geocgi – Geospatial Consulting Group International

Geospatial information is increasingly being used for data driven decision making, resulting in a reliance on geospatial programs to store, manage, and disseminate relevant and accurate geospatial data to stakeholders. Effective geospatial program management facilitates a geospatially enabled environment.

Our principally GIS-focused service offerings ensure that we remain adept in the latest software and industry trends, resulting in innovative solutions for long term program success and viability.

geocgi supports the United States Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Army GIS programs at the Headquarter, Region, and Installation levels – both Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) – leading to proficiency in all aspects of coordination and management of an enterprise geospatial program.

program oversight and stewardship

geocgi personnel specialize in the establishment of strategic plans; the implementation of policies, procedures, and communication strategies; and the achievement of mission objectives. Related geospatial program management experience includes:

Strategic planning and alignment to funding sources
Stakeholder management and communication
Coordination of user requirements with system capabilities
Establishment and implementation of policies, procedures and standards
Data model development
Identification and implementation of program objectives, initiatives, and priorities
Risk analysis and identification
Conceptual system design, architecture, and technology recommendations
Return on investment and cost benefit analysis
Equipment and software portfolio management
Coordination of training activities

Since 2006, geocgi has supported USMC Installation Geospatial Information & Services (IGI&S), GEOFidelis Program, with policy and strategic support to ensure that USMC installation geospatial data is complete, accurate, protected, current, and available for USMC and Department of Defense wide utilization. We actively represent USMC interests in the IGI&S Governance Group (previously known as the Defense Installations Spatial Data Infrastructure Group) as well as supported program initiatives mentioned below:

GEOFidelis Data Model development
Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE) development and compliance
Enterprise-wide consolidation
USMC IGI&S Military Installation Map (MIM) generation
IGI&S-NSG Data Model interoperability
Third Party Data Management
Generation of program metrics, evaluations, and dashboard creation
GEOFidelis Data Layer Specifications
NG911 Emergency Management and Routing
Raster Data Management and Imagery Strategy
Real Property Reconciliation in support of Asset Management and Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness
GEOFidelis Portal implementation
GEOFidelis Metadata Guidance

geocgi provides geospatial data services and related support to the United States Army through the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (OACSIM) across the continental United States.We staff the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the United States Air Force (USAF) installations, both for the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS), including: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. Our analysts are geospatial data creators, adjudicators, and implementers at the installation and enterprise levels.

Whether you call it “DevOps” or “DevSecOps” the tight integration of security protocols within the application development lifecycle streamlines and expedites the delivery of applications and services to clients. As applicable, we apply the technology across a wide range of projects.

geocgi develops and maintains Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) & Army National Military Cemeteries (ANMC) Website Development Operations & Maintenance (O&M) web presence, including custom web applications using the ASP.NET stack and DNN Content Management System (CMS). We perform rigorous requirements gathering to ensure systems are hardened and STIG compliant throughout the development and release cycles. Custom applications include: Headstone Designer, Events and Ceremonies, Multi-Media Blogs and Responsive Designs.

technical capabilities

Web, Desktop, and Mobile Application Development - .NET, PHP, SharePoint, JavaScript frameworks (jQuery & AngularJS), Objective C, and Python
Cloud and OnPrem Computing – IaaS, SaaS
Database Design and Administration - MS SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle
Open Source Solutions – Drupal, WordPress, Leaflet, and Linux

ANC Explorer is the cemeteries interactive map and grave finder. Developing in HTML 5 and AngularJS, while incorporating technology from Leaflet, MapBox, and ESRI, we provided a seamless and secure mapping and visualization experience for visitors on the web, mobile, and kiosk platforms.

geocgi stood up a cluster of secure cloud-based Esri application servers to quickly and securely analyze drone imagery collected for the Installation Geospatial Information & Services (IGI&S) Common Installation Picture (CIP) Data Collection and Standardization for Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) effort that we have headed for nearly three years.

geocgi built a secure cloud-based application development environment, utilizing IaaS technology for Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) IGI&S application development efforts. Through this environment, the client and our developers access, build, test and push hardened STIG compliant applications all siloed in a safe environment.

Utilizing ASP.NET framework and an MVC (model-view-controller) architecture, geocgi implemented creative and secure solutions for data visualization inside desktop and web-based applications within the USMC Critical Asset Management System (CAMS) for the USMC Mission Assurance Development Lab (MADL). Additionally, using GEOFidelis assets, geocgi integrated a GIS module into the system using Esri software developers kit (SDK).

geocgi has designed, developed and implemented ArcGIS Enterprise utilizing industry standards and best practices. The system is a multi-tiered and highly available enterprise, providing geospatial data services for the Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) region serving data for six installations across Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. The MCIPAC Enterprise Architecture uses a three-tier application approach encompassing the production, presentation and application tiers.

