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We are a small, nimble team that values hard work, collaboration, and building enduring relationships with our clients. Unlike engineering or environmental services companies with additional GIS developers, we are a team of experts who specialize in creating bespoke and well-considered web mapping applications for planning and engagement.
We believe in being clear, collaborative, and engaging. We approach each project with care, flexibility, and the goal of creating highly useful tools and great relationships. We don’t take a black-box approach to application development, but coordinate closely with our clients, including regular opportunities for knowledge sharing, input, review, and testing.
We’re an efficient team with skills in database architecture, geospatial software development, and information design.
Tierra Plan was born from a shared love of solving interesting problems.
Founder Kevin Knapp met Bryan and Sarah when we collaborated on map-based planning websites way back in 2009.
Since then, we’ve been honored to create amazing tools for hundreds of great clients.
Our simple strategy is the same today as it was 15 years ago:
work hard, be nice, and keep getting better.
Kevin Knapp is the President and founder of Tierra Plan. He has over twenty years of experience in database development, GIS, spatial analysis, and creating solutions for agencies across federal, water, energy, environmental, and economic development sectors. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and a Master’s degree in Applied Geography and GIS from the University of Colorado. His unusual combination of expertise in software, databases, GIS, earth science, combined with his passion for solving interesting problems was the spark for founding Tierra Plan in 2009.
Bryan Baker, PhD has over twenty years of experience in GIS. After earning a PhD in Geography from the University of Minnesota, he taught GIS and geography as a university professor. He then spent nearly ten years at ESRI, Inc. as a specialist in Internet-based GIS. Four the last six years, Bryan has worked directly with Tierra Plan clients, leading our most technical and innovative GIS solutions.
Sarah Mattern is a graphic designer and interface developer with a range of artistic and technical expertise. Sarah has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and worked in planning before earning her Master’s degree in Multimedia, where she focused her studies on map-based websites. She has over 15 years’ experience in interface and information design, front-end development, and WordPress development. She’s been creating innovative and user-friendly interfaces for our clients since we got started.
Tierra Plan is an ESRI business partner. As such, we can implement GIS solutions built upon the ESRI technology stack including ArcGIS Online, Portal, ArcGIS for Server, and ESRI’s programming APIs. We develop custom components for leveraging geo-processing and spatial analysis tools online, and we develop custom “widgets” for the ArcGIS Online web app builder framework.
Earth Analytic specializes in developing geospatial analysis tools for scientists, engineers, planners, land managers, energy and utility companies, conservation groups, and governmental agencies. We have partnered with EAI for many years, working closely to couple web interfaces and databases with advanced spatial analysis and geo-processing tools.
We provide services to clients accross a range of sectors. Some current clients include the US Army Europe (USAREUR), Santa Clara Valley Water, Monterey Penisula Water Management Agency, Caltrans, City of Santa Fe, City of Colorado Springs, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), University of Colorado, and GIS Planning Inc. to name a few.
Tierra Plan is an LLC in Colorado, founded in 2009, and is in good financial health and Good Standing with the State of Colorado.
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