North River Geographic
Systems Inc
Specializing in Open Source Geospatial
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Delivering 911 Data to the State of TN? We offer a solution centered around PostGIS/QGIS/Geoserver and other open source geospatial components to help you create maintain, and deliver data to the state. QGIS can be installed on as many desktops as needed at no extra charge. Deliver data to your Dispatch? We can deliver Shapefiles, File Geodatabases, and several other formats. Once installed we offer technical support, training, and any other help you might need.
Some of our clients past and present:
Thoughts, Complaints, and Geo
Ramblings on Geospatial, Life, and Canoeing.
The TN 911 Project – The Garage.
I've been trying to write more as I get into this "New Life" thing since January. I'm not a developer. There was a time I did give it a go and it wasn't my thing. I can write small programs that scratch an itch but they aren't for mass consumption. I have found a...
Solitude of the Traveling Pants
I said last year I was going to cut back on conferences and forgot about that in the lead up to January. So far this year there's been three conferences I've attended. I've got another 2 plus one speaking engagement and then I'm done for a bit. Of course that leaves...
I edited ArcPy Code
It made me sad. I'm working on a project involving 911 data and it's made me do quite a bit of thinking. The short story on this is it's not in Tennessee. I'm taking data in it's raw form and shoving it into that state's NG911 format. So I have about half of it...
FOSS4GNA is coming in November 2025
I realize as I type this I should have said something sooner. So I'll be in Reston November 3-5th 2025 talking, hanging out, and annoying people at FOSS4GNA 2025. If you're at the conference track me down. If you're in the area and you're interested in QGIS track me...
QGIS-US User Group
Sometimes things happen at a slow burn. One thing I've been trying to do in what spare time I have is resurrect the QGIS-US group. It's starting. I've reached the point now where emails/virtual hangouts are about to start happening. So I made a google form and in...
Time for the 7 Month Check-in
It's weird to say "Time for the 7 month check-in" but there I stood at the doctors office waiting for my 7 month evaluation. Long story short - I've got some form of Heart Disease. I say some form because people have said a half dozen things around me and they all...