Hot or Not: StackMap Maps the Library Stacks

StackMap is a tool to literally map the stacks of libraries. It offers patrons maps and directions to books of interest and makes the lives of those who manage those stacks easier. Is StackMap, now just a few years old, a long-term...

Landsat Views of Earth Help Bring the Mail

Two images from the Landsat 7 satellite are included in the new U.S Post Office series of 15 Earthscapes Forever stamps. Released October 1 to kick off National Stamp Collecting Month, the stamps vividly portray America’s diverse landscapes as...

Financial Analyst Suggests Apple Could Support Public to Private Transition for TomTom

SNS Securities of Amsterdam has analyzed the finanical situation of TomTom and suggests that Apple could help TomTom investors make the move from a public to private entity. The financial report...

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.

Upcoming Webinars

Location Intelligence and Analytics: Market Research Benchmark
Tuesday, October 16
Sponsored by: Directions Magazine and Ventana Research

Directions OnPoint: Introducing touchgeo - An HTML5 Mobile Data Collection Solution
Wednesday, October 17
Sponsored by: ISC/MapDotNet

Learn About TomTom’s Global Geocoder - Technical Overview and Business Cases
Thursday, October 18
Sponsored by: TomTom

News Update

ByteLight Gets $1.25M for Lighting-based Indoor Navigation and other LBS News

ByteLight just came out of stealthmode and announced the investment. How does the tech work? ByteLight’s patented solution turns LED light sources into positioning beacons. “ByteLight-enabled” lights transmit proprietary...

How the Tech Press Understands Esri’s Acquisition of Geoloqi

Yesterday Esri announced it was acquiring seven person Geoloqi, an LBS platform company with a focus on using geofences, based in Portland, Oregon. The office will become and R&D site for Esri and CEO Amber Case expects to hire...

CloudMade Launches Gaming Monetization LBS Brand Zigi to Complete its Pivot

Zigi offers a SDK to mobile game developers that allow them to create in-game virtual items that can be unlocked at nearby retailers. According to Zigi only 3% of mobile gamers pay for in-game items in freemium games which leave...

Esri Acquires LBS Firm Geoloqi

Update: Many mainstream news outlets Silicon Florist to TechCrunch wrote about the acqusition yesterday. - Geoloqi press --- I have not yet found confirmation just received confirmation via a press release. 3D Vis World...

Teachers Teaching Teachers GIS 2013 and other Education GIS News

Esri is looking for 100 pre and in-service teachers to attend its Teachers Teaching Teachers GIS Institute (T3G) professional development workshop next year. It's for K-university teachers, admins and others. There will be special...

Meet 700+ GEOINT professionals at Defence Geospatial Intelligence 2013 Conference and Exhibition � January 21-23rd, Westminster, London. Get up-to-date with the latest defence programmes and gain an in-depth briefing of the current challenges facing the community. Find out more at http://www.dgieurope.com

Channels

Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications: New Geo APIs - 10/10/12

OpenSignal (also known as OpenSignalMaps) is now offering an API to its data on mobile signal strength created from a "sniffer app" that runs on Android phones. The API is for its NetworkRank product. It can recommend the best...

Health: Design Can Keep Elders Mobile and other Health GIS News

The Community Liveability Guide has been developed by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in partnership with the Qld Department of Communities, Council of the Ageing Queensland (COTAQ) and Gold Coast City Council and is...