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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.

Statewide GIS Funding, Texas-style

carpe geo blog: Statewide GIS Funding, Texas-style

A HUGE announcement you may have missed
The Passing of Proposition 8
Proposition 8 is unprecedented for GIS funding
Applying the Lesson of Prop 8 in Other States

It’s a v2.0 World for State GIS coordination

carpe geo blog: It’s a v2.0 World for State GIS Coordination

The Changes Being Made in State GIS Offices
What I Would Have Done Differently
Top 10 changes from v1.0 to v2.0 eras
Re-imagining the Role of Future State GIS Offices

Big News in 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

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: