GISCafe Voice Archive for the ‘mapping’ Category2017: Geospatial MusingsTuesday, January 10th, 2017Happy New Year! The recent presidential election in the U.S. has created so much uncertainty that it is hard to know what the future of any industry will be. For the first time, I feel there is no point in making predictions for the New Year for the geospatial industry, unless one is an insider with special knowledge of the winds of change.  Sevenhugs SmartRemote GIS Without Bounds from BoundlessThursday, November 17th, 2016Amazingly, 80 percent of all business data contains a location component, yet most organizations are not using it or don’t know how. On Nov. 15, Boundless expanded its open GIS solution into an ecosystem of geo-aware open source data, content and expertise that makes the latest GIS data easily available to developers and analysts in both public and private sectors. Bentley Media Day: Government and UtilitiesThursday, November 10th, 2016On Media Day at the Bentley Year In Infrastructure 2016 Conference held in London, the media was treated to Industry presentations for the various industry segments that Bentley Systems serves. The event is a vehicle for Bentley’s jurored Be Inspired Awards, which are bestowed on the selected finalists at a Wednesday evening gala event. Prior to the event, technology sessions highlight the work of the finalists and the company provides industry forums to showcase new technologies on the horizon.  Winner Innovation in Utilities and Communication – Hubei Electric, Engineering , 220kV Secondary Transformer Substation, China GISCafe Editorial Calendar 2017Tuesday, November 8th, 2016GISCafe Editorial Calendar 2017* Bentley Year In Infrastructure 2016 – Integrating GIS and BIMThursday, November 3rd, 2016It’s difficult not to be inspired when attending the Bentley Year In Infrastructure Conference, with so many talented professionals gathered to show off their infrastructure projects.  Innovation in Rail and Transit Winner: Bandedamark – New Line, Copenhagen-Ringsted, Copenhagen Capital Region, Denmark. Image Courtesy of Bentley Systems Located-Based Technology and Real-Time Election MappingWednesday, October 19th, 2016While the election plods on, behind the scenes there is a lot of geospatial technology being used to come up with various polls, real-time election maps, and determine election polling places that are helping people get to the polls and assist in the results reporting. Candidates, local and state governments are all trying to leverage the latest geographic and mapping solutions to better inform and motivate citizens, thereby changing election outcomes.
Hexagon Acquisition of GISquadrat GmbH Enhances Reach of Geospatial for Governments and Utilities in EuropeThursday, October 6th, 2016Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure acquired GISquadrat GmbH of Vienna, Austria. The acquisition is aimed at enhancing Hexagon’s geospatial, cloud and mobile solutions for governments and utility providers in Europe as well as bringing in more than 300 customers and thousands of users into the Hexagon fold. GoPro’s Karma Micro UAS to Launch in OctoberWednesday, September 28th, 2016The GoPro Karma quadcopter, a new micro UAS compatible with GoPro’s Hero4 Black+Silver, Hero5 Session and Hero5 Black camera offerings, is set to be released in October.  GoPro Karma Subaru and TomTom Collaborate on 2017 InCar Infotainment SystemThursday, September 22nd, 2016I have a new 2016 Subaru Forrester and just love it.  TomTom Maps and Navigation Software Power Subaru’s New Infotainment Platform (Photo: Business Wire) The GRACE Project Offers Up the Keweenaw Time Traveler with GISTuesday, September 13th, 2016The GRACE Project for the Upper Peninsula (GRACE for UP) of Keweenaw County, Michigan is an amazing project-model for GIS-based education, with high school students using Esri GIS on two related real-world community projects in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the National Parks Celebration.
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