How Texas is Using Geospatial Technologies to Mitigate Forest Fires
Texas A&M Forest Service partnered with Timmons Group, a national geospatial solutions firm, to develop the Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (TxWRAP).
GIS RoadMap and Mobile Strategy for Engaging Missouri Constituents
Douglas Fees, the Information Technology Services Chief with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) discusses how his agency collaborated with Timmons Group to develop a GIS roadmap and mobile strategy that resulted in a suite of applications to better serve citizens, visitors and internal MDC staff.
How to Implement an Effective UX Design Strategy
A designer’s voice on the relevance of User Experience (UX) design in modern GIS application development.
Make Agile Work for You: Six Practices for Location Based App Development
This article takes a look at the Agile process in use at Timmons Group which focuses on six practices: adaptive planning, iterative development, early delivery, continuous improvement, rapid and flexible response to change, and promoting teamwork.
Your Mobile GIS Ecosystem
Lowell Ballard discusses the concept of branding your mobile “portfolio” to better create that sense of a unified ecosystem to ensure that clients know that they are using one of your applications.
Your Mobile Portfolio: Make it Your Own
Lowell Ballard, Director of Geospatial Solutions for Timmons Group, discusses the importance of making users feel like a part of your company’s ecosystem by developing a mobile portfolio.
Workflow Based Design
In this video, Vish will introduce the best practices for client communication, building focused workflow based application design elements, and share some insight from his … Read more
Keys to Successfully Managing GIS Data Health and Quality
Jennifer Kennedy, a GIS Analyst at Timmons Group discusses the importance of managing GIS data quality and some GIS solutions for managing GIS data and ensuring its integrity.
GIS News: Horn of Africa Drought, Image of the Week, OpenDataPhilly
The European Space Agency has released Horn of Africa drought imagery and its image of the week showing Patagonia. The OGC is seeking input … Read more
GIS News: gvSIG conference materials online, Esri Map Book Volume 26 released
The geospatial industry roundup includes the release of videos and reports from the French gvSIG conference, GfK GeoMarketing’s map of the month, and the release … Read more
GIS News: Use the GeoCloud for Free, New ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Release
The latest geospatial industry news involves an announcement from Esri on a new release of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop that includes GPS capabilities, the discussion of … Read more
GIS News: Bentley Keynote Report, Topcon Wins “Cool Vendor in Energy and Utilities” award
Today’s geospatial industry news includes the “Cool Vendor in Energy and Utilities” award for Topcon, the release of the Bentley User Conference Keynote Report, and contract … Read more