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Archives for January 25, 2012

Webinar To Look At Open Source Geo Solutions For Small Business

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Here’s details of a webinar that should appeal to many. The focus of the event is hot topics such as free tools, and open source software, with a focus on the small business owner. Some details… GIS professionals thinking about taking their careers to the next level and starting their own business need to tune in to a free webinar given by Lee Mitchell, owner of G.A.I.A. Professionals, a successful GIS technology firm and Dr. Devon Cancilla, dean, business and technology at American Sentinel University as they discuss ‘Starting a Geospatial Business’ on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 1pm EST.  Mitchell and Dr. Cancilla will detail the necessary education, skills, resources and experience needed to start a geospatial business and profile open-source software and other free GIS tools that are absolutely necessary in running a small GIS business.

The event will touch on such popular tools as:

  • ArcGIS Explorer Online
  • ArcGIS Explorer Desktop
  • AutoREALM
  • Quantum GIS
  • MapWindow GIS
  • ILWIS
  • JUMP GIS/OpenJUMP

Register for the ‘Starting a Geospatial Business’ webinar at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/110429248.

See complete details – Learn How Open Source Software Benefits a Successful GIS Business

MapMyFitness Adds Dog Walk Tracking With MapMyDogWalk

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I’m a fan of the “MapMyFitness” suite of apps, (you know, these are cool tracking services that store your walks, runs, rides etc… using a mobile client and provide for sophisticated social sharing and more) and now I can even track and share my dog walks thanks to the latest solution, MapMyDoogWalk. The app was recently released for iOS (iPhone) and logs your dog walks, tracks calories burnt, and syncs with. The app provides the following and more:
•An interactive map that lets you view your current location and exactly where you have traveled along your route
•Real-time tracking that measures and displays time, distance, pace, speed and elevation  – Synchronization with your online Training Log on MapMyWalk.com
•Manual entry of workout data directly from the app so you can easily record your indoor activities like gym workouts and cardio sessions on the treadmill
•Twitter integration that enables you to tweet your workout data to friends and family
•iPod integration that allows you to select and control your music while the app is running
•A geo-tagging photo capability that automatically uploads any photos you take along your walk to your saved route on MapMyWalk.com

See  more in the iTunes Store

Smartphones Are Most Popular Home Device And Enable Multi Tasking

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No huge surprise here in some recent research findings from RazorFish that show the smartphone as being the most favored home device. Interesting to see that the handy gadgets are enabling more multi-tasking at home, but also are enabling users to slip out of awkward social situations! The findings are based on responses from more than 2,000 respondents and also reveal the most popular smartphones at the time (Nov  2011) were the iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and the Nokia N9.

Findings show the following tasking habits that are enabled:

  • 52% of consumers use their mobile device to escape awkward situations
  • Men were almost twice as likely to say that checking their mobile for sports news causes arguments with their significant other
  • 58% of men are ‘fact checking’ on their mobile web browser while at a live sporting event
  • Over three quarters (77%) of content searched for on laptop/desktop devices while watching TV is NOT related to the show they are watching
  • Young women are the prime demographic to surf the Internet related to what they’re watching
  • Men are more likely to use their mobile device as a functional, all- in-one tool
  • Online purchases on smartphones are more popular with men

See more  details on the research HERE

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