This week we tackle a question that came up in our work recently: Just what constitutes a "location-based service." The topic emerged as we discussed which posts here at APB should be tagged "LBS." In this podcast we tease out our own definitions and explore the future of the term. We apologize for the less than optimal sound quality; we hope the content is worth the effort. The podcast is 16 minutes long and was recorded on November 19, 2007.

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"As in all cemeteries, there are careful records kept of the exact location of each interment, often using modern survey techniques such as GIS."

- from a discussion of eco-cemeteries sourced to reference.com reprinted at the Vail Trail.

As summer ends our editors look ahead to the remaining months of 2007. We will share some expected events including satellite launches, regulatory decisions and business rollouts that we expect may impact our work in geospatial. Let's have a look into the future. The podcast is 14 minutes long as was recorded on August 31.

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Update: It's possible this article had no date on it when I read it (see image below from Google cache: "as retrieved on Jun 29, 2007 20:29:12 GMT"). In any case, the article has a date now: Monday, 01 November 2004. Sorry for any confusion. (These guys thought it was new, apparently, too.)




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"One of the reasons that many surveyors have not embraced GIS is that the leading software programs cost thousands of dollars and require a huge learning curve."

- Joe Bell, in a review of Manifold in The American Surveyor, 2004 [year added 7/5/07]

Henry County in Georgia is moving to an electronic plan submission plan, though paper is to be submitted too. Here's how the local paper describes what's to happen.

Beginning Sept. 1, Henry county will only accept plans that are electronically formatted. Developers, surveyors, engineers and others will have to submit their plans in CAD, AUTO CAD, MicroStation or ESRI ARC MAP format.

I'm confident that the middle two options are DWG and DGN, respectively, but I'm unclear on the first and last options.

- Henry Daily Herald

This week Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg explore Leica Geosystems three recent acquistions. Why did the company, itself acquired in 2005 by Hexagon of Sweden, purchase Acquis Technology, ER Mapper and IONIC Software? What do the three have in common and what are Leica's future plans?

The podcast is 14 minutes long (5 Mb) and was recorded on June 25, 2007.

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