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Mapping Solutions for One-Place Studies => Other Resources for Mapping of One-Place Studies => Commercial Mapping Companies => Topic started by: PeterC on 30 November 2017, 10:40:56
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In 2017 Matt Sheehan of WebMapSolutions (http://webmapsolutions.com/) asked a series of questions to the main GIS/Map providers (Esri (http://mapping4ops.org/arcgis/), Pitney Bowes (http://mapping4ops.org/technologies-we-can-ignore/other-technologies-we-can-ignore/), Boundless (http://mapping4ops.org/opengeo-suite/), GIS Cloud (http://mapping4ops.org/technologies-we-can-ignore/gis-cloud/), Carto (http://mapping4ops.org/cartodb/), Mapbox (http://mapping4ops.org/mapbox/), Mango (http://mapping4ops.org/technologies-we-can-ignore/mango/), Hexagon Geospatial (http://mapping4ops.org/technologies-we-can-ignore/smart-m-apps/)), and published their answers in a blog series "GIS/Map Providers: Wondering the Difference? (http://webmapsolutions.com/gismap-providers-wondering-difference/)":
- Question 1: Can you summarize your core offering? (http://webmapsolutions.com/gismap-providers-compared-1-core-offering/)
- Question 2: What differentiates you from your competition? (http://webmapsolutions.com/gismap-providers-compared-2-differentiation/)
- Question 3: Does your offering extend or compliment other GIS or mapping solution? If yes, please elaborate? (http://webmapsolutions.com/gismap-providers-compared-3-combination/)
- Question 4: Could you summarize your pricing model? (http://webmapsolutions.com/gismap-providers-compared-4-combination-pricing/)
- Question 5: There is a growing demand for maps and GIS to integrate with popular business platforms (BI, CRM, EAM) and data. Does your offering play well with other non-GIS/mapping systems? (http://webmapsolutions.com/gismap-providers-compared-5-integration/)
- Question 6: Do you have a partner program? Why might your clients turn to your partners for help? (http://webmapsolutions.com/gismap-providers-compared-6-partners/)
And in the final post in the series the author offered his reflections under the title "GIS/Map Providers – who will be the winners? (http://webmapsolutions.com/gismap-providers-who-will-be-the-winners/)"