Production Tier is a series of virtualized environments spread across three physical host machines providing the ability to store, produce and serve data across the entire enterprise for a large user community. Data is made available for both the application and presentation tiers through MS SQL Server and ArcGIS Datastore.

Application Tier utilizes Remote Desktop Services (RDS) to provide ArcGIS Desktop to MCIPAC analysts and grants the ability to maintain the authoritative geodatabases as well as produce cartographic products on demand.

Presentation Tier includes both ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Portal allowing geospatial information from within the enterprise and out to be discoverable, shareable and visualized through web applications and maps.

geocgi’s Owners, Executives, and Program Management Team possess decades of GIS programmatic knowledge establishing them as experts in identifying the right qualifications and skills to augment client resources. Our Corporate Management staff have operational, human resource, and security experience in direct support of DoD GIS programs. Staff can effectively screen personnel who may or may not be suited for the client side environment. One of our biggest lessons learned in staffing is that it is best to take the time to find the right person for the long term than to settle on the wrong person short term.

geocgi’s success in recruiting and retaining quality GIS personnel is rooted in our company’s principal GIS technology focus; our small business size and leadership accessibility at all levels of our organization; the GIS skills and backgrounds of our owners/executives; our aggressiveness in actively researching and continually improving employee benefits that will attract and retain top talent in the GIS/IT field(s). We also regularly gauge employee satisfaction and are committed to offering employee recognition and a challenging work environment.

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) have changed the characteristics of imagery workflows within organizations. Pairing GIS with sUAS allows us to deliver accurate, timely, and meaningful high-resolution data to organizations at a lower cost point when compared to traditional aircraft and satellite systems.

geocgi streamlines the delivery of sUAS and Enterprise GIS capabilities to organizations. We provide clients flexibility and agility with rapid mapping in the field, traditional orthomosaics, 3D webscenes, point clouds, and meshes. We monitor and record inspections of complex projects through sUAS and GIS technology. Resulting products are integrated into existing raster catalogs using Esri’s Mosaic Dataset and other enterprise geospatial solutions – providing end-users with near-immediate access to sUAS products.

capabilities

geocgi’s team of geospatial professionals are Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licensed through Part 107 as certified sUAS pilots and are experienced in:

sUAS flight operations, mission planning, and automation development
Pre and post flight checklist development
Aircraft maintenance procedures
Obtaining FAA restricted airspace requests and waivers

geocgi is proficient in a variety of sUAS technologies and products, specializing in:

Fixed Wing sUAS imagery collection
Rotary sUAS imagery collection
Mosaic datasets
Drone2Map and Pix 4D products

We use sUAS services to provide quick and comprehensive data collection for a multitude of functional use cases and mission requirements including:

Terrain analysis
3D visualization
Near Infrared (NIR)
Thermal
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)
Video for construction monitoring and inspection

Through the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (OACSIM), geocgi has performed sUAS data collection on behalf of the US Army at multiple Army installations including; Letterkenny Army Depot, McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, Watervliet Army Arsenal, and Picatinny Arsenal. Additionally, we performed a feasibility study on behalf of Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) for sUAS services to the region. Commercially, we have performed sUAS data collection for a variety of sites including James Madison’s Montpelier, the Pavilion at Rancho Mission Viejo, Mojave Desert Land Trust, GHA Racing, Lorton Arts Foundation, and PA Bowen Farmstead.

Modernized Dispatch Application for Heartland Co-op

Geocgi Solution Engineers recently developed a work order dispatch application for the Heartland Cooperative(Co-op). This custom web application hosted within their on-premises ArcGIS Enterprise deployment allows dispatchers to group relative work orders into ‘batches’ and which are assigned to equipment in the field. This application gives the dispatcher the ability to perform several functions: such as view and filter current work orders in a table and the map, batch and assign work orders, and sequence work orders within batches. The functionality has improved dispatch workflow speed, data consistency, and visibility at all levels of management. Utilizing the ArcGIS Experience Builder framework and a custom API for communication to an IBM Db2 database, our Solution Engineers developed a custom widget that organizes these features and tools in one location for the dispatchers.

