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Do you remember when you had the “Aha!” moment with GIS? When all of the sudden it made sense? Do you remember the joy and excitement? On the flip side do you recall the most challenging time in your work with GIS? What did you learn from and what did you do next to take advantage of these situations? Our editors share their stories.
The 2012 GeoDesign Summit will be held January 5–6 in Redlands, California. At this event, attendees will examine how to integrate GIS-based spatial analysis into the design process and further develop GeoDesign principles, methods, and technology. For more information and to register to attend, visit geodesignsummit.com
Is it time for a global licensing framework for geospatial data? The GSDI Legal and Economic Working group thinks so and offered a presentation and a way forward at the GSDI 13 conference held in Quebec City in May. The effort aims to harmonize existing licensing without changing fundamental access policies and funding models and be compatible with the diferences in national legal systems. That's a tall order, but an important one as the world moves toward geodata sharing. Geoff Zeiss reports.