Mobile GIS & LBS Matt Sheehan
Matt holds an MSc in Geography and GIS. He has been working with clients solving problems with GIS for over 17 years. Matt founded WebMapSolutions whose mission is to put innovative, intuitive GIS driven applications into the hands of new and existing users. GIS Failure or Success?January 25th, 2016 by Matt Sheehan
Now there is a scary title for a blog post. But really, when you look at your company, products and business plan are you preparing for the new world of GIS? The cloud and mobile have changed the game. If you are relying on old methods and approaches your business may well hit the rocks over the next few years. Competitors will be looking to steal your crown: start ups run by young, hungry technically savvy folk. We are truly in a time of the new. I’m always hesitant about business books, too many are self promoting and backward looking, but Built to Last provides an interesting analysis on how successful companies adjust to change.
GIS Failure or Success?Let’s consider some questions you might want to ask yourself: – Is your server or platform available in the cloud? – Is your GIS software easy to install/configure? – Do you provide commercial off the shelf (COTS) solutions? – Is your software solution easy to configure and (very importantly) easy to customize and extend? – Are your software solutions intuitive, focused and easy to use? – Do I understand your solution offering? – Are your sales and marketing folk problem, and not technology, focused? – Do you provide versions of your software (eg. Basic, Advanced, Enterprise) which are affordable to all organizations: small, medium and large? I think one of the key challenges for GIS companies is not comprehending how the landscape is changing. Less about being myopic, more a lack of understanding of the sea-change underway. We spend ever more of our time as a company helping others understanding and plan accordingly. Established GIS organizations need to throw away the old script, spend time listening, asking questions. Understanding. Continued success means: Reassess, adjust, reinvent. Contact us for more information on 801-733-0723. Tags: arcgis, commercial off the shelf, COTS, easy to use, failure, GIS, intuitive, mobile, new business models, problem focused, success Categories: ArcGIS Online, cloud GIS, location data, Mobile ArcGIS, Mobile GIS, Web and mobile GIS |