take part in the workshop program. Dino, our CEO, will hold a workshop “Real-time Collaborative Mapping with GIS Cloud,” scheduled for Monday,…
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Webinar: Extend Crowdsourcing Solution With a Custom Workflow
06. Jul 2017After we presented the demo of our Crowdsourcing solution on June 27th, our next webinar scheduled for July 19th will extend this topic further, showing you how to set up your unique workflow using the GIS Cloud platform. The main part of the webinar will be dedicated to a live demo of GIS Cloud…
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Introducing new GIS Cloud feature – Get WMS Feature Info tool
05. Jul 2017Although sharing data using Web Map Services (WMS) is not new in GIS Cloud platform, in most of the project cases it is extremely important to have an insight in WMS layer attribute data. This is now possible with the WMS Feature Info tool available in any GIS software with WMS functionality. How does…
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The added dimension of location – this is where it gets interesting: An Interview with our Mobile Apps Architect
04. Jul 2017We talked to Nenad Filipović, our Senior Frontend Developer, and Mobile Apps Architect. He shared some insight into his daily work routine and shared advice to young developers who want to dive into the world of GIS and mapping apps. 1. Can you describe your regular working day and responsibilities in working with GIS…
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Cool maps by GIS Cloud Users
29. Jun 2017In GIS Cloud Map Editor, you can often stumble upon interesting public maps created by our users who utilize GIS Cloud apps for a wide variety of purposes. So, we made a selection of a few cool maps that caught our eye. There will be more interesting maps to come – don’t hesitate to drop…
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GIS Cloud at FOSS4G 2017 and East Coast in August
27. Jun 2017In August, we will be in the US on the East Coast in New York and Boston. We will be sponsoring the FOSS4G 2017 conference in Boston, participating in the program, workshops and other activities. Our visit to the East Coast is an excellent opportunity to schedule a meeting with our team and learn about…
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How To Use GIS Cloud In Urban Tree Management Planning
26. Jun 2017Managing and maintaining of trees have proven to be very effective for increasing the quality of life in urban areas. For example, optimal tree density and distribution is an essential part of every modern urban planning strategy as trees have various benefits on humans and environment. When arborists conduct fieldwork, their research…
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GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing Webinar Reminder
26. Jun 2017Dear GIS Cloud Community, We want to remind you that “GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing Live Demo” webinar will be held tomorrow (June 27th). Webinar Time and Date: Tuesday, June 27th at: 8 am PST 11 am EST 5 pm CET REGISTER HERE These Topics Will be Covered: The key benefits and value propositions of the…
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Supporting the Mining Activity in Chile Through Interactive Thematic Maps
21. Jun 2017The mining industry in Chile produces more than one-third of government income by exporting Copper. Other important mining products include gold, silver, molybdenum, iron, and coal, while most of the mining products are located in the Atacama Region. Exactly this area was in focus of the project done by Adolfo Ibañez University for the…
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How to Use GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing App to Engage Citizens
14. Jun 2017When we talk about Smart Cities and online communities, we can say that collaboration and citizen engagement can drastically change city dynamics. With a big growth in mobile technology and availability of smartphones, crowdsourcing apps have taken over the marketplace with almost 60% of annual growth in the Market Size (2016). Acquiring feedback and…
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Watch the Sharing Large Raster Data with GIS Cloud Webinar Recording
09. Jun 2017On Thursday, 1st of June, we held a webinar showcasing the benefits and a demo on the topic of sharing large raster data with clients, stakeholders and organizations using GIS Cloud. Topics covered in the webinar were: The cloud benefits for remote sensing and sharing drone data with clients Success stories from GIS Cloud users…
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Webinar Announcement: GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing Live Demo
08. Jun 2017Following the official launch of GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing, we decided to prepare a webinar with a live demo showcasing the solution, scheduled for June 27th, 2017. Many local governments and organizations around the world have one thing in common – they want to find an easy and effective way to reach their communities and…
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GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing Solution Released
07. Jun 2017Dear GIS Cloud Community, We are happy to announce that GIS Cloud Crowdsourcing solution has been officially released. The Crowdsourcing solution will enable cities, local governments, and other organizations to easily and quickly get anonymous feedback and problem reports from their citizens. The application will be fully branded and personalized, which means that you will…
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WeForest – Increasing Efficiency and Transparency in Forest Restoration Process with GIS Cloud
29. May 2017We talked to Matthias De Beenhouwer, a project manager at WeForest, who is currently working on a large forest restoration project in Zambia. He and his team are using GIS Cloud to improve their daily workflow in planting trees and educating farmers on the effects trees have on the environment and the global climate. …
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Attend GIS Cloud Workshop at GEO Business Show on May 24th
23. May 2017GIS Cloud team is currently at the GEO Business Show in London, the annual geospatial event that takes place at the Business Design Centre from May 23rd to May 24th. Tomorrow, on May 24th at 9,30 am, our team will hold a workshop demonstrating GIS Cloud collaborative mapping solutions in the Facility No. 5. This…
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Webinar: Sharing Large Raster Data with GIS Cloud
18. May 2017On Thursday, 1st of June, we will hold a webinar about easily sharing large raster data with clients, stakeholders and organizations using GIS Cloud. A lot of industries utilize large raster data, usually obtained by aerial photography/drone mapping and satellite imagery. After the imagery is processed, the biggest challenge with large raster files becomes…
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GIS Cloud Visualization in Planning of the New Administrative Boundaries for the Zadar County
17. May 2017This project was done by a geography student Branimir Bilandžić, who collected and visualized data with a goal to make a proposal on the topic how to rationalize local government structure in Croatia. As a result, map portal was created, showing a proposal for the new municipality structure. This project was done using the example…
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Paid Student Internship at the Geo Business Show in London
15. May 2017We are looking for Geography/GIS students for an internship at the Geo Business Show in London, UK, from 23rd to 24th of May, 2017. Paid internship includes communication with the visitors and coordinating with GIS Cloud team at the event on May 23 and 24 (8-hour shifts). Interns will need to learn the basics…
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GIS Cloud Presentation at MundoGEO#Connect Latin America
11. May 2017Today, 12th of May 2017, GIS Cloud team will give a talk and show a demo at MundoGEO#Connect 2017 about “Building Intelligent Cities by Engaging Citizens Through Collaborative Solutions” at 15h, Auditorium A. During the conference, you can visit GIS Cloud stand (No. 072) in the exhibition space, try our solutions or request…
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Watch the Tree Maintenance Made Easy Webinar Recording
04. May 2017On Monday, 24th of April, we held a webinar “Tree Maintenance Made Easy” focused on presenting GIS Cloud solutions for Tree Management. Thanks to all of you who attended the webinar. In case you missed it, we have prepared a recording which you can access by filling in the form below. The central part…
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Using GIS Cloud for Efficient Inspection of Hydroelectric Reservoirs in Brazil
27. Apr 2017This is a use case featuring Socioambiental Consultores Associados, a company located in Florianópolis, Brazil. Learn more on how they use GIS Cloud for inspecting and overseeing the Permanent Protection Areas of reservoirs of the Hydroelectric Power Plants on the Uruguay River. Since 1985, the Socioambiental Consultores Associados have been focused on providing solutions…
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Visit GIS Cloud Booth and Attend Collaborative Mapping Workshop at GEO Business Show 2017 in London
20. Apr 2017In May, GIS Cloud team will exhibit and hold a workshop at the GEO Business Show in London. GEO Business Show is the annual geospatial business show with over 3000 visitors from more than 50 countries that will take place at the Business Design Centre in London, from 23rd to 24th of May. This…
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GIS Cloud at the MundoGEO#Connect Latin America 2017
13. Apr 2017This year, we are proud to sponsor the MundoGEO#connect Latin America conference, taking place in São Paulo, Brazil, from 9 to 11 of May 2017. The seventh edition of the conference hosted by MundoGEO will be held at the Centro de Convenções Frei Caneca in São Paulo, bringing together more than 3, 200…
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Webinar Announcement: Tree Maintenance Made Easy
10. Apr 2017On Monday, 24th of April, we will hold a webinar focused on presenting GIS Cloud solutions for Tree Management. In the GIS Cloud for Tree Inventory and Inspection webinar, we discussed uses of GIS for arborists and forestry workers. The webinar included use cases, benefits as well as the live demo of GIS Cloud…
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GIS Cloud and Jal Technology at the Oman Geospatial Forum (April 10-11)
05. Apr 2017GIS Cloud Partners for Oman, Jal Technology, will be showcasing GIS Cloud at the Booth No. 18. at the Oman Geospatial Forum. The event will be held in the Oman Convention Centre in Muscat from 10 to 11th of April 2017. The fourth edition of the Oman Geospatial Forum is organized by Geospatial Media…
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Support GIS Cloud Proposals at FOSS4G 2017
04. Apr 2017Dear GIS Cloud Community, We are very excited to sponsor this year’s FOSS4G Conference that will take place in Boston, from 14th to 19th of August 2017. FOSS4G is OSGeo‘s annual global event focused on Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial. Each year, the conference brings together a wide variety of participants and…
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Mapping the Italian Heritage – A Story about GIS Cloud Implementation for the Proditerr@ Project
30. Mar 2017Maria Laura Scaduto and Andrea de Tommasi told us about how they set up the Proditerr@ project, dedicated to creating a cooperative web platform for promoting the typical local food products of the Belìce river Valley in the Western part of the Sicily. The “Proditerr@ Project – Products, Identity and Territory” started in September…
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Webinar Recording: GIS for Tree Inventory and Inspection
29. Mar 2017Dear GIS Cloud Community, We are pleased to share the recording of our last week’s webinar “GIS Cloud for Tree Inventory and Inspection.” In case you missed the webinar, or you want to rewatch it and share with your team, fill in the form at the end of this post and access the recording. The…
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GIS Cloud Showcased at the Locate 17 in Australia
28. Mar 2017Spatial Vision, GIS Cloud Partners for Australia and New Zealand, will showcase GIS Cloud at the Locate 17 conference in Australia. The Conference will be held from 3rd to 6th of April 2017 at the new International Conference Centre Sydney. This year, the conference is joined with the 10th International Symposium on Digital Earth….
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Increase Efficiency in Tree Inventory and Inspection with GIS Cloud
22. Mar 2017In preparation to our GIS for Tree Maintenance and Inspection webinar, scheduled for 23rd of March, we bring you an overview how to increase efficiency in the tree inventory and inspection process using GIS Cloud in the 5 phases of your workflow. Tree Inventory and Inspection is one of the most important tasks in…
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Arborist Use Case – Tree Inventory and Inspection
15. Mar 2017Opening a Perspective on Maps as Administrative Tools “GIS Cloud has allowed me to streamline the administrative side of workflow which allows me to work more effectively and provide tree care of a higher quality.” – Sean Grant All of those whose job is connected with managing a lot of fieldwork know that it…
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Webinar: GIS Cloud for Tree Inventory and Inspection
09. Mar 2017On Thursday, 23rd of March, we will hold a webinar focused on presenting GIS Cloud solutions for Tree Inspection and Inventory. GIS in the cloud is one of the most useful tools in tree inventory and inspection for arborists and forestry workers. It helps municipalities, contractors, management and field staff to plan, organize, coordinate,…
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FAQ: GIS Cloud for Water Resource and Watershed Management
03. Mar 2017During the last webinar, GIS for Water Resource and Watershed Management, there were many questions regarding GIS Cloud options and solutions. As there was no time to address them all in one webinar session, and some of these questions are often asked by our users, we decided to cover the most frequent ones in this…
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GIS for Water Resource and Watershed Management: Webinar Recording
01. Mar 2017Our last webinar, dedicated to GIS for Water Resource and Watershed Management, has sparked a lot of interest among those who attended it. If you didn’t get a chance to attend or you want to rewatch it, just fill in the form below to access the recording. The recording contains a presentation as well…
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Mapping Illegal Landfills in the City of Zagreb
28. Feb 2017This use case describes the project done by a GIS student Morana Labović, who collected data on the illegal landfills in Zagreb to create an interactive map for raising citizen environmental awareness. Due to the increasing quantity and its harmful effects on the environment, waste is one of the most significant ecological problems of…
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Using Mobile Data Collection for the Point-in-Time Count of Homelessness in St. Louis
21. Feb 2017The newest story from the awesome projects our users are doing across the globe comes from St. Louis, Missouri. Kyle Miller and Nathan Dell, the City of St. Louis Point-in-Time committee representatives, wrote about how they used Mobile Data Collection on their recent event conducted on 26th of January, to collect the data about the…
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Three Uses of Cloud GIS for Watersheds
16. Feb 2017In preparation to our next’s week webinar, GIS for Water Resource and Watersheds Management, we decided to highlight some of the potential uses of GIS Cloud for Watersheds. Watershed management is one of those topics that come up in the public discourse usually in case of natural occurrences and disasters such as floods, droughts, problems…
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Webinar: GIS For Water Resource and Watershed Management
09. Feb 2017On Thursday, 23rd of February, we will hold a webinar focused on presenting GIS for Water Resource and Watershed Management. GIS became one of the essential tools for managing natural resources and solving various environmental problems, used by environmental experts, policy advisors, and the general public. Today, it is being applied as a part…
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GIS and Watersheds: Monitoring Rainfall in Orange County, California
07. Feb 2017GIS plays an important role in managing natural resources, environmental monitoring as well as fighting droughts and Watersheds monitoring. Some time ago, we published an interview with Grant Sharp who is the Environmental Monitoring Section Manager with the OC Watersheds Division of OC Public Works in Orange County, California. His main focus is collecting…
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Webinar Recording: Why Become GIS Cloud Partner?
