For this week’s rendition of #MarcoMonday, we are taking a step back and giving you a post that is more on the visual side. If you have been reading along here – or really, any of our social media accounts – lately, you have heard quite a bit about Knowledge Management. We dig it. You need it. Also, we are willing (a.k.a., stoked) to help you achieve it. The video below highlights the important features your organization should consider when approaching Knowledge Management f

We have had a lot of cool #DailyBrainCandiii posts this week - including lots of talk about drone technology and the virtual reality revolution. Here's a breakdown of all the good stuff for those of you looking to get geo-educated in your spare time or on your travels back from the Esri User Conference in San Diego. Here goes! The Huge Potential of Virtual Reality (VR) for Geomatics One of the biggest buzzwords in the technology industry begins with "virtual" and ends with "r

It has been a short week for some, but the fact still remains - We all made it here to this very same #WeekliiiRoundUp. Below is a collection of fun articles and maps from our #DailyBrainCandiii and #MapOfTheDay posts this week, ready for the reading! There's also a bit of Esri User Conference talk for those interested. Read on. How Advertisers Have Used Maps to Try to Sell You Stuff I’ve mentioned before how sometimes our #DailyBrainCandiii and #MapOfTheDay posts tend to syn

As Robert Smith once said, it's Friday and I'm in love...with all of our #DailyBrainCandiii posts! Experiencing too much excitement about your upcoming weekend plans? Need to look busy at work while you wait for that clock to strike 5? We have you covered with this cure. Check out our round-up of articles and posts from this past week as well as the #MapOfTheDay that caught our eye and the eye of our inner kid. Command-Line Cartography Looking to get cartographic without actu

Today we so goodbye to yet another week and hello to another weekend. While we do so, let's recount the #DailyBrainCandiii articles we have shared through out this week. Dive into a lot of history, a little intrigue, and soar into the sky country with this week's #WeekliiiRoundUp! In Flight It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a… Well, it is just a plane after all. We shared a fun article from the New York Times this week about airplanes and the science of flying. We as map makers

On today’s wild ride on the #MarcoMonday express, let’s give a shout out to boxes. Okay, maybe not the cardboard kind. Boxes – or rather, more so boundaries – of the geographic kind are our next stop on this quest. What are the extents of the most commonly used datasets? To answer this question, we can use either Integrated Marco Commander or Integrated Marco Mystic. Either way, the same tools will be employed. The interface, of course, is your choice. Coordinate Accordingly

If you are catching up on last minute tasks to close out your week at the office, we encourage you to add this one to your list. It may be a bit more fun than sending out memos about your Monday morning meeting. We promise. Per usual, below is a round-up of our #DailyBrainCandiii posts throughout this week. Enjoy! The Underappreciated Man Behind the “Best Graphic Ever Produced” If you are a fan of both data visualization as well as history, this article is for you. Centered a

Welcome back to another edition of Ask Marco! Okay, sorry. I meant #MarcoMonday. This isn’t the beginnings of a "Dear Abby" column…or is it? We are continuing our path down the Data Diagnosis Q + A road this week by meandering into geographic transformation territory. We will cover spatial references in a future post, but for now…let’s figure out the best method for answering the following question: How many maps are using non-standard geographic transformations? Document Der

Happy Friday, all! We have made it to the end of another week. The posts we've shared as part of our #DailyBrainCandiii campaign this week have incidentally followed a cartography and Big Data theme. Don't let that scare you off though - they are fun for the whole geo-family. Everything Sings: Maps for a Narrative Atlas Although I have enjoyed reading all the articles this week, this may be my favorite. Its content is very map-centric, even if different than what we typically

We have had quite a few fun #DailyBrainCandiii posts this week. Looking at you, Datasaurus. There is a little bit of everything to get your Friday going - Mystery, intrigue, and data for all! For those celebrating Victoria Day with a long weekend, enjoy! Same Stats, Different Graphics: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics Through Simulated Annealing You can have your data and see it too…or at least, you should. This article urges those analyzing

