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Destination Spatial: Australia and New Zealand Aim High with Education and Job Recruitment Movement for GIS and Geospatial

Destination Spatial is the latest strategy to draw attention to the need for geospatial practitioners, and to guide students and job changers toward those careers. This effort, launched in Queensland, Australia, is picking up steam and now...


GIS Web Mapping Enables Self Service - and Savings

Local governments have been quite successful in capitalizing on the applications of geospatial technology to improve citizen services and recognize savings, and businesses across industries can benefit from following their lead.  This article is a...


Hurricane Sandy Storm Tracking Maps

Here are various sources to track Hurricane Sandy as it approaches the east coast of the United States: Weather Channel - Storm Surge - New York City Google Crisis Maps - Storm Tracker NOAA...



Call for Presentations: Location Intelligence Conference and Oracle Spatial and Graph User Conference

Directions Magazine and Oracle are collaborating to offer consecutive events over two days in Washington, DC. This is a valuable opportunity to share your knowledge with a respected audience of geospatial and information technology professionals. Directions Magazine and Oracle Bring the Power of Place to Business and Government ... come join us.


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Quotes of the Week - 10/29/12 (Hurricane Sandy Edition)

The map below shows geotagged social media for southeastern Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey. Some of the media may contain information on Hurricane Sandy. This is the York Daily Record's "disclaimer" about its embedded...


Nov 1-2: World-Wide Human Geography Data Working Group (WWHGD) Meeting/Broadcast

The World-Wide Human Geography Data Working Group (WWHGD), a NGA and State Dept initiative, is holding a meeting at the U.S. Geological Survey in Vienna, VA on 1-2 November. Those who can't attend can join a live broadcast via...


Google Maps Adds Land Cover. Terrain Visualization

Google Maps now clearly shows terrain, color gradations to depict vegetation, and labels for natural land formations. This enriched visual data allows you to quickly and easily see where the great forests, deserts, and mountain...


Spatial Industry Business Association (SIBA) of Australia and New Zealand Releases Annual Report

The Spatial Industry Business Association (SIBA) of Australia and New Zealand has published its annual report. What is SIBA? "The Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) is the peak industry body representing businesses that...


Illinois Open Data Challenge and other GIS Contest News

More prize money for developers using government data, this time in Illinois. The program, called the Illinois Open Technology Challenge, will encourage local developers to find uses for data offered through the state's open...




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Cloud Computing: GIS Web Mapping Enables Self Service - and Savings

Local governments have been quite successful in capitalizing on the applications of geospatial technology to improve citizen services and recognize savings, and businesses across industries can benefit from following their lead.  This article is a...


Education: Destination Spatial: Australia and New Zealand Aim High with Education and Job Recruitment Movement for GIS and Geospatial

Destination Spatial is the latest strategy to draw attention to the need for geospatial practitioners, and to guide students and job changers toward those careers. This effort, launched in Queensland, Australia, is picking up steam and now...




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skobbler updates GPS Navigation 2 and offers offline maps for as little as 69p


TomTom expands map coverage and content with the addition of Address Points in new markets


Directions Magazine Launches Regional Geospatial Publication in India


CoreLogic® Analysis Shows Nearly 284,000 Mid-Atlantic Homes Valued at More Than $87 Billion at Risk of Property Damage from Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge


CoreLogic® Analysis Shows More Than a Quarter of a Million Homes at Risk of Property Damage in Coastal Mid-Atlantic Region from Projected Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge


Fitness Watches and Eyewear the Future of 2017 $8 billion GPS Device Market


Bluesky Launches National Tree Map


3D Laser Mapping Celebrates Delivery of Six StreetMapper Systems to Japan


MAPPS Announces Judges for Sixth Annual Geospatial Products and Services Awards Competition




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