DATA MANAGEMENT

GSI has over two decades of experience in providing data creation and management services. Our end-to-end service portfolio ranges from geospatial data capture, conversion and processing to integration, maintenance and update.

GSI provides these services using disparate sources like paper maps, pre-existing digital data, field collected information, and multi temporal information across varied digital formats like jpegs, pdf’s and for use by technology agnostic systems ranging from proprietary to open source.

We start with a consultancy approach to fully understand the customer’s business needs which are then translated into technology driven workflows using GSI’s proprietary flow lines. Further, these workflows are constantly monitored through our QCDS framework.

Our clients include government and private sector end customers who use geo data for direct dissemination or consumption within internal or external facing systems. The datasets are created for delivery across multiple platforms ranging from desktop and web, to mobile and cloud. Our services are offered as either GIS managed data services, bespoke projects or staff augmentation in situations/customers where data sensitivity and information security restrictions permit only onsite activities

Solutions

Conversion and Maintenance

GSI has developed proprietary methods to enhance, update and maintain geo-databases, which allow us to retain extensive information attached to existing features and vectors, while recreating features from the current imagery and other input sources. Key services include:

• Geo-enabling legacy databases
• Enhancing existing geo-databases in terms of realigning geometric shapes to ensure positional accuracy, conflation, and retaining and/or updating attribute information
• Allowing interoperability of geo-databases for different data formats and software platforms
• Consulting assignments for Enterprise GIS database design

Data Migration

GSI undertakes services to migrate legacy data into and for use by modern systems and delivery channels. The processes employed for this range from consultancy to turnkey implementation. GSI offers data migration both as a standalone service or as an integrated part of a wider engagement. Key benefits include:

• Risk minimization through robust data validation, workflows, and approval processes
• Cost control due to reduction in migration efforts
• End-to-end visibility across tasks and schedules
• Simplification in migration processes due to built-in methodology and templates

Cartography & Mapping

GSI has extensive expertise in providing cartography mapping services to clients worldwide including cartographic styling, text annotation and placement, design and development of map furniture, and preparation of print ready digital outputs.

We offer customized solutions to our clients with value added services, such as modifying a geo-database for a specific country to enable provision of wall, fold, or flip maps, or regional and country map products. Key solutions include:

• Data Development – Creating map databases involving creation of RAW GDB, Maplex and Structure GDB
• Cartographic Refinement – Geometry cleanup, styling, text tidy, annotation and placement
• Layout Design and Indexing – Custom layout creation and preparation of map indexes
• Custom Map products- including fold maps, atlas maps, recreation maps