Lead your enterprise into the spatially enabled future! Geospatial Solutions is launching a new, free e-newsletter written specifically for executives and other decision makers. Trailblazer explains the benefits and potential pitfalls of geospatial technology. Clear, succinct interviews, tutorials, and case studies provide insights relevant to every industry.
Subscribe now!
GeoDecisions has acquired GeoPlan software from Regional Planning Technologies, Inc. (RPT). According to GeoDecisions, the new agreement provides the company with the ability to improve and expand its level of support for GeoPlan software users.
Purdue University engineering students recently used a method of tracking traffic by monitoring Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices carried by football fans as they drove home from a recent game with Penn State.
NAVTEQ is looking to expand its traffic services beyond North American and plans to acquire T-Systems Traffic GmbH, a German provider of traffic data services, particularly for the automotive and telecommunications industries.
Estimating Vehicle Emissions in Response to Urban Sprawl
As modern development places homes and workplaces ever farther apart, commute times lengthen — which means more exhaust in the air, and more negative impacts on the environment. The VERTUS (Vehicle Emissions Related To Urban Sprawl) simulation tool was developed to help urban planners quantify the amount of vehicle emissions generated, given a particular level of urban sprawl at the township level.
Demonstrating the Benefits of pSDIs: Guidance for Managers Public spatial data infrastructures (pSDIs) are great assets, but to secure the substantial resources required to fund them, managers must find a concrete way to express their value. A benefit model can quantify the pSDI's importance to both GIS professionals and the broader community.
Sustainable Solutions for Upgrading Squatter Developments Experiences gained in Venezuelan barrios teach that improving poverty conditions requires a full understanding of the organization of the development — both physical and social. Involving community groups with GIS enhances their capacity to generate, manage, and communicate valuable spatial information about their neighborhoods.
Crafting Complete Spatial Data Distribution Models Many data providers allow customers to order online, but in many cases product fulfillment is still a manual — and time-consuming — process. The City of Surrey and three other spatial data providers employed an ETL solution to build systems that emphasize the "e" throughout the process. True self-service models ease the data processing burden for personnel, and shorten product delivery times.
