Issues in GIS
April 2, 2012 Watch the Where 2012 Keynote Sessions LiveIssues in GISThe Where 2012 conference started this morning in San Francisco. Even if you weren’t able to make this annual geospatial event, you can still watch the Where 2012 keynotes live on Tuesday, April 3 and Wednesday, April 4 right here on this page (see below). The keynotes sessions kick off Tuesday morning. All times listed are ... read more March 16, 2012Moving Beyond Waiting for GIS’ Sally Field MomentIssues in GISTo say the least, I was mildly boggled when I noticed that Slashgeo.org was running a poll on “Is Geospatial Special?” which was a followup to a January post also with the same title. I thought the insecure handwringing was beaten out of GIS professionals back when Don Meltz posted about GIS is Dead – ... read more March 15, 2012 Distance Decay and Its Use in GISIssues in GIS, Spatial AnalysisDistance decay is a phenomenon observed between locations or ethnic groups- the further apart they are, the less likely it is that they will interact very much. In essence, distance decay describes how things like communication and infrastructure break down relative to distance from a cultural center. This leads to cultural differences between an urban ... read more May 16, 2011 GIS Talks from RedlandsIssues in GISThere are some interesting talks available online from Redlands GIS Week. The event was held this past February at Esri’s headquarters in Redlands, California. The week was focused on discussing the current and future state of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI). Over three days, a series of workshop and talks focusing on crowd-sourced geographic data were ... read more November 19, 2010Why GIS Doesn’t Replace the Need for SurveyorsIssues in GISWith all the readily available aerial and satellite imagery, it is a legitimate questions to ask if GIS can be used to replace surveyors to understand property issues and to resolve legal disputes involving parcel lines. The ability to access Google Maps or a local agency’s online mapping application to look up parcel lines and ... read more August 29, 2010 Of Interest: PrivacyIssues in GISA few articles of interest that deal with privacy and geospatial technology: Mike Elgan argues that the use of satellite imagery by local governments to monitor compliance is a violation of the 4th-Ammendment protection against unreasonable searches. As part of his opinion piece, Elgan cites the example of the town of Riverhead on Long Island ... read more August 2, 2010 Street View Legal Issues Keep Google BusyIssues in GISThe UK Guardian reports that almost half of the sixty worldwide legal or criminal investigations against Google involve their Street View imagery. Currently, there are 28 of them with eleven occurring within the United States. Aqute Intelligence, a competitive analysis firm, produced a Google Maps display of some of the lawsuits against Google. [T]he search ... read more May 10, 2010 Not your father’s approach to geodata creation and sharingIssues in GISWhat do the pundits say about crowd-sourcing GIS data and its future? Peter Batty assembled a group of some of the loudest voices in that debate for a panel at GITA’s recent conference. The video’s an hour and 45 minutes long but worth the watch if you’re interesting in the issue of collective and open ... read more December 14, 2009 Take the Directions Media 2009 Reader SurveyIssues in GISDirections Media, an online GIS publication, has made their annual reader survey available. The survey this year looks how readers read Directions Media and other sources of news online for GIS. Results will be published soon in 2010. Take the survey and you can register to win an Amazon Kindle. Take the Survey: Directions Media ... read more October 26, 2009To What End, GIS?Career, Issues in GISDon Meltz blogs his thoughts on the myth of the GIS professional in his post, “GIS is Dead – Long Live GIS“. By comparing GIS to Word Processing, Meltz draws the conclusion that viewing GIS as a profession is outdated and that those looking to getting into GIS as a profession shouldn’t do so. Instead, ... read more |
