Let’s build the future of GIS together. Carpe geo!

What is carpe geo?

We have all heard the phrase carpe diem which translates to “seize the day.”
Carpe geo is seizing the opportunity to do great things with GIS.

Big News for Broadband Mapping and Beyond

carpe geo blog: Big News for Broadband Mapping, and Beyond

The Problems with Census Blocks
Crowdsourcing the National Broadband Map
Connecting the Efforts of Broadband and NG 9-1-1
National Address Database – the Missing Link

NSDI’s New City

carpe geo blog: NSDI’s New City

The importance of preparing and maintaining a strategic plan
How the GIS community rallies to assist in disaster response
Following the Yellow Brick Road
Section 755 of the GDA

parvum momentum
small moments. big impact.

It is through sharing that you will experience what Bill Johnson calls parvum momentum, small moments, that have big impact and lead you to realize the value of your work.

How did carpe geo begin?

AppGeo’s carpe geo evangelist, Bill Johnson, created the philosophy of carpe geo through his decades of experience in the GIS field.

Bill Johnson, AppGeo's Carpe Geo Evangelist

Positive feedback from three different endeavors (which can be found in the Resources section below) emboldened Bill Johnson to further develop a concept he coined carpe geo, a philosophy based on: