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How will Declining Federal Budgets Impact the Geospatial Market?

Federal projects and their funding often bring significant revenue to private geospatial companies. In the current economy, that's likely to change. Are companies that lose out on this funding prepared to "pivot" toward more...


Bentley Systems by the Numbers

At the BE Inspired Conference (#BeIn2012) this week in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley (pictured at right) opened the media day by blitzing analysts and editors with a...


Okay, You Geo, Cyber and Energy Guys ... Go Innovate!

If you have over 60 companies in the same geographic area offering solutions in geospatial technology, cybersecurity and energy management and you ask them to work together to prevent the next terrorist attack, could they do it? The GEO Huntsville...



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News Update

GLONASS Satellite System Designer Fired

Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports the chief designer or Russia’s GLONASS GNSS, Yury Urlichich, was fired. It seems the firing relates to recent fraud allegation that came to light earlier this month of GLONASS officials...


MapQuest Launches MapQuest Discover - a SoLoMo Travel Curation Tool

Today we’re excited to announce MapQuest Discover. This early beta focuses on the inspiration piece of the trip-cycle by providing a photo-centric social and travel experience centered on places that people may want to explore,...


Waze Launches Advertising Platform and other LBS News

Waze launched a global advertising platform on Nov 8. The aim is to target its 30 million users based on their location. - Waze Blog via Reuters China Mobile has launched a new 12585 voice service hotline, which can provide...


GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week Observations

I love the idea of Geography Awareness Week (GAWeek) and GIS Day. Over the years, the energy behind the two events has changed.  I asked my lunch table mates at an event on Sunday for geography educators who was doing something...


Keep Track of Local Google Map Maker and OpenStreetMap Changes

Google announced updates to its Map Maker editing tools. Now editors can see all the changes in their area of interest in a single panel. - Map Maker Forum Discussion via C|net A new tool, WHODIDIT, tracks changes to...




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Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications: GLONASS Satellite System Designer Fired

Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports the chief designer or Russia’s GLONASS GNSS, Yury Urlichich, was fired. It seems the firing relates to recent fraud allegation that came to light earlier this month of GLONASS officials stealing 6.5...


Health: Non-tasters of “bitter” and Geography Linked to Obesity and other Health GIS News

The bottom line from a Penn State nutrition study (that included GIS): The combination of being less sensitive to a bitter-tasting compound and having limited access to healthy nutritious foods strongly influences a child's risk of...




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Press Releases

Bentley Utilities Designer V8i to be Launched in 2013


Bentley’s Acquisition of SpecWave Brings Enterprise-level Information Management for Specification Services, Spanning Project and Asset Lifecycles


Web-based GIS for Campus Emergency Response


Ten Things You Might Not Know About Our World


ADC WorldMap Releases Digital Atlas v6.2


GTG Selected for Multiple Contracts


AeroMetric Honored with Grand Award for Navajo Housing Authority Project


New Book from Esri Press Advances GIS for Economic Development


Nation’s Largest Telecom Cooperative Selects Esri as Its Geospatial Platform


International LiDAR Mapping Forum Launches 2013 Conference Program




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