About Redefined Horizons

Redefined Horizons is a geospatial programming and media company. Redefined Horizons has two (2) primary business activities. The first activity is the development of open source software to assist in the creation, editing, management, and presentation of geospatial data. The second activity is the production of learning resources for geospatial professionals (land surveyors, cartographers, geographers, civil engineers, land planners, and others), with an emphasis on teach these professionals to customize and create their own software. You can learn more about both of these primary business activities on the web page that describes the services Redefined Horizons offers to its clients. All of the software developed at Redefined Horizons is open source, and all of our learning media is made available under one of the Creative Commons licenses.

Landon Blake: Owner of Redefined Horizons

Redefined Horizons is owned and operated by Landon Blake from a small home office in Stockton, California. Landon Blake has been actively creating and customizing geospatial software for the past 8 years. He is also a regular user of geospatial software as part of his work as a professional land surveyor. He is a volunteer member of the OSGeo, a member of the California Land Surveyors Association Central Valley Chapter, and currently serves on the California Land Surveyor Association GIS Committee. He is a strong advocate of open source software and open file formats. You can learn more about Landon Blake at his short bio.

CAD Programmer Magazine

CAD Programmer Managazine is the flagship learning resource created and published by Redefined Horizons. It contains easy-to-understand articles on CAD customizationand programming, with a focus on efficient handling of geospatial data. CAD Programmer Magazine teaches AutoLISP, DCL, Visual Basic .Net, and Ruby Programming Languages.

Information and Resources on the Redefined Horizons Web Site

You will find a variety of information and resources made available by Redefined Horizons on this web site. Learn more about the services we provide to our clients on the Services web page of the Redefined Horizons web site. These services include programming, software customization, training for geospatial professionals, GIS design, and other GIS consulting services. Download articles and podcasts written and produced by redefined Horizons on the Media and Publications web page of the Redefined Horizons web site. On that web page you will find articles on GIS, land surveying, cartography, CAD, and computer programming. The Resources section of the Horizons web site provides access to (1) non-media files produced by Redefined Horizons, and (2) data produced by others, but made available through the Redefined Horizons web site. This section of the web site has a web page devoted to individual geospatial professions.