Custom Software Development

GeoStats routinely designs, implements and deploys custom integrated software in conjunction with consulting projects.  Our custom solutions support a range of platforms, including Windows® PCs, Tablet PCs, Pocket PCs, and Palm® PDAs.

Our development team has expertise in C#, C++, VB.NET, .NET 2.0, SQL Server, XML, Web Services, AJAX, Windows Server, SharePoint, InfoPath, Windows Mobile and Pocket PC. Our software engineers are also capable of developing spatially-enabled solutions utilizing toolkits from ESRI, PTV and the Open Source community (OGR/GDAL, JTS, PROJ4, and Mapserver).

GeoStats’ software solutions rely heavily on relational data modeling and databases to store and process spatial data.  GeoStats’ software engineers and analysts are proficient in a range of database platforms, including:

Sample custom solutions developed by GeoStats:

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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) ADA Performance Monitor GeoStats created a smart phone application for NuStats to automate the collection of ParaTransit service compliance data. Collected data included GPS coordinates and timestamps and digital pictures of the paratransit vehicle.

Windows Mobile Webservice MySQL

RideCount Websites GeoStats designed, implemented and maintains websites used by NuStats to manage on-board surveys.  These websites include online error-checking, audit tracking, reporting, and interactive maps. GeoStats also uses RideCount components to manage boarding and alighting studies.

Integration with GPS-enabled PocketPC Webservices ASP.NET 2.0 Website AJAX

TeleAtlas Route Auditor GeoStats developed a technology solution that integrates GPS-enabled Palm devices, GPS loggers and digital cameras to help TeleAtlas North America conduct route audits in North, Central and South America.

Palm Application Digital Cameras GPS Logger USB Data Download Website integration Web Mapping

Cobb Community Transit Dataviewer GeoStats developed a custom tool for processing farebox data out of the NextFare system to account for unclassified revenue.

.NET 2.0 Desktop App SQLite

New York Truck Survey GeoStats developed a Tablet PC solution for capturing truck routes using face-to-face interviews.  The solution integrates GeoStats’ GeoSurvey software for TabletPCs with PTV’s xServers to perform online geocoding and routing using a field laptop acting as a server.  A website is used to track progress of the survey.

TabletPC .NET 2.0 Integration with xServers Online geocoding, mapping and routing Webservices ASP.NET 2.0 C# Website AJAX

Georgia DOT Right of Way and Utility Cost Estimation Tool (RUCEST) GeoStats worked with Wilbur Smith Associates to develop a cost estimation tool for the Georgia Department of Transportation. The tool determines right of way and utility costs for road projects in the planning phase.

MOSS 2007 SQL Server 2005 Webservices

Georgia DOT LRS Tools As a sub-contractor to Cambridge Systematics, GeoStats developed a series of tool to manage and combine linearly referenced datasets from within ArcGIS.

ESRI ArcGIS Toolbar .NET C#  2.0 Library Linear referencing  system operations

Georgia DOT Project Prioritization Data Build Process As a sub-contractor to Cambridge Systematics, GeoStats designed and implemented a process to automate the steps needed to combine disparate datasets from Georgia DOT to support a project prioritization process.

SQL Server 2008 .NET C# 2.0 Open Source Spatial Operations

Bus Stop Inventory System GeoStats integrated digital cameras and GPS receivers into its Tablet PC version of GeoSurvey to develop a bus stop inventory solution.  Data is transferred from the TabletPCs to a web application that allows online data review and auditing.

Tablet PC .NET VB.NET 1.1 GPS Digital Cameras

GeoStats is a certified member of the Microsoft Partner Program and has access to the latest software development technologies from Microsoft.  GeoStats’ solutions leverage the features available in the .NET Framework to produce data-driven rich applications that can run on any of the modern Windows platforms.  GeoStats has also deployed its solutions on Linux systems through the use of Java and the Mono platform.