Eric Gakstatter

Google announced it is revising its privacy policy and terms of service as of March 1, 2012. According to the announcement, it will be streamlining over 60 privacy policies into one.

Granted, I'm a mobile device geek. I see tremendous growth for geospatial apps on mobile devices. Obviously, insane numbers of mobile devices are shipping. This past Christmas, Amazon shipped 4+ million of its Kindle tablet computers.

The first essay in this series asked the question, “Does the ability/authority to do something justify doing it?” The second essay looked at "Elements of the decision-making process" and asks “Is it necessary or possible to legislate morality?” This essay looks at rules, decisions, and...more >>

Happy Holidays and Cheers for a Prosperous New Year

A friend of mine is in the bathroom fixture business. When I talk to him, it really makes me appreciate the geospatial industry. While there isn't much uncharted territory and innovation in bathroom fixtures business, the geospatial industry is ripe for opportunity and innovation. Here are my three...more >>

Get It Surveyed (GIS) always brings out a small roar of laughter at the local RPLS chapter meeting. Hardee, har, har. The irony is that if you laugh at that joke, then you might as well wear a sign on your head that says “GIS Dummy.” GIS isn’t about accuracy. I’ve said it many times and...more >>

At the end of every year, I title this column Directions, in which I discuss significant developments, trends, technologies, companies, and so on, in the GNSS industry. This year, two entities have captured my attention and have the potential to significantly transform the GNSS industry: the...more >>

After last week’s column, “Technology: Friend or Foe?”, I received a bit of mail. Usually when I write about technology wiggling its way into our lives, the mail I receive is from readers who are apprehensive, concerned, and even frightened of the paradigm shift we are experiencing and going...more >>

More than 20 years ago, I was tasked with training a group of foresters to use new field data collection technology that would require them to change their field procedures. Needless to say, many of them vehemently opposed the change.

Last week I posted an article titled "What Every GIS Manager Should Know, But Likely Doesn't" that probably ruffled the feathers of a few GIS managers.