As of this year, GEO Jobe GIS Consulting recommends using Backup My Org when migrating items, users, and groups from one organization to another. While Admin Tools for ArcGIS has historically handled item and group migrations, it was not originally intended for comprehensive large-scale migrations. In fact, the original intent of the Admin Tools’ cloning […]
Author: Blake Bilbo
Happy Star Wars Day 2021!
Three Times When Thinking Spatially Saved the Day in the Star Wars Universe May 4th of every year is considered “Star Wars Day” (May the fourth be with you!), and this provides a great opportunity to seek wisdom from this iconic universe. How have GIS, Mapping, and spatial thinking affected significant moments across the various […]
GEO Jobe is Now Providing the Ultimate Collection of ArcGIS Administration Solutions
Since 2017, GEO Jobe GIS Consulting has served over 7,000 organizations world-wide with our products and services. Over the years, we have taken feedback and requests regarding our users’ needs and challenges, and provided solutions to make ArcGIS Administration much easier. This year, we provide the following three products that we are collectively referring to […]
Backup My Org
Relax, Santa. We’re Taking Care Of This Wish List Item. The Solution You’ve been Asking For Is Now Here! All the ArcGIS Administrators out there must have been very good this year, because a big, BIG wish for many of them is about to come true (just in time for the holidays). Backup My Org […]
Clean My Org – Make Searching Within your ArcGIS Organization Simple and Stress-Free
X, C, V. These three little keys on your keyboard usually make our lives easier when combined with the Control key to cut, copy and paste, respectively. However, there can be times when it can result in confusion, and possible chaos. Take for example the following scenario, and how it can be remedied with simple […]
2020 Vision
What will the World Be like by 2040 for GIS Professionals? In 2020 we have seen how GIS has become absolutely ingrained in how the modern world works and operates. In another 20 years, what will GIS technology or the world for GIS professionals be like for them? We asked members of our team at […]
A Message from Blake Bilbo, Head of Customer Support
During these times, it’s absolutely critical for all GIS teams to make the best possible use of their time and available resources. Taking advantage of the right tools to ensure objectives and responsibilities are accomplished quickly is imperative. To any ArcGIS Online Administrators, or Administrators you may know: Please be aware that there is a […]
Admin Tools 1.6 and High Volume Mode
Massive amounts of Items, Groups, and Users in Your Organization? No Problem! ArcGIS Administrators from over 6,000 organizations worldwide have come to depend on Admin Tools for ArcGIS for its simple user interface as well as other essential features, including performing bulk operations across items, users, and groups, viewing item dependencies, and migrating content from […]
ArcGIS Administration: Seven Often-Overlooked Things You’re Doing Right, Or Need to Address Right Now
ArcGIS Administration can frequently be challenging, as there are so many moving parts to be aware of. There’s items, users, groups, networks, security, projects, workflows, scripts, standards, branding, resources, and anything else under the sun that’s assigned to be within the ArcGIS Administrator’s scope of responsibility or awareness. At any point, some issue or failure […]
Back to School! Or: How to Spend Your Time Managing Your Classes, And Not Your ArcGIS Content With Admin Tools and Clean My Org.
Teaching GIS means making sure the instructor has all the available tools and information to do their job, as well as the time to effectively do so. That time should be dedicated to planning and assisting students with coursework, not digging around content and time-intensive workflows. GEO Jobe’s philosophy is “The Power of GIS, Simplified.” […]