Just got the heads-up from the free-GIS list… The Open Source Geospatial Foundation Web site is now running at: http://osgeo.org/. Visitors will find details about the Org’s mailing list as well as minutes etc.. from the recently held meeting in Chicago (coming soon) – See http://osgeo.org/docs/index.html
Archives for February 8, 2006
ESRI Looking to Add 400+ new GIS professionals this year
In a recent post to David Maguires’s weblog, he’s noted that the company will be expanded a pretty good clip this year with plans to add some 400 new employees to locations throughout North America – mostly in Redlands, CA. From David…The most critical need is for senior technical and marketing staff that can build and lead teams. These people are experienced and passionate about GIS, understand the big picture and want to take an area of GIS to the next level. See David’s Blog – GIS Matters http://gismatters.blogspot.com/2006/02/esri-jobs-jobs-jobs.html – See also http://gis.esri.com/jobs
Mapsolute, the company behind Map24 introduces BusinessMap24 Easy
Boston dBusiness News reported last that Mapsolute Inc. – the company behind Map24 – had launched the service BusinessMap24 Easy, a new self-service mapping tool that allows businesses to quickly and cost-effectively create high quality store locator maps for their websites. From the announcement… Designed for ease of use, BusinessMap24 Easy does not require sophisticated HTML knowledge. By using an easy-to-use set up wizard, users receive step-by-step instructions on how to create maps for store locations. Companies can upload location data from one to one thousand locations and benefit from Mapsolute’s fixed pricing model that is based on location rather than number of transactions. Users can try it free for seven days by registering at http://www.map24.com/bme