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Newsletter for Thursday, January 26th, 2012


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In this issue...
  • 2010-2011 Review of Publicly Traded Location Technology Stocks
  • Meet Your Colleagues: Dino Ravnić
  • Google Public Alerts and other LBS News
  • Army Looking to Build NGA Data Center
  • GISCorps In Seven Countries and other International GIS News
  • Pictometry: One Third of U.S. Counties Use Us
  • Chamber of Commerce Printing Visitor Maps and other Government GIS News
  • Channels
    • Open Source: Safety Map: Planning Ahead for Disaster
    • Remote Sensing: Podcast: Interview with Dr. Frank Kelly, Director, USGS EROS Data Center
    • State and Local Government: Sacramento Green Map and other Government GIS News
  • Comments
  • Sponsor Zone:
    • Business intelligence supports decision-making but location shows you ‘Where is the Business?’
    • Advanced Spatial Data Management for Enterprise Applications
    • Rein in 3D Point Clouds with the LAS Format
  • Press Releases
  • Jobs

 

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Today's Stories
Editor in Chief Joe Francica provides an encapsulated review of publicly traded geospatial information and location technology companies. The global economic turmoil has had a dramatic impact on this technology sector, with few companies delivering positive gains for shareholders. The roller-coaster ride of the last two years is unlikely to change but opportunities exist for investors who believe that location-based information is still an essential driver of business.
Dino Ravnić is the co-founder and CEO of GIS Cloud, Ltd, and he is passionate about the present and future of GIS in the cloud. When asked to send us a picture of something he enjoys doing (fishing? hunting? ballroom dancing?), he gave us one of him working on GIS cloud capabilities for GPS.
All Points Blog
Google announced a Public Alerts page on Jan 25. The idea is to keep you informed of emergency alerts for floods, tornadoes, winter storms, and other dangers that may be headed your way. But, it's completely query driven, not location-based in this first attempt. Google is seeking ... Continue reading
The US Army has put out feelers for companies that may want (and be able) to build a data center for the Department of Defense’s agency that provides geospatial intelligence support to the military. The Army has issued a “sources sought” notice for a potentially US$10m-plus ... Continue reading
URISA reports that 25 GISCorps volunteers have recently been deployed to 9 new missions in 7 countries including Libya, Indonesia and Samoa. - URISA News (not sure why it's not a press release) The Cultural Heritage Administration [Korea] said Thursday it will launch a new ... Continue reading
I found the reference to one third of US counites using oblique imagery in a local news story on a new user in Minnesota: The aerial oblique imagery services were purchased at a cost of $127,719 from Rochester, New York headquartered, Pictometry, using non-tax levy recorder ... Continue reading
The number one request for the Cape Cod Canal Chamber of Commerce? Printed maps. So, instead of a guidebook the Chamber will print free maps, with ads on the back. - Wareham Week The Canadian Institute of Planners reminds you: With less than a week to go before nominations ... Continue reading
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Channels
Safety Map: Planning Ahead for Disaster
You may have read about Depiction's Depiction Prep (APB coverage, press release). Safety Maps is another offering in the same space: a solution for coordinating in case of a disaster. But it's... Continue reading
Podcast: Interview with Dr. Frank Kelly, Director, USGS EROS Data Center
Dr. Frank Kelly was recently appointed director of the USGS's EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Editor in Chief Joe Francica spoke with Dr. Kelly on the mission of EROS especially in... Continue reading
Sacramento Green Map and other Government GIS News
...a new website that showcases Sacramento County’s green strategies, achievements and helpful information. The website – Green Sacramento County – features an interactive map to pinpoint green... Continue reading
Comments

Meet Your Colleagues: Dino Ravnić

"I had the pleasure of having lunch with Dino Ravnić and Marko Šantić in New York in the summer of 2010. ..."
- Atanas Entchev
Sponsor Zone
All business needs information to make decisions and never more so than in our ever-changing world. Providing the right information at the right time is never going to be a simple task. Enhancing data by adding information about location will add real value to...
Oracle Spatial 11g, an option for Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition, provides advanced spatial capabilities to support geospatial applications, location-based services, and enterprise spatial information systems. Oracle Spatial extends the core location...
The advent of LiDAR sensors has been valuable for the geospatial industry, but there have been some challenges as the community attempts to fully leverage the technology. As you may already know, LiDAR is similar to radar in that both direct an active signal towards...
Press Releases
Astun Technology Ltd
ITT Exelis
Intergraph Corporation
MapQuest, Inc.
Geographic Technologies Group, Inc.
Clark Labs
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
PCI Geomatics

... More press releases

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