February 04, 2009

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    All Things Location Wednesday | February 04, 2009

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NGA Magnifies the Value of Open Source GEOINTNGA Magnifies the Value of Open Source GEOINT

It may be hard to believe in the value of unclassified information to the Intelligence Community since it's "open." But this open source information - from the Internet, books, journals, reports, newspapers, television and Twitter - is indeed of high interest. An Open Source Working Group survey found that 90 percent of NGA's GEOINT production required open source data. Chris Lee looks at the importance of open source information for GEOINT.

Correction: Monday's newsletter listed an incorrect e-mail for Alberto Santos, the executive director of Directions Magazine Español. The correct e-mail address is: asantos@directionsmag.com. We regret the error.


Join ASPRS for their 75th Anniversary at their 2009 Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD, March 9-13. 400 Technical Oral and Poster Presentations, 14 Workshops, 115 Exhibit Booths, Hot Topic Discussion, and User Groups hosted by Leading Industry Suppliers.


POLL RESULTS

A total of 81 people responded to the last poll, and almost half of them indicated they look at local online crime maps regularly or occasionally. 

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The new poll asks how often you geotag your photos, if ever. Vote today (lower right side of the home page)!


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Podcast: Share Your Work at the 2009 ESRI Developer Summit
ESRI Podcast Series #22
Jim Barry, program manager for the ESRI Developer Network, invites all ESRI developers to submit their development work for the opportunity to be showcased at the 2009 ESRI Developer Summit, March 23-26 in Palm Springs, California. This new offering at the Summit allows attendees to share their creativity in a collaborative setting, whether it be a complete application, an interesting implementation, a discussion about development practices, or a presentation including coding techniques using ESRI's or other APIs.

Podcast: ESRI's ArcLogistics Helps Governments Improve Routing and Scheduling of Vehicles and Staff
ESRI Podcast Series #21
Christopher Thomas, government industry solutions manager at ESRI, discusses how ESRI's ArcLogistics allows governments to make the most of the resources they already have by optimizing the routes of employees in the field, eliminating inefficient district designations, improving productivity, and reducing vehicle use.

Podcast: Smart Grid and Enterprise GIS for Electric Utilities
ESRI Podcast Series #20
Bill Meehan, director of utility solutions at ESRI, explains the concept of Smart Grid electric solutions and how enterprise GIS technology can help to manage these systems, allowing consumers to make more informed and efficient decisions regarding their electricity usage. GIS shows the complete state of the grid, represented by a realistic model in a way that people understand.


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Trimble Navigation Limited




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