Directions Media - Podcasts

Podcast: Geospatial News and New/Social Media

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 2 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0600

How does a geospatial news outlet use new and social media? And, what's in it for readers and listeners? Our editors share how Directions Media is using these tools (including some tips for new users of Twitter and podcasts) and look ahead at better matching content and form to reader needs.

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Podast: Geo and the Economic Downturn

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0600

Whatever you choose to call the current economic situation, it's clearly impacting everything, worldwide in one way or another. This week we look into the crystal ball to think though the impact on the geospatial technology industry. More that one company in the industry has seen its stock not just fall but plummet; some are cutting jobs. But what about those in government positions? What about software vendors? Consultants? What's the prognosis for gadgets and phones? Join us to see if you agree with editors' perspective.

Podcast: What We'd Tell the World on GIS Day

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0600

GIS Day provides a chance for geospatial practitioners to tell the world about what they and why it matters. Our editors share the key themes they'd want to get across to the public on this special day.

Podcast: Platformization - Marketing or Solution?

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0600

Players in the geospatial arena are offering grouping of products referred to as platforms or portfolios to address enterprise needs. Bentley this week announced its V8i portfolio. A few weeks ago Microsoft rolled out its Single View Platform. Are these launches just marketing efforts or is there more?

Podcast: Nov 4, 1998

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 4 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0600

Ten years ago this week Directions Magazine launched. The names in the news included Microsoft, MapInfo, Seagate, Mapquest and Broward County, Florida. Join our editors for a look back at that week's news to see some of the changes in our industry and community in the last decade.

Podcast: Clapper Elaborates on Collapse of BASIC

joe.francica@directionsmag.com (Joe Francica) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:37:37 -0500

During the Q&A session at the GEOINT Symposium, Under Secretary of Defense, Lt. General (ret.) Jim Clapper, elaborated on the recently canceled BASIC (Broad Area Space-Based Imagery Collection) program, an effort by the National Reconnaisance Office (NRO) to obtain two earth observing remote sensing satellites. "Depending on your point of view, what happened to BASIC is either a strength or weakness of our form of government. There are many constituencies from which you must derive consensus. When we finally got consensus, we finally got signed for the purchase of two 1.1 meter satellites. But Congress decided that the sense of urgency no longer exists. Its now over to the DNI (Director of National Intelligence) to decide the way ahead. The DNI has referred back to the NGA andi it will be up to Admiral Murrett, Director of the NGA to study. Clapper said in closing that "but this has been studied to death."

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Podcast: PNDs vs. Smartphones

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0500

deCarta announced its connected navigation platform last week. At the same time the expectations for portable navigation devices is looking dim as for-fee smartphone solutions for navigation appear to grow. What is the future for these devices and what about the connected car of the future? Our editors look at what the experts say and share their own predictions.

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Podcast: Protecting Ourselves from Geographic Data and Technologies

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0500

There's no question there's currently an abundance of location information out in the world. How do we "protect ourselves" from that very information and technologies? How much can we rely on automated systems to protect us from the dangers? How much must we do on our own? What types of protection do we not have that should be invented?

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Podcast: Peeling Back the Layers of the Firefox Geode Location Add-on

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0500

The announcement of a geolocation add-on for Mozilla's FireFox last week prompted lots of discussion around its role in the browser, its support of standards, and its use of Skyhook's wi-fi solution for location determination. Our editors peel back the layers to take on these and other issues including: does such a broker belong in the browser?

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Podcast: Reviewing the 2008 Interactive Election Maps

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Many media outlets offer interactive maps to explore current data on the upcoming U.S. elections including the option to create you own scenarios by assigning states to candidates. How do the sites compare? What's missing? Our editor's praise USA Today's implementation along with Yahoo's and find at least one laughable offering. Hear about their likes and dislikes and how these interactive sites reflect the state of technology in the media and the demand for social tools.

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Podcast: Autodesk Series #2 -Digital Cities-A Vision for 3D Modeling and Visualization in Local Governments

joe.francica@directionsmag.com (Joe Francica) — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 06:48:11 -0500

Autodesk has been a pioneer in 3D visualization for the past 10 years and almost every aspect of government infrastructure can be designed as a 3D model for planning and developing purposes. And, once constructed, these models can be used for operating and maintaining these assets. Autodesk is aggressively moving forward because the benefits of this technology are so exceptional. And now, with the acquisition of 3DGeo, Europes leading 3D visualization software solution, Autodesk has been able to accelerate their strategy to help the worlds cities create their next generation base maps as a 3D interactive models. [Podcast sponsored by Autodesk.]
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Podcast: Google Hearts Tele Atlas, Tagging the Real World

(Adena Schutzberg) — Fri, 3 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Note: Technical difficulties prevented distribution of the podcast on Tuesday. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Last week Google announced it would use only Tele Atlas data for its mapping applications, effectively dropping NAVTEQ, now owned by Nokia. Is there a data war? Or perhaps a browser war? Also: Microsoft reveals its vision for a tagged real world even as a Japanese company shows off its implementation of that vision. Is it time for real world geotagging? Our editors tackle these questions in this week's discussion.

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Podcast: Spatially-enabled Data Warehouse Appliances

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

This week two different vendors, Netezza and Teradata announced spatial extensions for their data warehouse appliances. Our editors explain the new offerings and explore what questions they prompt for geospatial practitioners and well as traditional database administrators. Is one of these solutions in your future?

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Podcast: Three LBS Events, One Takeaway: One Device for Work and Play

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Editor in Chief Joe Francica ran the LBS gauntlet last week by attending NAVTEQ Connections, CTIA and the SiRF Location 2.0 Summit. The big takeaway is the power of a single device to manage one business and personal life on a single location-enabled device. In the last year, Francica explains, LBS has become part of the enterprise. He and Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg explore the changes that have come with this growth.

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Podcast: PBS Affiliate Educates Viewers About Global Environmentalism and Local Geography

(Adena Schutzberg) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Craig Rosa, Interactive Producer of KQED, San Francisco, presents the cross-platform, cross-editorial program KQED Quest. Craig explains how KQED Quest reinforces the message of global environmentalism by educating viewers about their local geography. Craig says Quests mantra is: geo-tag everything.

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Ed. Note: The Web 2.0 Mapping and Social Networks Group is about sharing, teaching, learning and networking around current and future Web-based geospatial and social networking applications and technology. The group meets regularly on the third Tuesday evening of every month at Google in Silicon Valley, CA. Back Five Productions and Endpoint Environmental LLC are the producers of the Web 2.0 Mapping and Social Networks Meetup Group podcasts, which are sponsored by Directions Media.

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