From time to time I try to invite guest bloggers to give their take on things geospatial. For this blog I have been fortunate enough to have Justin Lokitz contribute his perspective. Justin is the […]
This is from my friend Dan Shannon. You may be familiar with TED , which showcases new technology. This video demonstrates something that is really visionary, but entirely conceivable, and can be done for $350 […]
According to a report by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) on Yahoo, governments are both stimulating the economy and investing in the future by spending on infrastructure. CIBC sees an opportunity for […]
According to NetworkWorld, several government agencies announced the timeline for broadband stimulus funding. The objective is to get $7.2 billion out the door by October 2010. NTIA sais that there will be three rounds, the […]
An article in LinuxInsider caught my attention, because it mentioned a comment by Jeremy Allison, a member of the Samba project, to the effect that Tom Tom may be violating the GPLv2 license agreement that […]
President Obama and Vice President Biden released the new emblem that will identify Recovery projects, projects funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Given the amount of money that is funding the program, […]
The highest penetration of broadband (subscribers per household) in the world is South Korea with something like 93 % penetration. In fact in Seoul I believe it exceeds 100%. If I remember, the US just […]
I have taken a quick glance at the Obama administration’s proposed budget for 2009 and it looks to be heavily focussed on sustainability and technology. Here’s a list of highlights I identified. Department of Energy […]