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Newsletter for Wednesday, June 13th, 2012


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Long Island University has just opened the virtual doors on its Advanced Certificate in Mobile GIS Applications Development, a four-course program taught entirely online. The first courses begin in the fall. Directions Magazine interviewed the team to learn more about the motivations and expectations of the instructors and potential students.
Did you miss Directions Magazine's coverage of Hexagon 2012 from Las Vegas? Here's a list of articles and blog posts from the conference.
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InformationWeek has an article introducing geomedicine. It's definition: [a field] which combines geographic information system (GIS) software with clinical databases to provide insights that might improve individual and population health. But it cites a clinician's ... Continue reading
WP Central claims Nokia's mapping solution will replace Bing Maps at Windows Phone 8. In Windows Phone 8, Nokia Maps replaces Bing Maps all together and will feature 3D navigation and hardware acceleration across all Windows Phone devices.Should Apple be worried? It's a pretty ... Continue reading
Three year old Skout is a location-based flirting/dating app that was first aimed at adults. Last year it began offering a version for 13-17 year olds. That's when trouble began. On Tuesday, after three allegations of sexual assault in the last two week (all by adult men posing as ... Continue reading
Now that sounds like a lot, but it's just 4% of revenue; the other 96% is from advertising. Enterprise product growth is 30% per year. Still, those enterprise products do contribute, and among them is the scarily titled: Google Earth  Enterprise. Business Insider has this to say ... Continue reading
The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation survey titled "NAPSG Foundation Survey Regarding Access to Federal Geospatial Data" is here. I read about it at the Disaster Zone blog. It's not really clear what type of people it hopes will respond but I suspect our readers ... Continue reading
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Teen Dating App Suspended after Assault Allegations and other LBS News
Three year old Skout is a location-based flirting/dating app that was first aimed at adults. Last year it began offering a version for 13-17 year olds. That's when trouble began. On Tuesday, after... Continue reading
Defining Geomedicine and other Health GIS News
InformationWeek has an article introducing geomedicine. It's definition: [a field] which combines geographic information system (GIS) software with clinical databases to provide insights that... Continue reading
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Now is the time to invest in mobile workforce scheduling and optimization solutions! With the ever-increasing cost of deploying a mobile workforce and industry analysts predicting gas prices to exceed $4/gallon this year, more companies than ever are seeking mobile...
Eonfusion enables quick and easy creation of geospatial visualizations using dynamic modeling and analytical methods that can move seamlessly through the time dimension as well as X, Y, Z and other user-defined dimensions. Useful for any geospatial problems needing...
Developments achieved in the Netherlands, including use cases from the city of Rotterdam The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), in cooperation with Directions Magazine, invites the international geospatial community to participate in a webinar. Speakers will describe...
How the city of Charlotte, North Carolina is improving response time to citizen requests with geospatial technology City of Charlotte staff needed a holistic, real-time view of information to respond to residents’ requests for information, many of which pertain to...
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