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Archives for December 12, 2011

Considerations About Social Media Use In your Organization

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Companies considering the implementation of a social media strategy and social media policy have lots to think about. Not only is there the consideration of who will take care of all aspects of social media but there’s also the effort of designing and implementing a formal social strategy and policy. There’s a number of resources available online, almost to the point of information overload, and there’s also some key things one might take into consideration including the following:

  • Which employees will have access to social media sites during business hours, which sites will they be provided access to, during what hours, and for what purposes (business and/or non-business)
  • How will you handle mis-use of social networks and what will constitute misuse?
  • What kind of action would you take in the event of a problem?
  • Do you have a policy in place and who does it apply to?
  • IS social media employee use to be monitored?
  • Will policies cover use at work and outside of work?


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Geography, Technology, and Photography Meet For Amazing National Geographic Assignments

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Here’s a interesting tip about some very cool work being done by the amazing National Geographic Society (NGS) that takes into account several of my passions, geography, technology, and photography… the result, some cutting edge, amazing photography that NGS can share with the World. Reps from NGS made me aware of a very cool resource known as Field Test, this is an awesome resource that takes you behind the scenes, showing you in detail just how National Geo photographers employ amazing technology to capture special, never before seen moments from far away, remote locations.

Imagine photographers and their teams using technology like remote controlled helicopters, camera equipped vehicles, night vision, IR cameras, and camera traps in order to shoot photos from special vantage points, resulting in amazing images to share with readers. That’s exactly what National Geographic is doing.  This from NGS… In the first assignment, renowned photographer Michael “Nick” Nichols is working on a new project in Africa photographing Serengeti lions. Backed by a team of National Geographic experts, Nichols is deploying a remotely operated helicopter to dangle a camera above a pride of predator and a toy car to drive a camera within a few feet of the big cats. Read his dispatches from the field to Washington, DC based National Geographic senior editor here.

For more about Field Test, Assignment of a lifetime see HERE

A lioness gets to know a new creature on the savanna
Photo credit: ©National Geographic/Michael Nichols

Penn Medicine Launches Crowd Sourced Competition to Build National Heart Map to Save Lives

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AS someone who’s had a heart incident in the past I can assure you that an initiative like this is a HUGE effort that could have potentially live saving implications… So, how do you start the process of building a nationwide registry of Automated External Defibrillators? Well, natural you turn to the power of the crowd, social media, location technology, and smartphones! This is exactly what a group of Penn medical researchers have done with the launch of a crowd-sourced medical device registry competition. Designed to save lives, there’s estimated to be more than a million defibrillators spread out at locations across the US.. stats show that increasingly, you or a loved one may be saved be such a device at some point! Given that less than 10% of cardiac arrest victims survive, knowing where the nearest defibrillator is located could be extremely valuable in saving lives.

About the My Heart Map competition… Armed with a free app installed on their mobile phones, contest participants will snap pictures of the lifesaving devices — which are used to restore cardiac arrest victims’ hearts to their normal rhythm – wherever they find them in public places around the city. Participants will use the app to geotag the photos with their location and details about the device like its manufacturer. Then, they’ll send them to the research team via the app itself or the project’s web site

For more information about the contest, please visit: http://www.med.upenn.edu/myheartmap/
On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/myheartmap
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/myheartmap

See also more in this official PR release

Top GIS / Geo technology Stories from 2011? Share your thoughts

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I’m already mulling over the archives and pondering this for myself, however, I’d be curious to hear what the community thinks. It’s a long list and a tough job, but what do you think is the top story(ies) in GIS/ or Geo technology from the past year? Any new developments or stories that really stand out from the crowd for you? Feel free to share with us your thoughts… Thanks!


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