Heartland Co-op approached us with the requirement to modernize the dispatch application just before peak season was about to begin. After understanding the requirement and gathering necessary functionality, we began an agile development strategy to stay on schedule. Weekly sprints allowed stakeholders to keep a close watch on development and gave them the ability to quickly make on-the-fly adjustments. The first stage of development included creating a JavaScript module for communicating over HTTP to the custom API, enabling the application to send and receive data to the work order database of record. Next, we created the various widgets targeting custom required features. These widgets include batching CRUD tools, product filtering, and acreage summaries. Geocgi also created a routing function to easily visualize the sequence of work orders within batches on the map. Alongside this development, we created the Feature Service to be consumed by the web map and related application. This service included a point layer for work orders, field boundaries, current equipment locations, and other relevant layers. Once this service was published and a web map was created, developers were able to start configuring the application within ArcGIS Experience Builder. Within the new app, various configurable widgets were added to compliment the custom widgets that were in development. Upon completion of the configurable app and the custom widgets, a full testing suite was set up to allow multiple testers from Heartland Co-op and geocgi to test all functionality and identify bugs. During this testing phase, we generated ideas for further enhancements to improve the application. After addressing all bugs and enhancements, integrators deployed the application to the production system, dispatchers were trained, and existing workflows migrated to the new production application. Heartland Co-op uses this application throughout their peak fertilizing seasons and have reported no issues with functionality. In addition to this dispatching application our Solution Engineers developed a historical work order viewer/analyzer application which uses some of the same custom widgets but also includes other charts and analytics for reporting. The Geocgi and Heartland Co-op partnership is now looking to the future planning enhancements to this application and development of other web-GIS applications. For more information on this project, please contact our Solutions Manager, Jesse Parker, jesse.w.parker@geocgi.com. Header Photo by Taylor Siebert on Unsplash

May 4, 2023

Geocgi exhibiting at Esri Federal GIS Conference

We invite you to visit us at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, February 7-8, 2023, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, DC. You can find us at exhibit booth B2 in the Federal Small Business Zone. geocgi executives and senior management will be available to say hello in person and to discuss your business needs and opportunities. Feel free to contact your geocgi employee of choice to set a meeting time and place or stop by our booth at your convenience. We’ll be showcasing the GIS services we provide to the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Department of Agriculture, Postal Service, Department of State, and NATO. Whether it’s to discuss an upcoming enterprise GIS implementation in the cloud or just to catch up, we look forward to seeing you.

January 23, 2023

geocgi Assists Streamlined Imagery Management Strategy

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) Installation Geospatial Information and Services (IGI&S) program, known as GEOFidelis, needed a new imagery management strategy to support the transition to an enterprise implementation with increased analysis and dissemination capabilities. The program’s existing imagery holdings were managed locally in various storage formats without set naming conventions or common standards and procedures.

To help with this endeavor, geocgi worked with GEOFidelis to implement imagery management standards and design a corresponding solution based on ArcGIS Image Server and mosaic datasets. Initially, the team at geocgi focused on reducing the storage footprint of the 500 million acres of raster coverage that GEOFidelis had. Implementing mosaic datasets reduced storage space while allowing for easier user access, more visualization and analysis options, more flexible data management, improved performance, and enhanced dissemination of imagery and raster datasets across the USMC. After the storage issues were remediated, the geocgi team analyzed the program’s existing raster datasets to determine gaps in coverage, currency, or format, as well as how users typically accessed raster data. This enabled the team to specify where to direct service resources and how they should be utilized. geocgi deploys and manages a fluctuating number of image services that it analyzes and reviews quarterly for usage to maintain server stability, averaging about 80 services per quarter. Based on frequency of use and importance, certain image services can be demoted, or stood down, to reduce storage costs. To better manage its imagery in the future, GEOFidelis is focused on acquiring imagery by leveraging collections from small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) and mosaic datasets. The goal is to figure out where GEOFidelis can save on costs for imagery while still meeting the program’s requirements for refreshing imagery. To this end, GEOFidelis is concentrating image capture on areas that have changed rather than on entire installations. This allows imagery updates to be delivered to end users quickly to support functions such as emergency management, facilities management, and construction. In addition, the sUAS technology and mosaic datasets support on-the-fly processing, which makes it possible to get new imagery acquisitions to decision-makers without delay. Through scripting and batch process development, geocgi has increased the raster services that are available to the USMC by 588 percent and improved service load times by 29 percent.

