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GfK GeoMarketing, a Europe-wide market research company, was commissioned by the European Shopping Centre Trust (ESCT) to analyze the 2010 European retail scene and provide a forecast for turnover and inflation in 2011. Here's a summary of the findings.

In this article, Bentley Systems’ Cyndi Smith and Richard Zambuni describe two European case studies from the world of “district energy systems,” which are large central heating or cooling networks servicing multiple buildings or homes. The case studies are from two energy companies operating in Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.

Where in Europe is the best place to market as the global economy stabilizes? To answer that you'll need to know which countries are recovering successfully and which regions in those countries have residents with disposable income. GfK GeoMarketing’s recently released Purchasing Power Europe 2010/2011 dataset provides some insights.

With the European economy seemingly in a tailspin, it’s all too easy to adopt a doom-and-gloom perspective in the wake of news from the banks of Greece and Spain. While the housing and bank crises have undeniably impacted the global markets, a recent study of European retail reveals that there are still areas of growth and untapped potential. Sales area productivity and per capita sales area are two of the key benchmarks when it comes to assessing retail performance. This article provides a spatial analysis of the relevant data to reveal significant differences in these values across the continent.

Laurent Granier looks at how GIS may help environmental law and policy makers do their work, share it and even get input from the public. He rounds up examples from France, Gabon and The Netherlands and suggests use of the technology gives “a big, clear picture of the numerous rules now applying to any zone, they can be made democratically, by involving stakeholders (from international to local - participatory mapping), they help administrators taking more sound land management decisions and also allow us to better plan for the future (particularly in adaptation to climate change perspectives).”

Asterop is a business intelligence data company based in France. The company recently announced Asterop On-Demand, an online software solution for retailers, real estate brokers, marketers and other consumer-facing businesses. The company’s CEO and chairman, Christophe Girardier, will be speaking at this year’s Location Intelligence Conference. This article features a one-on-one interview with Girardier by managing editor Nora Parker.