Flora Finder: Blue Raster Helps Holden Forests & Gardens Launch First Public Collections Viewer
Blue Raster partnered with BG-BASE to develop Flora Finder, a public application showcasing the living collections at Holden Forests & Gardens.
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Utilizing Smart GIS Solutions to Drive California Recycling Mandates
Faced with California’s ambitious recycling mandates—AB 341, AB 1826, and SB 1383—San Mateo County turned to GIS to track, manage, and report compliance across its communities. Blue Raster partnered with the County to build a smart, centralized application using ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Online, and Survey123. The result? A powerful tool that streamlines inspections, visualizes hauler service routes, simplifies reporting, and supports the County’s mission to reduce waste and meet state environmental goals.
Enhancing Accessibility in City of Aurora Water Esri Data for HB21-1110 GIS Compliance
Blue Raster is transforming City of Aurora Water District’s Esri GIS to set a new standard in accessibility, ensuring compliance with Colorado’s HB21-1110 and making vital information available to all citizens, including those with disabilities.
Expanding Nutritious Food Access with the Healthy Corners Mobile App
See how Blue Raster helped a nonprofit’s Healthy Corners Shopper app connect low-income communities in DC to affordable produce in their corner stores.
Esri ArcGIS Cloud Services Specialty: Elevating our clients’ GIS capabilities to the sky
Blue Raster is thrilled to be a member of the Esri ArcGIS Cloud Services Specialty. This specialty designates Blue Raster as an expert in deploying and managing ArcGIS in cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. The Cloud Specialty program is designed to help Esri connect customers with recognized Partners that can best provide ArcGIS cloud solutions. Partners that meet the criteria for this specialty must demonstrate a track record of delivering value to their customers in implementing, managing, and designing cloud infrastructure in the Esri ArcGIS environment.
New Era for Plant Mapping at New York Botanical Garden with PlantTracker
Looking to upgrade their public mapping presence and expand internal use of GIS, NYBG and Blue Raster partnered to develop PlantTracker. Replacing a previous tool, PlantTracker is the online catalog of NYBG’s living collections used to find plants, navigate the grounds, get plant information, view photographs, and take curated tours.
Asian American Pacific Islander Community Hub
Blue Raster is proud to help launch the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Pilot Hub as a place for the AAPI community to connect, coordinate, and collaborate.
Tracking Trends of Innovation and Entrepreneurship with The Draper Innovation Index
The Draper Innovation Index (DII) was initiated by Draper Hero Institute as an index consisting of a series of data indicators on the state of entrepreneurial activity, environment, and drivers – nationally and globally.
SubsidyExplorer Tool: Design for Decisions
In collaboration with The Pew Charitable Trusts, Blue Raster assisted in the design of the SubsidyExplorer tool’s interface and workflow to create a web application tool that is easier to understand, navigate, and execute. SubsidyExplorer is a first-of-its-kind interactive toolkit that allows users to explore potential biological and economic impacts of fisheries subsidy reform scenarios.