November 9, 2022

sUAS Exercises at GMU

geocgi performs regular sUAS exercises to ensure complete proficiency with our sUAS hardware, systems, and processes which are necessary for refining our sUAS program best practices. Over the last 18 months, we have teamed with the George Mason University (GMU) department of Geography and Geoinformation Sciences for other events. geocgi spent the day flying GMU athletic fields alongside students, GMU Police and Forensics departments, and an officer from the Fairfax County Police Department Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit. Events such as these provide geocgi’s sUAS team with exposure and opportunities for training which are vital for the progress of the program which now boasts a crew of eight certified FAA Part 107 sUAS pilots, with four more in waiting, and a fleet of multirotor and fixed-wing aircraft systems. If you are interested in learning more about our sUAS program, reach out to Tim Hutzley at thutzley@geocgi.com for more information on how to get involved.

November 6, 2022

geocgi Advances USPS OIG Support

We're pleased to announce the advancement of our support for the USPS OIG! The RISC team has published two new products that provide transparency for the work OIG completes in auditing and investigating the US Postal Service, the Closed Cases Dashboard and the Field Operations Review Team (FORT) storymap. The interactive map-based Closed Investigations Dashboard aggregates investigations closed over the past two years by state, congressional district, and zip 3 and provides metrics on case types closed in those areas.

The FORT storymap provides highlights recent FORT visits. It groups visits into clusters that surround a major metropolitan area and includes images of issues discovered and resolved thanks to the efforts of the team.

The FORT storymap also includes a nationwide map that shows all the sites visited by the FORT team and the Property Conditions Review team, FORT’s predecessor.

Both products were created on ArcGIS Online and are currently featured in the OIG’s public website in the featured work tab. This information in no way is an endorsement by the USPS OIG.

October 20, 2022

geocgi utilizes NATO MS Azure Environment

geocgi engineers are leveraging Microsoft Azure cloud-based environments for more reliable data dissemination and development of innovative solutions.

geocgi’s cloud-based data dissemination solution reduces the time required to provide geospatial data to stakeholders. Previously, data was distributed on physical hard drives (HDDs) through private and public courier services. This traditional process would take an average of two (2) weeks to download data, mail the HDD, scan for viruses, and upload it. The drives could also be lost or damaged during transport. The new data dissemination service leverages Microsoft’s Azure cloud service and a tool called Storage Explorer; The Azure-based data dissemination solution can be configured and secured to support specific users as needed, protecting valuable data using encryption technology. This solution removes issues and delays with physical courier services while ensuring exercise data is safe and protected.

geocgi’s Azure cloud-based development environment houses an esri Portal deployment which mimics the Joint Warfare Centre’s unique environment. Using this cloud environment, geocgi engineers can test new solutions remotely and without disrupting the production environment. This development environment has already been utilized to create a new database and several new tools that can be ported over to the production environment with few modifications and limited interruption to workflows.

Let us know how geocgi can use Azure cloud-based solutions to assist your organization by sending an email to info@geocgi.com.

September 14, 2022

geocgi Office Update

geocgi has undertaken a renovation at our office space in Alexandria, Virginia focused on a hybrid workforce. The recently renovated office space will be a place for our employees, customers, and partners to meet and collaborate on new ideas and innovations.

As part of the reimagination and downsizing of our corporate spaces, we held a charity auction and yard sale with all proceeds going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Through the generosity of our staff and the Del Ray community, we were able to make a donation of $2,400.00.

We officially re-opened with an Open House on Friday August 26th. We had a great afternoon sharing food, drinks, and laughs with old and new co-workers and the customers and partners who joined us. Check out the photos from the event below!

September 12, 2022

geocgi Renews ArcGIS Indoors Specialty Designation

geocgi has renewed our ArcGIS Indoors Specialty designation through 10-17-2025. Partners with the ArcGIS Indoors Specialty have indoor mapping expertise and are ready to implement ArcGIS Indoors to help their customers consolidate their asset and space information into a single place, the indoor map, and provide easily accessible web and mobile apps, for location discovery, wayfinding, room reservations, and space planning.

September 1, 2022

geocgi wins new MCIPAC Support Contract

geocgi was awarded a new five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) prime contract for continuing services to Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) GIS Program Support. This contract represents the latest award in 7 years of continuous MCIPAC service dating back to 2015 and overall service since 2006. This IDIQ covers GIS technical and program support services in the USMC Pacific Region (Japan, Korea, and Hawaii) with on-site support services at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Butler in Okinawa Japan and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Japan.

geocgi is always looking for exceptional personnel who are interested in working in an OCONUS (Outside the Continental United States) environment. If you have an immediate or future interest in Alaska, Korea, Japan, or Norway, be sure to follow us on social media to get the latest updates on geocgi job openings.

