Most GIS teams I work with have already tried to modernize. They have people on Python. Someone is running PostGIS. A few have touched DuckDB or Sedona. And the modernization still stalls. The pattern: tools brought in, then abandoned The pattern is consistent. A new tool gets brought in. Three months later it is abandoned. […]
The Geospatial Index: Why Understanding the Business of GIS Changes Everything Most GIS professionals spend years mastering tools, workflows, and data. Far fewer understand the business behind the technology we use every day. And almost none look at geospatial as an investable industry with measurable performance, competitive dynamics, and long-term economic signals. But that’s exactly […]
If you want a glimpse into the future of geospatial technology, you won’t find a better vantage point than Geography 2050. I sat down with Tee Barr, Director of Geospatial Products at Verisk and counselor at the American Geographical Society, to talk about how GeoAI is reshaping risk, finance, climate analytics, national security, and even […]
The Future of Mapping Is AI Native Most AI models today can answer facts, summarize documents, and write code. But ask them a simple question like “How do I get from here to the nearest coffee shop?” and they fail. They guess. They hallucinate. They break. This gap between AI and the real world is […]
The Real State of Geospatial AI Geospatial AI feels like it’s moving fast, but if you look closely, it’s still early days. Not in a discouraging way. In an exciting way. A “wild west” moment where incredible tools exist, but the rules, workflows, and best practices are still taking shape. In a recent Spatial Stack […]
