Solutions
We are the proud creators of The LOUIS Toolkit which provides the power of GIS and robust data management for regular folks to collect and use community data to make decisions. For professional GIS users we have created a number of QGIS plugins and ArcGIS plugins.
Services
We provide GIS training, analytical, information management and spatial planning services on a consulting basis with clients across North America. We have expertise in the use of Marxan for spatial planning and have worked on projects in terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems.
Recent News
October 2025 LOUIS Toolkit Update
By: Trevor Wiens
Tags: LOUIS Planner, Cumulative Effects, LOUIS Toolkit, LOUIS Heritage
The LOUIS Team is pleased to announce a range of updates and new features designed to help communities work more efficiently and securely with the LOUIS Toolkit. Highlights include the new Landscape Simulation Models Connector, enabling communities using LOUIS Spatial & Planner to integrate SyncroSim landscape models for better planning and cumulative effects analysis, and new embedded data dashboards powered by Apache Superset for dynamic reporting. Security has been strengthened with two-factor authentication (2FA) and a successful third-party security review. Additional enhancements include improved text search accuracy in LOUIS Heritage, new project management features like Optional Groups, Related Projects, and Footprint Areas in LOUIS Planner, and a Data Exchange Tool in LOUIS Finance supporting integration with Sage 300. These updates continue to support communities in making informed, data-driven decisions.
July 2024 LOUIS Toolkit Update
By: Trevor Wiens
Tags: LOUIS Field, LOUIS Planner, LOUIS Assets, GIS, Mobile
We released a significant upgrade to LOUIS Assets and to LOUIS Planner.
In LOUIS Assets we've added the Maintenance Library. Communities can now define preventative and corrective Maintenance Actions. Preventative actions can be added to the Maintenance Management Plan for individual assets. Corrective actions can be used to speed the creation of common tasks and simplifies the tracking of those tasks.
In LOUIS Planner we've updated the Site Visit Tasks to present data collection forms as a single form for each site visit. We've also added the ability to configure the mobile application to start recording features by taking a photo and to automatically capture the current location. These changes simplify form management and data collection for field staff.
To learn more visit https://www.louistoolkit.ca
New LOUIS Field Version Released
We are happy to announce that a new version of our mobile app, LOUIS Field, is now available to download and install on Google Play and the Apple App Store.
This new release contains multiple improvements over the original application and now provides offline map viewing capabilities so field staff can have visual context when collecting spatial data in areas without cellular coverage.