July 15, 2022

geocgi Renews ArcGIS System Ready

We are pleased to announce the renewal of our Esri Partner Specialty - ArcGIS System Ready, good through October 8, 2025! This specialty designation ensures we are aligned with the latest Esri technology, consistently adopting the latest ArcGIS product releases, and maintain a repeatable approach for migrating offerings.

July 7, 2022

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By 2025 cloud-native platforms will serve as the foundation for more than 95% of new digital workloads. Access to mission critical data will no longer be bound by traditional on-premises datacenters as applications, websites, and systems become more reliant on cloud infrastructure. Cloud infrastructure is highly configurable to meet the organization's exact needs, scale, and business capabilities. Traditional investments in IT hardware and on-premises data centers require constant maintenance, facility space, and detailed disaster recovery and failover procedures. With cloud infrastructure, the overhead to manage your system is a fraction of the effort and cost while saving your organization space and providing peace of mind that your data and systems are secure and redundant.

Geocgi can assist your organization build and secure a new cloud environment or with a modernization and migration transition, leveraging a scalable infrastructure to pay only for what you need. Our certified engineers have experience with hybrid and full cloud implementations, including:

cloud services

FedRAMP+ and GovCloud IL2, IL4, IL5 & IL6 implementations
Risk Mitigation
Infrastructure and Security Policy as Code
Virtual Private Cloud Configuration
High Availability Configuration
COOP and Disaster Recovery
Application Rehosting, Replatforming, Repurchasing, or Refactoring
ArcGIS Enterprise Deployment
Enterprise GIS System Design
Kubernetes and Docker Containerization
Hybrid Environment Integration

The transition of the Arlington National Cemetery’s (ANC) public website from the Army Analytics Group (AAG) data center to the AWS GovCloud environment, modernizing the way ANC manages business system data and engages with the public.
The deployment of the Army’s Office of the Surgeon General’s multi-tier ArcGIS Enterprise system in AWS GovCloud, transforming Defense Health Agency (DHA) business data, removing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and leveraging an AWS Relational Data Store to power COVID-19 analysis and visualization in dashboards.
Design and integration of a hybrid cloud environment in AWS to capture geospatial data and streamline SME engagement in Portal for ArcGIS for our Army IGI&S Common Installation Picture data collection team.
Microsoft Azure cloud configuration and administration support to the NATO Joint Warfare Center (JWC) with an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment and a secure file transfer solution.
Develop a Cloud First Strategy, to support the United States Coast Guard (USCG) cloud adoption efforts, where our engineers provide cloud architecture guidance in a distributed cloud environment, develop and implement cloud governance, policies, and frameworks, to streamline USCG cloud efforts and ensure a secure zero-trust architecture fully compliant with DHS and DoD regulations at all FedRAMP Impact Levels (IL).

Geocgi is an ArcGIS Cloud Specialty preferred Esri partner with ArcGIS Enterprise in cloud environments. We are an AWS Select Consulting Partner and can meet client objectives with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and hybrid-cloud environments. We staff AWS Cloud Practitioners, AWS Solutions Architects, AWS Developers, and Esri Enterprise Administration Associates.

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Adam Campbell

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Ally McDonald

Nathan Russell

Jason Thacker

Jesse Parker

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Modernized Dispatch Application for Heartland Co-op

Geocgi exhibiting at Esri Federal GIS Conference

geocgi Assists Streamlined Imagery Management Strategy

sUAS Exercises at GMU

geocgi Advances USPS OIG Support

geocgi utilizes NATO MS Azure Environment

geocgi Office Update

geocgi Renews ArcGIS Indoors Specialty Designation

geocgi wins new MCIPAC Support Contract

geocgi Renews ArcGIS System Ready

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management + administration team

Julie Christie

Andy Hanes

Adam Campbell

P.G. Katsourakis

Ally McDonald

Nathan Russell

Jason Thacker

Jesse Parker

working with us

We’ve got you covered

We’re Flexible

We’re all about location

We’re Chill

We’re into challenge and opportunity

We’re together

we've got openings

Operations Analyst – Remote (Req. 1159)

GIS Specialist – Okinawa, Japan (Req. 1158)

Sr. GIS DBA (Req. 1155)

IT Specialist – Alexandria, VA (Req. 1154)

GeoBase Administrator – Fairbanks, AK (Req. 1152)

GIS Specialist – Okinawa, Japan (Req. 1151)

GIS Production Analyst – Stavanger, Norway (Req. 1150)

GIS Specialist – Asan, Guam (Req. 1130)