Author Archives: Bo Guo, PhD, PE

Gistic to Participate at GIS-T 2016
Gistic will be a full participant again at this year’s GIS-T Symposium which will be held April 4-7, 2016 in Raleigh, NC.  On Monday, April 4, we are co-leading an...
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Go Beyond Overlay – Embrace the Join!
Relating LRS events/assets from different datasets by their common spatial or spatiotemporal existence is one of the LRS professional’s most desired capabilities.    Software vendors’ answers to this have been variations...
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FME Certified!
Congratulations to Dr. Bo Guo for being awarded Safe Software’s FME® Certified Professional designation, which “recognizes (his) proven ability to provide knowledgeable FME support and consulting services.”  FME is a...
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Gistic Helps State of Arizona with FME Implementation
Gistic served as technical lead in the Arizona State Cartographer’s recent effort to add spatial data download capability to the state’s data clearinghouse, AZGEO. The application’s objective is to allow...
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Beyond the Straight Line Diagram
The one-dimensional nature of Straight Line Diagrams (SLD) makes them ideal for viewing the relationship of many LRS features along a common dimension, the route measure.  However, even with the...
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Reinventing the Straight Line Diagram
Straight Line Diagrams (SLDs), also known as Route Logs or Strip Maps, are an effective way to visualize different features and characteristics that co-exist along the same stretch of roadway....
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LRS QC (Quality Control): What Are We Looking For?
Having authoritative LRS data sources is high on the agenda of any transportation agency. But let’s face it, most data administrators admit that the quality of their LRS data is...
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Supporting Local Roads LRS with Route Reference Table
The ARNOLD requirements pose many challenges, one of which is how to identify or reference local roads where mileposts do not exist, or for which driven mileage is not recorded....
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New Demo Videos for Enhanced LinearBench® Analyze Now on YouTube
Gistic Research recently completed two new videos demonstrating the enhanced features of LinearBench® Analyze.  The first video highlights Analyze’s LRS analysis capabilities by demonstrating examples of Overlay and Summarize analyses....
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Gistic Research to Exhibit and Present at 2015 GIS-T Symposium
Gistic Research will again participate as both exhibitor and presenter at the annual GIS-T Symposium, April 19-22, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa.  This year we are excited to demonstrate our...
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LinearBench® Explore Configured for ADOT’s Roads & Highways
Since its commercial launch as a key feature of UDOT’s UPlan/UGate, LinearBench® Explore has demonstrated its adaptability by being successfully configured to support the data sets of 5 additional agencies: For the...
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Gistic to Lead Workshop at 2014 AGIC Symposium
Gistic Research will conduct a workshop at the annual AGIC (Arizona Geographic Information Council) Education and Training Symposium to be held September 3-5, 2014 in Prescott, Arizona. The workshop, titled...
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Gistic Research to Exhibit at the 2014 GIS-T Symposium
Gistic Research will again participate in the 2014 GIS-T Symposium to be held May 5-8, 2014 in Burlington, Vermont.  Company President, Bo Guo, will present a session titled “Paths Toward CAD...
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Paths Toward CAD and GIS Interoperability
Guo, Bo, PhD: “Paths Toward CAD and GIS Interoperability,” GIS for Asset Maintenance (GSAM) Webinar, November 14, 2013
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GIS for Strategic Asset Management (GSAM) Webinar
Gistic Research was invited by the Iowa Department of Transportation to participate in a GSAM-sponsored webinar titled “CAD and GIS Integration Success and Limitations” on November 14, 2013. Gistic’s President,...
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Maintaining a Multi-Jurisdictional Road Network
Guo, Bo, PhD, Bert Granberg, Mark Flahan, James Meyer & Howard Ward: “Maintaining a Multi-Jurisdictional Road Network” Panel Discussion with Gene Trobia:  “Road Network Management:  Road Data Models to Meet...
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Improving Interoperability and Agility in COLA2: The Cocktail Approach
Guo, Bo, PhD: “Improving Interoperability and Agility in COLA2:  The Cocktail Approach,” AGIC 2013 Education & Training Symposium, Prescott, AZ, September 25-27, 2013
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Doing GIS with MS SQL Server
Guo, Bo, PhD & Terry Li: “Doing GIS with MS SQL Server” Workshop, AGIC 2013 Education & Training Symposium, Prescott, AZ, September 25-27, 2013
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ADEQ Air Quality Specialized Technical Services
Gistic Research was recently awarded a contract by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, to provide GIS and Remote Sensing services on a task assignment basis, effective for 4 years...
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City of Phoenix Qualified Vendor List
Gistic Research was recently added to the City of Phoenix’s Qualified Vendor List (QVL) for Information Technology Professional Services, effective through June 30, 2014. The QVL provides City departments with...
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AGIC Conference 2013
Gistic Research will be exhibiting and presenting at the annual Arizona Geographic Information Council (AGIC) Conference on September 25-27, 2013 in Prescott, AZ. The company will conduct a hands-on workshop...
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GIS/IT Integration – UDOT Experience
Guo, Bo, PhD & Frank Pisani: “GIS/IT Integration – UDOT Experience,” GIS-T Symposium 2013, Boise, ID, May 5-8, 2013
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Free LRS from GIS with LRS Data Framework
Guo, Bo, PhD: “Free LRS from GIS with LRS Data Framework,” GIS-T Symposium 2013, Boise, ID, May 5-8, 2013
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Leveraging Free RDBMS in ArcGIS
Guo, Bo, PhD & Terry Li: “Leveraging Free RDBMS in ArcGIS” Presentation and Workshop, AGIC 2012 Education & Training Symposium, Prescott, AZ, October 10-12, 2012
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Implementing Data Share Through Open Source Portal Platforms
Guo, Bo, PhD, Kathy O’Donnell & Scott Andreasen: “Implementing Data Share Through Open Source Portal Platforms,” AGIC 2012 Education & Training Symposium, Prescott, AZ, October 10-12, 2012
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Open Source Software: Is It Worth the Effort?
Guo, Bo, PhD & Kathy O’Donnell: “Open Source Software: Is It Worth the Effort?,” AGIC 2012 Education & Training Symposium, Prescott, AZ, October 10-12, 2012
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Web Map Printing: Which Solution Is for You?
Liu, Xudong & Bo Guo, PhD: “Web Map Printing: Which Solution Is for You?,” AGIC 2012 Education & Training Symposium, Prescott, AZ, October 10-12, 2012
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GIS-T Symposium 2013 Presentations
Bo Guo, PE, PhD, President of Gistic Research, will be participating in the following presentations at the 2013 GIS-T Symposium on May 5-8, 2013 in Boise, Idaho: Wednesday, May 8,...
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GIS-T Symposium 2013
Gistic Research will be exhibiting and presenting at the GIS-T Symposium on May 5-8, 2013 in Boise, Idaho. Visit us at Booth #7 in the Technology Hall and attend our...
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City of Phoenix Contract Award
Gistic Research was awarded a contract by the City of Phoenix Development Services Department to upgrade its existing CADD to Oracle Loader Application (COLA) from Visual Basic 6 to a...
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