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Archives for September 2, 2010

Mississippi’s Geospatial Cluster Transitions to Private Sector

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I’ve always been very impressed with the Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions (EIGS), indeed its been a true Geo industry success story & Geo Tech cluster role model out of the South. I was interested today to receive notification today that read “Mississippi’s Geospatial Cluster Transitions from Public Sector to Private Sector”. According to the news release, the cluster will now operate through a self-managed, self-funded program administered by the newly-formed Magnolia Business Alliance (MBA). To date, the not-for-profit org has been a vocal voice and advocate for Geo technology professionals in Mississippi and now it seems the org will have a chance to advance as a privately run entity. About EIGS… The State of Mississippi, through the Mississippi Space Commerce Initiative (MSCI) and the Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions (EIGS), has spent the last decade nurturing and growing a high-tech business cluster in the geospatial technology industry. As a result, the state is now home to one of the nation’s largest and most well-organized geospatial technology clusters.

This particular reference got my attention… Throughout its history, MSCI and EIGS have contributed significantly to the state’s economic well-being by providing a growing number of high-paying jobs that generate tax revenue for the state. During the past year, 847 people were employed by EIGS member companies with an average salary of $57,885, roughly double the per capita income for the state. Revenues for the cluster topped $125 million. Good luck to the group as they move forward – see more on MBA at http://www.magnolia-ba.biz/ see also details in this official PR

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Google Earth Hurricane Response 2010 and Google earth Portable

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A recent Twitter post from Google Geo Evangelist @manomarks pointed me to an interesting blog post about Google Earth Portable – the post describes a Google Earth Portable Implementation and includes a pointer to an interesting video (below)

About Google Earth Enterprise Portable – With the Google Earth Enterprise Portable solution your users can select and download portions of your private globe which they can serve and access locally from their laptop. Whether fighting fires or taking off in a plane, the Google Earth Enterprise portable gives your users the Google Earth experience when they are not connected to the Internet.  The portable solution consists of:
* A simple user interface to the Google Earth Enterprise system enabling users to extract portions of a globe based on a user-defined area of interest.
* A light-weight, cross-platform server that serves the extract globe on an end users machine.
(Source: Google ) – See also http://www.google.com/enterprise/earthmaps/portable.html



Video – NAVTEQ offers “true” human-like Guidance – NAVTEQ Natural Guidance

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NAVTEQ Natural Guidance breaks new ground by enabling guidance the way humans provide directions to each other—through the use of descriptive reference cues (think real directions) . Launched at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, NAVTEQ Natural Guidance leapfrogs today’s linear navigation instructions—e.g. ‘turn right in 50 meters on Kurfuerstendamm—by guiding the way humans instruct each other, through descriptions of orientation points such as distinctive points of interest and landmarks—e.g. ‘turn right after the yellow shop” or ‘turn right at the traffic signal.’ Research shows consumers desire more intuitive and practical directions because it is easier to follow and allows the user to keep their eyes on the road. NAVTEQ Natural Guidance enables applications to use recognizable and easily understandable points of reference close to the decision point to highlight the next maneuver.



Fleet and Asset Management USA 2010, 17th-18th Nov, Atlanta, GA

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Here’s details of an interesting event taking place this fall. The annual Fleet and Asset Management USA 2010 (17th-18th Nov, Atlanta, GA, USA) is the most influential show for the commercial telematics and vehicle ICT industry! This year’s senior-level speakers will include US DOT, NHTSA, Ford, John Deere, GE, Lo-Jack, PACAAR and many more. Check out the website & conference brochure at http://tiny.cc/mbje4. Use discount code “1769GISUSER” to save $100 off current prices.

At this sell-out conference, delegates will get the opportunity to benefit from market forecasts and monetization strategies, and dedicated sessions on international markets, EOBR, remote diagnostics, driver behaviour, green fleet initiatives, open and flexible software platforms, insurance telematics and the latest wireless technologies.  

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