Switch to open source GIS without the disruption
Step by step, with your data safe and your people working the whole time. No licence costs, no lock-in, on open standards.
Open code does not mean open data
A common misunderstanding, and the reason many organisations hesitate. It is the other way round.
- Your data
Your data stays yours
Open source is about the program code, not about your data. Your data lives on your own servers, behind your own access rules, exactly as in any other system.
- Security
Security you can verify
Open code can be audited down to the lowest level, by us, by your security team or by an independent tester. You do not have to trust a vendor's promise, you can check it. Flaws are found and fixed in the open by a worldwide community.
- Capability
No ceiling
We have not met a functional or performance requirement that FOSS4G tools could not meet, from demanding editing workflows to very large datasets. Where something is missing, open code means it can be built.
Hybrid first, replacement where it makes sense
- 1
Assess
Inventory of data, workflows, integrations, users and licences. What is used, what is shelfware.
- 2
Open the data
Move the data into PostGIS with AI-assisted ETL. Existing tools keep working on top of the open database.
- 3
Replace in stages
Publish with GeoServer, edit and analyse in QGIS, build web apps with OpenLayers. One workflow at a time.
- 4
Train and hand over
Workshops for your staff and clear documentation, so the system is yours.
Control, cost and continuity
- No per-core or per-user licence fees, so scaling out for high availability does not multiply your bill
- Open standards (OGC, ISO, INSPIRE) mean any compliant tool can talk to your data
- Auditable code and a global community, which matters for security reviews and procurement
- Long-term independence from a single vendor's roadmap and pricing
Open source is not free of cost, you pay for engineering instead of licences. That is a good trade when the engineering is what makes the system reliable.