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Directions Magazine’s Editor in Chief Joe Francica and Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg evaluate their predictions for 2012 and look ahead. Can they keep up the pace for 2013 and do their bold predictions offer insights into the trends that will shape the geospatial marketplace next year?

I think this is a paradigm shift in GIS technology. I think ESRI and Amazon are the two big players in creating the shift In the end, it’ll allow GIS to be more ubiquitous. It won’t just be rich municipalities or the municipalities with large populations that can afford GIS. Len Bundra,...

Our editors step up to the plate to evaluate last year's predictions and offer new ones for the geospatial marketplace in 2013.

Each year Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg picks out 10 events, ideas, themes, products, etc. that stood out over the preceding 12 months.

  The city has launched its brand new GIS application at redmond.gov/santa. Residents can use the app to see where Jolly Ol' Saint Nick will be on any given evening and even track his immediate location in real time. Now through Dec. 21, Santa will be traveling neighborhood to...

I recieved the e-mail because I have a free account (though I thought it was associated with another e-mail address, further the e-mail describes the list I'm on as "event, product, and training notifications"). The news: Notice: Terms of Use Update You are receiving this e-mail...

The following is from an interview in All Things D with former Time, Life and National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan on his new book, The Human Face of Big Data. Did you have a particular favorite anecdote or photograph? I just came back from Australia, and they have this...

Cyborg anthropologist: We can all be superhuman - interview with CNN For instance, you should always be able to get information based on when you need it. Location plays a big role in that. Right now, data is stuck on the web, not where you are. When you land at the airport, you often have...

Chatham Borough, NJ does not participate in its county's (Morris) GIS program. This week the county showed what participation might have meant for residents after superstorm Sandy. No word on if the the borough is in, but it sounds like a compelling argument. No word in the article about the cost...

In celebration of GIS Day, Esri Canada and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) today announced a collaborative agreement that will advance the organizations' common goal of promoting geographical literacy.  How? Working together will allow the organizations to plan, produce...