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Top 6 trends of 2016 With 2016 now behind us, it’s now time to look ahead, and discuss what industry experts predict to be the prevailing trends for GIS and Geo-Spatial Technologies for 2017, and more importantly, what it means for you and your business. Lets begin by looking at the prevailing long term trends that should continue through the next 5 years. Then we will identify the short-term 2017 trends that are expected to grow.

Real estate deals to die for? Real estate is not for the faint of heart. Bidding wars can get outrageously expensive in Canada's biggest cities, and buyers in these hot markets often have to go in with no inspections or conditions, or even sight unseen to make their strongest offer. With all the competition, would you consider buying a property or living in a home knowing a violent crime had taken place in order to get a slashed price?

Law of the Land: Safari Bar and Grill Inc., 2008 No matter what kind of law you practice, brushing up on your geography skills can help you quickly get to the root of land based legal research. Read below to see how mapping and aerial imagery is being utilized in Canadian law: Related: Law Of The Land

Law of the Land: Smed v. Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club, 2011 No matter what kind of law you practice, brushing up on your geography skills can help you quickly get to the root of land based legal research. Read below to see how mapping and aerial imagery is being utilized in Canadian law: Related: Law Of The Land

Use mapping and aerial imagery to enhance your legal research Maps are an essential tool to interpret other documents. Visual materials are naturally easy to present and explain to others. No matter what kind of law you practice, brushing up on your geography skills can help you quickly get to the root of land based legal research. Read below to see how mapping and aerial imagery is being utilized in Canadian law.

Key concepts in digital mapping for professionals in any industry Maps have great visual appeal. They're easy to understand and interpret. They make boring data look like extraordinary data. They help you interpret other types of documents. They are time stamped objective records of the past. They're also inexpensive and easy to get. With so many compelling reasons to use maps in your day to day work more often, read on to learn some basic map reading skills to help you use modern mapping more effectively.

Beyond the book report If you need to reproduce a section of our maps and imagery to incorporate into your design proposal, research results, or similar professional documentation, spare a little room in your composition to cite your data sources correctly.  It not only fulfills the legal requirements of our EULA , the credibility and professionalism of your work goes up as well. Below you'll find some common examples for citing the source of data you've acquired from First Base Solutions as an inline citation in the border of a map or graphical compilation of data, figure details, footnote, or bibliography.

Maps tell stories, but do you know the story of maps?   Download the complete infographic as a PDF

Archiving paper map collections for good Technology is a disruptor to traditional industries. No business is immune, including mapping. By this time, most of us have traded in our glossy yellow 800 page spiral-bound gas station staples for something more functional and purse friendly.