http://apb.directionsmag.com/ en Serendipity 0.8.2 - http://www.s9y.org/ joe.francica@directionsmag.com website@directionsmag.com http://www.allpointsblog.com/templates/default/img/rss-title.gif http://apb.directionsmag.com/ 114 27 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4718-Google-Announces-Android-Challenge-Winners-Many-are-LBS-y.html Google http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4718-Google-Announces-Android-Challenge-Winners-Many-are-LBS-y.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4718 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4718 (Adena Schutzberg) The gallery is <a href="http://code.google.com/android/adc_gallery/">here</a>. Among the winning geo-related apps:<br /> <br /> BreadCrumbz - picture based nav<br /> Locale - reconfigures app based on location among other things (big winner)<br /> Piggyback - carpooling app<br /> Pocket Journey - touring app<br /> PebbleBox - collect and share location-based information<br /> cab4me - gets you a cab!<br /> <br /> via <a href="http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2008/08/29/first-google-android-developer-challenge-winners-announced/">Phones Review</a> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:46:07 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4718-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4716-New-Form-Factor-for-Nav-App.html Satellite Navigation http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4716-New-Form-Factor-for-Nav-App.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4716 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4716 (Adena Schutzberg) Say good bye to your phone/PDA and hello to rather bulbous wrist worn device. It's apparently got GPS and an MP3 player. A cellophane-looking touch screen is hidden inside and slides out for use. My immediate response: I'd need three hands to use it or would need to take it off for use. Pics at link below.<br /> <br /> - <a href="http://www.tuvie.com/portable-search-engine-concept-with-gps-for-travelers">Tuvie</a> via C|net Asia. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:35:41 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4716-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4710-Best-thing-about-SQL-Server-Spatial.html Microsoft http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4710-Best-thing-about-SQL-Server-Spatial.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4710 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4710 (Adena Schutzberg) It's free! So says the CIO of e-spatial.<br /> <blockquote>Spatial components of SQL Server used to be available only as third-party plug-ins, but spatial functionality is now integrated into the new version. <br /> <br /> “With no added cost, which is brilliant,” says [CIO Matti] Seikkula. <br /> <br /> From a relational data perspective, the difference between the older SQL Server 2005 and the 2008 version is not huge, but from a spatial perspective, the new built-in functionalities open up new opportunities for companies, without them having to invest money, says Seikkula.<br /> </blockquote><br /> - <a href="http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/5937A9B8684F0BE9CC2574B00016A17C">Computerworld NZ</a> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4710-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4711-For-PR-folks-and-CEOs-Jason-Calacanis-On-How-To-Get-PR-For-Your-Startup-Fire-Your-PR-Company.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4711-For-PR-folks-and-CEOs-Jason-Calacanis-On-How-To-Get-PR-For-Your-Startup-Fire-Your-PR-Company.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4711 1 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4711 (Adena Schutzberg) Some great tips on being a great PR person for your company and how to deal with the press. Few can do what Jason does, but many can do <b>some</b> of it.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/8/jason-calacanis-on-how-to-get-pr-for-your-startup-fire-your-pr-company">Alley Insider</a> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4711-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4712-Location-of-Katrina-Deaths-Upends-Previous-Assumptions.html Katrina http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4712-Location-of-Katrina-Deaths-Upends-Previous-Assumptions.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4712 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4712 (Adena Schutzberg) The work was done by Knight Ridder and suggests that many of the assumptions about those who died in Katrina are perhaps misplaced. <br /> <br /> Knight Ridder took addresses where bodies were recovered from data from Louisiana state officials and and plotted them on maps of Orleans and St. Bernard parishes. Those locations were then compared with census data on income in those neighborhoods. A number of bodies were excluded including those recovered from hospitals and nursing homes, and body collection points.<br /> <br /> What does the study show?<br /> <br /> - the victims weren’t disproportionately poor<br /> - they also weren’t disproportionately African American<br /> - the elderly were disproportionately impacted though many had cars in the driveway<br /> <br /> - Knight Ridder via <a href="http://www.theolympian.com/nationworld/story/564547.html">The Olympian</a> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4712-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4713-British-Cartographic-Society-President-Internet-Maps-Threaten-Old-Landmarks.html Google http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4713-British-Cartographic-Society-President-Internet-Maps-Threaten-Old-Landmarks.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4713 2 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4713 (Adena Schutzberg) British Cartographic Society president Mary Spence speaking at a Royal Geographic Society conference voiced concern that online maps are failing to include key points of interest such as churches and stately homes thus effectively wiping them off the map. She's also concerned that adult use [word added; was missing] of online maps and sat navs mean children are not learning to read maps. Not to worry says Ed Parsons of Google, online maps are customizable; the data is there, you just need to find or create it.<br /> <br /> This feels like a ploy to draw attention to the BCS. If so, it's working; there's lots of coverage. Perhaps we should simply encourage the society to devote these energies to promoting more/better geographic literacy worldwide?