Build it yourself, outsource it, or co-create?

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Organisations that need mobile mapping data at scale face the same decision, and all three answers can be right.

Outsourcing the capture

works when mapping is a one-off or an occasional need. You pay per project, you need no in-house expertise, and you carry no hardware. The trade-off is cost per kilometre over time, less control over how and when data is collected, and a dependency on someone else’s schedule and data standards.

Building in-house

makes sense when mapping is continuous and core to your operation. You control the data, the timing and the formats. The trade-off is development risk, and the knowledge concentrating in a handful of people who may eventually leave.

Co-creation

sits between the two. The system is developed with a specialist partner, built around your requirements, and your team is brought up to speed along the way. You end up owning both the system and the knowledge, without starting from an empty page.