At GITA 2006 yesterday I witnessed a major milestone for the geospatial world thanks to the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Ten vendors in the geospatial arena viewed and updated shared maps. In alphabetical order, ASA, […]
I just returned from Malaysia, where I participated in the National Conference on Geospatial and Mapping Solutions conference, held for the second year on Pangkor Island. The focus was infrastructure including highways and roads, municipal […]
I want to tell you about another telco that has used geospatial IT to dramatically improve their customer responsiveness and how they did it. First of all let me give you some operational parameters for […]
Adena Schutzberg moderated a fascinating panel discussion on “Why should the CXO care about open source geospatial products ?” The panelists included quite a diverse group of people with open source geospatial experience including Dave […]
As further evidence of this phenomenon you might want to read “The Race to Dazzle: Map Sites PIle on the Features” in the latest edition of the Wall Street Journal.
I just spent three really exciting days at the Location Intelligence 2006 conference in San Francisco. This has been one of the most fascinating geospatial conferences of the year because it confirmed to me what […]
It has become apparent to many people in geospatial IT that 2005/2006 is a watershed period for our sector. It’s not just one thing, but a constellation of things that have enabled and will continue […]
