Geographic Information Systems and Decision Support Systems

For more than 10 years, Faunalia has been developing and deploying Geographic Information Systems using only Free and Open Source software. We have a complete suite of programs for the analysis and presentation of geographic data and provide high quality services at competitive rates.

Planning and implementing a Geographic Information System or Spatial Decision Support System is not an easy task. We can support all aspects of the process, from initial analysis of your requirements, to the installation of the system, through to migrating existing data and training your staff.

If you are looking for complex GIS analyses, Faunalia can take care of the entire workflow, from sourcing data, to developing multivariate geostatistical models, through to final presentation on traditional media or via the web.

We can

Analyse your specific requirements, whether hardware or software, and develop solutions
Select and supply hardware
Install Open Source operating systems
Install and configure specific GIS software
Test and quality assure software in relation to your specific requirements
Translate vector and raster data between formats
Transform vector and raster layers between coordinate systems
Perform a complete migration from existing GIS systems

We also provide post-installation support

Verifying the installation and resolving any problems
Customising software
Applying software updates to ensure users always have access to the latest features
Applying security updates
Providing training

In addition to our direct development work, we are in close and constant contact with the main developers of the software we use. We don't just use Open Source software, we develop it too!

Over the years, we have contributed to the development of several tools, e.g. a GRASS module for landscape indices, the GRASS MySQL driver, several PostGIS core functions, and several QGIS plugins.