geocloud Archives ~ GIS Lounge

Interactive web map showing oil and gas basins in U.S., with links to geologic reports

Web-based GIS

September 20, 2018August 20, 2018 by Caitlin Dempsey

Find information about map server technology, GIS cloud-based apps, and examples of online mapping.

Validation Report loaded into local GIS. All non-conforming features in the data are identified with coloured arrows to pinpoint where the error is located. The rule that the feature has broken is also displayed next to the arrow.

Explaining Socium, a Cloud Based GIS Data Validation Service

September 27, 2015November 29, 2011 by Socium

Abbie Beckford, Customer Relations and Marketing Manager at Socium, shares insight about the new launch and what the benefits of this cloud based online data validation … Read more

Geosk: GIS Data as a Service (Daas)

April 19, 2012November 25, 2011 by Caitlin Dempsey

Whats is Geosk and what does it mean for GIS data delivery? Scott Robinson, Director, Global Data Products at Pitney Bowes Business Insight, explains what Geosk means for GIS Data as a Service (DaaS) and how cloud computing can be used to delivery GIS data online.

Future of GIS

July 11, 2013October 12, 2011 by Caitlin Dempsey

Always interesting are the predictions that pundits have for the future of GIS. I’ve started to collect GIS predictions and list them here. The GIS … Read more

Google Earth Builder Launches Into the GeoCloud

July 11, 2013April 20, 2011 by Caitlin Dempsey

Google makes its foray into the GeoCloud with Earth Builder. From Google’s LatLong blog: Google Earth Builder is an Enterprise mapping platform powered by Google’s … Read more

Cartography 2.0

December 10, 2011November 4, 2009 by Caitlin Dempsey

Cartography 2.0 is a new site with the purpose of providing up-to-date information about web mapping technologies. The site authors seeks to provide an extensive … Read more