02. Feb 2017Last week, we held “Why Become GIS Cloud Partner?” webinar, with a goal to offer insights into the benefits of the GIS Cloud Partners program. The webinar recording is now available online, accessible via the form below. So, if you are interested in learning more about GIS Cloud Partners program, this is a perfect…
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Using GIS in Tourism – Tourist Map of Šolta
31. Jan 2017We bring you a case study about creating a Tourist Map of the Island Šolta, a project done by a Geography student Ana Mihojević, who is also the author of this article. Over the last few decades, tourism as an industry has become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world, according to…
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How Safe is to Store Data in the Cloud and Other Safety Tips: Pt. 2
26. Jan 2017On January 17th, we published a first part of the interview with Josip Rodin, GIS Cloud’s security expert. We discussed the safety of data, the difference between public and private cloud and other questions. Today, we bring you the second part of the interview, dealing with servers, security recommendations, and policy. 1. Where are the…
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Meet the GIS Cloud Team!
24. Jan 2017Our team is constantly growing, so we thought it is time for our community to meet members of GIS Cloud a little more closely. Members of our team are dedicated professionals who are in daily touch with GIS Cloud users, whether by making new features, by helping them directly to find solutions for their…
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The Benefits of Becoming GIS Cloud Partner
18. Jan 2017Next week, on January 25th, we will host a webinar “Why Become GIS Cloud Partner”, highlighting the benefits of becoming GIS Cloud partner. Our Partners network includes numerous companies interested in extending the capabilities of their clients, offering existing or customized GIS solutions. As we are continually looking into targeting new market segments and local…
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Ask an Engineer: How Safe is to Store Data in the Cloud and Other Safety Tips
17. Jan 2017As a growing number of software vendors and users embrace cloud-based solutions, it is important to know the basic facts about the cloud security. That is why we decided to compile some of the most common questions when it comes to the safety of your data, the difference between public and private cloud and other…
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Webinar: Why become GIS Cloud Partner?
12. Jan 2017Across the globe, from Australia to Argentina, companies and individuals who are dedicated to spreading the word and offer to their clients intuitive cloud GIS solutions, with cutting-edge mapping technology, work with us. As the need for modern and user-friendly cloud GIS is growing, we are looking for partners worldwide to share our vision…
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Carabineros de Chile – Crime Risk Map
11. Jan 2017Police departments around the world are increasingly using cloud-based GIS for a variety of tasks, including emergency response, analyzing and predicting crime rates, tactical planning, daily coordination, to name just some of them. Basically, web and mobile mapping can increase efficiency and accuracy in solving crimes and improve the overall decision-making process. Existing…
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Hello to 2017, The Year of Collaboration!
10. Jan 20172016 has been a great year for GIS Cloud and an amazing experience for our team, working with many users and partners from different parts of the world, backgrounds and industries. We thank our community for sharing and believing in our vision, for your constant feedback that we are always looking forward to hearing. From…
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Top 10 Most-Read Posts of 2016
04. Jan 20172016 was eventful: many great new projects and releases were introduced. We also explored utilizing GIS in different industries such as drone mapping, utilities, road infrastructure and others. The content that attracted most visits and interest in 2016 were our posts dedicated to GIS in drone mapping, GIS Day Contest competition and projects, use cases,…
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GIS Cloud wishes you Joyful Holidays
22. Dec 2016Dear Mapping Community, As we are wrapping up another busy and hard working year, we are excited for everything we achieved during the last twelve months, and we can’t wait to show you what we’ve been ‘cooking under the hood’. 2017 will be full of surprises for our community and we can promise some…
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Webinar Recording: GIS in the Railroad Industry
19. Dec 2016What are the uses of GIS in the Railroad Industry? The answer to this and many more questions can be found in a recording of last week’s webinar, held by Tomy Brown, the owner of Geomobiliti Inc. Tomy Brown, who has worked with numerous clients from the Railroad and Real Estate Industry, presented a several…
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GIS Day Contest 2016 Winners
29. Nov 2016We are excited to announce that the winners of the GIS Day Contest 2016 have been chosen. This is the second time that GIS Cloud awards the best project idea during Geo Awareness Week, and we are very happy with the response. With applications from 18 different countries around the globe, we witnessed the huge…
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Webinar Announcement: Using GIS in the Railroad Industry
22. Nov 2016On December 7th, GIS Cloud will host a webinar dedicated to exploring the applications of GIS Cloud in the Railroad Industry. Tomy Brown, the owner of Geomobiliti Inc., a Florida-based company specialized in GIS for short-lined railroads and offering GIS services to other industries, will showcase an example of using GIS Cloud in the Railroad…
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Celebrating GIS Day Worldwide
17. Nov 2016This year, we had many exciting events during the Geo Awareness Week and GIS Day. These events were also an opportunity to launch another GIS Day Contest, awarding best mapping projects that use geo technology in an innovative way and make an impact on local communities all around the world. There is still time left…
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GIS Day Contest Project Challenge 2016
10. Nov 2016Last year, during Geo Awareness Week, we launched the first GIS Day Contest project challenge, which resulted in awesome mapping projects, with applications from more than 20 different countries. For the Geo Awareness Week in 2016 (November 13-19), GIS Cloud will introduce another GIS Day Contest and a few educational events by our team and…
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GIS Cloud 3D Exclusive Demo – Webinar Recording
09. Nov 2016On November 3rd, 2016, we held the webinar that was dedicated to exploring the 3D visualization support within GIS Cloud environment. Watch the exclusive preview and check out some of the questions listed below, that were answered after the presentation. The possibility to explore 3D integration with GIS Cloud will be available to users who…
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GIS Day Contest Reports: Using GIS Cloud for Disaster Management in Jakarta
08. Nov 2016As we are approaching this year’s Geo Awareness week, our GIS Day project winners are releasing their mapping efforts for the public use. We already covered a story about Malaria Risk Map project as well as Mapping Tribal Burial Grounds in New Zealand (Te Orewai Wahi Tapu), and now it is time to present the…
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GIS Cloud 3D Early Preview
20. Oct 2016Dear GIS Cloud Community, Our team is currently exploring the possibility of enabling 3D map visualization in the cloud. That’s why we are very excited to announce GIS Cloud 3D webinar, scheduled for November 3rd, 2016. The exclusive preview will give you a chance to explore the 3D functionality in an early preview and to share…
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Introducing Australian Based Servers for Storing GIS Cloud Data
19. Oct 2016Regulations in Australia and New Zealand – such as The Australian National Privacy Act of 1988, which regulates how organizations collect, use, keep, secure, and disclose personal information – can make it difficult for organizations to move sensitive information to cloud-providers that store data outside of Australia and New Zealand. Responding to these requirements of…
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MetaSUB Use Case: Building Healthier and Smarter Cities with the Help of GIS
06. Oct 2016One of the cloud-based GIS applications in creating a smart city and a more responsive and sustainable environment is in public health. Increasing urbanization and a significant growth of international transport of people and goods creates unique challenges for the disease control and prevention in urban areas. These challenges are not new, nor are the…
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FIDA &CO. Studios presenting GIS Cloud at the Intelligent Cities Exhibition & Conference
28. Sep 2016GIS Cloud’s partners, FIDA & CO. Studios (F&CS) are exhibiting and promoting GIS Cloud solutions at the leading smart and sustainable cities event in Egypt – Intelligent Cities Exhibition and Conference (ICEC 2016). The event is taking place at Fairmont Heliopolis Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, 28 – 29 of September, 2016. The two day exhibition…
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Geospatial Technology for Building Smarter Cities
08. Sep 2016What is the role of geospatial technologies in building smarter cities? The concept of smart cities became one of the most frequently mentioned buzzwords in the terms of building and designing sustainable urban environments in the 21st century. But, this does not necessarily mean that we all understand what exactly a smart city is, and…
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Mapping Tribal Burial Grounds in New Zealand
06. Sep 2016In the digital age, many cultural practices important for local communities are facing the threat of being forgotten. One of our most inspiring user stories, demonstrating the great potential of GIS Cloud mapping technologies, comes from Pipiwai, Northland (New Zealand). Delaraine Armstrong, Betty Cherrington, and Margaret Tipene, who won the 2nd prize in the GIS…
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FOSS4G 2016: Three days of great talks and cool hangouts
01. Sep 2016The 2016 FOSS4G was a very successful and eventful gathering, which completely justified the ‘Building bridges’ theme, chosen for this year. Even though there was an extensive list of technical talks, as well as talks about Open Data, Remote Sensing for Earth Observation, Land information and Disaster management, numerous social events and hangouts (such as…
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Offline Maps for Mobile Data Collection and Map Viewer Released
31. Aug 2016We have released latest versions of our mobile applications, Mobile Data Collection and Map Viewer, with one big addition: access to Offline Maps feature that is now available to all GIS Cloud users. When collecting data in the field, there is always a risk that you will have a spotty Internet connection in some…
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Offline Maps Available For Early Access
12. Aug 2016Dear GIS Cloud community, We are excited to announce that Offline Maps for our mobile applications (Mobile Data Collection and Map Viewer) are now available for early access! The latest version of MDC and Map Viewer comes with offline maps feature for all those who subscribed for an early access. These users will be notified…
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Meet Us At FOSS4G 2016 In Bonn!
27. Jul 2016As we announced in February, we will be sponsoring this year’s FOSS4G Conference in Bonn, Germany (August 24-26th). We will have a booth at the exhibition space where you can meet our core team in person and check out first glimpses of our new platform that we are preparing to launch later this year. Also, Dino, our CEO…
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Mapping Your Workflow – GIS for Roadworks Live Demo
22. Jul 2016On July 14th, we held a GIS Cloud live demo “GIS For Roadworks – See How it Works.” Thanks to all who attended and participated in a discussion. Your feedback means a lot to us. This demo recording will be useful to all our users and those who are interested in GIS Cloud apps…
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Discover the world of Geo-Marketing: FiDA & Co. Studios
21. Jul 2016Geo-marketing is one of those cloud/web mapping applications utilized by businesses all across the digital sphere, usually by marketing managers and staff in organizations of all sizes and profiles. If you are doing anything marketing related, you know that knowing a perfect location for placing a billboard, pitching your tent or opening a new shop or…
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GIS for Roadworks – See How It Works: Live Demo
06. Jul 2016Driven by a huge interest for our Roadwork Solutions webinar last month and in response to a lot of requests for a more comprehensive demo of GIS Cloud, we decided to schedule another webinar demonstrating full potential of our platform. On Thursday, 14th of July, we will host a 35-minute demo-based webinar “GIS for…
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Introducing New Features in Mobile Data Collection
05. Jul 2016GIS Cloud team is constantly working on improving the quality and functionality of our apps. Therefore, we would like to present a few of our new features available in Mobile Data Collection app since our latest overview. Having a copy of an original document is always an important part in preparation process of any business….
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Solutions for Road Infrastructure and Maintenance
30. Jun 2016On June 20th, we held a webinar “Solutions for Road Infrastructure and Maintenance.” Thanks to all of our attendees who have shown a great interest and participated in a discussion. For those who weren’t able to attend last week’s webinar, we have prepared a recording, accessible upon request through the form below. …
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Mapping Pathogens in Public Transit Systems Worldwide with GIS Cloud
21. Jun 2016Every day, hundreds of millions of people around the world use public transit systems without noticing a complex microbiome that is invisible to the naked eye. In more than 50 cities around the world, scientists are working on building a molecular and genetic atlas of these transportation systems in order to establish a worldwide “DNA…
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Falas Português? Languages of GIS Cloud
16. Jun 2016We are happy to announce that GIS Cloud apps have been translated to Portuguese! We are looking forward to making our products closer to Portuguese speaking countries. Except for Portuguese, GIS Cloud platform is constantly updated with new languages and we are very excited to make it available for more and more people from…
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Webinar: Solutions for Road Infrastructure and Maintenance
13. Jun 2016Next Monday (June 20th) we will host a short 30-minute webinar showing an effective way to collect, manage and visualize data for road administration and maintenance. When we talk about road maintenance, field data collection is one of the essential parts of road management. The most important data collected for road maintenance purposes…
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Why Offline Maps?
