Ok, I did it. I started to “Twitter”. Actually, I created a Twitter account a few months ago but only started actively using it a couple of days ago. Mind you, I don’t change my habits easily. I’m almost never the first person to try something new. I wait for others to play the guinea pig and see if the... read more
At the end of every year, I devote this column to Directions 2010 in which I discuss significant developments, trends, technologies, and companies in the GNSS industry. Two years ago, I wrote about the Year of the Who. Not GNSS technology; rather, the people and companies they run. Last year, I highlighted 2009 as being the Year of the Other GNSS. The little brother of GPS…GLONASS. read more
It used to be relatively easy to compartmentalize what GIS was and who were the major players in the industry. It’s not so easy any longer. Take a look at the following graphic published in a market research abstract from Daratech, Inc., a firm from Cambridge, Massachusetts. When one thinks of traditional GIS software providers, this list covers the major ones.... read more
By Art Kalinski, GISP The I/ITSEC (Interservice / Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference) held in Orlando is not a GIS conference but GIS is playing an increasing role in training and simulation. With over 5,000 attendees and over 500 exhibitors this is the conference of the year for those in the training and simulation business. This is a large... read more
LizardTech announced the release of the GeoExpress Best Practices Guide at the Autodesk University Conference 2009 in Las Vegas, where the company is exhibiting in booth #345 this week. The GeoExpress Best Practices Guide is a printable key designed to help navigate the many workflows available using LizardTech GeoExpress software, and provide users with the best settings and options to... read more
This is one of those mind puzzles that challenge you to transform one word to another in as few moves as possible. No, it’s not. But it does constitute a journey of sorts. I made it in a few minutes, while listening to David Last give the keynote address at the 13th World Congress of the International Association of Institutes of Navigation. read more
With final satellite construction bids pending as this magazine goes to press, the Galileo program clarified a recent round of launch postponements and announced that the European Union (EU) will rescind its requirement for a special license to manufacture and sell Galileo receivers. “We have an ambition to become, after GPS, the second system of choice,” stated Paul Verhoef, program... read more
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