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Podcast: Why is Autodesk Up in a Down Economy?

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Our editors ponder Autodesk's quarterly expectation-beating revenues. The company reported solid growth around the world even as gas and food costs remain high. Just what is the company doing right and what can we extrapolate to geospatial companies in particular? Also, a look at Autodesk's recent acquisition of 3D, standards focused company in Germany.

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Podcast: A GIO for DOI: Implications and Questions

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Last week Secretary Kempthorn announced plans to appoint a Geographic Information Officer, a GIO for the Department of Interior. After having a week to ponder the announcement, our editors raise some practical and political questions about the position and who may fill it.

Podcast: ESRI UC Morning Plenary - Our Take

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 5 Aug 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Our editors review the morning plenary at the 2008 ESRI User Conference. The main focus included enhancements in ArcGIS 9.3; 3D, imagery and announcements from Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of Interior stole the show.

Podcast: How to Read Microsoft's 3D Effort with trueSpace

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Last week Microsoft announcedthat its recently acquired trueSpace 3D model creator is now free and models created with it can be uploaded as collections to Virtual Earth. What does that say about what Google, Microsoft and the geospatial community think about what tools and data are required for today's maps?

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Podcast: Autodesk Series #1 - Asset Intelligence and Visualization

joe.francica@directionsmag.com (Joe Francica) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:51:00 -0500

In the first of a series of podcasts from Autodesk, three of the company's leading technologists provide a foundation for understanding how government agencies can better utilize geospatial information. Geoff Zeiss, director of technology, David Kingsbury, Sr. Industry Manager for State and Local Government, and Pete Southwood, Geospatial Technical Evangelist conduct a roundtable discussion of Autodesk's Feature Data Object, or FDO, an open source solution that is embedded in many of the company's industry solutions. Autodesk's ability to integrate CAD, GIS, spatial databases, Excel spreadsheets, and imagery is truly unique and crosses into engineering design, which forms the foundation of integrated asset intelligence.

For more information on FDO see:

The Autodesk website or the Open Source Geospatial Foundation website.

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Podcast: MISO and ESRI: Current Status and the Future

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500

MISO are Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle, the big enterprise players in the market today. All have a toe or more in GIS, but all also have a tie to ESRI. What's the state of those relationships and what new players also want and need to hook up with the big E? Our editors explore these questions and toss in a few other letters, G, A and B into the alphabet soup.

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Podcast: Interview with Safe Software and WeoGeo on Cloud Computing

(Adena Schutzberg) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Safe Software and WeoGeo are partnering to bring spatial ETL (extract, transform and load) technology to the cloud. Not sure what the cloud is? Not sure how geospatial technologies can take advantage of it? Safe's president Don Murray and WeoGeo's CEO Paul Bissett tackle these topics and prepare you for your future in the cloud.

Podcast: You are a Sensor

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Clever researchers have determined that you, even without a portable device can be an effective geographic sensor. This week we explore examples of how individuals, sometimes along with their electronic gadgets, can act as effective sensors for disease or natural disaster. Our editors share some proven techniques and explore how this type of data collection might play out in the future.

Podcast: Web Mapping Platform Migration

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 8 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Last week Ask.com moved off its longtime mapping platform to Microsoft's Virtual Earth. What are the practical choices these days for those who want mapping as part of their portals? Has customization and a unique look and feel been overshadowed by a few strong hosted solutions to which everyone will eventually migrate? Our editors sort out the options and trends and end up using the "c" word - commodity.

ESRI Podcast Series: ArcGIS Desktop 9.3

joe.francica@directionsmag.com (Joe Francica) — Mon, 7 Jul 2008 05:56:00 -0500

In this podcast sponsored by ESRI, Bruce Harold, ArcGIS Desktop product manager at ESRI, gives a summary of what users can expect in the upcoming ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 release. Bruce discusses some of the productivity enhancements as well as improvements in cartographic tools, geoprocessing, and graphics support.

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Podcast: Location Determination Goes Hybrid

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Skyhook announced a hybrid location determination software solution that can tap into GPS, Wi-Fi, and cell towers to locate devices. What does that mean for knowing where you are anytime, anywhere? Is this step forward accompanied by an increased sense of location privacy comfort? Our editors explore the new technology and offer a suggestion for tackling the privacy bugaboo.

Podcast: A Look at COGO, The Coalition of Geospatial Organizations

(Adena Schutzberg) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0500

A few weeks ago COGO, the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations made itself known to the geospatial community. The group, comprised of leading geospatial organizations aims to increase communications between the groups, work toward common goals via advocacy and education. This week Adena Schutzberg takes a closer look at the members, goals and possible future of the group and its implications for the geospatial community.

ESRI Podcast Series: An Overview of ArcGIS Server 9.3

joe.francica@directionsmag.com (Joe Francica) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:59:00 -0500

In this podcast sponsored by ESRI, Ismael Chivite, ArcGIS Server Product Manager at ESRI, gives an overview of what's new with the ArcGIS Server 9.3 release. Learn about the new ArcGIS API for JavaScript, whats happening with ArcGIS Image Server, role-based security, and faster Web services via improved map caching options.

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Podcast: Who is #1 in GIS...and Does it Really Matter?

joe.francica@directionsmag.com (Joe Francica) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:32:00 -0500

Who's #1 in GIS? How big is the GIS market? Is the impact of Google affecting the sales of GIS vendors? These questions are asked all the time and the answer is...nobody really knows. But more to the point, does it really matter. With the fragmentation of the geospatial technology market during the last few years, it is difficult to place a number on the total size of the market, despite the best efforts of market research firms. Editor-in-chief Joe Francica lays out a framework for the sectors of the geospatial market and what really needs to be considered when trying to size the market...but as importantly, why the numbers today are irrelevant.
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Podcast: Exclusive Interview with Judson Green, president & CEO, NAVTEQ

joe.francica@directionsmag.com (Joe Francica) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:52:00 -0500

In an exclusive interview, Judson Green, president and CEO of NAVTEQ spoke with Directions Media Editor-in-chief Joe Francica about a broad spectrum of topics related to the growth of the location-based services market and the ability of NAVTEQ to address an exploding market for digital map products. Mr. Green spoke of the opportunities for NAVTEQ not just in terms of his current ability to serve a variety of market segments but provided some insights in what may be possible in the future with NAVTEQ data. "Dont think of our map going into a nav system in the front seat of the car; think of our map going into the engine of the car to help drive the carand therein you find dozens and dozens and dozens of applications which would fundamentally improve the safety of the car, the productivity of the car, the efficiencies, and we think thats a very exciting area, said Green. Mr. Green, once the president for Walt Disney Attractions, now has the challenge of sorting through the opportunities that range from real-time dynamic content to advanced driver assistance systems.<br>
The interview was recorded on June 10, 2008 and lasts for approximately 20 minutes.
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