10. Jun 2016One of the benefits of cloud GIS is a simple access through a web and mobile based intuitive interface. Cloud based systems make it easier to collaborate and work with people across departments, companies and different locations. For those who often work in offline conditions, bringing all of their mapping data offline – stored on…
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‘Beyond Fieldwork’ Webinar Recording Available Online
02. Jun 2016Last week we held Beyond Fieldwork: What’s Next After Data is Collected? webinar, focused on adding extra value to field data through GIS Cloud apps. A recording demonstrates how to efficiently analyse, update and communicate using collected data. A recording also includes use cases and a live demo showing how to easily manipulate data in…
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Liburnian Waters: Efficiently Mapping Water and Sanitary Infrastructure
31. May 2016Cloud GIS is a valuable contribution in terms of planning, managing and maintenance of utility infrastructure such as water resources and services. An efficient and smart use of high-quality spatial data becomes an imperative in growingly competitive economy for many electrical, gas and water utilities. Locating facilities, tracking jobs, planning operations and even doing marketing…
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Sign up for Early Access To Offline Maps!
18. May 2016We are preparing new, exciting Map Viewer and Mobile Data Collection capability for smartphones and tablets – Offline Maps! Sign up for early access to the GIS Cloud Offline Maps If you are doing field work in offline conditions, take all of your mapping data offline and explore the benefits of GIS…
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Cloud GIS is a Key to Efficiency in Data Sharing and Collaboration
17. May 2016One of the greatest advantages of cloud based GIS solution is its unmatched data sharing and collaboration potential for a wide variety of businesses, especially data and service providers. When it comes to industries such as oil and gas, where maps are usually rich with land, infrastructure, wells and distribution data, cloud GIS solution is…
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Beyond Fieldwork: What’s Next After Data is Collected?
12. May 2016You eased your paper-based data collection workflow with the help of Mobile Data Collection app. All the relevant information is in place and although your data collection process is now much more efficient, there is still a lot of work to be done. So, what’s next? Following the last month’s webinar dedicated to the benefits…
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Rabine Paving Use Case: Efficiently Managing Operations in Construction Industry
10. May 2016“In operations, we’re always looking for ways to take a process and make it better and faster. For me, GIS has helped to speed up the job tracking process that would normally require massive amounts of paperwork and organization.” Geospatial intelligence plays an important role in construction industry. In the words of Brad Rouse, the…
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Video: Collect, Inspect and Visualize Data with Minimal Effort
05. May 2016On April 28th we held a webinar focused on exploring the benefits of Mobile Data Collection for organizations and businesses of different profiles, including the live demo. Watch it here: Find out about different types of fieldwork and data collection environments, how to transform your daily workflow and what are the real-life examples of using…
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Mapping the Disease: Using GIS for Improving Malaria Interventions in Nigeria
27. Apr 201625th of April was World Malaria Day, an international observance commemorated every year. This year, the main theme is “End Malaria For Good”, building on the progress made in the last 15 years, with malaria mortality rates decreased by 60%. Despite the successes made in defeating malaria, there is still a lot to work on…
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What is New in Mobile Data Collection?
21. Apr 2016Mobile Data Collection 1.5.9 is now available on the Google Play for Android and App Store for iOS devices. What’s changed? Auto sync is a new feature implemented in Mobile Data Collection. It prevents data collection within the current form in MDC if the form is changed or deleted before or during data collection process….
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Reinvent your Workflow: How to Collect, Inspect and Visualize Data with Minimal Effort
14. Apr 2016On Thursday, April 28th, we will host a webinar dedicated to benefits of Mobile Data Collection for organizations and businesses of different profiles. Field data collection is a part of workflows in various organizations and businesses. Whether you work on infrastructure maintenance, non-government projects, retail, forestry, roadworks or park maintenance and management, collecting and updating…
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Meet the People of GIS Cloud: An Interview with Antonija Netolicki, Sales Manager at GIS Cloud
13. Apr 2016GIS Cloud Sales team takes care of our user accounts and does an irreplaceable job of consulting and advising organizations and individuals in making the most of our solutions. Therefore, following an interview with Tatjana Urvan, Head of Support and Quality Assurance Department, we decided to talk with Antonija Netolicki, a Senior Sales Manager. Tell…
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How to Transform Your City Public Works in a Few Simple Steps?
07. Apr 2016Last week (March 31st) we held a webinar “How to Transform your City Public Works in a Few Simple Steps?” This webinar was a part of GIS Cloud Smart Cities series, with a focus on Public Works, Infrastructure and Roadworks Departments in local governments as well as different organizations and businesses dealing with infrastructure maintenance…
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Spatial Vision Showcasing GIS Cloud At Locate 16 Conference
06. Apr 2016GIS Cloud partners for Australia and New Zealand, Spatial Vision, announced that they will be supporting the Locate 16 Conference in Melbourne. The conference will be held from 12-14 April 2016 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Locate Conference (Locate16) is the national conference of the spatial and surveying industries of Australia and New…
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Support GIS Cloud proposals at FOSS4G 2016
29. Mar 2016Dear GIS Cloud Community, We are very happy to attend this year’s FOSS4G Conference in Bonn (August 24-26)! FOSS4G is OSGeo‘s annual global event focused on Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial. Each year, the conference brings together a wide variety of participants and organizations forming a community for sharing ideas, thoughts and enthusiasm…
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Webinar: How to Transform your City Public Works in a Few Simple Steps?
24. Mar 2016How to increase effectiveness of Public Works and City Infrastructure and Maintenance Departments? How to save time and money in Roadworks using GIS? What are the steps necessary to improve internal workflows in order to make an organization smart? Making your city smart doesn’t mean only increasing public engagement. To create a smart community and…
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GIS is Radically Transforming Non-Profit Interventions Around The World
23. Mar 2016An Interview with Darrel Larson (Give Clean Water Initiative) Darrel Larson, as a chairman and founder of Give Clean Water Initiative, shared his experiences and daily challenges working with a non-profit initiative. Read about his insights on the game-changing role of GIS in his area of work and how technology is becoming more and…
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Importance of Open Data for Local Governments
08. Mar 2016How can local and federal governments contribute to the digital transformation, citizen engagement and information transparency? Some of these questions were in focus last weekend (4.-6. of March), when CodeAcross and OpenDataDay events were held in Zagreb. Events included different panels focusing on information science curriculums and the importance of open data for governments and…
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GIS Cloud Team on the Past, Present and Future: Why is Speed Important?
03. Mar 2016Last Thursday (February 25th), GIS Cloud hosted a webinar discussion covering many exciting topics. The spotlight of the discussion was on The Fastest Map Engine project, which brought up many interesting details from GIS Cloud’s past, present and future. The story of building the fastest map engine and technical challenges its creators have encountered was…
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GIS Cloud on CodeAcross and OpenDataDay in Zagreb
01. Mar 2016We are happy to sponsor CodeAcross and OpenDataDay events in Zagreb this weekend (4.-6. of March). A week of civic innovations encourages citizens, software developers, designers and activists to work towards strengthening transparency in local governments and communities across the world. Saturday, March 5th is the International Open Data Day which is gathering citizens all over the world…
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The Fastest Map Engine Challenge
23. Feb 2016Dear GIS Community! Encouraged by results of our map engine comparison project – The Fastest Map Engine (fastestmapengine.com) we decided to create The Fastest Map Engine Challenge and engage the world of GIS in a discussion about fastest mapping solutions on the market. The Challenge We invite you to test existing cloud GIS service…
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A Webinar Recording : GIS Cloud Smart Cities – City Portal
18. Feb 2016Dear GIS Cloud Community! Last week you had an opportunity to attend our webinar “GIS Cloud Smart Cities – City Portal”, the first one from a series of Smart City short webinars we plan to host in the future. For those of you who couldn’t attend we prepared a video recording: City Portal is a…
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Webinar Announcement: GIS Cloud – The Fastest Map Engine
16. Feb 2016We often talk about GIS Cloud as a provider of the fastest vector map engine. But, what that really means? The answer includes both technical and user’s point of view. In the light of the Fastest Map Engine project release, we decided to follow it up by a webinar discussion. On Thursday, February 25th, 2016,…
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GIS Cloud Map Viewer for Mobile Released
11. Feb 2016Take your maps and projects with you wherever you go! We are happy to announce that GIS Cloud Map Viewer has been released. Map Viewer for Mobile is available for Android and iOS devices on GooglePlay and App Store. Application offers an easy way to access private, shared or public maps and data from your mobile…
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A reminder: City Portal Webinar on Thursday, February 11th
10. Feb 2016Dear GIS Cloud Community, we want to remind you that “Smart Cities – City Portal” webinar is scheduled for tomorrow. Webinar time and date: Thursday, February 11th, 2016 at 8:00am PST 11:00am EST 5:00 PM CET REGISTER HERE. For more information about the webinar topic, click here.
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Webinar Announcement: GIS Cloud Smart Cities – City Portal
04. Feb 2016Encouraged by a great interest for “GIS Solutions for Smart Cities of the 21st Century” webinar, we decided to start with a series of Smart City short webinars, designed specifically for one segment of possible GIS applications for a Smart City. First webinar in the series is titled GIS Cloud Smart Cities : City Portal,…
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Introducing GIS Solutions for Smart Cities Webinar Recording
04. Feb 2016Dear GIS Cloud Community, we are happy to present “GIS Solutions for Smart Cities of the 21st Century” webinar recording. A response for the webinar last Thursday (January 28) was great. We want thank to those who attended. For those who have missed an opportunity to attend, we prepared a recording. Also, some of our…
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Meet the People of GIS Cloud: An Interview with Tatjana Urvan, Head of Support and Quality Assurance
03. Feb 2016One of the first encounters with members of GIS Cloud team is in a chat with our Support team. We take a lot of pride in their great work, claimed to be one of the best parts of GIS Cloud user experience, according to many comments shared by our community. If you ever wondered who…
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Fighting the Snow with a Fleet Management Solution – A Case Study
02. Feb 2016Many local governments in areas that get regular snowfall maintain a fleet of snow plows. In the winter season, speed and efficiency of snow plow fleet are of a great importance – especially in highly urbanized cities. We bring you a case study showing how to make a snow fleet management system more efficient with…
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GIS Cloud at FOSS4G in Bonn
01. Feb 2016We are happy to announce that GIS Cloud will be sponsoring FOSS4G 2016 conference in Bonn (August 24-26). FOSS4G is OSGeo‘s annual global event focused on Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial. A FOSS4G includes talks, code sprints, bird-of-a-feather sessions, workshops, social events and lots of other attractive smaller and larger happenings. This year,…
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Google Maps Engine API Shuts Down Today (January 29, 2016)
29. Jan 2016As of today, January 29, 2016, Google Maps Engine API is deprecated. This means that the product support and the API will no longer be available. Google Maps Engine was mainly a platform which provided businesses cloud based services for editing and storing their geographic data built on Google basemap. Google basemap remained a…
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A Reminder: ‘Smart Cities’ Webinar is Today
27. Jan 2016We are pleased to announce that more than 300 people have already registered for the “GIS Solutions for Smart Cities of the 21st Century” webinar. We want to remind our attendees and those who are interested in attending, but haven’t registered yet , that the webinar is scheduled for today: Thursday, January 28th, at 8:00am PST…
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Introducing Learning Thursday: How to use a Buffer Analysis Tool?
21. Jan 2016Dear GIS Cloud Community! Today, we are introducing “Learning Thursday” feature posts on our blog. The idea is to post educational texts, videos, tips and tricks, webinars and similar useful materials for our users on Thursdays, at least once a month. The first issue of GIS Cloud’s Learning Thursday is “How to use a Buffer…
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Looking Forward to 2016!
