Location Intelligence and Business Geographics

Editor in chief Joe Francica picked out the top articles in location intelligence and analytics from the last three months. If you missed them the first time around - here's an opportunity to catch up!

The Centre for Spatial Law and Policy works to show the potential impact of specific laws and policies on the broad use of geospatial technology.  Editor in Chief Joe Francica interviewed the Centre’s director, Kevin Pomfret. The topics discussed included how the Centre is working to alert both...

Does process get in the way of doing business? Do the head honchos in the boardroom rely too much on the analysts, to the point that real estate deals never materialize? Why are the people with the maps getting so much attention with their “pretty pictures”? Author Jim Stone of Chain Store...

Skyhook founder Ted Morgan, is stepping down as CEO of the company after serving as CEO since 2003. Taking over his spot is Jeffrey Glass a managing director at Bain Capital Ventures. Profitable Skyhook currenlty has 30 employees and Morgan explained " it is the right time for new leadership to...

Are there any innovations in maps or mapping applications on the near horizon that are going to substantially change consumers’ lives? Maybe.

Despite the uncertainty of trying to predict future events, especially natural disasters, it’s possible to make well-informed risk estimates by taking into account data on past disasters, asset values and weather trends. The key challenge in this era of big data is coming up with an efficient way...

Symmetry Software specializes in payroll withholding tax solutions. Every week, millions of paychecks are issued using Symmetry Software products. Those checks must have the correct taxes taken out based on the codes of school districts, municipalities and states. That means Symmetry Software...

There are five major areas in chain store real estate practices where industry standards can lead to more efficient decisions and better financial performance. Chain Store Advisor Principal Jim Stone explains why the companies that adopt appropriate industry standard practices as a foundation for...

Most of us think of anything with Reuters as having to do with the news media. But, Thomson, with which it merged in 2007, is basically a data company. That makes Thompson Reuters a data mining company, one that announced a new geo product last week. The new tool that allows commodities traders...

Is predictive modeling a cure or a crutch for retail site selection? Jim Stone of Chain Store Advisors takes us up the “Stairway to Wisdom,” which ultimately relies more on human insights than on computer models.