The Orbis Blog
The Latest News & Insights from the Orbis Team.
25 Years of Orbis: In the Words of Our Team
This year marks 25 years since Orbis began as a small mapping startup. Since then, we’ve grown into an industry leader in forest technology and land asset management. We’ve built tools, launched services, solved problems,6 Reasons You Should Have a Data Integration Plan
Data integration combines both business and technical information from separate sources onto a unified platform, so it can be managed more effectively and made available to the right people at the right time. Ultimately, integration is critical for providing insight into business processes, and making it easier to manage and share big data. In this article we will be outlining some of the many advantages to integrating your data.
Preventing Property Damage from Active Fires with GIS
Our thoughts and prayers for safety go out to those in the West during this dangerous time of active wildfires. It's imperative to be aware of what's happening on your property at all times. Today, thanks to years of technological advance, remote sensing systems are now used to monitor and map the location of forest fires. At Orbis, we incorporate LIVE services such as this into our clients' forest data management systems in an effort to keep their foresters safe and informed about dangers on their land so that they can ultimately prevent loss of life and minimize their property damage.
GIS: A Promising Future Career Path
As graduation season is upon us, the questions of what to major in and which career path to take are being heavily considered by many soon-to-be graduates. We were all once in their position, which makes us reflect on our time in college, the steps we took that led us to a GIS career, and the route that brought us all to Orbis Inc.
Due Diligence Done Right
There’s no sense in risking the deal [timber transaction] with avoidable inefficiencies and inaccuracies. When you invest in clean, error-free documentation, you not only avoid unwanted surprises in advance of the transaction, you speed up the closing – and that is how you add value to the bottom line.
6 Little Known Facts About Timberland Asset Measurement
Historical land measurement has a direct impact on today’s due-diligence process for land sale transactions. Being aware of history's methods allow for a confident investment and future management strategy. Here are 6 additional little know facts about timberland asset measurement to help you in your future acquisitions and dispositions.
Timberland Investment Assets: 4 Measurement Errors That Have a Big Impact
As a technical pioneer in timberland GIS due diligence, Orbis, Inc first introduced its LITAS (Land Investment Technical Analysis) solution to the investment industry in 2004. Through our unique approach, we provide clients with a visual confirmation of the transaction at hand. However, during our process, it's oftentimes that we uncover measurement errors due to various reasons including historical inaccuracies. Here are four common errors which can have a big impact on both land sale transactions as well as during daily operational management.
The Invention That Changed Surveying
When it comes to timberland assets, acreage can equate to profitability. Thus, with ~105 million acres of investable timberland in the U.S., the potential investment return is mind-boggling.
The truth is, land has always been a valuable investment, which means that properly parceling the land has always been imperative...
4 Fascinating Facts About Early Surveying (and What It Means to Timberland Investment Assets)
It’s pretty easy to take technology for granted these days. Perhaps because it’s everywhere – at home with robotic sweepers and high-tech TVs; at work with smartphones and smartwatches; and even, across the timberland investment industry.
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