Inside GIS

  • How to Write an RFP…If I were emperor

    bryce  |  February 3, 2012

    The first and often unanswered question I have when reviewing an RFP is…what is this thing? I know that putting together an RFP is a ton of work and a task that few are pleased to take on or have assigned.  But if you’re going to do it, if you have to do it, please [...]

  • GIS and Laserfiche Integration

    bryce  |  November 2, 2011

    We read about it before too, but it seems the copy may have been more about creative writing and vapor ware than something you’d want to put your name on. The good news is that if you’re using ESRI software that’s been updated in the last ten years, there’s now an integration solution for Laserfiche [...]

  • Metro’s Regional Land Information System (RLIS) has a new distribution platform

    Gartrell Admin  |  August 20, 2011

    Metro’s RLIS discovery site has a new data distribution platform.  No more DVD’s!  For RLIS subscribers and folks who need Portland region data, you are now much closer to getting what you want, when you want it, how you want it.  Check out the RLIS Discovery site – now in production.  Brought to you by [...]

  • Emergency Managment Community Likes Multnomah’s “Bridge” Application

    Gartrell Admin  |  August 20, 2011

    The new generation “Common Operating Picture” (COP) applications are making the long-promised possibility of effectively integrated data and well-informed response teams a reality.  Multnomah County, Oregon (Portland area) was selected by the Department of Homeland Security’s Virtual USA program to develop a COP prototype for Oregon.  The resulting “VENOM” application (which was recently redubbed “Bridge”) [...]

  • How to build support for using location analysis in your company

    Gartrell Admin  |  August 19, 2011

    ..from SmartBlog on leadership. This has some useful information for those of you trying to educate others in your organization.  Check it out.