AGI Has Live Satellite Images of Earth?

That’s what an article in a Pennsylvania paper suggests. The article highlights a visit of former New York Governor Rudy Giuliani and his visit to Analytical Graphics, Inc. while supporting a local Republican candidate for Congress.

Giuliani spoke to a large group of employees and later answered questions from the media in a conference room with a live picture of Earth projected on a wall screen from an AGI satellite 64,000 kilometers in space. Unlike Google Earth, which projects pictures that could have been taken years ago, this was in real time.

With the flick of a mouse, a camera zoomed in on New York City until the former mayor recognized his house.

I suspect there was some confusion about what was being shown.

- DailyLocal.com

Google Positive About MapMaker India

Within weeks of its launch, tens of thousands of Indians have filled in details of their cities, towns and villages, many of them previously blank spaces in even the most up-to-date atlases. The technology, which is being extended to other “information-deficient” regions, such as Africa, is widely viewed as the future of map-making and is on course to be worth billions for Google in advertising revenues.

- The Times

ESRI Latin America to Grow by 40%

Business News Americas reports that Jack Dangermond predicts a 40% growth rate for ESRI in Latin America. Dangermond was in Santiago, Chile for the Latin American User Conference. While Dangermond acknowledged the challenging economy, he felt encourage there were more people looking to GIS for design and sustainability.