Podcast: Apple to Gatekeep Location-based Ads
Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg
02-09-2010
Last week Apple provided further direction to its developer community regarding the implementation of location-based ads in apps destined for its App Store. The LBS apps must "provide beneficial information,” and will not be accepted if they use "location-based information primarily to enable mobile advertisers to deliver targeted ads based on a user’s location." Why is Apple stirring this pot at this time? Our editors weigh in.
Video: Hudson River Landing - Real Time 3D Simulation
Directions Staff
02-08-2010
This video animation created by Exosphere3d stunningly portrays the flight path of US Airways 1549 that landed in the Hudson River last January. The company used satellite imagery, geospatial data and 3D models of the US Airways Airbus plus audio from tower communications to graphically re-enact the incident labeled "Miracle on the Hudson." The series of animations was published in the Huffington Post.
Adena Schutzberg - Profiles from the Geospatial Community
Caitlin Dempsey
02-05-2010
Caitlin Dempsey of GIS Lounge recently interviewed our own executive editor, Adena Schutzberg. We share the interview here.
Podcast: A Hallway Conversation with Diana Sinton, University of Redlands, about Geodesign
Adena Schutzberg
02-05-2010
Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg spoke with Dr. Diana Sinton of the University of Redlands, one of the organizers of January's GeoDesign Summit about geodesign, the success of the summit and what interested geospatial practitioners and designers can expect going forward. This conversation is one in a continuing series of conversations with geospatial insiders and outsiders.
Letter from the Low Lands: Getting the XYZ Generation to Go Geo
Jan Willem van Eck
02-04-2010
Jan Willem van Eck attended a meeting at the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, Netherlands, where a question relevant to all in our community was raised: How do we attract more students? He ponders a more specific question in this article: How do we get the XYZ generation to go geo? He also examines two efforts in the Netherlands to draw in today's students.
Video: DMTV #4 - Will Your Personal GPS Protect You from Litigation?
Joe Francica
02-03-2010
It seems that eventually everyone will be carrying a GPS device. If so, will you ever need your location-aware mobile device to prove your whereabouts if you are the focus of litigation? From capturing the location of a car accident to something more sinister like being accused of a crime, information to prove your location may become more important and technology may be called upon to prove innocence or guilt. Editor in Chief Joe Francica ponders the possibility and provides advice from a legal expert familiar with geospatial technology.
Podcast: Using the Spatial Database of Tweets
Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg
02-02-2010
This week the world was a-twitter with news related to geocoded tweets and how they can be useful to those involved in emergency response, the media and business. Our editors explore what's being done and what might be done with the spatial database of tweets.
Geocoding Police Collision Report Data From California: a Comprehensive Approach
(Reprint)
02-01-2010
Building a crash location database should be simple: locate the events on a map. That part is simple, but not as accurate and complete as it could be. To increase the usefulness of California's statewide crash data a team added pre-processing and cleaning, an offset tool and a new statewide mile marker database to the mix. The outcome? An overall geocoding match rate of 91% and a clean database to serve "clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in the fields of traffic safety and public health." Read up on what a broad-based international team learned in its research.
Podcast: A Hallway Conversation with Crispin Flower about ArcSquirrel
Adena Schutzberg
01-29-2010
Adena Schutzberg, executive editor, interviewed Crispin Flower, application developer and Associate Director of exeGesIS SDM Ltd, about his company's new product that links ArcMap and Microsoft SQL Server, ArcSquirrel. This conversation is one in a continuing series of conversations with geospatial insiders and outsiders.
2009 Review of Publicly Traded Geospatial Stocks
Joe Francica
01-28-2010
The stock market in 2009 provided better than anticipated returns for the 16 publicly traded companies offering geospatial technology. This year's annual review looks at five major sectors and analyzes the highs and lows of each stock and what we might expect in 2010. Directions Magazine Editor Joe Francica once again goes beyond the numbers to discover why some companies zoomed ahead while others sputtered.
Video: DMTV #3 - On LBS, 3D Data and the Connected Automobile
Joe Francica
01-27-2010
This week, DMTV takes a look at location-based services discussed at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January. The car manufacturers were pushing more Internet connectivity with a concept called the "connected automobile" while geospatial technology providers like NAVTEQ and Tele Atlas were touting 3D data for better car performance and driver enhancements for navigation. Ford CEO Alan Mulally provided insights on Ford's new technology to enhance the driver experience in apps that work with Microsoft SYNC and other innovations included with "myFord." Editor in Chief Joe Francica provides a synopsis of the news and his take on why 3D data are a must.
MAGIC Draws Unexpected Participants From Unexplored Places
Susan Norton
01-25-2010
The MidAmerica GIS Consortium, Ltd. (MAGIC) is a nonprofit educational organization that encourages use of GIS and related technologies in the mid-continent region, including the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. What can an organization like this do in a single year? Read on for some highlights and consider how such events might benefit your region.
