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All Points Blog (APB) is a publication of Directions Media, Glencoe, Illinois. APB is a news and opinion source on location technology. We offer news on business and consumer hardware, software and services from a variety of sources along with our comments. All Things Location, including GIS, GPS, location technology and maps are fair game.
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MomentFeed, Foursquare and others in the LBS News
MomentFeed. Inc., the first location-based marketing platform for the enterprise and a leader in the SoLoMo space, today announced a partnership with foursquare to claim venues on behalf of its clients, providing an interface to efficiently manage hundreds or thousands of... Continue reading
Google Loses French Lawsuit for Its Free Maps and other Google Geo News
Google is guilty of abusing its dominant position with Google Maps per a court in France. It was ordered to pay €500,000 in damages and interest to the plaintiff and a €15,000 euro fine against Bottin Cartographes. The company, until it was put out of business, offered online... Continue reading
Paper Maps are Hard to Use and other Education GIS News
At Holt Elementary in Durham, NC, the local GIS users are teaching about GIS via Google Earth. I'm not sure how I feel about this exercise:
To illustrate the difference that GIS technology makes, [GIS analyst from the GIS division of the city’s Technology Solutions Department,... Continue reading
EnhancedView Could Take $50 Million Hit - Aviation Week
Aviation Week is reporting that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) may be forced to renegotiate the EnhanceView contract with GeoEye and DigitalGlobe due to an expected $50 Million cut to the agency's 2012 fiscal year budget with the prospect of more cuts in fiscal 2013.... Continue reading
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Sponsors “Data Fusion Contest”
From Fabio Pacifici, chair of the Data Fusion Technical Committee of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS), comes word that the organization is hosting the 2012 IEEE GRSS Data Fusion Contest.
Mr. Pacifici writes:
This year the Contest is designed to investigate the... Continue reading
Quote of the Week - 2/2/12
“Why does Interstate 95 go in a straight line from Florida to Canton [MA], and then hooks around, and resumes a straight line from Peabody [MA] to Canada. And that’s Interstate 95.”
The answer is Mayor Kevin White of Boston, who died earlier this week. Rep. Barney Frank, asked the... Continue reading
Hawaii Broadband Speed Test and other Government GIS News
A new website will allow internet users to determine their computer or electronic device’s internet speed and help the state map its broadband coverage as the Abercrombie Administration moves forward with its Hawai’i Broadband Initiative. Participants can take the test... Continue reading
Open Data on Malta Coming and other International GIS News
A plane will be scanning the island to build a three-dimensional map that will allow the planning authority to monitor environmental changes over the years.
The photographic map will carry information such as on air and water quality and noise levels. All data will be available... Continue reading
NJ Hospital Mortality Rates and other Health GIS News
The New Jersey Department of Health rated 72 major hospitals across the state according to the number of deaths per 100 patients for pneumonia, stroke, heart attack, and heart failure. That data was used to create the Google Map.
- NJ Spotlight
An independent study conducted by... Continue reading
Facebook IPO Might Spur Real Estate Geolocation App
According to the Washington Post, the impending initial public offering (IPO) by Facebook, with its expected windfall of cash from investors, might encourage some employees to go looking for housing. But the prospective home buyers are a bit picky. You see, they might not want to live... Continue reading
Waze, Safely and Rxs and other LBS News
A company called LowestMed has launched a mobile app that allows consumers to compare drug prices at their local pharmacy chains.
The app will be a mobile extension of the company's Web resource for comparative drug prices and prescription discount cards.
- eWeek
Waze... Continue reading
Boston Residents Claim Hydrants and other Crowdsourcing GIS News
Boston's latest Code for America rollout is a map where residents can claim and name a local hydrant to shovel after snow storms.
- Boston.com
Esri's Ryan Lanclos writes about its new ArcGIS Add-in for Ushahidi.
This add-in allows you to connect to a Ushahidi instance with the... Continue reading
TomTom News Update 2/1/12
The new TomTom data facility is opening in Pune, India.
- Money Control
TomTom GPS devices are offered with the purchse of select Chevrolet vehicle purchases in the U.S. "Customers who purchase a 2009 or newer Camaro, Colorado, Cobalt, Express, Impala or HHR. Customers who purchase... Continue reading
WhereCon 2012 to be renamed and rescheduled
USGIF and OGC are committed to organizing a conference focused on place-based policy. However, after discussions with several of our respective members and sponsors, we have decided that the community would be better served if this event were rescheduled.
I know I was confused... Continue reading
Learn How Open Source Software Benefits a Successful GIS Business
Lee Mitchell owner of G.A.I.A. Professionals spoke about starting a new GIS business on the Jan 31 American Sentinel University Webinar. I learned during a detailed discussion of her work history that she worked in some capacity for American Sentinel University in curriculum... Continue reading
UK Home Office Updates Crime Map
There are two promised updates to the Police UK map which covers England and Wales:
Today, crimes at, or near, public places will be added.
Come May, the map will include details of what happens after a crime has occurred - what the police did and the criminal justice outcome.
The... Continue reading
Finland to Open Data and other Government GIS News
The National Land Survey of Finland will open its topographic data on May 1st.
- SDI Magazine via @Christophe_ESRI)
The head of St. Joseph County’s Transportation Authority [Michigan] wanted its latest vehicle to stand out...
A “vehicle-wrap” that covers the van’s exterior... Continue reading
Open Source Desktop GIS Book Updated
The Geospatial Desktop might sound like a generic book about deskotp GIS. It's not. It's about open source desktop GIS. The subtitle "Open Source GIS and Mapping" provides the important distinguisher.
Furthermore it's a revision of the book originally titled Desktop GIS. I confess I'm... Continue reading
Virtual Internships and other Education GIS News
According to a recent BusinessWeek article, an increasing number of students are participating in virtual internships where they connect with their employer through the internet. Frequently, these opportunities are offered by small startups; however, experts say even larger... Continue reading
Quote of the Week - 1/31/12
“Cities that have a good GIS program have really good city programs. Cities that have it are light-years ahead.”
- Northport, Alabama City Councilman Jay Logan, who works for the city of Tuscaloosa supporting the city's exploration of a $500,000 GIS quoted in the Tuscalusa News.... Continue reading