Written by “Since implementing Mango into our GIS department’s website, we went from ‘basic and boring’... to ‘WOW!’”
—Becky Osborn, GIS Planner Plumas County, CA
Over a year ago, Plumas County’s GIS division was actively looking to replace our public-facing Internet mapping platform that was out-of-date and did not have the county’s desired functionality requirements and operational goals.
We needed to find a replacement product that utilized the existing county data, securely stored that data, and included the capability to group data into thematic groups for navigation and display without the use of a dedicated server. We also desired a system architecture that would allow individual county administrators to be able to quickly and easily update GIS layers and datasets as a map web service.
Mango was the one company we researched that met all of our expectations for a fraction of the cost other vendors were charging. Mango’s interface is intuitive, easy-to-use, and extremely cost effective.
We are able to produce a variety of different maps easily without having to write any complex code or hosting servers. Not only is our online GIS data more manageable, comprehensive, and accessible....it is easier to share. Since implementing Mango into our GIS department’s website, we went from “basic and boring”... to “WOW!”
Plumas County, CA Map and Data Portal
The old saying, ‘A picture’s worth a thousand words’ – is so true with Mango’s mapping application. Our users can zoom in to look at a property or query the land use. Having a picture of what’s on the land helps clarify and support the descriptions and Mango’s visualization tools are simply superb.
Our users get the complete picture of what’s out there in our county. Different departments within our county system are using Mango to evaluate data for a variety of uses and to assist in part of their decision-making process.
Different mapping tools within the platform allow users to perform spatial relationships, search and query attributes, download data, and many more. We also have received positive feedback from the public and commercial users.
From the start, Mango made it effortless for us. They exemplify customer service. It is a genuine pleasure to work with professionals who are progressive in their fields and take their work seriously.
I encourage anyone contemplating either a new or upgraded mapping interface or for those who wish to publish their GIS data on the Internet at a low cost (that includes a constant expanding array of functionality), to give Mango a try!
Becky Osborn, GIS Planner, Plumas County, CA
