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Key Points from 2016 Esri Partner Conference and Developer Summit

Tony, Harley and Shane attended the 2016 Esri Partner Conference and Developer Summit.  As per usual, this was a quality event and we had the opportunity to meet with and hear from key Esri staff.  This is an important opportunity for GBS to get an in depth look at the current Esri Platform, compare notes […]

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Getting what you need from GBS

To help ensure you can get your projects completed when you need and to avoid disappointment, we thought we’d explain a little about how we try to work so that you can maximise your chances of getting what you need from GBS. Fundamentally we sell our time (well the expertise of our very clever staff, […]

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GBS receives a 2016 Esri Partner Award

GBS is proud to have received this prestigious Esri Partner award.  GBS received the award for a “ArcGIS Platform Complete Deployment” in relation to our work with Auckland Council. Tony and Harley were pleased to be able to receive the award in person from Esri President Jack Dangermond at the recent Esri Partner Conference in […]

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Nga Whenua Rahui celebrates 25 years

GBS, represented by both Tony Elson and Harley Prowse, were very privileged to be invited to Nga Whenua Rahui’s 25 year anniversary of their existence.  NWR are an organization that have strong key objectives and drivers with regards to the conservation of privately owned Maori land.  Consequently, they truly understand the needs and benefits of […]

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GBS publishes online Esri Web AppBuilder widget and demos

Are you looking for a Web AppBuilder (WAB) for new modern mapping applications?  GBS has excellent online resources to help you with this. GBS has published an online list (including detailed descriptions) of available WAB widgets and associated widget live demos.  This is based on the work we have been doing for a range of central […]

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Auckland Council Keeps on Winning

  GBS has been involved with the Auckland Council’s GFMO (Geospatial Future Mode of Operation) project for some time now – and especially with regards to the replacement of their internal and external viewers. The internal viewer has now gone live and we are getting some good feedback from Council staff.  That the GFMO project has […]

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PLACE 2015

GBS attended the recent national Maori GIS hui in Pahia.  Pahia is such a beautiful place so it was a pleasure to be there enjoying the surrounds with a great group of GIS professionals and enthusiasts.  I say enthusiasts because in some instances, the delegates are new to GIS and have such energy to get […]

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2 Fat Thumbs lists on the Esri Marketplace

    GBS is the first New Zealand Esri partner to list an application on the Esri Marketplace.  On Friday 19th December, we listed 2 Fat Thumbs.   2 Fat Thumbs is built for Windows 7 and 8 using the Esri Runtime .NET SDK. It is designed for in field data viewing, data editing and data collection […]

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NZEUC / Esri User Conference

Tony Elson, along with a couple of our clients attended the UC in San Diego.  We had a great time looking at the user presentations, the technology presentations and plenaries, and meeting new people.  The scale of this event is just mind boggling.  But it is a great opportunity to get some knowledge updates and […]

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New release from Motion – R12

Motion Computing announces the latest offering in their mobile technology portfolio:  The Motion R12 Rugged Platform! What is the R12 Platform? The R12 includes a sleek and lightweight FHD 12.5" tablet along with a wide array of thoughtfully designed accessories including a wireless keyboard, the SlateMate data acquisition module and an in-vehicle dock.  All products in [...]
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