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. Open Kimono GISJuly 15th, 2016 by Matt Sheehan
If I used the term Open Kimono what comes to mind? For me its nudity. I’m sorry. Maybe my mind sits in the wrong place, but when a colleague recently used the term when discussing GIS, I raised an eyebrow. So today’s blog post is about getting naked. Open Kimono GISWell not exactly. The smarty pants among you will of course know the term open kimono. The formal definition:
Sorry to disappoint but though we are thinking here about naked, its not in the ‘without clothes’ way. Discovery is where we are going. Specifically problem and story discovery. I have mentioned in other blog post this notion of stepping back from the technology and focusing on the problem. Too often we jump into GIS projects focused on the technology. Understanding the problem is key. And that doesn’t mean a short conversation, it means having in place what we call a Discovery process. So there you have it. Success applying GIS to solve problems is all about open kimono, or getting naked ……. in a figurative sense. Share with us your challenges. Contact us on 801-733-0723. Tags: argis, discovery, GIS, nudity, problem solving, sharing, understanding Categories: ArcGIS Online, Mobile ArcGIS, Mobile GIS, Web and mobile GIS |