Dave Sonnen of IDC/ISSI provided one of the keynote presentations today at Korem’s Geodiffusion Conference in Quebec City. Here are some of the details, insights and market metrics that he presented to the audience:
IDC says geospatial technology has grown to $3 Billion in total software revenue with systems integration and custom application development providing an additional multipler affect of 3x to 5x that amount.
Sonnen also said that IDC is tracking 700 companies that do geospatial.
Overall market size is $50-$60 Billion in total revenue for acquiring, managing, analyzing map data. Sonnen also commented that some of the complaints about traditional geospatial technology is that it’s "too cautious, too incremental, and too dull…The technology is tailored largely for insiders but these are normal characteristics of any established industry."
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is a paradigm adopted by the Defense Intelligence Agency that allows analysts to do intelligence-gathering from wherever and whatever source that it happens to be ... wikis, blogs, whatever. Let the users find information and intelligence using a human-centered experience.
Sonnen’s notion of the Spatial Enterprise 2.0 acknowledges that spatial information will just be part of the infrastructure and that location-specific data will be generated by everything: mobile device being one example.
by Joe Francica on 05/13 at 08:39 PM |
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NAVTEQ’s PR from yesterday noted a new company beta website that highlights the company’s data offerings. Part of it (the main feature actually) is a routing tool using NAVTEQ and Europa Technologies data (at least in my geography).
TechRadar suggested the “rival” issue in its headline: “Navteq launches Google Maps rival Beta site offers advanced road navigation options.”
So, is it a real rival?
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by Adena Schutzberg on 05/13 at 07:07 AM |
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Government Technology did in the title of an article highlighting the Conference on California’s Future focused on GIS use. Leaders from the public and private sector gathered and brought up the need for an enterprise GIS, need not to complicate the user experience (both for citizens and government users), and citizen’s increased interest in information.
Among familiar names from ESRI and Northrop Grumman were other players including Toby Ewing, director of the California Research Bureau and Larry Orman, executive director of the GreenInfo Network, a nonprofit advisory organization that aids government agencies in their GIS decision-making.
Michael Byrne, the state GIO sounds sold on enterprise GIS; he said paraphrased in the article, “adopting an enterprise GIS strategy will allow California to get out from IT’s well worn ruts.”
by Adena Schutzberg on 05/13 at 06:25 AM |
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The New York Times reports that a state appleas court struck down a lower court ruling that allowed state police to track a suspect using GPS without a warrant. Judges cited the state constitution as their guide since there is no Federal law on the books.
A Federal district court came up with a fully different response in a similar case last week: The court, in “Wisconsin decided that police can stick a GPS-tracking device on anyone they want without getting a search warrant. Even if that person is not suspected of anything more than living, breathing and expectorating.” (C|net)
So, be careful out there!
Hat tip to Duane.
by Adena Schutzberg on 05/13 at 06:00 AM |
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The New York Times reports on the clever use of well-placed empty storefronts. It’s not expensive, looks good and some owners are donating space to good causes (like Conservation International).
“Mr. Sherman [the managing director of BBDO West, San Francisco, part of the Omnicom Group] is paying an average of $500 for three-month stints in prime locations. (An outdoor billboard in comparable spots would cost $50,000, he said.)”
by Adena Schutzberg on 05/13 at 06:00 AM |
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