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September 30, 2015

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Mobile hearing screening

Mobile hearing screening Sep 30 2015As part of our continuing corporate investment strategy AfriGIS is a proud sponsor of hearScreen mobile hearing screening in collaboration with TUKS and the NEA Foundation. Bringing hope to disadvantaged children. AfriGIS at a hearScreen mobile hearing screening in collaboration with TUKS and the NEA Foundation...

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September 22, 2015

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Does lightning strike twice?

Does lightning strike twice? Sep 22 2015Don't take chances. SAWS weather data now available. Stay informed and on top of the latest weather conditions and trends with SA Weather Service (SAWS) weather data available from AfriGIS. Data is available as information linked to individual points...

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September 15, 2015

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Spatial data workshop looks at hardware infrastructure

Spatial data workshop looks at hardware infrastructure Sep 15 2015Geospatial data company AfriGIS held their second spatial data workshop in Midrand, Gauteng on 9 September 2015. The workshop focussed on hardware infrastructure, and incorporated the company’s 49th quarterly data show in which the company showcases updates to their datasets...

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August 20, 2015

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Spatial database user group discusses application development

Spatial database user group discusses application development Aug 20 2015The Oracle Spatial and Graph special interest group held their second biannual meeting for 2015 on 20 August. The user group forms part of the larger South African Oracle User Group...

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August 19, 2015

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Vodacom wins MMA Industry Award at Loeries Creative Week

Vodacom wins MMA Industry Award at Loeries Creative Week Aug 19 2015The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) of South Africa announced the 2015 South African MMA Standard Bank SMARTIES™ winners at the MMA Standard Bank SMARTIES function, recently hosted in Durban...

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August 15, 2015

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AfriGIS celebrates another first

AfriGIS celebrates another first Aug 15 2015 AfriGIS recently announced that it has joined the ranks of Google®, Oracle® and Intergraph® in becoming a member of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). The OGC is an international industry consortium of more than 500 companies...

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June 18, 2015

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AfriGIS GISlike powers decision making and business analytics for leading franchise and retail outlets.

AfriGIS GISlike powers decision making and business analytics for leading franchise and retail outlets. Jun 18 2015 Know “WHERE?” your customers are and identify potential business areas for growth throughout your network. With the powerful simplicity of AfriGIS GISlike information is visually displayed on a map making...

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May 4, 2015

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Online mapping for business applications

Online mapping for business applications May 4 2015The AfriGIS GISlike, an online mapping and analysis application, allows its users to streamline their planning and operations by mapping their own data, together with extensive AfriGIS and Census datasets, This allows users to view and analyse their customer data on a map...

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April 30, 2015

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Value-added data to assist organisations

Value-added data to assist organisations Apr 30 2015The first AfriGIS data show for the year took place on 11 March 2015 at Bytes Conference Centre in Midrand. New and long standing clients using the AfriGIS datasets in their various industries and sectors attended the event. The event gave clients an in-depth look into the changes that occurred in the various datasets...

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April 15, 2015

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Famous Brands tell how AfriGIS tools help in giving them the competitive edge

Famous Brands tell how AfriGIS tools help in giving them the competitive edge Apr 15 2015 Geo-demographic information powering decision making on sales patterns, competitor analyses and customer trends Through the use of GIS and spatial information Famous Brands can now easily conduct market research...

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