Geospatial and Geographic Information Systems Services
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) revolutionize the way we analyze and understand information. By integrating location-based data into areas such as transit systems, asset management, and even customer demographics, organizations visualize events in powerful new ways - finding new efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
Over the past 5 years, KCS's GIS team has guided several successful projects featuring ESRI® and other leading platforms. KCS's GIS solutions practice creates high impact, mission-critical solutions, seamlessly integrated into the enterprise. The GIS solutions practice focuses delivering on time and on budget.
Strategy Development
Strategic GIS integration plans are developed through careful review and analysis of existing and
planned business processes, workflows, and business strategies.
Needs Assessment
Our development methodology provides a process for identifying and documenting needs
and requirements for any GIS project.
System Design and Architecture
KCS experts provide expertise designing systems using proven software principles and techniques. KCS considers all aspects of a system implementation.
Database Design
KCS has unparalleled experience designing spatial data storage solutions based on GIS proprietary formats and other third-party open relational database products.
Application Development
KCS leverages modern Information Technology development tools (C#.NET, VB.NET, C++, JAVA, PHP, XML, GML, Web Services, Portal Technologies, and more), proven development methodologies, and cross-industry experience to delivery GIS solutions.
Enterprise GIS Integration
Our experienced team provides design and deployment of enterprise-wide GIS solutions which combine portal technology distributed desktop components, multi-tiered database components,
distributed applications, spatial database engines, and integrated internal and external
Web applications.
Geospatial Web Solutions
KCS provides geospatial Web solutions ranging from Web mapping applications, real-time systems, and asset management solutions.
End User Support Services
KCS provides GIS consultants as support personnel. This includes onsite consulting,
hot line support, one-on-one interaction, and hands on training.
GIS Analysis Services
Our GIS consultants also provide skilled data collection, orientation, analysis,
and presentation to assist your business needs. If your organization needs assistance
in any of these areas, KCS can help.
Many companies have difficulty locating accurate, detailed data relevant to their business needs. Quality geospatial data is the key to maintaining project integrity. We can consolidate supplemental information with your proprietary data to add context, increase depth of understanding, and readability.
Additional sources of data include:
- Administrative boundaries (e.g., State, County, Municipality)
- Cultural resources (e.g., GNIS data)
- Land resources (e.g., geology, soil, land use, survey abstract)
- Water resources
- Transportation data
- Topography data
- Imagery (e.g., Digital Raster Graphics, Aerial Photographs, Satellite Imagery)
- Weather and climate data
Our staff can leverage over 20 years of combined industry experience. In addition to expertise in digitizing and GIS data management, Professional Geoscientist services are also available. We offer advanced analysis in the fields of 3D Modeling, Structural Visualization, and Visibility/Proximity Analysis.
Proven Delivery Capabilities
KCS's GIS team has delivered successful projects utilizing ESRI and other leading platforms. Our experts serve as members of your team with a focus on delivering results - on time and on budget.
Data can be delivered in a variety of formats, including cost effective interactive maps and data with ESRI's free map reader, ArcGIS Explorer. Also, ArcGIS Server's lower cost license scenarios can be used for effective, secure interactive web mapping. Alternatively, Microsoft's Virtual Earth or Google Earth or other Web mapping visualization tools can be used to deliver valuable information to end-users."
Let KCS work for you to deliver rich, dynamic GIS data utilizing the latest technology and industry expertise.
