Like all important debates of our time, this one started with a tweet: I’m no branding expert (I don’t spend nearly enough money on my haircuts), but it seems to me that if your name includes a specific acronym–“GIS”–perhaps you should pronounce it the way the acronym itself is pronounced. And while we’re on the […]
How much should citizens pay a county for a digital copy of property records and aerial photos? Sciotto County, Ohio says $2000. Actually it hired Woolpert to figure it out for them, and they said $2000. Which sounds a bit spendy, especially given that cities like Philadelphia and Denver give away the same type […]
With the extra reflection that comes with any new year, I’ve been pondering a peculiarity of the presumably exciting geospatial industry: no one likes their business model. Forget the giddy enthusiasm of 4-5 years ago, with the promised federal cutbacks at DoD/Homeland Security, along with the in-progress shrinking of state and local budgets, many shops […]