It is finally here, our favorite weekday friend - Friday. To ease you out of this long week and give you a little something to procrastinate, here is a list of reading materials and geoeducation resources shared throughout this week in our #DailyBrainCandiii posts. Enjoy! GeoInquiries Esri has long been a passenger on the education bandwagon. This resource – GeoInquiries – helps to solidify their standing (err, seat?) there. Rather than a typical article, this #DailyBrainCand

Here we are. Another #MarcoMonday, another route on our Q+A quest. Piggy backing on last week’s journey to finding those users responsible for the most broken ArcGIS Map Documents and Layer Files, let’s delve more into those datasets associated with broken ArcGIS Map Documents. For instance… What are the most commonly referenced datasets in broken map documents? To better answer this, we will need a lot of help from our friend Integrated Marco Desktop and maybe a little nudg

We like a good article, and we cannot lie. You other article-lovers can't deny...Is it wrong if a little piece of me hopes you rapped that in your head, Sir-Mix-a-Lot style? Let's go with no. Kick back, relax - just not too hard, if you are still at work - and let's check out this week's #DailyBrainCandiii articles as well as couple fun freebies thrown in. Enjoy! The Rise of the Smart City Next to love, data makes the world go ‘round. Everything around us – what we see and a

Periodically evaluating the health of the data on your enterprise network is extremely important. I mean, you see your doctor for check-ups to make sure the old ticker and every other crucial part is working perfectly, right? I will just imagine you nodded your head yes to this one, even if you did not. By performing tests on data on a frequently scheduled basis – whether it be monthly, quarterly, or annually – you ensure that all the moving pieces within your network are in

Around here, we like Friday almost as much we like #DailyBrainCandiii and #MapOfTheDay posts. I mean, who wouldn't? Okay, maybe we do still have our favorites, but you did not hear that from me. Here's a look at the articles we have shared throughout this week as well as our favorite map. Enjoy! The Accidental Revelation of Sanborn Maps Around since the 1860s, Sanborn has been essential in the mapping world. When the company’s founder initially opened shop, maps were made for

Here we are at the end of another week, albeit a very busy week. For those who dropped by to chat at the Esri Petroleum GIS Conference in Houston, we're glad you could make it! For now, we wish everyone a happy holiday weekend and some quality time away from your desk. If you have a little downtime and want to do some reading, here's a round-up of this week's #DailyBrainCandiii posts and our favorite #MapOfTheDay of the week. Boston Public Schools Map Switch Aims to Amend 500

Well guys and gals, this is the week! What week? Well…#EsriPUG week, of course. For anyone unfamiliar, Esri PUG – or the Esri Petroleum GIS Conference – is a show held in Houston, TX for those professionals embracing Geographic Information System (GIS) technology in the Petroleum and Oil and Gas pipeline industry. We here at Integrated enjoy it not just because it is right on our doorstep, but also because it gives us an opportunity to catch up with clients, colleagues, and f

Here we are at the close of another week. For those who have fared well this week, we salute you. For those who have a struggle that more than one cup of coffee could not fix, we want to remind you that it is Friday and that the weekend can fix almost anything. Before you clock out though, we wanted to round up the #DailyBrainCandiii posts from this week and share them with you once again. Here goes! How to Make Awesome Interactive Maps Using Google Sheets in Under 1 Minute?

To help ease out of this long week, we have compiled an overview of our #DailyBrainCandiii posts from this week. There seems to be a theme to this week's posts - a little Google-heavy with a side of web maps. Regardless though, there are fun details in all that may be worth checking out if you have a few minutes to kill...which we know you do! Google Maps Lets You Record Your Parking Location, Time Left at the Meter In the seemingly never-ending race between Google and Apple

If you have been reading along for previous #MarcoMonday posts, it is likely you have heard a word or two about Integrated Marco Mystic. No, this is not our local fortune teller…or is it? Integrated Marco Mystic is a web-based client of the Integrated Marco Studio suite. It combines functionality of a search engine, analytical prowess, and Spatial Data Inventory all in one familiar interface. It likes to put the “bang” in “bang for your buck”. Since you already know a little