Mobile apps have had profound impacts on the lives of users and consumers. Smartphone and tablet apps have become the social norm for accessing news, social network feeds, and essentially tethering individuals to their interests. Businesses today, driven by competition, … Continue reading →

We just wrapped up the first public release of our API, opening up the Fulcrum platform and mobile app to developers that want to integrate Fulcrum into their own platforms or databases. The API has existed from the beginning of … Continue reading →

There’s been some discussion around the OpenStreetMap community lately about improving the available tools for editing the map, and making it more accessible for mere mortals to contribute on their own. The current procedure that a new contributor has to … Continue reading →

It was suggested to me by Glenn Letham that we might want to have a look at the Code for America Accelerator application process.  I’ve known Glenn for many years and given his stature in the geospatial industry, it was … Continue reading →

The recent presentation by Young Hahn at FOSS4G NA on his work with the MapBox team to churn out updated map tiles for the whole planet in a day got me thinking once again about an idea I’ve had for … Continue reading →

I was in DC last week for a number of business opportunities but the main purpose of the trip was to attend the FOSS4GNA (my first) and catch up on what I’ve been hearing about but missing for years.  I … Continue reading →

I just returned from FOSS4G-North America after an intense, awesome couple of days attending sessions, having lively discussions with tons of amazing big-brained people, and participating in the Ignite talk series last Tuesday night – as one among a fantastic … Continue reading →

This week some of our mapping team will be in DC for FOSS4G-North America, meeting all sorts of folks from the FOSS arena, chatting about how we leverage an array of open source tools and data, and maybe even getting … Continue reading →

We’re continuously advancing Fulcrum for mobile data collection with new features and capabilities continuously being added to the both the web and mobile platform. Two weeks ago, we launched the Individual subscription plan and today we are pleased to announce the release … Continue reading →

Before getting hired at Spatial Networks, I worked as an unpaid intern for several months in local government doing various GIS related tasks. Now that I know about Fulcrum, I can say that it would be a wonderful tool for … Continue reading →