by Benjamin Houston | Sep 2, 2021 | Business Development
It’s encouraging to see the Fall schedule filling up with in-person networking events and conferences. Let’s hope they all hold. At GroundPoint, we joke that “we were working remotely before working remotely was cool”. But that’s all starting to get…well…old. I think... 
by Benjamin Houston | Jul 1, 2021 | GIS
The first part of this article was mostly me whining about the problems associated with mapping change. This part focuses on solutions. One of the fundamental principles introduced earlier was the idea that we need to account for “allowable error” in the data. We... 
by Benjamin Houston | Jun 21, 2021 | GIS
What’s the Problem? In the geospatial profession, we really have great data. And we have LOTS of great data. And a bunch of that data has been around for a pretty long time. Which means as more and more new data arrives on the scene, buried in there somewhere is the... 
by Benjamin Houston | Apr 20, 2021 | GIS, Water
Culverts Are A Problem Let’s face it, most of the culverts in your Town are old. And quite often there is no record of when they were installed. Plus, in the past 50 years or more, the surrounding landscape has changed. That means runoff has changed too. At Indian... 
by Benjamin Houston | Dec 29, 2020 | Business Development
In November 2020, I sent an email to about 1400 people asking for help in understanding what they saw as the most pressing current issues with geospatial data and technology. Thanks to everyone who responded! As a general description of those that did respond: Roughly... 