Migrating from traditional pen and paper inspections to digital formats is essential in the modern age. Capturing high-quality data can be challenging with traditional clipboards, but configuring GIS-based data collection workflows is now simpler than ever.

Maintaining accurate and consistent address data is essential for local governments, utilities, and emergency response systems—especially as many agencies work toward compliance with Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) standards. One powerful tool within ArcGIS Pro that can help streamline address and road centerline data management is Arcade, a lightweight expression language designed specifically for use within the ArcGIS platform.

While students enjoy their summer break and the hallways fall silent, our data collection teams have been full steam ahead—navigating campuses, capturing detailed interior environments, and laying the groundwork for critical public safety enhancements through indoor mapping.

We had a fantastic time at this year’s Esri User Conference in San Diego! From connecting with longtime clients to meeting new faces curious about our services, it was a great week of sharing, learning, and celebrating the vibrant GIS community.

On April 24, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized a significant update to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This ruling, published in the Federal Register, sets clear, enforceable requirements for making web content and mobile applications accessible to people with disabilities.

Over the past decade, Tyler, Jodi, and Matt have each played an instrumental role in shaping Cloudpoint's success story.

Things have been moving full speed ahead at Cloudpoint, and we couldn’t be more excited about the momentum. As demand for our geospatial...

Open Fields is Cloudpoint's offering for assessing farmland value using ArcGIS Pro. In addition to using GIS data layers such as parcels, land use classification, and soils, the tool uses data tables provided on an annual basis by the Illinois Department of Revenue (Publication 122-Instructions for Farmland Assessments). The tables, and how they relate to farmland assessment in Open Fields, are described below.

As of June 2024, ArcGIS Online supports creating custom web tools directly from ArcGIS Notebooks. This integration allows users to develop Python scripts and publish them as custom tools that can seamlessly run within ArcGIS Web Maps and other ArcGIS web applications like Experience Builder. By leveraging Python...

There are multiple ways to establish an efficient editing workflow in both ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS. The choice of workflow depends on the specific use case and user preference. One effective approach is to generate dynamic URLs within pop-ups, allowing users to seamlessly transition from a web map to an Experience Builder application for feature editing.

We are happy to report that our first showcase in Ohio was a resounding success! Last week, a band of employees from Cloudpoint teamed up with partners from Esri to bring our Local Government GIS Solutions Showcase to the doorstep of Ohio. Sunny Dublin greeted our travelers for a wonderful day of networking, education, and knowledge exchange.

The ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension, available from Esri as an add-on for ArcGIS Pro, is a powerful tool for GIS professionals. It offers an impressive suite of features for data integration, transformation, and automation. Built on Safe Software’s Feature Manipulation (FME) technology (https://www.safe.com/) , this extension provides a Visual Development Environment (VDE) for designing custom Export, Transform, and Load (ETL) workflows.

ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123 are some of the most common applications users leverage to digitize their inspection processes. Field Maps makes it easy for users to create and edit new features, while Survey123 is often specifically used to publish surveys that serve as digital inspection forms for those individual features. When used in tandem in this way, the strengths of both applications can be available for users in the field.

Hi, my name is Megan! I am a Senior GIS Analyst at Cloudpoint, working remotely from Chicago, Illinois. My work days are filled with maps, spatial analysis, client collaboration, and plenty of coffee! Here’s a look at my typical workday.

The “Traveling Salesman Problem” refers to an optimization problem originating from the plight of salespeople struggling to plan a route between all of their door-to-door stops for the day. In the world of computer science, computational time for solving problems can vary vastly depending on the complexity of the problem. For a traveling salesman making upwards of 50 stops per day, it can be tough to calculate the fastest possible route among every single possible option. Tha

MeganThomas joined Cloudpoint recently as a bookkeeper! Megan holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and has previous experience as a...

School districts and Statewide 9-1-1 administrators across the country are recognizing the need to increase the accuracy of floor plan data for their school buildings to provide vital information to ensure effective emergency planning and response. Many states are providing funding to help school districts transition away from static hard copy maps and floorplans towards dynamic, interactive GIS maps. To this end, Cloudpoint Geospatial is conducting surveys

Esri’s Web AppBuilder application is on its way out, so now is the time to find a way to recreate apps and workflows using their Experience Builder application. One popular widget in Web AppBuilder is the Smart Editor Widget. The Smart Editor allows for advanced editing configurations like creating auto calculations between different layers and dynamically configuring attributes to be hidden, required, or disabled. The solution to transition this widget to Experience Builder

Enterprise Asset Management systems (or EAM) help organizations manage their physical assets throughout their lifecycle. ArcGIS Indoors enables those assets to be located, queried, tracked, and navigated to in a centralized map database. Integrating these two technologies provides a single pane of glass through which to visualize and manage an organization's building assets.

Cloudpoint Geospatial is excited to welcome our new Regional Account Manager, Anthony Mourey. He brings expertise, energy, and a passion...