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Get the RSS Feed An Open Letter to the CEOs of DigitalGlobe and GeoEye
What should the satellite companies DigitalGlobe and GeoEye do now that ongoing talks of mergers and acquisitions are a well-publicized fact? It’s a pretty fair bet that something has to happen soon since it looks increasingly like the government will cut spending for commercial remote sensing... More
OGC Market Report: Open Standards and INSPIRE
This market report was written and reviewed by members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) to provide a simple guide to the EU INSPIRE Directive and Implementing Rules from an open standards perspective. Additionally, this report provides an overview of the role that OGC, CEN and ISO standards play... More
Components in an Introduction to Spatial Thinking Course
Spatial Unmapped
Geographic maps aren’t the only means by which to communicate spatial information. These alternatives to communicating geographic information revise space so that a singular focal point emerges, unfettered by the standard depiction of spatial entities. The Quasi-Map Styles I like to refer to as quasi-maps... More
Do Children in the Backseat of Cars Have Less Complete Mental Maps of their Neighborhoods?
In a well-shared article from May 7, the Atlantic Cities explores the work of Bruce Appleyard, who studied children’s mental maps (cognitive mapping a la Kevin Lynch) of their neighborhoods. The unfortunate headline is “Kids Who Get Driven Everywhere Don't Know Where They're Going.”... More
Retail Mapping: Leveraging the Power of Location Intelligence for a Telecommunications Provider - Part One
Location intelligence can enhance sales, marketing and distribution functions in launching a telecommunications brand and establishing retail sites. Mapping of retail outlets provides information about prospective dealer outlets that will establish a network through which products and services can be... More
Retailers Go Geofencing ... Again
In an article yesterday in the Wall Street Journal it seems that geofencing is catching on with retailers whereby text messages are... More
Geospatial Redux: Envisat End of Mission Declared, GIS for Geocaching, Tunneling the Earth
With communication broken with the earth monitoring satellite since April 8, 2012, the European Space Agency (ESA) has declared an end of mission for Envisat. The ten year old satellite has delivered over a thousand terabytes of data, doubling its expected lifespan of five years. The lowering of... More
GIS Webinar: A New Generation of USGS Maps: US Topo
Title: A New Generation of USGS Maps: US Topo Date:Thursday, May 10, 2012 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT Description: Shelley Silch, Geospatial Liaison for Illinois at the US Geological Survey will be presenting A New Generation of USGS Maps: US Topo. US Topo is the next generation of digital... More
Web Media Outlets Take On Mapping
Advances in online mapping are making maps almost commonplace on news websites and blogs. Some sites even analyze the map, providing that “value add” that goes beyond “dots on a map.” Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg shares three websites worth watching that... More