Cercana Systems

Cercana is proud to be supporting the organization of FOSS4G North America. This year's event in St. Louis, MO will continue its mission of educating about and supporting the use of open #geospatial technologies in their many forms. Early bird registration ends at midnight CDT on 8 August. Go to https://www.foss4gna.org to register before prices go up. Cercana uses open-source geospatial tools, both directly and under the hood of proprietary tools and #SaaS platforms, to support all of our customers. Helping to make #FOSS4GNA a reality is a small way to give back to the community. #AI #machinelearning #postgis #postgresql #qgis #python #gdal #pdal #earthobservation

Cercana Systems LLC is proud to support FedGeoDay 2024 as a Bronze Level Sponsor. As the premier event for #Federal use cases of open-source #geospatial tools, FedGeoDay presents a unique opportunity for geospatial practitioners to network, collaborate, and learn how to advance Federal geospatial capabilities with open source and open data.   Cercana’s President, William Dollins, has implemented open-source geospatial solutions since the mid-2000s.   “The open-source geospatial community is positive and innovative. I’m excited to be able to support the community in bringing people together to discuss how to solve important problems through the collaborative innovation of open-source. I’m looking forward to supporting more such events in the future,” said Dollins.   Since its founding last year, Cercana has derived significant value from open-source tools such as Python, Node, Spark, PostGIS, GDAL, and QGIS. Cercana is proud to be able to give back to the open-source community by supporting FedGeoDay.   FedGeoDay 2024 will be held on April 30, 2024 at the Department of Interior Yates Auditorium and the American Red Cross National Headquarters.

In this post, we touch upon some build vs. buy considerations when choosing between the development of a custom #datapipeline or the use of a hosted #iPaaS solution. Both have advantages and disadvantages that should be considered carefully. #data #dataengineering #geospatial #ETL #ELT

In our latest blog post, we examine how the #PostgreSQL hstore data type can elevate your analysis of #OpenStreetMap data. We discuss how this #data type helps you tackle the semi-structured nature of #OSM in your #GIS tasks. #geospatial #datascience