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BECU: Capturing and Leveraging Data Using Data Flow and Location Intelligence

Boeing Employees' Credit Union (BECU) is the fourth largest credit union in the country based on asset size ($8.5 billion). Starting in 1999, BECU began collecting data into a single repository so that employees could get a complete view of each member, resulting in significant time savings and unparalleled member service. BECU's Market Research Analyst Calvin Bierley, describes how the company is using Pitney Bowes Business Insight's Sagent Data Flow and AnySite to leverage that data.

Critigen Looking to Carve Niche Where None Existed

Critigen, a new company recently divested from CH2M HILL, launches as an independent company that will focus on the critical infrastructure market using its expertise in geospatial technology. "Think of it as 'the Accenture of critical infrastructure,'" says CEO Jeff Akers. Akers believes that even with the current economic climate, "we are in the middle of the perfect storm," where there is a "heightened awareness of protecting critical assets." Editor in Chief Joe Francica spent some time talking with Akers and Senior Vice President Mike Underwood about the new firm's direction.

Penn State's GIS program is an innovator in online geospatial education. We offer the nation's only online light detection and ranging (LIDAR) course. This introduction to LIDAR will help you apply its technologies to real-world situations. Learn how you can enroll in this course - or in one of our certificate programs.

Books

Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning: Principles and Processing
A systematic, in-depth introduction to theories and principles of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology is long overdue, as it is the most important geospatial data acquisition technology to be introduced in recent years. An advanced discussion, this text fills the void. Professionals in fields ranging from geology, geography and geoinformatics to physics, transportation and law enforcement will benefit from this comprehensive discussion of topographic LiDAR principles, systems, data acquisition and data processing techniques. The book covers ranging and scanning fundamentals, and broad, contemporary analysis of airborne LiDAR systems, as well as those situated on land and in space. The authors present data collection at the signal level in terms of waveforms and their properties; at the system level with regard to calibration and georeferencing; and at the data level to discuss error budget, quality control, and data organization. From CRC, 2008.

Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures
In his latest book, Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures, Hanan Samet, renowned authority on this topic, presents a comprehensive view of spatial data structures and indexing that includes some of his own major algorithms, as well as those of other computer scientists. He is considered an expert on the use of hierarchical data structures such as the quadtree, which is often used to partition a two-dimensional space by recursively subdividing it into four quadrants, thereby providing a means to index the data that they span. From Morgan Kaufmann, 2006. More.

Weaving Services and People on the World Wide Web
Ever since its inception, the Web has changed the landscape of human experiences on how we interact with one another and data through service infrastructures via various computing devices. This interweaving environment is now becoming ever more embedded into devices and systems that integrate seamlessly on how we live, both in our working or leisure time. For this volume, King and Baeza-Yates selected some pioneering and cutting-edge research work that is pointing to the future of the Web. Based on the Workshop Track of the 17th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2008) in Beijing, they selected the top contributions and asked the authors to resubmit their work with a minimum of one third of additional material from their original workshop manuscripts to be considered for this volume. After a second-round of reviews and selection, 16 contributions were finally accepted. From Springer, 2009.

SPONSOR ZONE The Convergence of CAD/GIS for Accurate Mapping Directions Media Webinar Series - Sponsored by  Bentley Systems, Inc. The line between engineering CAD and GIS has become much less of a barrier to engineering and mapping organizations. With large volumes of spatial data widely available over the Internet, engineers and mapping/GIS specialists are looking for innovative ways to work smarter, faster and more precisely using existing spatial data from heterogeneous sources. Bentley has solved the problem of disparate CAD and GIS workflows by consolidating the functionality of both disciplines in a single intuitive user interface. 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. All Points Blog

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