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Archives for November 22, 2011

White Paper – GISCI position on the GIS profession

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The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) has recently published a paper that looks at GIS as a professional in relation to other disciplines – the paper argues in favor of GISP certification rather than State regulation.

From the GISCI… The GIS Certification Institute contends that state regulation of the many and varied tasks performed by GIS Professionals would be counterproductive. Instead of state regulation, we believe that voluntary certification of GIS professionals with encouragement and support from employers is the best means to promote high education standards, continuing professional development, and ethical practice in our rapidly growing and evolving field. GISCI contends that the practice of surveying should be defined narrowly, and that associated state regulations should be narrow in scope, reflecting the limited footprint of survey practice within the geospatial field.

See the full paper [PDF Warning] HERE

Note: we are merely sharing details of this resource and not promoting certification or the GISP process.

SceneTap for iOS and Android serves up real time info for Austin Bar Scene

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I’m not sure if this is way cool or rather, a little creepy! Regardless, there’s no questioning that Austin Texas, home of SXSW, does get treated to some very cool technology. Coming in December 2011, startup SceneTap will roll out their social location service to help the local bar scene. What’s interesting is the kind of information the service reports to provide to users. We aren’t talking about a simple venue map, list of bar specials, happy hours and the like, rather, SceneTap uses facial detection technology (anonymous apparently) to generate real-time information about local places. Users will be able to get updates like how busy is a bar, what’s the ratio of males to females, and what’s the average age of people there!

SceneTap users (coming to iOS, web and Android) will have access to the following info:

  • breakdowns at venues
  • Daily specials and happy hour discounts
  • Real-time deals and weekly coupons
  • Social commentary and integration with Facebook, Twitter and foursquare
  • Ratings, reviews and geo-location functions such as maps and directions
  • Additional venue information such as contact info and hours of operation

See more details in this announcement or checkout scenetap.com

Android Users seek Style, iPhone users Buy Apps

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A recent survey conducted by Telenav reveals some trends and habits of the smartphone user. The survey looks at habits of smartphone users, asks what they would give up for their device, and examines the various different smartphone platforms. Of interest, iPhone users are most likely to checkin to a business (23%), Blackberry users are most likely to spend more than $1 for an app, while Android device users seem to feel their device reflects their sense of style.

Some findings of interest:

  • iPhone users were twice as likely than Android users to have spent more than $40 on apps for their current phone.
  • Nearly half of Android users said their phone reflects their overall sense of style—more than iPhone users (35%). 43% of BlackBerry users felt their phones reflected their overall sense of style.
  • While a strong majority of iPhone users (83%) thought other iPhone users would make the best romantic partners, and a strong majority of Android users (70%) selected other Android users, only 48% of BlackBerry users thought other BlackBerry users would make for the best romantic partners.

See complete findings and details of the Telenav Survey HERE

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