GITA 31 just kicked off this afternoon with a fascinating keynote by Tom Murphy, former Mayor of Pittsburgh. He made a number of interesting points but there are three that really hit the mark with […]
The MapGuide Open Source project team has released MapGuide Open Source 2.0.0. The primary new feature of this release is Fusion, a template-based system that abstracts presentation from model and controller. You’ll find significant performance […]
According to InformationWeek , Gartner in a new research report warns open source software makers that Microsoft’s pledge to open up its documentation library to third parties carries legal risks for developers.
Autodesk has developed and donated to the OSGEO an open source Feature Data Object (FDO) Provider for Microsoft SQL Server 2008. The SQL Server 2008 Data Provider allows access to the native spatial data types […]
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) have approved the first version of the OpenGIS® Web Processing Service (WPS) Interface Standard, which defines a standard for publishing, discovery and binding to geospatial processes. This means that there […]
Having gotten a bit frustrated with waiting minutes or worst case hours for my Windows machine to complete security checks, for Outlook to finish having two or three coffees, and for an administrator scan, I […]
Last Monday and Tuesday Consortech , one of the most creative providers of geospatial solutions I have been fortunate to know in North America, hosted conferences in Quebec City and Montreal. Pierre Genest, President of […]
Thursday Microsoft promised “greater transparency” in its development and business practices. At least partially motivated by an antitrust case against Microsoft in the EU, it seems to suggest that the company is finally recognizing the […]