Podcast: Is the 511 National Traffic Phone Number Worth $1.2B?
Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg
01-25-2010
A Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ruling expected in February will force states to implement a "511" traffic information hotline. The cost? Some $1.2 billion - and states are not pleased. Those in balmy areas wonder why they need detailed weather information; those with rarely used rural roads are equally frustrated. Do we, in 2010, need a "dial in" traffic number?
Integrating Location into Hospital and Healthcare Facility Emergency Management - Part 3, Applied GIS
Ric Skinner
01-25-2010
This article by Ric Skinner summarizes examples of GIS applications that illustrate the strength of GIS in supporting situational awareness and decision making in hospital and healthcare emergency management. He explores the technology's use at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control GIS, Health First in Florida and the Loma Linda University Medical Center, among others.
Video: Haiti Earthquake Response
Directions Staff
01-22-2010
Several CrisisCamps were held last week to gather Web developers together in support of response and recovery efforts in Haiti. The effort is about "doing work" - not about gaining consensus or putting water in the hands of those in need, as one of the organizers noted.
Pondering Twitter's Acquisition of Mixer Labs
Adena Schutzberg
01-21-2010
Just before the holidays, news dribbled out that Twitter, the very popular 140 character messaging company, had acquired Mixer Labs, a company with a platform and API for Location-based Services. Mixer Labs launched the API in October, as a companion to its user-generated content site, TownMe. Adena Schutzberg tracks the history of Mixer Labs and ponders the questions its acquisition raised for Twitter.
Video: DMTV #2 - On the Basics of Geospatial Cloud Computing
Joe Francica
01-20-2010
Directions Magazine's Editor in Chief Joe Francica looks at cloud computing and how geospatial technology vendors are only just now beginning to think about a business model. Joe shares information from IDC's Top Ten predictions for 2010, and specifically that company's expectations for cloud computing. Finally, looking at satellite imagery from both DigitalGlobe and GeoEye, he discusses how these data suppliers are contributing to the rescue efforts for the Haitian earthquake. (6:04 in length)
New Maps of Asia: Precision and Detail for Expanding Businesses
Cornelia Lichtner and Christopher Guider
01-20-2010
With administrative and postcode maps for more than 240 countries, Germany-based company GfK GeoMarketing offers coverage that supports data comparisons across national boundaries. The newly released Russian Map Edition is an example of a map that provides both comprehensive coverage and high standards of accuracy.
Podcast: The Challenge of Multiple User Generated Haiti Maps
Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg
01-19-2010
As the world turns its attention to Haiti and how to best help the country in this challenging time, we look at a split in the geospatial community around user generated content of the impacted region. Vector map data from OpenStreetMap and Google Map Maker are available for use in supporting rescue and recovery efforts as well as apps for those looking on from a distance. But there are two from which to choose. Does this make for the best possible response?
INSPIRE, Data Quality and SDIs
Steven Ramage
01-18-2010
There is something of importance happening to spatial data in the European Union related to the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE), data quality and the development of a knowledge economy, writes Steven Ramage. The INSPIRE directive (2007/2/EC) has created the basis for knowledge to be shared in a global context. This ongoing work may be a blueprint for data quality and data sharing efforts around the world.
Podcast: Safe Founders Introduce FME 2010
Adena Schutzberg
01-15-2010
This week Safe Software introduced its 20th release of FME, FME 2010. Executive Editor Adena Schuzberg speaks with co-founders Don Murray and Dale Lutz about its speediness, and features for longstanding as well as new users. The pair also touch on cloud computing and Safe's use of it for customers and the company itself, the Olympics and 1 900 numbers.
GeoDesign Summit Reflections
Adena Schutzberg
01-14-2010
After spending two and a half days focused on geodesign at last week's GeoDesign Summit in Redlands, California, Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg finds herself torn between the excitement of many aspects of the idea and the reality of its amorphousness.
Social Media Impacts Both Geospatial Job Seekers and Employers
Tyron Touchard
01-13-2010
How will social media impact job searches? Ty Touchard of GeoSearch offers his thoughts on the subject. He believes the impact it will have on career hunting activities is just beginning. Quickly, job board operators, employer applicant tracking systems, and even some public agency portals will develop software integrations that will blend the traditional process with this social media phenomenon. But there are pitfalls.
Video: DMTV #1 - Market Research Predictions for IT Spending for 2010
Joe Francica
01-13-2010
In this inaugural episode of DMTV from Directions Media, Editor in Chief Joe Francica discusses the predictions for information technology spending by market research firm IDC and what these might mean for the geospatial information technology sector.
Podcast: Pushing Vendor Ideas and Products into the Community
Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg
01-12-2010
At the end of last week's Geodesign Summit ESRI made it clear it wanted the community, not ESRI to lead the concept forward. ESRI is not the first to attempt to free ideas or products made within corporate walls - consider Google's KML or Autodesk MapGuide. How well have efforts like this worked in the past? Can you ever remove a product or idea's origins?
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