Thank and thanks for this rarity! I am a professor in the GIS area and, besides being an enthusiast, I created a project to rescue the history of GIS, the retroGIS. This video is already on the Playlist!
25 years in the industry. I miss ArcINFO, or rather I miss the topological structures in coverages. Thank goodness I don’t edit data anymore. Great to see this.
@@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject 16 years at Esri... and 17 at USGS... I love this video. And the Tomlinson Data for Decision video too from 1967 - I often show them to students.
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And to this day ESRI is still the big dog in GIS. We still use their software on a daily basis and virtually all of this info is still exactly the same today. They were truly visionary people. There's others now. QGIS is completely free and if you want to see what GIS can do it's a good place to start. There's unimaginable amounts of free data out there today.
Hi John, Great observation. I think that is very true. ESRI is very consistent in being the leader in this field. Came across them in the late 1990's and was impressed with how advanced they were back then. ~ VK
@Andrey Olshansky That's a valid point, Andrey. ESRI has been around for so long and has so many entities relying heavily on backwards compatibility with sometimes obscure tools that any forward development has to account for it all. With Python ruling the realm in GIS these days the openings are there for smaller applications that cover the needs of most users to flourish.
Cool video and thanks for sharing! At my last software job, we were generating shapefiles, storing geography objects in SQL server and displaying them on Google maps. Had no idea this stuff went back to the late 1980s when I was a teen!
Thank and thanks for this rarity! I am a professor in the GIS area and, besides being an enthusiast, I created a project to rescue the history of GIS, the retroGIS. This video is already on the Playlist!
Excellent! Your project sounds fascinating! Glad this was helpful. ~ Victor, at CHAP
Eu compartilhei o video com você no seu canal! kkkkkkkkkkk
@@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject I am Victor too! kkkkkkk
25 years in the industry. I miss ArcINFO, or rather I miss the topological structures in coverages. Thank goodness I don’t edit data anymore. Great to see this.
I started my GIS career in 1988 for a County in Wisconsin! Amazing how far we have come since then.
I work for Esri and before I did I worked at USGS and remember this video... YES! THanks for this. I had not seen it in years.
Hi Our Earth, thank you for the feedback. Glad you got the chance to see it again! ~ How long with ESRI?
@@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject 16 years at Esri... and 17 at USGS... I love this video. And the Tomlinson Data for Decision video too from 1967 - I often show them to students.
Thank you very much to all our viewers and supporters! RUclips now offers a quick way to leave a tip if you would like to help us produce more historical content, just click on the "THANKS" and heart symbol above. Thanks so much! ~ CHAP
I nailed my GIS class by getting %100 on midterm and %100 on my final. I love that GIS stuff. Very important tool for us planners.
Such a good video! GIS is one of those things that's a huge deal that never gets talked about. I didn't realize the technology was as old as it was.
Hi Kris, I feel that way too. GIS does not get much publicity despite its being around and productive for 30+ years!
This video is a nice reminder of old days when GIS simple(r). Pitty we don't have better resolution videos and screenshots from those days.
omg I'm a gis student and my jaw dropped when I saw this. Thank you for the video, this is so cool :D
Hi pieinside2345, glad you both enjoyed it. Not bad tech for the late 1980's...
And to this day ESRI is still the big dog in GIS. We still use their software on a daily basis and virtually all of this info is still exactly the same today. They were truly visionary people. There's others now. QGIS is completely free and if you want to see what GIS can do it's a good place to start. There's unimaginable amounts of free data out there today.
Hi John, Great observation. I think that is very true. ESRI is very consistent in being the leader in this field. Came across them in the late 1990's and was impressed with how advanced they were back then. ~ VK
@Andrey Olshansky That's a valid point, Andrey. ESRI has been around for so long and has so many entities relying heavily on backwards compatibility with sometimes obscure tools that any forward development has to account for it all. With Python ruling the realm in GIS these days the openings are there for smaller applications that cover the needs of most users to flourish.
Cool video and thanks for sharing! At my last software job, we were generating shapefiles, storing geography objects in SQL server and displaying them on Google maps. Had no idea this stuff went back to the late 1980s when I was a teen!
Hi ACBMemphis, thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it! ~ Hunter, at CHAP
I'm not sure I can put into words how much I love this video.
Hi John, I am very glad you enjoyed this vintage look back into GIS. It was a lucky find. : ) Hunter, at CHAP
As a geographer, who uses GIS softwares for environmental mapping, i have to say that this video was awesome to watch. Thank you!
Hi guilherme, thank you for the feedback on this. Glad you enjoyed the video. We are glad to be able to share it. ~
Another great video! "GIS" = Get It Surveyed :)
Thank you. Yes, a good film by ESRI. ~
Interesting. Thanks for showing digital equipment corp machines. I also noticed tektronics machines.
This video has made my day ♥
Very glad you found our channel and enjoyed this video! -
GIS people are cool
Great stuff! I love this channel!
Hi Scott, Glad to hear it, and glad you have found us. Thanks for the feedback. ~ Victor
Thank you very much.
Hi Rômulo, you are very welcome! ~ Victor, CHAP
Where can I purchase one of those CRT powerhouses I see in this video?
I love this
ArcMap for DOS ;)
2:11 the UI was brutal fr
Yeah well if knowing this technology would help me get a job that would be amazing
Whhhhaaaa!1! What is the hardware? Pretty cool for 1988!!!
2:46 Randy Marsh
What is this, 1988?
Yes, 1988. Just added that to the title. Thanks! ~