20. Jan 2016We at GIS Cloud had an amazing year behind us. We nearly doubled our team and our user base has grown to 70,000 users worldwide. Our cloud platform is hosting 1 million map layers which can easily be shared among users. Also, GIS Cloud Mobile Data Collection solution has helped field workers to collect more than…
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Important Browser Security News
19. Jan 2016So far, GIS Cloud has supported internet browsers up to and including 3 versions back. In case of Internet Explorer that meant versions 9, 10 and 11. We will continue supporting all those and all your apps will work fine. However, there has been a change in Microsoft’s support policy. Microsoft has announced that, starting…
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Webinar Announcement: GIS Solutions for Smart Cities of the 21st Century
14. Jan 2016How to become a smart city and what are the next steps? On Thursday, January 28th, we will be hosting a webinar titled “GIS Solutions for Smart Cities of the 21st century” What is a smart city? How to make the technology work for you in the context of your city’s digital transformation? How to…
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“Sharing Drone Data: Next Step – Collaboration” Video is Now Available Online
14. Jan 2016We have prepared a video presentation covering the topic of “Sharing Drone Data: Next Step – Collaboration” webinar, hosted on December 10th, 2015. This video is a separate recording that was created after the original presentation. Following topics were covered: Reasons for a rapid expansion of a drone market Using Drone Data – a regular…
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4 Main Reasons Why Governments Choose Cloud Based GIS
12. Jan 2016One of recent trends in the process of digitalization within local governments infrastructure such as city councils, governmental agencies and departments is a growing use of cloud-based software solutions which are improving their functionality in many segments. Since most of the paperwork, statistic and public data is now digitized and more easily accessible by both…
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Agriculture: Risk Management Use Case
11. Jan 2016Combining Remote Sensing & Cloud technology is the future of farming According to the FAO, the growth rates of global agricultural production and crop yields have slowed in the last couple of years, raising fears that the world may not be able to grow enough food and other commodities to ensure that future populations are…
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The Challenges of Drone Mapping
06. Jan 2016Utilizing Drone Imagery – From Spatial Data to Spatial Knowledge Contemporary mapping landscape is changing rapidly. Over the last few decades, most of the surveyors worked with total stations and GPS receivers for point to point data collection on day-to-day basis. A usual workflow would end with using collected data for generating 2D plans of…
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Arrival of the 2016 Shown on a Map
31. Dec 2015Wonder where the New Year 2016 will be celebrated first? We have prepared a map showing you where 2016 starts first (#1), and where it will be celebrated last (#40). GIS Cloud team wishes you happy and successful New Year 2016! Want to create your own cool maps? Try Map Editor for free. Check…
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Our Top 10 Most-Read Blog Posts of 2015
31. Dec 2015In 2015, most-read content on GIS Cloud’s blog consisted of our initiatives, updates and news, together with use cases from various industries. In a way, it is also an overview of a very successful year for our team with many great stories and novelties. We are proud that 1st place on our list goes to…
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Chennai Silver Lining – A Community Sanitation Planning Using GIS
23. Dec 2015We talked about recent flooding and using GIS for emergency relief with one of the volunteers for the Chennai Silver Lining – A Sanitation Drive project. We bring you a story about great community initiative of Chennai’s citizens who decided to reduce the health risks of flooding to Chennai’s population. The Project A group…
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Landfill Maintenance and Management: A Remediation Project Case Study
21. Dec 2015Maintenance and management of solid waste disposal sites includes various tasks such as landfill inspection, reporting, planning and monitoring. Recent advancements in contemporary mapping technology enabled easier management of these activities, as we can see in various landfill management projects. One example is drone mapping which is used for capturing high-quality and up-to-date spatial data…
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Hiring Front End Engineers!
04. Dec 2015GIS Cloud, a global leader in cloud-based geospatial technologies, is hiring front end engineers. The company has a presence in more than 40 countries worldwide and has developed its own cloud platform, world’s fastest vector-based map engine, and a variety of platform modules and end-user products. We invite engineers to join our team in Zagreb…
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Webinar Announcement: Sharing Drone Data – Collaboration
03. Dec 2015Next Thursday (December 10th, 2015) we will be hosting a webinar about sharing data collected with drones, thus introducing the next stage in drone mapping process – sharing and collaboration. We will present you use cases with examples of working on drone mapping projects which include various stakeholders such as local government, consulting companies and…
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Improving Your Workflow with User Groups Feature
01. Dec 2015A few weeks ago, we have introduced User Groups feature. To illustrate how to make a use of it in your projects, we decided to give you an example of a workflow in which this feature is utilized, together with a short video tutorial. A workflow example: Road Maintenance and Management Imagine you are working…
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Telecommunications Consulting Use Case: Visualising and Sharing Census Data with Clients
26. Nov 2015GIS Cloud lets us offer our clients a new and exciting visualization tool to better understand the data they report. We bring you a use case demonstrating how cloud based GIS can be used for improving decision making in telecommunications industry through data visualization, sharing and publishing. Technologies Management, Inc. (TMI) is a consulting firm…
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GIS Day Contest Winners
20. Nov 2015We are happy to announce winners of our GIS Day Contest! Out of 54 contest applications from more than 20 countries all around the world, we have chosen to award 3 best project ideas. Additional 3 project ideas will be awarded with GIS Cloud licenses through our partners Spatial Vision (Australia & New Zealand) and…
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GIS Day Stories
19. Nov 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community, we hope that you seized the opportunities of GIS Day happenings in your areas. This year, we decided to celebrate GIS Day by launching GIS Day Contest. 52 applicants from more than 20 countries applied with a project idea. The contest results will be published tomorrow on our blog. Following yesterday’s…
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New Feature Brings Easier Data Sharing
19. Nov 2015We have released a new feature, available in GIS Cloud. User Groups feature is used for simplifying the process of creating, managing and editing custom user groups for the purpose of assigning a set of permissions to all of the group members at once. In cases when there are many users on a project, using…
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Mapping the GIS Day Contest
18. Nov 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community! Happy GIS Day to all. Following this occasion, we bring you an overview of GIS Day Contest applications on a map. We are very happy for the fact that many of you have applied for our GIS Day contest! GIS Day events reports from GIS Cloud and partners will be available on…
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Geography Awareness Week
16. Nov 2015In 2015., we celebrate Geography Awareness Week in the week of November 15 – 21. This manifestation started as a program organized by National Geographic Education Programs (NGEP) and has spread throughout the world in the last two decades. Each year on every third week of November, thousands of teachers, students, community activists and geographers…
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GIS Day Contest
11. Nov 2015We have prepared a surprise for incoming Geo Awareness week (15. – 21. November): a GIS Day contest! The idea is to stimulate enthusiasm for geography & GIS by creating an opportunity for anyone who wants to use maps for doing meaningful work in their local community or society in general. We will select the…
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Webinar Recording Available Online
10. Nov 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community! A video recording of our last week’s webinar “GIS Cloud as an Alternative to Google Maps Engine” is now available online. The presentation was followed by a discussion. We are happy that many of you have shown interest for our webinar and platform. Stay tuned for more GIS Cloud updates on…
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A reminder: GIS Cloud’s Webinar Tomorrow
04. Nov 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community, We remind you that our “GIS Cloud as an Alternative to Google Maps Engine” webinar is tomorrow (November 5th) at 8:00am PST 11:00am EST 5:00 PM CET You can register for webinar here: REGISTER
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Reinvent your workflow: GIS Cloud as an Alternative to Google Maps Engine
03. Nov 2015It’s old news that Google Maps Engine will shut down its services on January 29, 2016. Soon after the announcement, a question about the alternatives was set in motion within and beyond the GIS community. Google Maps Engine was mainly a platform which provided businesses cloud based services for editing and storing their geographic data…
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One Day Left to Claim Map Portal Special Offer
30. Oct 2015A reminder: GIS Cloud’s Map Portal Special Offer is valid until October 31st. Special offer includes 1x Map Portal subscription + 1x Map Editor Premium subscription + 1,000,000 features for the price of Map Portal subscription ($95 per month) If you want to learn more about Map Portal, you can: watch Map Portal webinar recording read…
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Webinar Announcement: GIS Cloud as an Alternative to Google Maps Engine
29. Oct 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community! In November, we will host a webinar about benefits of using GIS Cloud platform in the context of Google Maps Engine shutdown (scheduled for January 29, 2016). In first part of the webinar, we will talk about GIS Cloud’s platform and reasons for choosing GIS Cloud as an alternative to Google…
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Sharing the 3D Drone Mapping Imagery With Clients: A Report from South Africa
22. Oct 2015“We are much more efficient with GIS Cloud as all our clients have access to the same data at the same time. Given that we are primarily at photogrammetry company, much of our datasets are very large rasters that require specialized software and hardware to view. Our clients can now login to GIS Cloud…
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Map Portal Special Offer Extended
21. Oct 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community, Due to a great number of your special offer claims, we have decided to extend our special offer until the end of October. You can get Map Portal, Map Editor + 1,000,000 features for only $95/month until October 31st, 2015. If you want to learn more about Map…
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A Reminder: Map Portal Special Offer Expires Soon
19. Oct 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community, We remind you that our Map Portal special offer expires on October 21, 2015. If you have decided to claim the offer, you can submit your data below:
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“Everything You Need to Know About Map Portal” Webinar Available Online
13. Oct 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community! A video recording of our last week’s webinar is now available online. Igor Farkaš talked about reasons for using Map Portal, its applications, possibilities, and benefits. A talk was followed by a discussion. For those who have missed the webinar and have a question for GIS Cloud’s team, you can send us…
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Key Benefits of Using Map Portal
07. Oct 2015Here are some of the benefits of using GIS Cloud’s Map Portal, in words of our users: Marcelo Alejandro Portela, a consulting specialist, recommends using GIS Cloud’s applications for governments because: “the user interface is easy to use even for the non-GIS experts (commonly represented in the governmental staff), at the same time offering the…
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Engaging the Citizens in District Heating Management: A Case Study
06. Oct 2015Another example of how cloud GIS may be used in local government projects comes from Mihai Iepure, Faculty of Geography, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca. Mihai Iepure wrote a case study in which he describes his implementation of GIS technology with a goal to assist the process of modernization of local heating network. Namely, District heating Maintenance…
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Webinar: Everything You Need to Know about Map Portal (explained in 30 minutes)
01. Oct 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community! In the “Map Portal month”, following our special offer we have prepared for you a special webinar about using GIS Cloud’s Map Portal for data publishing purposes. Igor Farkaš will talk about reasons for using Map Portal, its applications, possibilities and benefits. A special focus will be on using Map Portal…
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Exploring the City of Darwin Map Portal
30. Sep 2015Geographic information system tools increased popularity in local government projects toward its citizens demonstrates this premise, and City of Darwin took advantage of this insight creating an admirable City Portal for its residents.
City of Darwin map portal, powered by GIS Cloud, was conceived as a web map on which City of Darwin citizens could find the information on city infrastructure and facilities.
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Mobile Data Collection 1.5.7 for Android Released
25. Sep 2015We have released a new version of Mobile Data Collection app. MDC version 1.5.7 for Android devices is upgraded with an option to add audio/voice recordings in duration up to 5 minutes. Previous MDC versions limited audio recordings to 30 seconds length. Also, issues caused by photo file naming in certain Android devices have been resolved….
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Map Portal Month: A Special Offer
21. Sep 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community! This fall, we give you a special Map Portal offer – starting September 21. The offer expires October 21, 2015. Note: this offer is valid for all users who claim it in aforementioned period (regardless of the industry). Claim your offer: Special offer includes 1x Map Portal subscription + 1x Map Editor Premium subscription…
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Environmental Consulting Use Case: Watching Over Natural Hazards with the help of GIS
16. Sep 2015A lot of environmental issues are regularly addressed and solved by environmental consultants. Their scope of influence spreads within the range of environmental management, assessment, dealing with environmental crisis and strategic planning for both governments and commercial clients. Air, land and water contamination and assessment are in their area of expertise, and this is especially…
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University in the Clouds: GIS For Academic and Educational Purposes (Part II.)
07. Sep 2015Why use cloud-based applications in your institutional workflows? We opened the first part of the discussion on GIS for Academic Purposes with an overview of basic usages of geospatial technologies at institutions primarily engaged in education and research. The merit of interdisciplinary research projects at universities and research centers is a successful collaboration between departments…
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Data Publishing Use Case: GIS Solutions for Government
25. Aug 2015The Easiest Solution for Sharing and Publishing the Data on a Public Map: An example from Argentina Many governmental departments just recently started to discover how to benefit fully from geospatial technologies. Especially in the case of planning, public works and services, having an adequate tool for data visualization on the map might be a…
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University in the Clouds: GIS For Academic and Educational Purposes (Part I.)
20. Aug 2015How to research, collaborate, educate and optimize institutional workflows with the help of mapping technology? Interdisciplinarity is a common word in the world of contemporary education. At the institutional level, it highlights one of the most important facets of increased flow of information and ideas – collaboration. Literally, interdisciplinarity signifies working between diverse academic disciplines,…
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Land Administration and Parcel Management Case Study: New York State
13. Aug 2015Data visualization makes our lives easy and simple. It is not a new thing, but the way we do it improves and upgrades daily. Just recently we were still drawing maps, filling forms manually and collecting GPS locations as a single point, with no media associated. With the boom of free data that is now…
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Benchmark (Surveying) Case Study: Monument Inventory in Orange County, CA
31. Jul 2015We did an interview with the Orange County Public Works about their Monument Inventory project. Their Geodetic Unit is responsible for maintenance of the Horizontal and Vertical control networks. Responsibilities include updating, revising and distributing the most accurate and current data available. Background GC: Can you tell us some basic information about the project you…
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Agriculture Case Study: Using drones and GIS Cloud for precision farming in Greece
28. Jul 2015We did an interview with NubiGroup, company that creates a new generation of services and products, exploiting the geospatial information and cloud computing. The focus is on collaboration between different actors and their customers. Background GC: Can you tell us some basic information about the project you are doing and why was there a need…
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Cloud Solutions for your Local Government GIS
07. Jul 2015Using GIS in Governments, whether it is Local, State or Federal has become a necessity. It helps departments work together much faster, it improves decision making process, it engages community and improves day to day operations and long term planning. Local Government incorporates a lot of different departments, that all use GIS in a different…
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Connecting GIS Cloud with SFTP Clients
06. Jul 2015In this video we show you how to upload and export your data by connecting to GIS Cloud with Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) clients.
