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Google's Michael Jones on Crowdsourcing

Last week Google surprised many in the geospatial world by offering its own data for the U.S. and inviting users to "report problems." The company also began including parcel outlines for some areas of the country. Google's Michael Jones reached out to us regarding our questions, and while he didn't explicitly answer them, he did restate Google's philosophy on crowdsourcing.

American Digital Cartography, Inc. (ADCi) – A leading authorized distributor for both NAVTEQ and Tele Atlas. For over 20 years, ADCi has helped customers in every market successfully secure the correct data and license for their mapping application, including government, utilities, transportation, business, and Internet-based applications. ADCi can “slice and dice” the data to conform to your audience and geographic needs.

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Digging Into AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 - Level 1
Learn to leverage the power of AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 with this book. Digging Into AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 is an introduction to the most useful features of this powerful software. One of the biggest challenges for any user migrating to the Map 3D 2010 release is learning the completely redesigned interface featuring the ribbon. To be productive in this version you will need to be able to find familiar commands, as well learn new ones. This book features rewritten exercises, with all new screen captures to guide you through the new ribbon interface and build the comfort level needed to be productive in Map 3D. From Cadapult Software Solutions, Inc., 2008.

Location-Based Services and Geo-Information Engineering
Location-Based Services (LBS) are the delivery of data and information services where the content of those services is tailored to the current location and context of a mobile user. This is a new and fast-growing technology sector incorporating GIS, wireless technologies, positioning systems and mobile human-computer interaction. Geo-Information Engineering is the design of dependably engineered solutions to society's use of geographical information and underpins applications such as LBS. These are brought together in this comprehensive text that takes the reader through from source data to product delivery. From Wiley, 2009.

Research Trends in Geographic Information Science
In June/July 2008 the Institute for Geoinformation and Cartography at the Vienna University of Technology organized a scientific colloquium in this city, where 15 well-known scientists presented their ideas on research for the upcoming decade. This book contains papers prepared by the participants as well as by other researchers. The 18papers in this book reflect the opinion of a core group of geoinformation scientists about future research topics. Dealing with these topics poses multiple research questions for the coming years. Springer, 2009.

SPONSOR ZONE Learn about ESRI's Free Web Mapping APIs to Build Rich Internet Applications (registration required) Directions Media Webinar Series - Sponsored by ESRI More and more, users are demanding Web mapping applications that are intuitive and simple, yet highly effective. With ESRI's ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs for Flex, JavaScript, and Silverlight developers now have access to free tools and interactive resources to develop highly functional Web mapping applications that provide a compelling user experience. How DigitalGlobe and Intermap Benefit from Oracle Spatial (registration required) Directions Media Webinar Series - Sponsored by Oracle Does your organization manage a lot of spatial data? Learn how two major spatial data vendors use Oracle Spatial tools to help. You will derive three valuable insights from this webinar: 1) how Oracle Spatial adds management of imagery, 3D data, and more to Oracle Database's standard location data management, query and development capabilities; 2) how organizations can easily download the latest satellite imagery via Web services to support more effective planning and better business decisions; and 3) how DEM data can be managed cost-effectively in an enterprise database and leveraged to add value in a variety of business applications. Tutorial: Discover the Tools and Skills Needed to Location-enable Enterprise Oracle Deployments (registration required) Directions Media Webinar Series - Sponsored by NAVTEQ NAVTEQ and Oracle present this webinar to help attendees discover the software tools and skill set needed to location-enable enterprise Oracle deployments using NAVTEQ data. This instructional tutorial covers the following: the Oracle components used in mapping solutions; out-of-the-box maps for the Oracle environment from NAVTEQ; how to integrate demographic and business data stored in Oracle with maps; how maps add business value to your Oracle applications; and how JSP and SQL APIs from Oracle make creating powerful Web mapping applications easy. All Points Blog

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