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GIS Software Glossary Terms

Building information modeling (BIM) is an all-inclusive process of generating and handling information for a constructed asset. Learn more about its types.
by Sagar Joshi

GIS is a system for collecting, managing, and analyzing geographical data. Our G2 guide can help you understand GIS, how it’s used by industry professionals, and its benefits.
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GIS Software Discussions
It's used for businesses and organizations to list themselves on the Web.
Answered: Christopher Byers on December 12, 2023
Enables businesses to manage their online presence on Google Maps and Search, attracting customers and boosting visibility & helps users discover local businesses and their information (address, opening hours, reviews, photos).
Answered: Sachin Kaushik on February 21, 2024
Definitely, QGIS is a good software but not as handy as ArcGIS in terms of analysis Tools and Applications.
Answered: Sai Sesidhar on September 9, 2023
Situation update,
I have done some more tests and I am confident the bug is a result of ArcGIS pro v3.0.3
Bug description
The auto layout bug automatically rearranges the tools in a model when the model is opened. You see the rearrangement automatically happen but there is nothing you can do about it. While the rearrangement happens the loading bar is present. The rearrangement makes the overview to the layout tools unorganized and not understandable. The bug does not effect the functionality of the model.
Detailed description
I still don't know the exact conditions in which the bug will occur.
so far it looks like it happens only on the big models
the bug only occurs when the model is opened or if the project is opened and the configuration the project was previously saved in which it included an open model.
the bug doesn't happen all the time, it trends to happen more after a model is edited and open for a long period of time say 2 hours, saved, project closed and then opened again.
once the bug is present on a model it will always happen on that model if you close the model with ought saving it.
if the model is saved after auto lay-out is applied the bug doesn't always happen again but it can and often does when you continue to manually rearrange the tools.
the bug doesn't happen all the time, if after the auto lay-out has been applied I move the tools around quickly and save the model, close and open the project then this new configuration of tools is maintained. However, if after the auto lay-out has been applied I move the tools around to their correct position which takes 2 hours and then save the model then close and open the project the bug occurs and auto lay-out is automatically applied.
when the issue is present in a project, if the model isn't saved the issue will stay present in that project
if the project is copied to a different computer that also has windows 11 business and ArcGIS 3.0.3 the problem still occurs
if the project is copied to a different computer that also has windows 11 personal and ArcGIS 3.0.3 the problem occurs
if the project is copied to a different computer that also has windows 11 personal and ArcGIS 2.9 the model cant be opened because of different versions
if the project is copied to a different computer that also has windows 11 personal and ArcGIS 3.0.1 cannot test this because not possible to get ArcGIS v3.0.1
if groups are set in. figured out that once a group is set and the auto layout button is pressed, the tools within the group are not effected. However, when the model is saved and closed and then opened again the bug occurs, the groups are gone and the model is re organized
Conclusions
the bug happens on both versions of windows 11 pro business and windows 11 pro personal so I don't think the windows operating system is the cause of the issue.
the bug happens on ArcGIS pro v3.0.3 and I have seen it happen once on 3.0.1, but after I rearranged the model it didn't happen gain even after I continued working on the model for weeks, so I assume it only happens more consistently on v3.0.3 ArcGIS pro. I cannot test the model on older versions of ArcGIS due to project compatibility issues.
Answered: Daniel du Pre on January 30, 2023
GIS Software Reports
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