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Wednesday, April 15. 2009
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Barron's on ADSK, SGI
I was catching up on my reading of Barron's and came across some interesting financial news pertinent to the geospatial sector. First, I came across the April 13th editorial by Alan Abelson. If you are not familiar with Abelson, he is, IMHO, the best financial news editor/writer in the business, bar none, because his whit and prose are simply unmatched. Abelson chronicles the whimsical comments by Autodesk (ADSK)CEO Carl Bass where he jokingly referred to Antarctica and Greenland as the only geographies possibly unaffected by the economic downturn. (You can find the exact quotes in my review of that analyst call.)
Abelson goes on to say that, "Besides the pleasure of finding a CEO with a sense of humor and, equally important, one who doesn't suffer foolish questions gladly, the exchange struck us as symptomatic of the insatiable yearning of Wall Street, in general, and sell-side analysts, in particular, to uncover some sliver of bullishness beneath the dismal surface of the unvarnished truth."
If there is an upside to this story, it's that ADSK has recovered to around $18.39 per share up from just under $12 per share during the deepest, darkest downturn last month. In an earlier Barron's there was mention of a recommendation to buy the stock at that low level. Looks like more than a few took their advice (full disclosure, I am a stock holder).
Also in the April 13th Barron's issue was a small note about the bankruptcy filing of Silicon Graphics. Once the high flyer of high powered workstations for GIS, SGI filed for Chapter 11 on April 1st. It sold its assets to Rackable Systems (RACK) for $25 million.
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Tuesday, January 20. 2009
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DigitalGlobe, AEgis Release Images Prepared for Inauguration
DigitalGlobe and AEgis Technologies recently issued a press release regarding their partnership to develop ImageScape, a 3D imagery solution that generates virtual models of any location in the world. I covered this relationship in an article written on how these companies were creating images for NBC during the Olympics. For the inauguration, the two companies released sample ImageScape images available of the D.C. area, including the White House, and the Washington Monument. Images courtesy of DigitalGlobe and AEgis Technologies. See below (click each below for a larger image:
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Sunday, January 18. 2009
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CNN, GeoEye, Microsoft Photosynth to Capture Inauguration
CNN, Microsoft and GeoEye are collaborating in various ways to capture the inauguration of Barack Obama in imagery. CNN is asking anyone attending the inauguration to send digital photographs to contribute to a project called "The Moment" that will feature a 3D montage using Microsoft's Photosynth. Microsoft is asking those using a camera phone or digital camera to take photos and mail them to cnnmoment@live.com but to make sure that the Capitol building is in the image as the technology uses common reference points to create the 3D image.
GeoEye will have GeoEye-1 passing over the Mall at 11:19 a.m. on Tuesday according to Beet.tv. Weather permitting, high resolution imagery will be provided to the media. The image will also be used as part of the Photosynth project.
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Thursday, December 4. 2008
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Some Good Questions from David and Ralph...
First, David Pogue, of the New York Times is looking for better graphic indicators for "the good to bad" scale. He's not keen on the one used in Consumer Reports (the red bullseye, to open circle to black dot scale). I thought map folks might have some good ideas for him.
Second, Ralph Grabowski at WorldCAD Access (who quoted me in his last issue of upFront.eZine thanks!) wonders if SketchUp will weather the cuts expected at Google.
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Tuesday, November 18. 2008
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Podcast: What We'd Tell the World on GIS Day
GIS Day provides a chance for geospatial practitioners to tell the world about what they and why it matters. Our editors share the key themes they'd want to get across to the public on this special day.
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Tuesday, November 11. 2008
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Quote of the Week
"While I rely on my GPS to compensate for my terrible sense of direction, that price seems a bit high to pay for a 3D map of Chicago and its mostly flat surrounding areas. It's an impressive novelty, but it is still just a novelty."
Scott Nichols wrote that in PC World about the not yet released $599 Navigon 8100T GPS model which uses "NASA terrain elevation data in conjunction with a built-in 3D accelerator" to offer "true 3D."
- PC World in Washington Post
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