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Getting Started with Mobile Data Collection
16. Jun 2015In this video we show you 3 basic steps on how to start using mobile data collection. From creating a custom form in MDC Portal, sharing your project with your coworkers and collecting data using your mobile device. GIS Cloud solution for the field data collection makes your workflow in sync across all the devices…
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Pick a Select Feature Color
15. Jun 2015We just implemented an option for defining selected features color. If you have a specific color you would like your maps to have features selected in, follow the steps below. All you need to do is: Go to Map Properties Click on Map Options Add HIGHLIGHT_COLOR as an option name and a preferred color hex…
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Getting Started with Map Editor
10. Jun 2015We present you a short video that contains all the needed info and steps on how to get started with GIS Cloud. Check out the 4 basic steps to start your GIS Cloud mapping adventure: Create a map Upload (drag and drop) your data Style your data (classify, change colors, set your transparency) Share…
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Arborist Case Study: Using GIS Cloud in Tree Maintenance and Management
03. Jun 2015We did an interview with Sean Grant with the Vivaldi Arborists from Sweden that have been using GIS Cloud apps in their workflow. Background GC: Can you give us some basic information about projects you are doing and why was there a need for a cloud based solution? SG: I find GIS Cloud useful…
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Introducing MDC Multiple Selection (Checkboxes)
28. May 2015We have released MDC checkbox feature which now enables you to have a multiple selection at the same time. The feature is available in the newest MDC version for both android and iOS devices so be sure to update your MDC app. To see how the feature works in MDC Portal and on your smartphone…
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Geotagging Photos in GIS Cloud
26. May 2015GIS Cloud has implemented the possibility of adding geotagged photos to your point data, where the latitude and longitude attributes (metadata) automatically create a point and zoom into the location of the photos taken. We invite you to take advantage of this cool feature and create many awesome and interesting maps filled with images and…
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Archaeology Case Study: Using GIS Cloud for ‘Line Walking’ Survey and Field Data Collection
21. May 2015We did an interview with Dr. Gugl from the Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture in Austria. They have been using GIS Cloud in their research of Roman Military Camp – Municipium – Late Antique and Byzantine Fortification. Background GC: Can you tell us some basic information about the project you are doing and…
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Maplim + MDC + MDC Portal Working Together
19. May 2015In this video we will show you how to combine Maplim in field data collection projects using MDC mobile app and MDC Portal. If you were wondering wether you can attach documents, a member of your team sends you via Maplim, the answer is in this video so click below to watch.
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Supporting raster data in .ECW, .IMG, .SID, .JP2 formats
11. May 2015Rasters are getting to be equally important as vectors. So naturally we strive to support as many raster formats and constantly work on getting that list bigger and wider. Another important part about both vector and raster data is the map performance when dealing with large data sets and large data volume. We are covering…
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Rasters With No Black Edge?
07. May 2015Let’s talk raster. GIS Cloud has been doing some crazy good upgrades for rasters, from widening the list of formats we support, to implementing tricks for getting rid of those annoying black edges, to supporting large, very large raster data sets. We will start with the black edge removal. You will need literally 5 clicks…
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Video Blog: Attaching documents through Maplim
05. May 2015In this video we will show you how the real time collaboration stream works in Maplim along with how to attach relevant documents to your workflow.
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Video Blog: Getting Started With Maplim
30. Apr 2015In this video we will show you how to get started with the Maplim application. From creating your project, setting it up with additional layers, organizing it with cards and sharing with other users you want to collaborate with.
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Real Estate Case Study: Displaying Your Own PostGIS Database on GIS Cloud
29. Apr 2015GIS Cloud as a combination of tools that adapts to your workflow, infiltrates a various number of industries. We have been presenting you use cases that cover different fields of expertise so you can get a better overview of our user success stories and how they utilize and adapt our solutions. This particular use case…
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Introducing Maplim Webinar Recording
29. Apr 2015Dear GIS Cloud and Maplim Community, We happily announced the release of the newest addition to our app family: Maplim – an application that delivers the fastest and most intuitive real-time collaboration on a map using any device. In this webinar we are showing you the app possibilities in a live demo as well as…
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Geomobiliti Inc. Interview – Using GIS Cloud in Railroad Industry
24. Apr 2015We did an interview about Railroad GIS with Tomy Brown, owner of Geomobiliti Inc. and a Railroad GIS expert. What are the trends in the Railroad Industry from the GIS perspective, and his experience in using GIS Cloud are all covered in this interview. GC: Tomy, can you tell us a bit about yourself and…
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Introducing Maplim free Webinar
21. Apr 2015With the release of the newest addition to our app family: Maplim – an application that delivers the fastest and most intuitive real-time collaboration on a map using any device, we want to show you everything this app can do. Register for our free webinar where we will show you the app possibilities in a…
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GIS Cloud Releases Maplim
21. Apr 2015We are happy to announce the release of the newest addition to our app family: Maplim – an application that delivers the fastest and most intuitive real-time collaboration on a map using any device. We invite you to sign-up for free and get an early access to Maplim. Activate Maplim What is Maplim? While Maplim…
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GIS Cloud Geocoder
16. Apr 2015In this video we give you instructions on how to prepare your data table prior to geocoding and steps to follow for your geocoding process. With only couple of clicks your geocoded addresses are up and ready on a map. Download your data or continue using it in Map Editor. Be sure to try out…
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Getting Ready For The Field Season With GIS Cloud Webinar
10. Apr 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community, Thank you for attending our webinar on the topic of ‘Getting Ready For The Field Season’, your participation, questions and feedback. You can access the webinar recording in the video below and for all of your questions, more info, material please don’t hesitate to contact us.
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Video Blog: Adding WMTS To Your Maps and Projects
09. Apr 2015A Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) is a standard protocol for serving pre-rendered georeferenced map tiles over the internet or in other words WMTS provides a standard based solution to serve digital maps using predefined image tiles. In the video below we are showing you steps on how to add WMTS to your maps in…
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Orange County Interview – Fighting Droughts and Watershed Monitoring
07. Apr 2015With the recent severe drought happening in California, we wanted to do an interview with one of our users from the area, Grant Sharp, Environmental Monitoring Section Manager with the OC Watersheds Division of OC Public Works in Orange County, California. We wanted to get his thoughts on the matter and find out what is…
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Free Webinar: Getting Ready For The Field Season with GIS Cloud
01. Apr 2015With the field season coming up for many, we would like you to enjoy the advantages of our apps even in the field. By using GIS Cloud apps it has never been easier to create projects and collect data. You are simply creating custom forms to follow your industry, company and project needs but are…
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Video Blog: Adding WFS To Your Maps and Projects
31. Mar 2015What is WFS? The Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service Interface Standard (WFS) provides an interface allowing requests for geographical features (points, lines, and polygons) across the web using platform-independent calls. As we are covering how to use the OGC standards in GIS Cloud, in this video we are showing you how to add a…
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Why Go GIS Cloud Webinar Available Online
20. Mar 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community, Thank you for attending our webinar on the topic of ‘Why GO GIS Cloud’, your participation, questions and feedback. You can access the webinar recording in the video below and the GIS Cloud User Success Stories by clicking the Success button below. For all of your questions, more info, material please…
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Video Blog: 8 GC User Success Stories
20. Mar 2015GIS Cloud presents you a short mash up of 8 GIS Cloud user success stories coming from different locations and industries. The idea was to show you the variety of industries our users use GC apps on a daily basis, but also how worldwide is GIS Cloud present. These are only some of them so…
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Video Blog: Adding WMS To Your Projects
18. Mar 2015In the next couple of weeks we will show you the simple steps on adding Open Geospatial Consortium standards to your projects in Map Editor app. We start with adding the Web Map Service, whether the need is to show aerial photos, temperature, precipitation and so on… you can add it all by following these…
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Oil and Gas Case Study: Providing Client Mapping Data Online
16. Mar 2015With the upcoming webinar, where we will show you some of the GIS Cloud user success stories, we wanted to present you a Consulting success story from the Oil and Gas industry. We did a short interview with CORE Geomatics, asking them to describe what their projects are about and how has GIS Cloud helped…
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Free Webinar: Why Go GIS Cloud?
10. Mar 2015Now that you have learned all the alternatives for Google Maps Engine, we wanted to present you reasons why GIS Cloud is not alternative but simply a better solution, where we adapt to you and your needs. And the best way to demonstrate that is to show you real scenarios from our user success stories….
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Video Blog: Introducing MDC Dependent Fields
09. Mar 2015The new Mobile Data Collection version introduces Dependent Fields, available for android and iOS devices. Once you are in MDC Portal, you can set up your custom forms with the brand new Dependency menu. To get more information on how to use Dependent Fields, click here or watch the video below.
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Why Go GIS Cloud? Alternative for GME or Simply a Better Solution?
07. Mar 2015Instead of saying what GIS Cloud can do for you as an alternative or how it can replace ‘certain players’, ones that shall not be named :), let’s focus on what GIS Cloud does as GIS Cloud, and does it better. Better Map Performance Better Pricing Structure Better Collaboration and Functionality Better Integration Better Platform…
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Revolutionary Label Management
05. Mar 2015GIS Cloud presents you mind blowing labels or should we say, eye moving labels. Ever wanted to move your map and that your labels move along with your map. In other words, labels now have the possibility to change their location automatically and adapt on their own by the placement change of your map. Want…
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Video Blog: Create A Project In MDC Portal
04. Mar 2015In this video we wanted to cover basic steps for creating a project in MDC Portal: how to create a project in MDCP how to add different fields in your custom form difference between required and persistent fields how to create groups in select lists hands on demo within the Mobile Data Collection app In…
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Video Blog: Assigning MDC licenses
26. Feb 2015In this video we wanted to cover some helpful steps regarding the field data collection projects: how to acquire MDC licenses assigning MDC licenses to your username sharing your maps and projects giving different privileges to your data collection team In the next video we will cover creating of projects in MDC Portal and interoperability…
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GIS Cloud New User Interface
09. Feb 2015As always, GIS Cloud team has been working on new things, upgrading and adding new features, tools and options to make your workflows even better. With the new year we wanted to do something special for all of our existing and new users and present you GIS Cloud with a brand new User Interface. The…
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Become a GIS Cloud Partner Webinar Available Online
22. Jan 2015Dear GIS Cloud Community, Thank you for attending our webinar on the topic of ‘Become a GIS Cloud Partner’, your participation, questions and great feedback. You can access the webinar recording in the video below, and the partner program application process by clicking the Apply button below. For all of your questions, more info, material…
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Why should you partner with GIS Cloud?
16. Jan 2015Let’s simplify the concept of GIS: relating any kind of informational data to a location. So think about what that means for your business. Location can be everything from a delivery route, addresses, management territory, service boundaries, administrative units and so on. From the business perspective, knowing the spatial relationship between you and your clients…
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2015: The Year of Making GIS Simple
12. Jan 2015Maps are being used more than ever in history. Consumer mapping solutions like Google Maps have commoditized Geographic Information Systems and taken maps into daily lives of millions of people. On the professional side, many companies are still suffering from poor workflows weighted down by legacy solutions and having their data locked in silos. Even…
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Free Webinar: Become a GIS Cloud Partner
07. Jan 2015GIS Cloud is looking for partners worldwide! If you are interested in partnering with us, working together on developing new and custom geospatial solutions by using the fastest geo location platform available today and extend and enrich the capabilities of your users you should: Attend our webinar Contact us to get more info Become an…
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Public and Private Access?
29. Dec 2014Public or private maps? Which way to go? Why not both? If you have a need to have either public or private maps we’ve got you covered. The possibilities that GIS Cloud’s permission and role management offers you are endless. Here are some of the frequent questions our users ask us about what having private…
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Council of Mallala, Australia Case Study: Road Infrastructure Projects
22. Dec 2014The District Council of Mallala in South Australia is made up of approximately 926 square kilometres covering an area that is predominately rural with large tidal coastal region facing the Gulf of Vincent. Background The Council required a more innovative mapping solution that would assist with the following projects: Road Infrastructure Collection and Maintenance Road…
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Lewis County Case Study: Small Community Cloud Solution
17. Dec 2014With the ongoing discussion on the topic of cloud computing phenomena and what it means for the GIS industry, we wanted to give an overview of just how wide the spectra of cloud dimensions is. The big players are well endowed in the Cloud and cloud solutions, but what about the small players and small…
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Measure Tools That Will Wow You!
11. Dec 2014Measure tools now have even more possibilities: Point By clicking on your point locations you get the information on latitude and longitude Distance Measure the distance of your line files or between them Available now in meters, feet, yards and miles Area Measure the area of your polygon features Available in meters, feet, acres and…
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City of Milwaukee Case Study: Using MDC To Identify Homeless Population
09. Dec 2014City of Milwaukee is the largest city in the State of Wisconsin, the 31st most populous city in the United States and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. On any given day there are more than 1,500 homeless men, women, and families in the Milwaukee area. Milwaukee Continuum of Care (CoC) and…
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Why Extend To The Cloud Available Online
05. Dec 2014Dear GIS Cloud Community, Thank you for attending our webinar on the topic of Why Extend To The Cloud, your questions and great feedback. We will be having more webinars in the near future on different topics so stay tuned. If you have suggestions on a preferred topic you would like us to cover in…
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How To Use Both Desktop And Cloud?
