Desert Data Labs
A one-person data studio in Tucson, Arizona, run by Tim Gilbert.
Offline field tools, GIS ingest pipelines (ArcGIS Survey123 and Field
Maps), data engineering, dashboards, and the AI tooling behind them.
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- Offline-first field tools and PWAs
- GIS / ArcGIS integration and geospatial pipelines
- Data apps and dashboards (R/Shiny, Plotly)
- Data engineering, ETL, QA/QC, SQL database design and migration
- Workflow automation and AI tooling
- Interactive web, 3D, and generative media
How your data is handled
Every client gets an isolated database that they own. Encryption in
transit and at rest is the default on managed deployments. Role-based
access, audit logging where auditability is in scope, and a backup and
recovery plan agreed before launch. On exit you get a full database
export, your deployment configuration, and documentation, within 30
days. No lock-in. Mutual NDA before discovery is standard, and a BAA
is available for HIPAA-adjacent work. Deployments can run on
FedRAMP-authorized infrastructure such as Azure Government or AWS
GovCloud.
What it costs
Projects are quoted after a free discovery call, so these shapes
are planning ranges rather than fixed prices: a prototype sprint, a
focused build, or a connected system. Optional hosting and support
runs $25 to $75 a month for one app or database, $150 to $200 a month
for managed app and SQL hosting with scheduled pipelines, and $300 a
month and up for expanded capacity, alerts and incident response, and
priority support. Every proposal lists deliverables, assumptions,
milestones, review points, the price, and the handoff and support
choices. Reduced-rate and funded work is available for aligned
ecology, conservation, nonprofit, and public-good projects.