Geoweb Summit Fall 2011 November 10th, 2011 Dumbo Spot, Brooklyn, New York City

Mapping with Drupal has ‘a steep learning curve’

After moving to New York, British geographer Thomas Turnbull worked on the open Green Map project. ‘There are some really interesting projects happening with all the open data that is coming from the US government,’ he says.

‘A platform win is the whole shooting match’

How to turn your app or service into a platform? Josh Rochlin (Xtify), Matt Galligan (SimpleGeo), Ted Morgan (Skyhook) and Rahul Sonnad (Geodelic) shared their insights at the 2nd Geoweb Summit. Video by Humble.tv.

Lumatic is pedestrian navigation by photos

Serial entrepreneur Scott Rafer will introduce his new venture Lumatic at the 3rd Geoweb Summit on November 10. ‘Cities are not easy or pleasant to use,’ Rafer says. ‘We’re fixing that.’


Industry news

International LiDAR Mapping Forum Sets New Record for Attendees


ILMF 2012 Video - Cardinal Systems VR Mapping Software #ILMF12
GISuser.com and LiDARnews.com visits with Cardinal systems at ILMF 2012 (http://youtu.be/QpMiBtB7EEY) in Denver, Colorado.

Five From Five: Qualcomm Sees Mobile AR Enhancing Print, Education, Mobile Advertising & Smartphones
We conclude our series of five innovators in mobile Augmented Reality (AR) with Jay Wright, Qualcomm Director, Business Development. In this capacity Jay is responsible for developing and driving Qual. […]

Spatial Data Management and MapInfo Manager
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Navcen Issues Correction to SVN-49 NANU
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Apple expands its Australian lawsuit against Samsung
Apple turned up the heat on Samsung in Australia when it expanded its patent and trademark lawsuit to include 278 new infringement claims covering 22 patents and ten devices (some unreleased). This is. […]

Shopify Acquires Select Start Studios
OTTAWA, CANADA - Shopify, a leading ecommerce platform used to create online stores, has announced that it acquired award-winning mobile company Select Start Studios Inc ("S3"). This strategic acquisi. […]