With Esri’s ever expanding software stack it is sometimes difficult to keep track of the variety of software solutions available. One of the main areas […]
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Projection, Georeferencing and Spatial Adjustment CAD
Projection A map projection is a method for taking the curved surface of the Earth (3D) and displaying it on a flat surface (2D). A […]
Understanding Survey Diagrams
Surveying is all about measuring distances, angles and positions on or near the surface of the earth. Surveyors use mathematical techniques to analyse field data. […]
Broadband in South Africa
Broadband in South Africa Whether it is mobile or fixed broadband services, consumers are demanding cheaper and faster speeds. Consumers have become brand agnostic and […]
Powered by ArcGIS – An OMS solution deployed in less than a week!
What do potholes and electric outages have in common? Like puncturing a tyre when hitting an unexpected pothole, power disruptions can cause emotional and economic […]
How to leverage Esri in the Insurance Business
Insurance Companies help consumers to manage risk and to do this they traditionally built risk models to help them categorise their customers into risk categories. […]
Modelling the holiday-based redistribution of South Africans in December
MAP SERIES Over the coming months, I’m planning on developing a map series to showcase often overlooked aspects of Cartography and GIS. The idea is […]
Insights for ArcGIS – A new spatial Business Intelligence (BI) tool in ArcGIS 10.5
ArcGIS 10.5 is on its way, with the planned release scheduled for mid-December 2016. One of the big changes coming is a new product being […]
Mathematically Verifying South African ID Numbers with Survey123
This blog post describes how South African ID numbers can be verified mathematically in Survey123. South African ID numbers have the following format: {YYMMDD}{G}{SSS}{C}{A}{Z} YYMMDD : […]
Esri Field Mobility
Maintaining field assets such as roads or fire hydrants, requires engineers and managers to know what condition these assets are in. After all, prevention is […]