<br /> <br /> Full story with quotes at <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2639307/Map-reading-skills-dying-out-due-to-internet-and-satnavs.html">The Telegraph</a>, via <a href="http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8XLU2iETWjSQAt5vULqY8q83RHQ">The Press Association</a> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4713-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4714-Apple-Store-Location-Analysis-Stores-Reflect-US-Population.html Apple http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4714-Apple-Store-Location-Analysis-Stores-Reflect-US-Population.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4714 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4714 (Adena Schutzberg) The map and analysis from ifoAppleStore is <a href="http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/population_density.html">here</a>. Perhaps some geographers and demographers want to weigh in? Also, anyone know what tools Apple uses to locate these? Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4714-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4715-Good-News-for-GeoEye-Google-Exclusive-Deal-for-High-Res-GeoEye-1-Imagery.html GoogleRemote Sensing http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4715-Good-News-for-GeoEye-Google-Exclusive-Deal-for-High-Res-GeoEye-1-Imagery.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4715 2 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4715 (Adena Schutzberg) The news popped Thursday night. Of course the bird is not in the sky yet (it launches next week) and the imagery won't be available for another 45- 60 days. But after that assuming all is well with the satellite and receiving stations, Google will add .5 meter (corrected was: .41 meter; corrected per direct communication from Google and comment) to Google Maps and Google Earth. <br /> <br /> No word on the price tag, but it should be a good deal: the deal stipulates the imagery not go to any other on-line mapping websites. And, if it matters, Google's logo is on the rocket.<br /> <br /> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/reuters/feeds/reuters/2008/08/28/2008-08-29T015418Z_01_N28372244_RTRIDST_0_GEOEYE-GOOGLE-PICTURE.html">Reuters</a> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:32:16 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4715-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4709-Sprint-to-Offer-Localized-Services-via-WiMAX-including-Autodesk-LS.html AutodeskLBS http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4709-Sprint-to-Offer-Localized-Services-via-WiMAX-including-Autodesk-LS.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4709 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4709 (Adena Schutzberg) Sprint's OHMTM WiMAX mobile broadband is poised to launch in Baltimore in September year. It's high speed wireless, basically, but, it "will be largely location-centric,” explained Rick Robinson, vice president of XOHM Services. “We’re creating a new dimension to online presence, making points of interest near your current location easy to identify and access. This ‘geobrowsing’ effect provides location context and will give XOHM members a richer personal broadband experience when they’re mobile.”<br /> <br /> I read this as: this service is more "LBS-y" than say your iPhone with AT&T service. Perhaps; for now the list of app and platform providers is quite familiar: uLocate, Yelp, Accuweather, OpenWave, Google... One is a surprise to me:<br /> <blockquote>Autodesk Inc. of San Rafael, Calif., will provide a standards-based interface and geospatial services, such as addresses, ZIP code and city/state information, to enhance location within the XOHM network.</blockquote><br /> I think that means the Autodesk Location Services platform will be available for developers. We've not heard much from Autodesk's LBS corner for a while, so this is good news.<br /> <br /> - <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080828005150&newsLang=en">press release</a> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:45:02 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4709-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4708-Clever-marketing-from-Navtec.html NAVTEQ http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4708-Clever-marketing-from-Navtec.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4708 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4708 (Adena Schutzberg) I was minding my own business doing some news searches this morning when a sponsored ad appeared next to my Google search.<br /> <br /> <img width='297' height='200' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://apb.directionsmag.com/uploads/navtec.png' alt='' /><br /> <br /> Navtec? That's not how you spell it! It's now NAVTEQ but back in the day was NAVTECH. Must be some scammer playing on the name to get folks to buy their... Ooops. The link takes one to navigation.com, the URL NAVTEQ has for its map update store.<br /> <br /> I'm so naive. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:20:06 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4708-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4707-Next-Phase-of-GPS-based-Mobile-Gaming.html LBS http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4707-Next-Phase-of-GPS-based-Mobile-Gaming.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4707 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4707 (Adena Schutzberg) Despite all the hoopla, GPS-enabled mobile games have not exploded. But Wayfinder, a GPS services provider, says the time has come and they will enable the great games. How? By providing an API to their gaming platform to <a href="http://forum.wayfinder.com">forum</a> members on September 30. <br /> <br /> - <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/gps-gaming-gets-serious-459875">TechRadar</a><br /> - <a href="http://www.wayfinder.com/?id=9807&lang=en-US">press release</a> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:40:06 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4707-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4704-Web-GIS-vs.-Web-enabled-GIS.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4704-Web-GIS-vs.-Web-enabled-GIS.