In our modern, tech heavy world we often rely on our semi-magical tech devices as if they are fool proof. Today’s Smart phones combine dozens of functions in one small package that we are connected to almost 24 hours a day. Last night I couldn’t sleep, waking at 2:30 AM. I turned to my phone …
Private School Market Analysis: Archdiocese of Seattle Catholic Schools: While it might seem unlikely that schools would seek out the services of a GIS Consultant, this is the story of just such a scenario. The GIS literature is sprinkled with examples of cases where GIS is used to help with school related issues. Examples include …
Catholic schools use gis to expand opportunities to under served communities. Read More »
A few months ago I read an excellent article by Angie Wang of Omnitek Consulting. In Generalist vs. Specialist, Ms. Wang explored the relative strengths, weaknesses, and roles of a consulting from two perspectives. One, the development of a “well rounded” education and experience portfolio(a generalist approach); and Two, that of a Specialist; one who …
From the Poles to the Tropics – and Everywhere in Between At Synthos, our business relies to a significant degree on partnerships with other companies which have similar or complimentary expertise and/or interests to our own. Our President, Tom Simon, set this as a priority since the first day he formed Synthos. As a smaller …
As the 2020’s dawn, we at Synthos look forward to more exciting developments in the use of GIS and related technologies, as location and data based analysis become more important and affect all our lives. We have some new developments coming up the first part of the New Year: First, we are rolling out our …
Today I am re-posting a blog honoring much beloved Seattle TV personality and respected weather forecaster Steve Pool. The blog is written by Professor Cliff Mass. Dr. Mass was Steve’s weather mentor and teacher, and is a well know Atmospheric Science professor and researcher at the University of Washington.As a Geographer, weather is a big …
Special Purpose Districts (or SPDs) are unique geographic areas used, among other uses, to provide a means for taxes to be levied on certain commercial activities to support identified public needs. These tap into large financial transactions (or a great many small ones) to provide funding otherwise not available to worthy functions needing funding through …
GIS projects are often complex animals, involving varied sources of data, project needs and requirements, tools, reports, people, perspectives, and budgets. They typically involve several components, and a group of people possessing diverse skills and specialties which must work together to produce a desired result. In this technical field it is common for management and …
As Geo-Spatial professionals, many of us relish the opportunity to make use of high-tech, sophisticated equipment, powerful software, and complicated algorithms and models. Why? Because they allow us to collect, process, and understand a wide variety of data, in great quantity and accuracy, and learn important things to support our missions. But let’s face it: …
“Sometimes it’s the little things” >> The Duct Tape Solution. Read More »
Well, it’s Hurricane Season, and as usual, all eyes are on the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the southeastern coast of the US. This week it is Hurricane Dorian, a large powerful storm that is providing some frustration to professional and amateur storm predictors and mappers delight, as well as a great deal of damage …
You Too Can Map Hurricanes! (and other weather events). Read More »