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Because You Can't Fake Accuracy...
You can fake your way through a lot of things in life. Â For example, you may be able to fool some folks into thinking you are a baseball...
To Portal? Or Not To Portal?
Last year Esri released Portal  with ArcGIS Server as a free  extension. There has been a fair amount of confusion surrounding the...


Not So Lite Anymore
For the first few years, ArcGIS Online was considered ArcGIS-Lite by many of us (including me). Pushing data to the cloud without the...


Using ArcGIS Pro On A MacBook Pro
Pro on Pro (on Pro) I've committed to learning Esri's ArcGIS Pro. Problem is, I use a Apple MacBook as my primary GIS machine and most...


Disc Golf
This started out as a simple smartphone GPS(GPX) trace. A trace to follow the route through a local course, which I could later add to my...


ArcGIS Pro Demo-Nado
OK. The GIS World has had the much anticipated ArcGIS Pro for about 3 months now, and everyone is still using ArcMap. Why? Because change...


Live Maps Inside a Presentation Using Bunkr
If you have an ArcGIS Organizational account, you already have license to use Esri Maps for Office . It works really well and enhances...
A Look Forward: No Predictions, Only Productivity
Don't fall into the trap of thinking you know anything about the future. Sure, There's lots of neat confucus-iy quotes about knowing the...


A Look Back: Cloudpoint's 2014 Year in Review
First Flight: We've come a long way from Kitty Hawk, NC It's been over 111Â years since the birth of powered aviation and its amazing to...


5 Christmas Gift Ideas for the Geogeek in Your Life
I admit, this is quite the "Wish List" from your rich Uncle Montague. But they're neat to dream about and hope for someday. In no...


The Machine That Goes 'Bing'!
This might date me, but I was reminded earlier this week of a Monty Python sketch about a machine in a hospital that goes "Bing!" Here is...


Centimeter Topo From 400 Feet
It is hard to deny that UAV technology is not going to impact many industries. With the lack of FAA regulation keeping commercial use...


What Are We Up To In The Next 30 Days?
October will be a busy month for us! Â We have several upcoming conference events that we will be at and hope to see you there. Â Be sure...


10 Reasons to Migrate to the Parcel Fabric
As many of you know, the parcel fabric concept has been around for quite some time but many have been slow or hesitant to adapt to it....
What Is A 'Location Strategy'?
Yeah, it is, So? The point of  buzzwords  are to create buzz around a specific topic or idea. Therefore; The idea of conceptualizing...


Rochelle Municipal Utilities: Zero to Hero
Let me lead off by stating the obvious, This project is not complete!!! Â We've invested a lot of time and energy into RMU and when we...


Drones: A real game changer
First off: Drones have a negative connotation but are a great attention getter. The word drone has a negative feeling because of military...
Piecing the Plots together: High-Accuracy cemetery GIS
It's safe to say that the smaller the block, parcel, or lot; the more difficult it can be to accurately represent your features in a GIS...


ArcPad - Customized not Commercialized
When looking for a solution to better their data and increase productivity, the city of Rock Falls, Illinois did not want a box solution....


Getting Attachments down from ArcGIS Online
For all of the ArcGIS Online users out there, this is a tutorial on how to download your features with attachments from your published...
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