Steve Kraabel, a senior client manager based out of GeoDecisions’ Scott Air Force Base office in O’Fallon, Illinois, participated in the Metro East Step Out: Walk for Diabetes on Sept 17. Steve along with his son, Eli, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 8, and 14 of their family members and friends made up the "Kick It for Kraabel" team.
Read MoreIn my ‘Part One’ blog, we discussed an overview of the steps our team took when migrating from ArcPad to Esri® Collector for ArcGIS. Once migration was complete, there were still decisions that had to be made with how we would manage our data, how best to ensure accuracy and completeness of what we gathered, and how to tackle implementing new features.
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Whether it is the transport of cargo, hazardous materials, or personnel, the ability to effectively manage logistics and transportation security is critical. In today’s data-rich environment, the challenge is finding an automated, user-friendly information platform that can integrate available data and technical applications together in a common operating picture (COP).
Read MoreGeoDecisions has been awarded a contract to modernize the City of Chicago Department of Information Technology (DoIT) geographic information system (GIS) data editing and desktop tools. The DoIT GIS Division maintains a central data repository where spatial data is shared across departments and integrated into web services and interactive map services. Partnering with W4Sight, a Chicago-based WBE, GeoDecisions efforts will help Chicago’s GIS Division manage the quality and timeliness of base data to support enterprise-wide geocoding, address verification, and mapping.
Read MoreParticipating or leading recruitment and hiring processes here at GeoDecisions for over a decade provides me with a unique perspective regarding identifying skills, aptitudes, and personality traits we deem valuable for emerging spatial IT professionals. While similar qualities are expected among established professionals we hire, seasoned specialists typically offer most of them already. I believe it remains important that students and young professionals understand the skills and qualities that are sought by successful and innovative spatial IT consulting services firm among its applicants, which I intend on describing within a two-part blog post.
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