Field Data Infrastructure · North America
Open Enterprise is a managed field-to-office data platform — deployed, configured, and supported by GEOACE, North America's authorized Mergin Maps Enterprise reseller. Purpose-built for field programs that need production-grade data systems without full enterprise infrastructure overhead.
Authorized Reseller
Enterprise Partner
Your crews collect data in the field. Then they drive back. Then someone manually transfers it. That's not a workflow — it's a liability that compounds with every field day.
Your office can't see what's happening until it's over. Decisions get made on yesterday's data. Errors surface after the fact. The cost shows up in rework, missed reporting windows, and frustrated field crews.
Full enterprise GIS licensing can be significant overhead for smaller field programs. When the scope of work is 5–20 field contributors with defined workflows, the economics of a full enterprise stack rarely pencil out.
Open-source tools exist. Production deployment is another project entirely. Most organizations know QGIS. Few have the infrastructure expertise to run it reliably for an active field program.
Field crews collect spatial data on mobile devices — online or offline. Custom forms, photos, GPS, attribute data. Validated at the point of capture. Every project configured in QGIS, the world's most widely adopted open-source GIS platform.
Data moves from device to server the moment connectivity allows. No export, no email, no transfer. Office staff access a live web map from any browser — no software required. See what your crews collected today, right now.
GEOACE deploys and maintains the entire stack on our infrastructure or yours. Updates, backups, performance monitoring. Direct support escalation to Lutra Consulting — the team that builds Mergin Maps. You operate. We keep it running.
Your entire Open Enterprise environment is configured in QGIS — the world's most widely adopted open-source GIS platform. GEOACE works across the full GIS spectrum, including ArcGIS Enterprise and AGOL. Open Enterprise is the right fit when field data collection is the core need and full enterprise overhead isn't warranted. No vendor lock-in, and no ideology — just the right tool for the program.
Watershed councils, land trusts, conservation districts, and DNR field programs. Coordinate restoration crews, track parcel-level data, and report to funders — without spreadsheet reconciliation after every field day.
Transmission line contractors, telecom field crews, and energy operators managing distributed assets. Run 25+ concurrent field users on a single managed environment. Asset inspection, crew coordination, field conditions — one system.
Farm bureaus, conservation program operators, and ag agencies managing field-level data across large land areas. Replace paper-based records with structured spatial data that connects directly to reporting and compliance workflows.
RPAs, MPOs, county agencies, and quasi-government bodies managing multi-jurisdictional field programs. Share data across departments and partners without the cost or complexity of a full enterprise GIS deployment.
GEOACE reviews your field workflows, data structures, and team size. We configure your environment to match your actual operations — forms, layers, permissions, integrations — before anyone touches a device.
Your environment goes live on managed infrastructure. Field crews get onboarded to the mobile app. Office staff get access to the web map. Both groups trained separately — in the language of their actual jobs, not GIS jargon.
Your team collects. It syncs in real time. GEOACE handles updates, backups, and performance — with a direct escalation path to the engineers who built the software. You focus on the work. We keep the infrastructure solid.
GEOACE has deployed open-source field data infrastructure across conservation organizations, watershed programs, and infrastructure operations. Before Open Enterprise had a name, it had paying clients. The platform is mature. The methodology is proven. The support chain runs directly to the engineers who build the underlying software.
Telecom / Infrastructure
Transmission Line Field Operations
25+ concurrent field users. Real-time crew coordination and asset data collection across active transmission corridor work. Full offline capability in low-connectivity field environments.
Conservation / Watershed
Parcel-Level Restoration Programs
Multi-year field data infrastructure supporting conservation prioritization, nutrient reduction tracking, and stakeholder reporting. Data feeding directly into scoring models and agency deliverables.
Regional Planning
Multi-Jurisdiction Field Coordination
Shared field data environment serving multiple counties and partner organizations on a single deployment, with role-based access and shared visibility across agency boundaries.
One annual number covers your managed environment, infrastructure, updates, and support. No per-module add-ons. No surprise licensing costs.
For organizations that need the full ArcGIS ecosystem, Esri remains the industry standard — and GEOACE supports those deployments too. For field-focused programs with defined workflows and 5–20 contributors, Open Enterprise delivers comparable field data capability at a fraction of the infrastructure cost. The right tool for the right program.
Field Starter
$1,400/yr
Up to 5 contributors · Unlimited viewers · Annual
Field contributor licenses on comparable enterprise platforms: ~$2,000/yr
Form design and field crew training available as implementation services. Starter clients self-manage day-to-day using Mergin Maps' documentation library.
Get StartedField Professional
$2,400/yr
Up to 10 contributors · Unlimited viewers · Annual
Field contributor licenses on comparable enterprise platforms: ~$4,000/yr
Includes guided implementation for your first field project. Additional workflows available as scoped engagements.
Talk to UsField Operations
$4,800/yr
Up to 20 contributors · Unlimited viewers · Annual
Field contributor licenses on comparable enterprise platforms: ~$8,000/yr
Full implementation scoped separately. Most Field Operations clients begin with a dedicated project kickoff before subscription start.
Contact UsNeed more than 20 contributors or multiple deployments? Talk to us about enterprise terms →
Most field data programs aren't just a software problem. They're a workflow problem, a data structure problem, and a training problem. GEOACE offers implementation engagements that turn your Open Enterprise subscription into a functioning field operation. Scoped per project. Delivered by the same team that built the platform.
"We don't hand you credentials and wish you luck. We configure your environment to match how your crews actually work — then we train both sides of the operation, in language they understand."
Form Design & Data Schema
Custom data collection forms built to match your field program's actual requirements. Attribute structure, validation rules, conditional logic, photo capture — designed before the first field day.
QGIS Project Configuration
Your complete QGIS project environment — layers, symbology, basemaps, offline packages — configured for your geography and your team's workflow. Field-ready from day one.
PostGIS & Data Integrations
Backend spatial database setup, automated pipelines, and integrations with reporting systems or existing organizational data infrastructure. Field data that connects to the rest of your operation.
Field & Office Onboarding
Live training for field crews (mobile app, offline workflow, data sync) and office staff (web map, data review, reporting) — separately, in their language. Not GIS jargon. Practical, role-specific instruction.
Ongoing Advisory & Expansion
As your program grows, your data infrastructure should too. GEOACE provides ongoing advisory for expanding workflows, adding integrations, and evolving your data model over time.
We don't run demos that aren't relevant. Tell us about your field operation — what you're collecting, how many people, and what's not working today. We'll tell you honestly whether Open Enterprise is the right fit, what implementation would look like, and whether a different approach might serve you better.