03. Dec 2014With the ‘don’t replace just extend’ concept which we will be discussing on our free Webinar this Thursday (there is still time to sign up for it) we wanted to give you a simple yet very effective example. For an example, how to use both your existing data and new data, without the need of…
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Save 50% – Great Black Friday Deal
27. Nov 2014Special offer is valid for monthly, six months and annual subscriptions for all the GIS Cloud apps. Please note that this is a limited time offer and will end on Monday, December 1st at midnight PST. Contact us for more info or if you have questions.
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Free Webinar: Why Extend To The Cloud?
20. Nov 2014All the perks of extending your current GIS solution to the Cloud as well as benefits of doing it with GIS Cloud will be discussed in our free Webinar. Key words that will be discussed are integration, real time collaboration, high performance and accuracy, no hidden cost… Webinar time and date: December, 4th at 1:00…
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GIS Cloud Users…Making A Difference
19. Nov 2014Its GIS day everyone…15th to be more exact. GIS Day provides an international forum for users of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society. When we read real-world applications that make a difference…cool idea came to mind instantly. We wanted to show you how our…
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Fastest Mapping Technology Today – Big Data Performance
13. Nov 2014What makes a map or a project good? If you ever asked yourself this question, you probably have an answer to it that is applicable to the audience you make projects/maps for. The more you create projects the more you realize that you have to think as an end user rather than the map creator….
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Hiring Senior Backend Engineers!
11. Nov 2014Looking to add new outstanding developers to our existing team! We’re a product company, passionate about technology and using it in the best way possible for turning our ideas into an evolving cloud platform that our users love. We’re looking for new team members for position of senior backend engineers. The ideal candidate is hungry…
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How to use GIS Cloud Platform for your Success…in 5 simple steps
06. Nov 2014Follow these simple steps to get exactly what you need out of our platform for your needs, workflow and ultimate success. Step 1: Define your industry As we mentioned, GIS Cloud Apps are tailored for you so you can get exactly what you need custom to your Industry. Weather you are in Consulting, Water Management,…
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The Future of Your GIS Workflow
30. Oct 2014Then… Not so long time ago, we were still manually drawing maps, populating survey forms in the field with a pen and inputting collected data manually in Excel as a part of an extensive paper based workflow. And what about if ‘heavens forbid’ we had to review the data…off we go back to the field…
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GIS Cloud Support Center
17. Oct 2014Every good GIS story begins with good GIS tools. Our mission at GIS Cloud is to make your GIS journey as user friendly as possible, helping you every step of the way. There are plenty of materials that are useful, and that perhaps you were not aware are out there specifically created for you. Manual…
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Cloud Mapping (Rev)Solutions continue…
01. Oct 2014At GIS Cloud, we were always inspired to push online mapping to the next level, beyond its borders. There is a reason why there is the Cloud in GIS Cloud…the Cloud is said to make your life easier, and then…so can GIS Cloud. Benefits that Cloud offers are growing more and more, and Cloud related…
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GIS Cloud at INTERGEO Conference
30. Sep 2014We are happy to announce that GIS Cloud is attending INTERGEO conference in Berlin from 7th to 9th of October. NTERGEO is the world’s leading conference trade fair for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management. With over half a million event website users and over 16,000 visitors from 92 countries at INTERGEO itself, it is one…
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Where is the Cloud in GIS for Watershed Management?
17. Sep 2014With the recent increase in frequency of flooding events (followed by the usual ‘I haven’t seen this in the past hundred years’ comment), a GIS-related observation came to mind. It is highly unlikely that we will ever be 100% sure in terms of preventing ‘Mother Nature’s rage’, but we do have tools to help with…
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Ask what GIS Cloud Apps can do for You
04. Sep 2014What is the difference between Map Editor, Map Viewer and Map Portal? Let’s explain it through a project example and divide it in 3 parts so that each app corresponds to a specific part of your project. Creating: Map Editor Your project requires tools for creating and editing the maps that will display your data…
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Measure for Measure
04. Sep 2014Well, this is not an intro to a Shakespeare play but an intro to your even more precise projects. For everyone who wants to get even more precision when drawing new features or when measuring existing features, GIS Cloud has a special treat for. When editing in addition to snapping you can now activate measuring…
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Why Mobile Data Collection Portal?
27. Aug 2014For everyone who wants to take their field data collection to the next level, here are some interesting facts about Mobile Data Collection Portal. Creating forms, accessing the form/project in MDC app and making edits within the app from anywhere, anytime on any device Key values: Free sign in/use your existing username Create and edit…
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It’s the season of New!
06. Aug 2014GIS Cloud brings you a bunch of new and exciting updates/features/releases that we have been working on even during the summer period. As we are gradually updating our new GIS Cloud webpage (lot of new material coming up), new look has been released for our apps as well. From now on, new layers panel along…
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Offline Maps are out!
22. Jul 2014Offline Maps are now available in Mobile Data Collection app for both iOS and Android devices. The Offline Maps option makes a map available when there is no Internet connection available for a defined area. You can define your area of interest while being online by choosing the area to download and panning/zooming to the…
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Introducing GIS Cloud Solutions – Data Hosting
16. Jul 2014Hello GIS Cloud Community, We would like to present you a solution for sharing private maps and data directly with your clients anywhere anytime. Data Hosting Solution enables you to set up your organization by administering roles and permissions of your co workers and users at the same time. Bring in your vector and raster…
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Get Your 25% Discount!
03. Jul 2014Thank you for all of your feedback and numerous Special Offer claims. There is still time to join the GIS Cloud Free Month Movement and test our apps. We have decided to take a step further and give you additional 25% on any new subscription you decide to take. And this isn’t a one-time discount…
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GIS Cloud Webinar for Consultants Available Online
30. Jun 2014Dear GIS Cloud Community, Thank you for attending our webinar and your great feedback. We will be having more webinars in the near future on different topics. The link to our recorded webinar can be accessed here: GIS Cloud Webinar for Consultants It would be great to hear your ideas, so please leave us a…
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Free Webinar for Consultants – Vol 2
18. Jun 2014As promised, due to your outstanding responsiveness, we are holding another free webinar where we will be covering the topic of GIS Solutions for Consultants one more time. Webinar time and date: June, 26th at 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PDT/ 7:00 p.m. CET Can’t make it? Contact us and we’ll see what we can do…
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How to consult in 4 steps with GIS Cloud
16. Jun 2014We always like to point out that it is our goal to make your everyday workflow easier and more effective. As consultants, you need a solution that will combine your projects to be fast in performance and a custom yet user friendly way for your clients to access these projects. Chances are you already have…
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GIS Cloud – Create your custom collaborative approach – Vol 3
11. Jun 2014So far we have covered three topics on our solution for consultants: Introduction Collaborative approach for internal use Collaborative approach between you and your clients The last topic on consultants we wanted to cover is if you already have an exact workflow for collaboration between you and your clients. You simply need a custom tool…
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Special Offer for Consultants
05. Jun 2014For an entire month, you will have a possibility of using our apps without any commitments for free: Map Editor premium license 2 Map Viewer premium licenses Mobile Data Collection license White Label Customization Ever wanted to serve data through your own custom app? Step 1. Upload your data, create a map and share it…
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Mobile Data Collection Update Release
04. Jun 2014We have updated the Mobile Data Collection app with a bunch of cool things that are now available for iOS and Android devices. What’s new with this release: High quality photos – collect high resolution photos Log in with Google, Twitter, Facebook or Salesforce Improved queue management Feature ID visible within the app Switch projects…
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GIS Cloud – Collaborative approach between you and your clients
30. May 2014Last week we covered Collaborative approach for internal use, while this week we continue with a second part of the GIS Cloud solution for consultants. Let’s say you are a consultant that works with different clients. For an optimal success there needs to be an ongoing communication and collaboration between you and your clients, preferably…
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Snapping feature is out!
21. May 2014Hi GIS Cloud community, We are happy to announce that from now on you are able to use edit with snapping in your everyday workflow. Snapping tool enables adding vertices without topology conflict with other features inside the map. In that way, invested time in editing and creating of the data is reduced, while accuracy…
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GIS Cloud – Collaborative approach for internal use
21. May 2014It all starts with a project, defining its stages and time a project will last for. There are 2 most common challenges consultants encounter when dealing with projects every day: How to include everyone relevant in the project in and outside the office to collaborate and come up with the best results? Every project needs…
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Consulting Solution: Environmental Management Case Study
20. May 2014Tracking changes over time has become a necessity in various fields in environmental management. By keeping track of data records, different patterns can be distinguished which can be relevant for decision making. For instance by displaying annual data for fire activity on a map, patterns can be observed as to which locations are more distressed,…
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GIS Cloud Webinar for Consultants
20. May 2014Sign up now for our free GIS Cloud Webinar on the topic of GIS Solutions for Consultants. The idea is to show you how to utilize GIS Cloud Solutions for collaborating and sharing inside and outside your organization. With this 60 minute Webinar you will know all the needed steps to implement our solutions and…
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Sharing information and collaborating across the organization – introduction
07. May 2014Let’s say you are a head of one department within an organization that has multiple departments which all need to collaborate in order to achieve their mutual goals. Exchange and contribution of information as well as data collection between these departments is crucial for the goals to be achieved. Challenge: Manage your information exchange across…
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GIS Cloud Manager
05. May 2014Hi GIS Cloud community, With the complexity all around us in our everyday lives, GIS Cloud Team wanted to create an app – Your App that makes your life a bit more simple and easy. Specified for managing your organization, clients, licenses, customizing apps, making payments and many more, GIS Cloud Manager is a quickstart…
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Mobile Data Collection – Orange County Interview
28. Apr 2014With the focus on the Mobile Data Collection this month, we decided to ask our Users about MDC app, its features and how it has helped them in their every day workflow. We interviewed Grant Sharp, Environmental Monitoring Section Manager with the OC Watersheds Division of OC Public Works in Orange County, California. As the…
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Watersheds “Virtual” outfall monitoring: Orange County Case Study
25. Apr 2014Watersheds “Virtual” outfall monitoring is a program that requires observations, physical information, and water quality samples to be collected and analyzed at storm drain outfalls (pipes) during dry weather, in order to detect if there are any sources of pollution in the tributary drainage area that need to be addressed. Collected photos with Mobile Data…
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Trapping Solution: Tulare County CA Case Study
23. Apr 2014Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) is an invasive species of grave concern because it can carry the disease huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening. All citrus and closely related species are susceptible hosts for both the insect and the disease. There is no cure once a tree becomes infected. The diseased tree will decline in…
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Review and Update Your Data – Special Offer 1+1 = 3
14. Apr 2014Hey GIS Cloud Community, Last week we covered how easy it is to create a project and start your field collection with GIS Cloud apps. This week we are going a bit further and will show you how to review and update your formerly collected data. Also, as promised, check out our MDC Special Offer…
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Roadworks Solution: City of Amsterdam case study
09. Apr 2014City of Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city in Netherlands. It is considered to be an alpha world city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) study group. With ranking 3rd in innovation by 2thinknow in the Innovation Cities Index in 2009, search for cloud computing solutions took its momentum in Netherlands. In…
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Road Infrastructure and Maintenance Solution: Odsherred Kommune Case Study
07. Apr 2014Odsherred is a peninsula in the north-western part of the island Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark, stretching from the Sjællands Odde in the north-west to the now drained fjord Lammefjord in the south. It covers an area with a wide range of the most typical Danish landscapes such as long sandy beaches, small rolling hills and…
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Collect data in only 5 steps!
31. Mar 2014Hey GIS Cloud Community, As Spring has just started and with the field season coming up for many, it is time to focus on what GIS Cloud can do better for you while being outside the office. This month we would like you to start enjoying the advantages of our apps in the field, create…
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Volunteer Watershed Cleanup Events: Orange County CA Case Study
31. Mar 2014Orange County California is comprised of eleven watersheds which drain to 42 miles of sparkling blue coastline and sensitive wetlands such as Upper Newport Bay and Bolsa Chica. There is a lot of interest in protecting and preserving the health of these resources and volunteer cleanup events have become an important part of this effort….
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Traffic Management Solution: City of Amsterdam Case Study
19. Mar 2014City of Amsterdam is one of the most bicycle-friendly large cities in the world and is a centre of bicycle culture with a good cyclist infrastructure. Therefore there is a pressing need for a quality maintenance of bike lanes, racks, poles and different types of bike infrastructure on regular basis. Challenges Need to map out…
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Map Export: High Resolution Maps
10. Mar 2014Export map function has been upgraded and improved! With a new layout and new options, mapping is now a game of endless outputs. You can export maps in high resolution, show a detailed legend, all easier than ever before. Define your map extent manually or automatically to get your preferred map output in a high…
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Map Portal Special Offer Extended
17. Feb 2014Dear GIS Cloud Community, Due to your positive responsiveness and special offer claims, we are extending our special offer for another week. With this Special Offer you get: One Map Portal ($95) + 400 000 Vector Features (free) + 2 GB Raster storage (free) Claim it while it’s hot! By acquiring a single Map Portal,…
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Data Publishing Solution Case Study: Municipality of Ede
14. Feb 2014Ede is a municipality and a town in Netherlands with a population over 110.000 people. Its proximity to major highways and railways offers fast connections to the port city of Rotterdam, the airport of Schiphol and the Ruhr Area in Germany makes Ede an economically propulsive area. A pressing need occurred for a more innovative…
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Learn to publish your data in less than half an hour!
