The Convergence of Augmented Reality and GIS
Today is GIS Day, a day started in 1999 to showcase the many uses of geographical information systems (GIS). Earlier blog posts by Locus Technologies for GIS day have shown how GIS supports cutting-edge visualization of objects in space and over time. This year’s post explains how GIS supports augmented reality.
The Horrors of Excel for Data Management
Locus has been preaching on the pitfalls of Excel for a long time. Recently, the worst imaginable error in Excel that could’ve happened, did. Almost 16,000 COVID-19 cases in England went unreported because Public Health England hit the maximum row count in their version of Excel.
7 Useful Visualization Tools for Environmental Management
From data callouts to time sliders to graduated symbols, these visualization tools help users get the most out of their environmental data.
Carbon Offsets Have a Huge New Problem—Wildfires
As if calculating carbon offsets for big businesses isn’t complicated enough, now there’s a huge new, unexpected issue. Wildfires are threatening the underlying nature itself.
6 Ways To Get Data Into Your EHS System
Locus provides multiple methods to populate ESG, EHS, or any environmental data. We've outlined the most common here.
5 Keys to Navigating ESG
With sustainability practitioners strained to deploy limited resources internally to navigate the myriad of standards and frameworks to meet the growing appetite for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information, we continue to ask, “Isn’t there an easier way to do this?”
Automate Your Vapor Intrusion Management
The Vapor Intrusion tools in Locus' Environmental Information Management (EIM) software solve the problem of time-consuming monitoring, reporting, and mitigation by automating data assembly, calculations, and reporting.
Getting Started With ESG Is Less Daunting Than You Think
One of the most frequent questions we get asked when it comes to ESG is, “Where do I begin?”. The good news is that ESG doesn’t have to be an ‘all or nothing’ effort. In fact, getting started is a simple and straightforward process.
PFAS Drinking Water Regulations by State
Many states have leapfrogged the EPA by implementing regulations on PFAS use, safe PFAS levels in drinking water, and by suing manufacturers of PFAS chemicals. This creates a complex set of regulatory requirements, depending on where you operate.