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August 26, 2009

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All Things Location	Wednesday \| August 26, 2009

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Determining Anchor Points for Sex Offenders Using GPS Data

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) tracks more than 6,000 sex offender parolees using GPS. That's quite a lot of data, data that must be correlated with current crimes and restricted areas to be sure offenders are following the rules of their parole. The department turns to GIS for a solution. ESRI's Modelbuilder and a kernel density tool developed from ecological studies that tracked animals are essential for analysts who track the offender movements. Redlands Police Department's Philip Mielke explains.

Deploying Successful Location Based Services in the Latin American Region. September 17th 2009 Location Based Services represent one of the most promising drivers for revenue generation for service providers in the Region. The possibility of having access to geographic data in real time provides both accrual information and entertainment, and at the same time it generates new business opportunities such as direct marketing; services such as parental control and personal security. According to eMarketer, in the year 2012, there will be more than 63 million of services around the world based in localization services.

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Visualizing and Studying Disease through Maps
ESRI Podcast Series #37
Dr. Tom Koch, a clinical ethicist, gerontologist, professor, and ESRI Press book author of Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine, discusses how we can use maps to think about virus and disease, specifically in the case of the H1N1 flu pandemic.

Advances in Enterprise Strategies (registration required)
ITT Visual Information Solutions Podcast Series #2
In this podcast sponsored by ITT Visual Information Solutions, you will learn about ITT VIS' advances in enterprise strategies and how software is moving away from the desktop. Data cataloging, discovery and standards are discussed. You will also hear an introduction to the new enterprise software product, ENVI Enterprise Services.

2010 Census - How Changes Affect Data Users
ESRI Podcast Series #36
Lynn Wombold, chief demographer and manager of ESRI's data development team, provides valuable insight on how the new data gathering methods of the 2010 Census will impact data users.

All Points Blog

Microsoft's Popfly Shuts Down

Bing Maps via WMS

Quote of the Week

$80 GPS Watch for Waypoints, Geotagging

Map Projecting Gadget Takes Silver at Design Competition

All of yesterday's All Points Blog posts

Press Releases

Advanced Digital Elevation Models From Harris Corporation Now Available Online to Commercial Users via MapMart Web Site

Luciad releases LuciadMap V9.0 including AIXM 5 implementation

Skyhook Wireless Powers Location on Sherpa App Available in Android Market

ESRI StreetMap Premium Now Available with Tele Atlas Data

LINZ media release: Spatial information adds hundreds of millions to New Zealand's economy

MapQuest and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Work Together to Help Find Missing Children

Digital Quest S.T.A.R.S. Students Showcased at ESRI User Conference

Ericsson Labs challenges maps for the web with technology from Idevio

Trulia Partners With Maponics To Expand Neighborhood Coverage More Than 300%

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