06. Feb 2014Challenge: Create an interactive mapping solution, easily accessible to your customers/public/stakeholders…within an hour time span. The Dare: Make it happen in only 30 minutes!!! Solution: GIS Cloud Data Publishing solution Upload your data or publish a map from ArcMap using ArcMap Publisher Extension (compatible now with any ArcGIS 9.x and 10.x) to the cloud. estimate:…
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Updated ArcMap Publisher Extension released!
03. Feb 2014Hey GIS Cloud Community, As we like to say, our solutions are the reflection of our user needs and feedback. So, to kick off this season, we are releasing a new and updated edition of ArcMap Publisher extension for ArcGIS. The extension has been made highly compatible and works with any ArcGIS 9.x and 10.x….
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Data Publishing Solution Case Study: City of Canton
29. Jan 2014City of Canton is the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia in Unites States. With the increasing population and development of the city, the need for fast, efficient and affordable GIS solutions have emerged. The majority of spatial data City of Canton has is in the form of ESRI shapefiles, so the idea was to…
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Data Publishing Solution
29. Jan 2014Dear GIS Cloud Community, Do you want to unlock your data from your desktop environment? Set your data free and allow your viewers to search, visualize and explore media enriched data with just one click. We would like to present you a solution for publishing your data from the desktop to the cloud. Data publishing…
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Mobile Data Collection Update Tool
08. Jan 2014Dear GIS Cloud Community, The long – awaited moment has finally arrived! We are proudly announcing that the Mobile Data Collection Update Tool has been released. With the new update tool you are able to change attributes and location of any point taken (or even delete it). By simply clicking on your collected point location,…
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GIS Cloud – Holiday Discount
18. Dec 2013Dear GIS Cloud Community, Holiday season is upon us, so we have great news for our users and users to be. GIS Cloud is launching a new free application: Mobile Data Collection Portal, announcing a new ‘update feature’ for our Mobile application as well as publishing a new use case. On top of all that,…
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Patho Map Case Study
18. Dec 2013Patho Map: Using Mobile Data Collection for City-wide Molecular Monitoring to Detect Dangerous Pathogens The connection of health and geographic location has foundations in the ideas postulated by Dr. Snow in the 1800’s that geography and society have a role in disease. The application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to public health practice has great…
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Earthquake-Spatial selection
06. Dec 2013An earthquake is a process that occurs due to the movement of tectonic plates and results in tremors of the Earth’s crust due to sudden release of energy. Global tectonic plates are closely related to the earthquakes as many of them occur near subduction zones. There are two measures that describe the earthquake magnitude and…
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GIS Cloud – White Label GIS
04. Dec 2013Dear GIS Cloud Community, As our US tour is reaching its end, we would like to thank all of our users and partners for sharing this experience with us. It has truly been a pleasure. Lot of inquiries about the possibility of using White Label GIS have been coming our way, so here is…
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Presenting: Field Service Inspector
18. Nov 2013Dear GIS Cloud Community, Greetings from San Francisco! We are proud to announce that we have successfully launched our first app on the Salesforce.com AppExchange: Field Service Inspector. What is Field Service Inspector? Field Service Inspector is the newest GIS Cloud app that enables you to collect and manage field data from any location on…
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Map Portal facts
04. Nov 2013GIS Cloud Map Portal is a customizable cloud based tool for visualizing, exporting and publishing geospatial data. It is a simple and easy application that gives you an overview of your mapping effort, and is a friendly way of displaying data to the public. Map portal is an affordable solution as it reduces time, effort,…
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Orange County, CA Adopts GIS Cloud
28. Oct 2013Orange County, California (OC) with the population of over 3 million people, is the third most populous county in California, behind only Los Angeles and San Diego counties. The County is famous for its attractions such as Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm, its beautiful beaches along more than 40 miles (64 km) of coastline, and…
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GIS Cloud at Dreamforce Conference!
21. Oct 2013Dear GIS Cloud Community, As our departure day slowly approaches, we would like to focus a bit more on one our highlights of the trip, the Dreamforce conference by Salesforce.com. GIS Cloud is proud to announce that we will be launching new applications on the Salesforce Platform. Our attendance at Dreamforce will be a perfect…
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Meet us in California!
16. Oct 2013Dear GIS Cloud Community, We have exciting news upon us: GIS Cloud core team is going for a month long tour in the United States (November 6th – December 9th) with base locations in San Francisco and Los Angeles. We would officially like to invite all of our users, partners and friends to join us in…
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Volcano locations are closely linked to Tectonic plates
11. Oct 2013As the world’s population grows, more and more people settle in potentially dangerous volcanic areas. Volcanic eruptions continue, as throughout the most of geologic time, posing threats to life and property. Our map shows locations of 1 572 volcanos, complete with info on the volcano name, region where it is located, type, status, etc. Generally,…
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Special Offer – Mobile Data Collection Facts
07. Oct 2013Mobile Data Collection is a tool for iOS and Android devices which allows you to collect data from the field in real time, populate custom forms and work even in offline mode. This app gives you the possibility of collecting accurate and timely information which increases productivity and reduces response time. Mobile Data Collection…
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GIS Cloud Publisher for ArcMap
30. Sep 2013A single click solution to get your maps from ArcMap to the Cloud! Exciting times are happening in GIS Cloud, as we get more and more feedback from our users. Your feedback is what makes our team develop faster and even better solutions for you. As our GIS culture is based on a very open…
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Nighttime Lights USA
27. Sep 2013Who would think that we would be seeing ‘flaming flowers’ from the Satellite imagery.
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Special Offer Videoblog
25. Sep 2013Special offer for GIS Cloud Bundle includes 1 Map Editor, 3 Map Viewer, 1 Map Portal and 2 Mobile Data Collection subscriptions, with real value of $235, at just $95 per month without any additional or hidden costs.
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Special Offer – Map Editor facts
23. Sep 2013Did you know that Map Editor allows you to: Create as many maps as you need supports multiple vector and raster formats (.shp, .kml, .gpx, .tif, .sid, …) customizable symbology – thematic map wizards and powerful label management adding and editing features Manage your data data interoperability supports different services like WMS, TMS, WFS, WMTS…
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Fun side of cartography – United States Motto Map
20. Sep 2013United States has a well known motto, but have you ever wondered if the 50 states have their own motto too?! The answer is yes, and they are very diverse. From the North, to the South, each and every one of them is unique and special. Some of them are originally in Latin, some of…
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GIS Cloud Special Offer: 60% Lifetime Discount!
16. Sep 2013GIS Cloud Bundle offers you 1 Map Editor, 3 Map Viewer, 1 Map Portal and 2 Mobile Data Collection app subscriptions at just $95 per month (real value: $235). This is a limited time offer until October 15th. This solution gives you an ideal set of mobile, tablet and web applications for office and…
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Free GIS Cloud Webinar!
16. Sep 2013Sign up now for our free GIS Cloud Webinar and learn more about how to increase efficiency in your organization and get more value out of your data with GIS Cloud applications. It’s easy to get started and with this 45 minute Webinar you’ll know more than enough to see how you could easily utilize GIS…
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Map as a lifesaving tool
13. Sep 2013In the 19th century a severe outbreak of cholera occurred in London in the area of Broad Street (now Broadwick Street). There were over 500 fatal attacks of cholera in 10 days within the 250 yards (0,2 kilometers) from the spot. British doctor John Snow couldn’t convince other doctors and scientists that cholera, a deadly…
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Export Map: New Features
11. Sep 2013Export map function has a new layout and few under the hood changes. Now export map boundaries are no more defined by corner coordinates, but only with central coordinate of the map view and the zoom value which provides easier defining of desired view. Both the central coordinate and zoom level can be defined manually…
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Maple Grove Tree Inventory Case Study
10. Sep 2013Maple Grove is a small community of approximately 60 000 citizens in Minnesota that promotes an outdoor lifestyle and rated high by residents as a great place to raise children because it offers plenty of opportunities for residents to live their life to the fullest. The area is full of natural beauties which need to…
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New Map Editor Home tab
28. Aug 2013We are proud to inform you that we have released a new home tab for the Map Editor app.
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Creating maps has become more user friendly than ever before!
26. Aug 2013We have improved the create new map feature and now it’s offering faster project creation…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Web Map Service (WMS)
31. Jul 2013Consume WMS URL of your maps in various third party software such as: QGIS, Google Earth, ArcMap and many more…
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Mobile Data Collection: Create Custom Forms
10. Jul 2013Before you start collecting data you need to create a map, a point layer where you will send your data from the field and create a custom form according to your needs.
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Mobile Data Collection: City Infrastructure Research Case Study
03. Jul 2013To illustrate the capability of GIS Cloud Mobile Data Collection application, we’ve released a short case study about the infrastructure maintenance and management with the real example of park infrastructure in the City of Koprivnica, Croatia. Click here to view the map and review photos. There are many departments responsible for city’s infrastructure such as…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Collaboration
12. Jun 2013Applications that are available at any time from anywhere on any form factor..
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GIS Cloud Mobile Data Collection App Released!
28. May 2013GIS Cloud Mobile Data Collection is a tool for today’s mobile devices which enables you to collect data and conduct field surveys faster and easier than ever before…
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GIS Cloud Preview: GIS Cloud Applications on Tablets
09. May 2013In this preview you can see the true power of our proprietary and optimized vector…
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New Map Editor Feature: Export Attribute Data Tool
03. May 2013Here you can define how many features do you want to…
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New Map Editor Feature: Data Filtering
25. Apr 2013In today’s video we would like to show you an another data filtering tool that allows you to filter, find and visualize features by it’s attributes easier and faster than before. Explore the map. Make sure to shoot us an email and leave us a comment on our twitter and facebook pages.
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New Map Editor Feature: Media Integration
10. Apr 2013Map Editor allows you to import and view various photos, images and videos; listen to…
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New Map Editor Feature: Near Analysis tool!
26. Mar 2013Today we would like to introduce you to the Map Editor’s new analysis feature called Near tool. Make sure to shoot us an email and leave us a comment on our twitter and facebook pages.
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Map Embeds
05. Mar 2013Choosing the embed tab on the Share and Publish panel allows you to easily extract the code of your map necessary for embedding it into the website…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Heatmap Analysis
28. Feb 2013In Map Editor all spatial data included in a project can be analyzed by using various analysis tools such as…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Create New Map
19. Feb 2013There are two types of settings available in the new map form – main map information and Advanced settings…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Select by Attributes
14. Feb 2013A lot of you mentioned that you need some kind of a tool for querying and filtering features by it’s attribute values.
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Selecting Features
13. Feb 2013As you might have already discovered, Map Editor application allows you to select any feature on a map.
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Editing and Deleting features
07. Feb 2013After you click the Edit feature tool which can be found under the Edit tab, the system will prompt you to select the feature you want to edit and the edit session will begin. Another way of starting editing is to…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Creating layers & Adding features
05. Feb 2013In the create layer form enter the name of your new data layer, select the geometry type, define the projection by choosing a new one or selecting the one that’s being used in the active map and enter desired…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Layer export and permissions
29. Jan 2013The Export layer tool can be found under the Layer tab if you’re working with the Map Editor app or under the Map tab if you’re exploring maps with your Map Viewer account.
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Classification by Attributes – managing classes
25. Jan 2013In the previous spotlight video we showed you how to automatically classify your layers by its attributes with the classification wizard in the Map Editor app. Today we would like to show you how to manually add new or remove existing classes, manage symbology for each of the classes separately, write expressions, define legend labels…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Classification by Attributes
22. Jan 2013There are two classification options available: Classification based on distinct values and classification based on continuous values…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Importing Data into PostGIS database
17. Jan 2013In this spotlight we would like to focus more on how to use Database Manager for importing data into your PostGIS database.
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Database Manager
15. Jan 2013The Database Manager which can be found under the tools tab allows you to connect to an outside postGIS database, organize data and import layers from the file system source into the database.
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Adding Layers and Data Sources
09. Jan 2013In this spotlight we would like to show you more about adding layers and data sources in the Map Editor application. To add layers, first you have to open the Source Browser by selecting Add Layer option that can be found…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Attribute Settings and Pop-ups
27. Dec 2012Today we would like to show you more about attribute pop up windows and tweaking attribute settings. We believe that it’s extremely important for a map author to have good tools and options for presenting relevant attribute information to his audience. Attribute pop ups present one of those tools which allows you to communicate information…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Labels
20. Dec 2012In this spotlight We would like to show you how to add descriptive text to features on your map. Map Editor allows you to set labels for each of your layers separately and in that way create a different label depending on your needs. In addition to that, you can set different labels for each…
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Share and Publish Overview
28. Nov 2012In this spotlight We’d like to highlight the Map Editor’s feature for sharing and publishing your maps and data.
