Open Source

Where Pragmatism Meets Flexibility
We use open source software to get work done, not make complicated ideological statements. Collaborative software devleopment models aren't simply about "free" code; they're about quickly adapting to changing user needs. And when the hiccups occur, instead of promises of bug fixes in the "next release", we get coders in the community to solve our problems in a matter of days, not months.

Projects We've Deployed

   MapServer   The bullet-proof map rendering software that has been around for years and "just works". Whether streaming WMS services to a variety of interfaces or automating PDF-based map production, it has never let us down.
   PostGIS   The geospatial extension to the PostgreSQL database. Enterprise-caliber horsepower that enables geospatial analysis over the web without server middleware.
   GDAL/OGR   The raster/vector code libraries 'under the hood' in so many GIS packages. We created a .NET application based on this project to stream custom KML dynamically from enterprise ArcSDE and Oracle databases.

How We Give Back
In our work we've had code improvements contributed back into the GDAL and MapServer projects. Just as important, we periodically conduct open source workshops and presentations in Colorado as co-founders of the Front Range Users of Geospatial Open Source (FRUGOS). Spreading the word and showing real-world applications go a long way towards educating folks as to how open source fits into geospatial workflows.