The article notes only one company, Esri and extensively quotes Esri Canada head, Alex Miller. There’s nothing new here for those in the biz, though a Miller statement on the Canadian census decision to drop the long form prompts some comments. He states:
We are really upset about the long form census being dropped because it is a tremendous source of all kinds of information that fuels geographic analysis of all kinds of things,” he said. “Banking, insurance, retail and manufacturing – they all use this extensively to try to improve productivity. I just can’t imagine a more short-sighted view.
The comment I found most telling:
8/31/2010 8:05:40 PM
I’d like to know if this is new news for any readers. I work in this field and thought that people generally know that this stuff goes on.