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GIS Cloud Spotlight: Drag & Drop and Web to Cloud Upload
21. Nov 2012In this spotlight We would like to point up the Drag and Drop and the Web to Cloud upload features.
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Coordinate and Projection Tools Update!
24. Oct 2012As you may already know, in the Map Editor you don’t have to manually re-project your data and you don’t have to worry if your data has been correctly aligned. Basically, the way our map projection transformation mechanism works is that, every time you add a layer to your map, it automatically transforms layer’s projection into the projection of your map…
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The GIS Cloud Geocoder Released!
05. Sep 2012From now on you can easily enrich non-spatial location data with its matching spatial representation. The GIS Cloud Geocoder is a fast and simple but effective tool that enables you to easily translate an address into coordinates and in that way improve your decision making by visualizing your non-spatial information on a map.
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Introducing Drag & Drop and Web to Cloud upload methods!
04. Sep 2012With the latest GIS Cloud update we’ve introduced new features that enables you to upload and prepare your data faster & easier than ever!
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We’re Launching Apps & Enterprise Geo 2.0 Platform!
18. Jul 2012We’re pleased to announce the launch of our Enterprise Geo 2.0 Platform, which is the first to deliver a true Cloud-based platform that will support today’s expansive, distributed enterprise workforce. The Enterprise Geo 2.0 Platform is being introduced with a number of applications and previews that demonstrate the power and flexibility of the platform, and…
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GIS Cloud Adds Support for MapBox
29. May 2012In our efforts to make GIS more open, we’ve been working hard on adding multiple ways of integrating GIS Cloud not only with traditional GIS, but also with other modern web mapping services out there. One of those is definitely MapBox. The latest GIS Cloud update brings you an easy way of adding basemap layers…
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Release of the free GIS Cloud Publisher extension for Esri ArcMap
21. May 2012A single click solution to get your maps from Desktop to the Cloud. The GIS Cloud Publisher for ArcMap extension enables you to publish your maps from ArcMap to GIS Cloud with only one click. It automatically uploads your data, symbology, layer structure and spatial references. The idea is that what you see in your desktop GIS is instantly replicated on your GIS Cloud account. Once your maps and data are on GIS Cloud, they are easily published to the public or embedded into your website/blog without a need for having your own servers.
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Connect GIS Cloud Directly to an Outside Database
29. Mar 2012We’ve enabled direct connections to outside PostgreSQL databases. You can use your data directly in GIS Cloud, without need to previously upload or import data. Allow external connections to the database, create a new connection, set database settings to establish the connection, and you’re ready to create maps. It is simple as that.
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Improve Off-site Workforce Using GIS Cloud on iPad
07. Mar 2012The fast pace of today’s business requires more flexibility and the ability to reach your data at any time. GIS Cloud, as always, steps up to the pain and we deliver iPad optimized GIS Cloud to our users. Users can just use their browsers to view their maps and data, all that without the need for a native app.
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GIS Cloud Mobile Data Collection Available for Beta Testing
24. Nov 2011Following the GIS Cloud release we have made last week, our little developers workshop has prepared yet another treat for GIS Cloud fans. After the announcement for beta testing made over a month ago, a mobile data collection application is now available for download from Android Market to all with Android 1.6+ smartphones.
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Press Release: GIS Cloud Exits Beta: Free And Commercial Services Available
14. Nov 2011GIS Cloud announced on their blog that they have exited beta on Thursday, November 10th. The cloud based geographic information system (GIS) for visualization, sharing, collaboration and publishing of geo data on-line starts offering commercial services although the free service will be kept available as well.
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GIS Cloud Exits Beta!
10. Nov 2011“It’s alive!” were the ecstatic words of Dr. Frankenstein as his creation twitched for the very first time, and we shout with the same excitement “It’s out of beta!” After two and a half years of hard work and heavy development, ups and downs, the day of the release of GIS Cloud has finally come….
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GIS Cloud Starts HTML5 Mapping Revolution!
20. Sep 2011The biggest issue in GIS throughout the years has been bad user experience. If you were not a professional user using such a system was often not easy. Finally with HTML5 and the next generation of visualization technologies we are going to deliver a new level of GIS user experience. By making GIS attractive and easy to use it can become a much more valuable tool in organizations than it has been until now.
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GIS Cloud Speaks at Geomob London
17. Sep 2011On Thursday September 15, GIS Cloud attended Geomob London where Dino Ravnic, GIS Cloud’s CEO, was invited to speak to a group of professionals and students at UCL. Dino held a 15 minute presentation of the GIS Cloud application and new HTML5 viewer that we are introducing in the next few days. Geomob LDN is a quarterly meetup for geo and mobile developers organized by Lokku.
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The Future of GIS Lies in the Cloud
08. Sep 2011GIS Cloud is taking GIS to a whole other level. GIS often needs to be connected to other systems within a company. This usually isn’t an easy task, and usually involves more than one piece of software to accomplish. Why have several applications when you can manage all work processes that are actually interconnected from just one, with easy to use specially designed apps for each department.
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Easy Geo Data Publishing with Permalinks, WMS and REST
23. Aug 2011Besides moving desktop GIS to the browser, another mission of GIS Cloud is to make map and geo data publishing as easy as possible. We don’t want you to worry about setting up a GIS server with commercial or open source software and have people maintain that. Creating a map and publishing it as map…
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GIS Cloud Mobile App for Data Collection Enables Real Time Access to Data from Anywhere
15. Aug 2011Important benefit GIS Cloud provides is the web publishing of data collected with smartphones. When the map needs to be updated with collected data it requires no additional work. The published map is updated with data as it’s being collected.
This kind of data manipulation can find various applications; road survey is one of them. We will present a use case, and benefits of mobile GIS data collection experienced in road service company in the city of Zagreb, a metropolitan area with a population of over 1 million.
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Geotrag Fleet Management Shines With New, Simple Interface Design
10. Aug 2011A new major update to the Geotrag Fleet Management system has come out with a new interface design, after over two years of being used across different industries. The design is now fully aligned with GIS Cloud, the platform on which the product is based.
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GIS Cloud @ AWS Summit in London
17. Jun 2011GIS Cloud attended the Amazon AWS summit on cloud computing held in London on June 14th. Organized to raise awareness and present the possibilities and Amazon AWS Cloud Computingbenefits the cloud offers, the summit answered many questions. Sessions covered a wide array of important cloud computing questions like benefits, best practices, security, development and cloud architecture, migration to AWS, etc.
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GIS Cloud All-day Training with Google and Facebook
21. Apr 2011GIS Cloud visited Google on Thursday, April 21. for an AdWords session held at their London office. Later that day the education sessions continued with presentations from Facebook and Distilled. The idea of these events, organized by Seedcamp, was to give in-depth insight into how startups should use these services to advance their business.
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GIS Cloud Hires VP of Technology and VP of GIS
18. Mar 2011GIS Cloud has hired two industry seasoned developers; Ranko Radonic as the new VP of Technology and Nenad Filipovic as VP of GIS to keep high development pace. They will have to face with a lot of challenges improving GIS Cloud development process and complete permanent growth demands set before us.
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GIS Cloud Meets With Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Valley Companies, Investors Among Many On A Two Week Trip Across US
28. Feb 2011GIS Cloud CEO Dino Ravnic will present GIS Cloud in the leading companies of today, and meet with leading entrepreneurs, experts and investors. Taking a two week trip organized by Seedcamp he will travel first to New York meeting with AOL, New York Stock Exchange, Foursquare, Google and Boston meeting Atlas Ventures, MassChallenge, HubSpot, and visit MIT. Following week action moves to the West Coast starting with Facebook, Google and Silicon Valley companies and VCs.
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GIS Cloud presenting at Investor Day in Paris
06. Dec 2010GIS Cloud was invited to attend Investor Day held on 7th December in Paris organized by Seedcamp and present their business.
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GIS Cloud in London with Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs and Investors
23. Nov 2010GIS Cloud was among few invited to London to attend Silicon Valley entrepeneur forum in UK on 18th November and Global Entrepreneur Program workshop organized by UK Trade & Investment on 23rd November. World’s leading entrepeneurs, from business giants such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn, came to NESTA to discuss how to emulate success from the Silicon Valley in UK.
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Serving Map Tiles in Realtime from Edge Locations through Amazon CloudFront
09. Nov 2010Yesterday Amazon released one new and very interesting feature on their CloudFront service (one of the Amazon Web Services). This service has been providing a way to serve static content from their edge locations, so you could deliver your content anywhere at very low latencies. The downside was that you first had to upload your content to Amazon S3. That worked quite well, but the problem was that you had to create and store your data in advance and then make it available over Amazon S3 and CloudFront.
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Realtime Map Tile Rendering Benchmark: Rasters vs. Vectors
31. Oct 2010When working with maps in a system like GIS user usually needs to create maps and see results fast. Most of desktop GIS engines do this quite good, but today we can see that there is great need of such experience in web browsers too. GIS Cloud with it’s mission of moving GIS from desktop to web through a cloud environment focuses on visualizing maps faster.
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GIS Cloud has a potential as higher level planning application concluded in Santa Fe
13. Oct 2010After GeoCloud conference in Washington DC, GIS Cloud team has visited Santa Fe and held a couple of presentations with conclusion that it can be used as an application for the assessment of the impact on urban communities, for traffic management and on the environment of land use and development plans. .
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GIS Cloud Attending Location Intelligence: GeoCloud Conference Today In Washington D.C.
22. Sep 2010Spatial SaaS provider GIS Cloud brings its “GIS For The Masses’ message to Location Intelligence 2010. where will present its noteworthy business model which promises to open the benefits of GIS to anyone anywhere.
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GIS Cloud presenting at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston
20. Sep 2010Omnisdata has been honored an invitation to present GIS Cloud at MIT institute in Boston on Tuesday September 21st. After meeting with Dr. Fabio Carrera, a professor at MIT, who thoroughly explored GIS Cloud and its possibilities, we were handed an invitation to present GIS Cloud and hold a lecture on related subjects.
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GIS Cloud Won Seedcamp Week 2010.
17. Sep 2010GIS Cloud, start-up project from Croatian geoinformatic company Omnisdata, has won Seedcamp Week in London.
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Meet Us in London and Washington DC.
13. Sep 2010Our team will present GIS Cloud project at Seedcamp Week in London. We will be in London from September 13th till September 17th and in Washington DC from September 21st till September 24th. On September 22nd we are attending Location Intelligence : GeoCloud conference in Washington DC. We are interested in creating new partnerships, meet…
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GIS Cloud Has Been Selected as Seedcamp Week Finalist for 2010.
09. Sep 2010GIS Cloud start-up project from young Croatan geoinformatic company Omnisdata, has been selected from Seedcamp investors and entrepreneurs as one of the best start-up projects this year. The selection interviews have been held in London in the end of July where projects have been presented to the IT experts, investors and entrepreneurs and GIS Cloud was selected among 60 projects for the final event Seedcamp Week in London, starting September 13.
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New Feature: Embed Maps with Toolbar, Layer List (Legend) and Attribute Info
06. Jul 2010One of the features requested by the community was embedding maps with additional functionality like toolbar, layer list, attribute information, etc. Recently we made an update to GIS Cloud that enables this. Now it is very easy to have a GIS Cloud map embedded together with toolbar, layer list and attribute information in any website or web application in matter of seconds. It only takes to copy&paste a small amount of HTML code.
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New GIS Cloud Features Update
20. Apr 2010GIS Cloud has been updated to the new version of the application. See what is new and try it.
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Alternative Method for Storage Access: FTP and SFTP
13. Apr 2010Access to GIS Cloud storage until now was available only through the application. From today alternative method is available. Every user can access and maintain their data by connecting to GIS Cloud with FTP and SFTP clients.
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Introducing GIS Cloud Platform: White Label GIS
22. Mar 2010We got inquiries regarding our commercial services so considering that we are introducing one of the first services: White Label GIS – provide GIS Cloud under your own brand. You don’t need to invest into hardware, software, configuration, tuning, patching, etc. You can do GIS more cost effectively and focus on the client.
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GIS Cloud Update
03. Mar 2010GIS Cloud has now been updated to the new version.
See what is new and try the application.
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GIS Cloud New Version Update
01. Mar 2010GIS Cloud has been automatically updated to the new version.
See what is new.
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Opening of the GIS Cloud Blog
26. Feb 2010Dear visitor welcome to the GIS Cloud Blog! From now on this will be the central place where you will be able to find news, information, updates, tutorials, articles and videos about GIS Cloud and generally GIS.
Our mission is to bring GIS on the next level. To make it easy for people that aren’t primarily from GIS industry, but also to keep it enough powerful for true GIS experts.