GIS CONSULTING

Red Paw Technologies is a full-service Geographic Information Systems (GIS) consulting firm offering a wide range of services, including GIS Needs Assessment, Project Management, and GIS Modeling and Analysis.

Overview

A map is the end product of GIS, but the process of map creation often yields solutions to multiple problems. The applications and industries that directly benefit from GIS are too numerous to list, yet they all share a common objective: the facilitation of intelligent spatial decisions, including the allocation of manpower in various sales regions, the marketing of real properties, habitat restoration, open space conservation, or the exploration of precious resources.

Our 35-plus years of collective GIS experience and thousands of hours working with GIS software has enabled Red Paw Technologies to offer the best consulting experience available. We are not only consultants but mentors, working with your organization to ensure the best possible spatially-related decisions. With our help, you will have the ability to make more effective choices that will move you closer to your organization's goals.


  • Data Collection/Conversion/Migration
  • Spatial Data Maintenance and Creation
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Real Property/Tax Parcels
  • Urban Planning Applications: Parcel, Zoning, Land Use and Transportation Networks
  • Health and Human Services
  • Public Safety, Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Utilities and Communications
  • Water/Wastewater

GIS Needs Assessment

Red Paw Technologies can evaluate our clients' needs for a GIS program by conducting comprehensive assessments of software, hardware, data, staffing needs and management requirements. We will work with your organization to find the most cost-effective methods for you to leverage GIS technology and enhance performance. Ultimately, we are here to help you make informed spatial decisions by giving you the tools—and knowledge—to do so.

Project Management

From the onset of each task and throughout the project lifecycle, Red Paw Technologies will provide continual organizational leadership in managing workflows as well as managing individuals, including staff and personnel. Managing the flow of information and communication between key players in the project are paramount, as to eliminate data redundancies and distribute data evenly. Everyone needs to be one the same page to ensure the project's success.

Along with our strong management skills, we control costs while providing quality services on schedule. Our ultimate goal is to maximize efficiency of the decision-making process so that your organization gains the optimal benefits from GIS.

GIS Analysis and Modeling

The true power of GIS lies in its ability to discover the often complex relationships between numerous spatial variables. Through a series of analytical methods, known collectively as spatial analysis, GIS serves as an invaluable tool for studying the spatial relationships. Additionally, modeling enables automation of the spatial analytical process, thereby increasing efficiency of the analysis. The combination of spatial analysis and modeling are utilized to reveal relationships between multiple data sets in order to help make informed decisions.


GIS analytical operations include, but are not limited to:


  • Overlay analysis/data integration
  • Find suitable locations based on specific criteria
  • Attribute and spatial queries (i.e.: Can answer specific spatial queries such as "Where is the nearest service station from a specific location?", or "What is the average household income within a 5-mile radius of a given retail property?")
  • Network analysis (such as surface roads, power lines, railroads, telecommunications)
  • Surface/terrain analysis
  • Buffer/drive-time analysis
  • Demographic and pattern analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Interpolation
  • Geostatistics