SMART CITY: MAPPING & GIS

Building An Effective Geospatial Dialog:

Effective Smart City programs are driven by quality Geographic Information that decisively supports a community's mission and values. Many Smart City solutions seem to put technology before purpose - creating a 'data for data's sake' situation, leading to costly and ineffective investments. Rather, tailoring solutions so that they are scalable and responsive to community goals, supporting daily operation needs and a long-term planning vision, is the true foundation of a Smart City program.  It's not 'plug and play' - it takes work, awareness and a clear sense of direction to get there - but that's how communities move things forward. Access Geographic is one of the strongest community-focused geospatial firms in North America with a deep track record of serving local governments, offering a diverse and innovative base of services and solutions for Smart City programs.

'More Data' Isn't A Smart Solution:

Collecting massive amounts of (impressive) data is not really difficult, but can create an illusion of awareness. The key to an effective Smart City Program is collecting and accurately interpreting the data - this is where its true value is realized. This means locating smart infrastructure appropriately to having the proper analytics in place, including Machine Learning, Deep Learning or Artificial  Intelligence, to reap the useful insights from integrated data sources. Machine Learning and AI might sound sci-fi, but it's an accessible and effective resource towards community management and forecasting. Bottom line, data needs to be goal driven so that it is effective for real world community decision-making and development.

Respecting Geography:

With this in mind, Access Geographic is built on the fundamental principle that 'Geography' matters.  Geographic awareness is at the core of situational understanding. While communities share many common characteristics and patterns, each place is distinctive in its geography. We believe that paying attention to what makes each community different is the cornerstone of effective Smart City solutions. It doesn't matter how much investment is thrown at a Smart City program, if its not geared towards the local situation and its core identity, it won't be an efficient resource - or, even worse, may produce misrepresentive data. This is why Access Geographic respects the importance of 'geography' within the Smart City equation, and takes the time to understand the nature of a 'place' as a critical component. In the end, it is not about achieving a hi-tech solution, it's achieving an effective and useful resource that supports community-based goals and vision - geography and local context still matter.

Supporting Communities:

We have an established history of serving communities across North America and honestly enjoy working at the local level. This solid track record with city, county, state and regional governments also provides us with an added perspective on how local communities work. Smart City programs present an amazing opportunity towards creating sustainable and healthy community development and we look forward to helping realize your goals.

We're Here to Help:

We are inspired by the potential Smart City Programming offer communities and look forward to providing you with Systems, Data and Solutions that effectively nurture your community's vision for the future.  Please feel free to click on any of the topic blocks on the right column for more details, visit our Case Studies page and, please, feel to Contact Us directly - we look forward to hearing from you. 

- GEOSPATIAL ANALYTICS

- MACHINE LEARNING

- AUGMENTED REALITY



- AERIAL MAPPING

- LiDAR IMAGING

- MULTISPECTRAL ANALYTICS

- THERMAL REPORTING

- UTILITY MANAGEMENT

- TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS

- SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS