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GIS software for municipalities

From the field, to the layer, to the decision

Five products born from fieldwork with Israeli municipalities. Two are live in production, one runs on ArcGIS today while its next generation is built, one is in pilot and one is a concept. Each one is labelled with exactly where it stands.

Land-use zoning map in motion

SIGNYX: signs and survey points at a roundabout

One principle

Data captured once, delivered to everyone who needs it

HAMMER's software is built around a single data chain. CADabra and SEE.GMMA produce GIS layers from CAD drawings and aerial imagery. HAMMER CITY puts the authority's layers in front of every employee, in one map. SIGNYX and CLIMYX each specialise in one domain: the traffic committee's work, and urban heat.

CLIMYX: a 3D city switching to a street-level heat map

How they connect

One data chain, five stations

The products connect through the authority's ArcGIS Online and through open formats. There is no need to take all of them: each one stands on its own.

  1. TAKE 01 · ST-01The fieldHAMMER surveys, drone capture and orthophotos supply the raw material: imagery, measurements and drawings.
  2. TAKE 02 · ST-02Producing layersCADabra converts DWG and DXF drawings into validated GIS layers. SEE.GMMA helps produce layers from aerial imagery (in pilot).
  3. TAKE 03 · ST-03The authority's ArcGIS OnlineCADabra publishes to the authority's ArcGIS Online organization, and the layers stay there. SEE.GMMA exports GeoPackage and GeoJSON.
  4. TAKE 04 · ST-04HAMMER CITYEvery employee sees the layers in one map, in Hebrew and in the authority's branding.
  5. TAKE 05 · ST-05Specialised productsSIGNYX runs the traffic committee's work on ArcGIS. CLIMYX, at concept stage, will focus on urban heat and shade.

Which product fits me

Start from the need

Live

Staff need one simple map, in Hebrew

HAMMER CITY: every layer of the authority in one map, with search by address, plan and lot, or block and parcel.

Live

We receive DWG plans and AS-MADE surveys

CADabra: conversion to GIS layers with topology QC, a quality report and ArcGIS Online publishing.

Live on ArcGIS · new app in development

Our traffic committee juggles several tools

SIGNYX: requests, plans, map-based planning, meetings and decisions in one place.

Pilot

We need vector layers from an orthophoto

SEE.GMMA (NOW): AI-assisted mapping reviewed by a GIS professional. Need the result now? The OrthoGraphic AI service.

Pilot

We want to know when a place changed over the years

SEE.GMMA (WHEN): a search of the Landsat and Sentinel-2 archives, at lot scale or larger.

Concept stage

We need to plan shade based on data

CLIMYX is at concept stage. Today: HAMMER's urban heat-mapping service.

Service

We don't have data yet

Start in the field: surveys, orthophotos and drone capture.

Aerial photo becoming layers: crossings, pavements, plants

What they share

How we build software

  • On what you already haveHAMMER CITY, CADabra and SIGNYX work with the authority's ArcGIS Online. ArcGIS is Esri's platform; we build on it and never present it as ours.
  • Open formatsCADabra exports Shapefile, File GDB, GeoPackage, GeoJSON and KML. SEE.GMMA exports GeoPackage and GeoJSON.
  • The Israeli gridSupport for ITM (EPSG:2039) and the Survey of Israel 108021 transformation, in CADabra and HAMMER CITY.
  • Hebrew, right to leftHAMMER CITY and CADabra are built for right-to-left Hebrew. CADabra is also available in English.
  • A human in the loopAI assists, a person decides: in SEE.GMMA every output is reviewed, and in CADabra an unknown layer waits for a decision.
  • Honest statusEvery product is labelled live, pilot, in development or concept. Anything planned is marked as planned.

Frequently asked questions

Which GIS products does HAMMER develop?

Five: HAMMER CITY (map site for municipal staff, live), CADabra (CAD to GIS, live), SIGNYX (traffic committee management, live on ArcGIS with a new app in development), SEE.GMMA (AI-assisted mapping from aerial imagery, pilot) and CLIMYX (urban heat analysis, concept stage).

Do the products work with ArcGIS?

HAMMER CITY and SIGNYX are built on ArcGIS Online, and CADabra publishes to it. SEE.GMMA exports open formats (GeoPackage and GeoJSON) that load into any GIS.

Do we have to take all the products together?

No. Each product stands on its own. They connect through the authority's ArcGIS Online and open formats, so you can start with one and add others if needed.

Where is our data kept?

In HAMMER CITY, layers stay in the authority's ArcGIS Online, and CAD files opened on the map are read in the browser only. CADabra is hosted on Google Cloud, publishes to your organization's ArcGIS Online and exports to open formats. In SEE.GMMA the orthophoto stays where it is, and only the selected tiles are sent to Google Gemini for analysis.

What's the difference between a HAMMER product and a survey?

A survey is a service: the HAMMER team collects data in the field or from aerial imagery and delivers GIS layers. A product is a tool your team works with every day. They often go together: the survey produces the data, and the software manages it.

How do we get started?

With a demo. We'll hear what you have today, show the relevant product in action, and agree on the first step together.

Not sure where to start?

Tell us what you have today and what's missing, and we'll show you in a demo which product fits, or whether what you need is actually a survey.