November 20, 2009

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    All Things Location Friday | November 20, 2009

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Internet Age Data Exploitation, Pending . . .Internet Age Data Exploitation, Pending . . .

Cars, electronics, even toys come with manuals and warnings. This helps protect providers and users (hopefully) from harm. But what helps providers and users of geospatial data avoid harm? Where is the software infrastructure that provides rights management, security and privacy? Sam Bacharach tackles that question in these times when geospatial data sharing is a goal of private companies, governments and individuals.

Podcast: A Hallway Conversation with Jay TilleyPodcast: A Hallway Conversation with Jay Tilley, Senior VP, Sanborn

Adena Schutzberg interviewed Jay Tilley, Sanborn's Senior Vice President about why 3D data is important and how the industry is overcoming challenges such as cost, data fusion and the integration of real time data. Tilley also speaks to the future growth of 3D data development and its use in augmented reality applications. This interview is part of a series of interviews with geospatial insiders and outsiders.


off the beaten path


The Urban Cursor is a movable bench. During the last week of September, the cursor was featured during the "cultural festival Ingravid" in Figueres, Catalunya (Spain). People were invited to upload their pictures of the cursor to a website. The pictures were matched to the location of the cursor via time stamp. Used with permission.

Urban Cursor is a GPS enabled object that functions as a movable bench.



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