September 02, 2009

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    All Things Location Wednesday | September 02, 2009

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Geospatial Primer: In Search of the Next Killer App

Andrew Ross offers a primer on geospatial technology and then looks at possible reasons for its growth, the Ingres' geospatial project, and the role of open source as a protocol for business. They may all be part of the "next killer app."


Video: Back to School - A Video: Back to School - A "New to Me" Analytical Tool

Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg is joining her students and doing their required video assignments this term. Here she shares a video of exploring a "new to her" analytical tool in Manifold.


What can business intelligence and location intelligence practitioners learn from the intelligence community? Find out how these "intelligences" inform one another with USGIF President Keith Masback as he leads an experienced panel of experts from In-Q-Tel, MIT and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

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POLL RESULTS

A better understanding of the latest buzz word "cloud computing" remains elusive. With 216 respondents, the final results of the poll are now in, but there is no clear consensus.

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The next poll asks, "What is your impression of the participation of women in the geospatial workforce?" Vote today (left side of the home page)!



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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.



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Autodesk, Inc.

DGI - NYQ$19.78Down
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Descartes Systems Group Inc.

GEOY - NGM$25.31Down
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GeoEye, Inc.

GRMN - NMS$31.76Down
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Garmin Ltd.

MSFT - NMS$24.00Down
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Microsoft Corporation

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Oracle Corporation

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Trimble Navigation Limited



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