Ray Carlson & Associates, Inc.
Mapping
a Better World
GIS
Geographic Information Systems
A NEW BRANCH TO BETTER SERVE OUR CLIENTS
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a new branch of our company and is the result of our clients’ increasing need to respond to and handle large amounts of information. GIS is a powerful tool that enables the connection and layering of all kinds of information such as surveys, roads, facilities, soil, records, treatments, yields, financial, satellite and aerial images into a retrievable data management system. Our qualified GIS technicians can easily move your current files into GIS format.
THE FEED BACK LOOP
In addition to having all the complex information about your particular piece of land or building improvement at your fingertips in a flexible and visual form, GIS provides for a direct feedback loop of information from the land, through daily operations and decisions on how to best utilize the land.
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There are three primary ways to use GIS:
- Data collection for recording and reporting purpose
- Daily operations such as work planning, inventory control-ordering, monitoring, planning
- Decision-making and presentations
BENEFITS OF GIS
- Standardized, centralized & organized information
- Increased efficiency and quality
- Demonstrate positive land use and improve public image with vivid maps
WHO USES IT?
- Land Owners/Managers
- Facilities Owners/Managers
- Agencies (Federal, State, Local)
WHEN TO CALL US:
- Buying, selling, or changing use of property or dividing into parcels
- Prior to construction of any improvement
- Developing a vineyard or farm for maximum yield and/or demonstrating good land use
- Making important management decisions that depend on accurate information
[Click here to view a sample AVA Map]
[Click here to view a sample GIS map website.]
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