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 to support spatial planning and analysis.

Services

We provide GIS training, analytical 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

QMarxan & ArcMarxan version 2.0 released

Posted on: April 2, 2020, 4:50 p.m.
By: Trevor Wiens

We are happy to announce the release of version 2.0 for both the QMarxan Toolbox and the ArcMarxan Toolbox. This new release of QMarxan is for QGIS 3.x and as before ArcMarxan is for ArcGIS 10.2 and above. With the 2.0 we've added calibration tools into the toolboxes for SPF, BLM and Iterations.

QMarxan & ArcMarxan version 1.1 released

Posted on: Nov. 27, 2018, 3:10 p.m.
By: Trevor Wiens

We are happy to announce the release of version 1.1 for both the QMarxan Toolbox and the ArcMarxan Toolbox. This new release of QMarxan is for QGIS 3.x and as before ArcMarxan is for ArcGIS 10.2 and above. With the 1.1 release these two tools now work in the exact same way, allowing GIS technicians to use the platform of their choice to do their calculations for Marxan and then convert the results, stored in a single table, into Marxan input files. As before, there is also a simple reporting tool which allows users to select portions of their results and look at what features or species are found in those areas.

For details on each tool see the links below:

QMarxan Toolbox

ArcMarxan Toolbox


Techstock 2017

Posted on: June 19, 2017, 8:50 p.m.
By: Trevor Wiens

We are pleased to be one of the companies displaying this year at Techstock 2017 with their focus on how technology and social innovations are driving change in areas such as sustainability, health, education, gender equality and more. We will be showing our work on The LOUIS Toolkit to assist indigenous communities to more effectively manage and use their knowledge and information for consultation, planning and day-to-day operations.

For more information see Techstock 2017 and The LOUIS Toolkit.