The Top Ten GIS Stories of 2012

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

Vizzuality: Geospatial Entrepreneurism Grows In Spain

Start-up companies face enough obstacles without encountering the headwinds of the current European recession. So, how do geospatial technology entrepreneurs succeed in this environment? Spanish GIS consultant Alberto Santos Estévez talked with...

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Garmin Announces Transition Plan

Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) today announced that effective January 1, 2013 the board of directors has appointed Clifton Pemble to the position of president and CEO, succeeding co-founder, Dr. Min Kao. Pemble, who joined Garmin...

Kane County GISer Gets Masters (at 63) and other Education GIS News

This is just cool: Thomas Nicoski of St. Charles, IL, 63, graduated Saturday with a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Judson University in Elgin. He received the Ames leadership award. He's the chief of GIS...

New Geo APIs - 12/17/12

Argos WebService API: The service provides tracking and monitoring of locations on the earth's surface by satellite processing of signals from a transmitter, either at a fixed station or mounted on a vehicle or other mobile...

More Analysts Chime in on Suggesting Apple Should Buy TomTom ... or Not

Back in September, after Apple released iOS 6 with Apple Maps, I suggested in an artcle that the fiasco was indicative of a lack of understanding of what it takes to do an Internet mapping application well and that Apple should...

NORAD Santa Tracker Drops Google Goes to Bing Maps and Azure

I learned that NORAD Santa is changing map platform providers via Pocket Lint and confirmed it in the Norad Santa partners list. Google is not listed but Microsoft, Bing Maps and Azure are! There's also a Windows Phone app this...

Network Visibility: The Big Picture
Despite huge investments in the latest technologies, telecom operators continue to lose revenue due to minimal use of their networks.� Why and what is the solution? How can telcos access the complete picture to ensure network optimization? Infotech has the answer. Infotech can help telecom operators conflate their network inventory, replicating real-world changes efficiently and effectively. Click here to learn how Infotech is helping a US telecommunication company transform their data into a corporate asset.