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4704 1 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4704 (Adena Schutzberg) I can't say I'd run into the latter term until today in the<a href="http://www.sentinel-standard.com/articles/2008/08/27/news/04news.txt"> Ionia Sentinel-Standard </a>(Michigan). The term is in the headline and throughout the "we're getting Web-enabled GIS" story. Allied Information Solutions will create the system at a cost of $20,000 plus $5000/year maintenance. I wondered if the consultants, AIS use the term? I found two webpages that might relate to the company <a href="http://www.allied-info.com/">one</a> was a placeholder listing three offices, the <a href="http://www.landrecordsportal.com/">other</a> was "under construction."<br /> <br /> So, I look at Clinton County's site, noted in the article as being up and running with Web-enabled GIS. I found this <a href="http://maps.clinton-county.org/ClintonCountyCX/Disclaimer.htm">page</a> which uses the terms: <br /> On-Line Mapping Service and On-Line Mapping. That said the text confirms "This is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application brought to you by Clinton County, MI. It was designed by PlanSight LLC using ArcIMS."<br /> <br /> I'm thinking this won't be sorted out anytime soon!<br /> <br /> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4704-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4705-Poizner-Pushes-Pay-as-You-Go-Insurance-for-California.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4705-Poizner-Pushes-Pay-as-You-Go-Insurance-for-California.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4705 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4705 (Adena Schutzberg) Steve Poizner is currently the insurance commissioner for California. Before that we knew him as founder Strategic Mapping and SnapTrak. Word is he may run for governor in 2010. For now, though, he's pushing for an option for insurance that would be tied to actual mileage, one that would ideally drop miles travelled and thus air pollution. Thirty other states already have this option. Oh, and no GPS is allowed; it would invade privacy. Odometer or other device readings would be used to confirm mileage. <br /> <br /> I'm not sure I follow the logic:<br /> <blockquote>The Environmental Defense Fund estimates that if 30 percent of Golden State drivers participate in this new form of voluntary coverage, the state could avoid 55 million tons of carbon dioxide between 2009 and 2020 -- the equivalent of taking 10 million cars off the road. This would save an estimated 5.5 billion gallons of gas and $40 billion dollars in car-related expenses.</blockquote><br /> Is the logic, "If I pay more to drive more, then I'll drive less?" That's working "somewhat" with the recent high gas prices. How can they know it'll take 10 million cars off the road? Here in Massachusetts I get a break because I drive fewer than 5000 miles/year. How much lower would my rate be on such a plan (we don't have one here). Would I drive even less? I doubt it, but I'm the first to say that lifestyle issues in my compact city are very different than those in much of California.<br /> <br /> - <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/08/25/daily26.html?jst=b_ln_hl">San Francisco Business Times</a><br /> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4705-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4706-PredicationsInsights-from-Jeff-Holden,-the-CEO-of-Pelago-Whrrl.html Social Networking http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4706-PredicationsInsights-from-Jeff-Holden,-the-CEO-of-Pelago-Whrrl.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4706 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4706 (Adena Schutzberg) <br /> <blockquote>[on the future] - One is that Amazon ( NSDQ: AMZN) will become a hardware company and the second is something he's banking on?that Apple's ( NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone will evolve from a niche device to one that gains double-digit market share.<br /> <br /> - [on what distinguishes Whrrl] "Foot-streaming" is the reason why Holden believes that they can demand high rates for their ads. Foot-streaming is the act of tracking where people go using GPS: "You are able to say people?who go to these places?also go to these places." Sound familiar? Amazon does that all the time, by showing people what other people buy when they buy a particular book. "This has never been done in the physical world." <br /> <br /> - [on competitors] Loopt is like candy because you can see where your friends are, and with Yelp, likely only 1 percent of the audience is really engaged, he says.<br /> </blockquote><br /> - <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082702419.html">mocoNews.net</a> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4706-guid.html http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4703-Podcast-Storage-and-Management-of-Spatial-Data-on-an-IBM-System-z-Mainframe.html IBM http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4703-Podcast-Storage-and-Management-of-Spatial-Data-on-an-IBM-System-z-Mainframe.html#comments http://apb.directionsmag.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=4703 0 http://apb.directionsmag.com/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=4703 joe.francica@directionsmag.com (Joe Francica) In this interview, we speak to Dan Wardman, Vice President for Information Management Software and Frank Butt, Manager, DB2 for z/OS Query Runtime, tech search and spatial support for IBM. Our topic is &quot;The storage and management of spatial data on an IBM System z Mainframe&quot;. Spatial support is an important feature available for DB2 9 for z/OS as it provides the capability to store and retrieve spatial data from any application via standard SQL. We also discuss applications as well as IBM's relationship with ESRI.<br /> <a href="http://www.allpointsblog.com/feeds/categories/31-Podcasts.rss">Subscribe to Podcast RSS</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/IBM_final1.mp3">Listen Now</a> (to download, right click on the link at left and choose &quot;save target as&quot;)<br /> <br /> <b>For more information about IBM's spatial solutions you can download a <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/sponsors/visitors-form.php?wpid=13&from=wp">whitepaper</a> on this topic or visit the <a href="http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/government/doc/content/solution/258998309.html">IBM website</a></b>. <br /> <br /> Missed any podcasts? Want to subscribe via iTunes, Yahoo, etc? <a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2244">Here's the index </a> with all the info. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:11:51 -0500 http://apb.directionsmag.com/archives/4703-guid.html