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Newsletter for Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012


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Today's Stories
Unlike your father’s vintage Chevrolet, the half century old polygon based trade area does not appreciate with age. Sure, there is something that can be said about a “time-tested” model, but retail above all other industries should value an organization’s ability to adopt new technologies and embrace change. Authors David Doering, Shaofei Chen and Jay Ward of Tango Management Consulting take us "beyond block groups and census tracts."
You are journalist. There’s breaking news across town. How do you tap in to citizen journalists already on the ground in the area? Geofeedia. The feed offers location-based content from Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr and Picasa based on an address or a polygon drawn on a Bing map. The for-fee service was launched last week after quite a bit of testing. 
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Dr. Oz and his crew were in Philadelphia giving 15 minute physicals and compiling the data from them for the mayor. Medigadget did an interview with Oz's  medical unit clinical event director, Mike Hoaglin and caught this gem about GIS. Medgadget:  Are there any trends in ... Continue reading
A City of Cornwall employee has been recognized for his efforts in creating a unique on-line mapping site for the City. GIS Applications Specialist Denis Lalonde of the City of Cornwall (Ontario, CA) received the gold medal prize in the Best Web GIS category of the Best ... Continue reading
We learned of the name change to Google Maps Engine at the Location Intelligence Conference, but I guess it was not the right venue to announce free licenses for non-profits. We didn’t think “Earth Builder” reflected the true capabilities of the product or vision that we have ... Continue reading
Here's a photo montage of the day's events taken at Directions Magazine's Location Intelligence Conference, May 22, 2012. ... Continue reading
I've been moderating sessions today at the Location Intelligence Conference. I'm very pleased all my speakers have stayed within their time; it makes my life so much easier. It also means we have time for a good number of questions. The session on Embedded Geospatial Capabilities ... Continue reading
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Not Your Father’s Trade Area ... Beyond Block Group and Census Tract
Unlike your father’s vintage Chevrolet, the half century old polygon based trade area does not appreciate with age. Sure, there is something that can be said about a “time-tested” model, but retail... Continue reading
Can Geofeedia Provide Location-based Citizen Input to Journalists?
You are journalist. There’s breaking news across town. How do you tap in to citizen journalists already on the ground in the area? Geofeedia. The feed offers location-based content from Twitter,... Continue reading
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The city of Lewisville, Texas – population 100,000 – will be featured on this webinar that addresses how Technology Projects Manager Jason Kirkland is deploying cutting edge technologies such as Google Apps and Google Maps to come up with new workflows that allow city...
Webinar: Jobs in Geospatial Intelligence and the GEOINT Tradecraft
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Are you interested in a job as a geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) professional? This webinar brings together professional recruiters and educators to give you the information you need to determine whether the GEOINT tradecraft is right for you, and if so, how to pursue it....
Businesses are clamoring for more data, better insights and actionable intelligence. And when they seek solutions to create better decision making, location intelligence provides a significant competitive advantage. But how many executives see beyond the map? It’s time for...
This webinar is targeted to geospatial data analysts who incorporate remotely sensed imagery into their workflows. Having separate GIS, photogrammetry and remote sensing workflows only partially addresses the need for creating, maintaining, sharing and using geospatial...
OnStar is the largest telematics solution provider on the globe, with 6 million subscribers in North America and abroad. OnStar uses situational awareness and real-time analysis to deliver fast, accurate emergency services to its customers. At the core of this solution is...
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