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GeoCommons is a user-friendly application that allows even the most non-technical of users to create and use maps and geo-analytics to make decisions and solve problems. They have taken the process that once took hours and significant overhead and streamlined it to the core capabilities that take minutes.

There are really good reasons to use the File Geodatabase in the ESRI world over the shapefile and Personal Geodatabase, but it doesn't mean it is easy to share. Sean Gorman knows that the more file formats he supports, the more likely people (especially GIS pros) will be using GeoCommons. I suppose the simple answer [...]

Thank you to Patrick Meir of iRevolution for this excellent collection of links from his blog post, “Field Guide to Humanitarian Mapping”