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.
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.
Five products
The products
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HAMMER CITY
One map site for every municipal employee: search, identify, measure, print and CAD overlay, on the authority's own ArcGIS Online.
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CADabra
Statutory plans and AS-MADE surveys in DWG or DXF become clean, validated GIS layers, with a quality report and ArcGIS Online publishing.
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SIGNYX
Running the traffic committee: requests, plans, map-based sign planning, meetings and decisions.
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CLIMYX
Street-level analysis of urban heat islands and outdoor comfort, built on HAMMER's urban heat-mapping work.
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SEE.GMMA
AI-assisted mapping from aerial imagery, reviewed by a GIS professional (NOW), and finding when a place changed from satellite archives (WHEN).
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.
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The field
HAMMER surveys, drone capture and orthophotos supply the raw material: imagery, measurements and drawings.
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Producing layers
CADabra converts DWG and DXF drawings into validated GIS layers. SEE.GMMA helps produce layers from aerial imagery (in pilot).
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The authority's ArcGIS Online
CADabra publishes to the authority's ArcGIS Online organization, and the layers stay there. SEE.GMMA exports GeoPackage and GeoJSON.
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HAMMER CITY
Every employee sees the layers in one map, in Hebrew and in the authority's branding.
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Specialised products
SIGNYX 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
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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.
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We receive DWG plans and AS-MADE surveys
CADabra: conversion to GIS layers with topology QC, a quality report and ArcGIS Online publishing.
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Our traffic committee juggles several tools
SIGNYX: requests, plans, map-based planning, meetings and decisions in one place.
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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.
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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.
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We need to plan shade based on data
CLIMYX is at concept stage. Today: HAMMER's urban heat-mapping service.
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We don't have data yet
Start in the field: surveys, orthophotos and drone capture.
What they share
How we build software
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On what you already have
HAMMER 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.
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Open formats
CADabra exports Shapefile, File GDB, GeoPackage, GeoJSON and KML. SEE.GMMA exports GeoPackage and GeoJSON.
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The Israeli grid
Support for ITM (EPSG:2039) and the Survey of Israel 108021 transformation, in CADabra and HAMMER CITY.
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Hebrew, right to left
HAMMER CITY and CADabra are built for right-to-left Hebrew. CADabra is also available in English.
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A human in the loop
AI assists, a person decides: in SEE.GMMA every output is reviewed, and in CADabra an unknown layer waits for a decision.
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Honest status
Every product is labelled live, pilot, in development or concept. Anything planned is marked as planned.
Beyond software
Good software needs good data, and people beside it
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Surveys
Traffic signs, signage, accessibility, trees, infrastructure and orthophotos.
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Service and support
Consulting, implementation, training and support.
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Additional services
Drone capture, 3D models, digitizing, print maps and data conversion.
FAQ
What people ask us
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.