Location Intelligence and Business Geographics

Businesses are clamoring for more data, better insights and actionable intelligence. And when they seek solutions to create better decision making, location intelligence provides a significant competitive advantage. But how many executives see beyond the map? It's time for a wake-up call! Solutions that integrate location technology and analytics are now significant business tools ... but market leaders need to use them effectively. Penn State's Online Geospatial Education Program now offers a course in Location Intelligence for Business, allowing students to reach beyond traditional software training and engage with the fundamental concepts inherent to location intelligence. Join us for this informative webinar on location intelligence and new educational opportunities. Participate in some of the innovative learning technologies now available to online students. Put the power of place at your fingertips. Speakers include: • Lead course author, Wes Stroh, Penn State Online Geospatial Programs • Course co-author, Dennis Bellafiore, Penn State Online Geospatial Programs • Course co-author, Joe Francica, Directions Magazine For more information about Penn State's award-winning Online Geospatial Education Program, please visit: www.worldcampus.psu.edu/geospati

David Staas, JiWire CEO Speaking at Signal Chicago October 2012 on mobile location technology and retail customer engagement.

Produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting - Geospatial technology has become the foundation of the UPS business model, making it a greener, leaner company.

Conference chairman and Directions Magazine editor in chief Joe Francica provides and overview of the upcoming GEO Huntsville Conference. He's interviewed by WHNT's Carrie Marchese during a recent news broadcast.

With one of the most distinguished careers in the geospatial intelligence arena, including Director of NGA, Director of Naval Intelligence, Vice-Director for Intelligence of the Joint Staff and now a professor at the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism and on the faculty of the Maxwell School at Syracuse University in New York, Bob Murrett is very much at the forefront of geo and multi-int.

Normally, we at DGI would never condone torture under any circumstances, but when it comes to squeezing the maximum information out of your geospatial dataset, then we're all for it!

Typically, geospatial intelligence is most commonly linked to defence and the military. While this may be true, more and more civilian organisations are utilising the power of geospatial information to radically improve their abilities. Unsurprisingly, the police force is one such area getting involved.

Oracle Spatial 11g Specialization

AMERICA REVEALED takes viewers on a journey high above the American landscape to reveal the country as never seen before.

The state of Alabama knows football – and if you really know football, you know as many games are won on the recruiting trail as the gridiron. Business works the same way. Directions Magazine Editor-in-Chief Joe Francica explains, “With the economic climate the way it is now, what we’re doing is we’re trying to essentially ring the bell about Huntsville. there are already jobs here. And we want to attract more jobs.”