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Risk Mapping at a Broad View

“There is a certain amount of sensationalism about disaster maps,” said John Nelson of IDV Solutions. In this article, Nelson gets deep into discovering the variability of datasets but at the end of the day, maps must communicate a clear message....


Paper Map Publishers Reinvent their Business Model

You may not have heard but the International Map Trade Association renamed itself the International Map Industry Association. Have map publishers been part of the GIS and online mapping revolution? Can they find a way to straddle...



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Salzburg to Offer Intense LiDAR Course and other Education GIS News

The University of Salzburg’s Department of Geoinformatics-Z GIS is offering a short intensive program on the state of the art in LiDAR science, methods and technologies Nov 30 -Dec 5. Students are expected to include graduate...


Open Signal Map Funded and other Funding GIS News

APB has covered the crowdsourcing project to map cell signal quality in the past. Now news it's turning into something more. Crowdsourced mobile network measurement startup OpenSignal has raised a $1.3 million seed round from...


GPS-enabled Golden Tickets and other GIS Contest News

If you live in the UK you can participate in the Wonka-inspired contest that will deliver L10,000 to each of six people who find special Nestle bars. They are equipped with GPS and the promise is that the company will find you...


Friday: House to Look at FCC Policy and Procedures Regarding LightSquared

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subpanel on Oversight on Friday will have a look at how the FCC handled the LightSquared effort to build out terrestrial Wi-Fi. Republicans have questioned how the company got as far as it...


Conservation Grant Program Enhanced and other Esri News

Esri's Conservation Program Grants has been enhanced to include ArcGIS Online. Applicants should read the directions with care before submitting their documents. - grant website via @deepseadawn New additions to ArcGIS Online...


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Location Intelligence and Business Geographics: Risk Mapping at a Broad View

“There is a certain amount of sensationalism about disaster maps,” said John Nelson of IDV Solutions. In this article, Nelson gets deep into discovering the variability of datasets but at the end of the day, maps must communicate a clear message....


Location-based Services: Open Signal Map Funded and other Funding GIS News

APB has covered the crowdsourcing project to map cell signal quality in the past. Now news it's turning into something more. Crowdsourced mobile network measurement startup OpenSignal has raised a $1.3 million seed round from...




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T-Kartor AB Delivers TerraGo GeoPDF Maps to Advance Predictive Analysis and Promote North Sea Maritime Safety


OGC completes 3D Portrayal Interoperability Experiment


TomTom ecoPLUS™ Helps U.S. Fleets Reduce Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions by Up to 20 Percent


Florida and Illinois Make 48 (States in US Topo Program)


GE’s New Smallworld™ Office Suite 4.3 Delivers Big Updates to Global Utility Customers


London Mapping Festival Hosts Charity Dinner in aid of MapAction, Prince Harry’s Humanitarian Char


NNG: Strong Growth in Demand for Navigation


New Release of SuperGIS Network Server 3.1


AeroMetric Hires DaSilva Lage as Account Manager


Valtus Imagery Services Engages AltaLIS Ltd. as New Canadian Distribution Partner




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