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Spot the Geography Geek
Monday, July 21, 2008 12:26 PM

Every time I’m being briefed on the latest report designs for Geocortex Optimizer, I can’t help but get a little thrill when I see a Popular Extents map amongst all the important tables, graphs, and charts. We’ve mostly (and I think rightly) invested in aspects of the product that extract and present all kinds of metrics relevant to the ArcGIS Server stack. As... Read More...

by Steven | with no comments

Filed under: Around the office, ArcGIS Server-generation software, Geocortex Optimizer

The Monk and the Riddle
Sunday, July 06, 2008 11:16 PM

Speaking of the " Latitude Library ", I just finished reading an interesting book recently added to our inventory, "The Monk and the Riddle" . Written by Randy Komisar , self-described virtual-CEO and technology entrepeneur, the book is quick to reveal the roots of its unusual title (no clues here though!), but slow to reach its point: its... Read More...

by Darin | with no comments

Filed under: General, Business, Ideas, Clients, Around the office

Happy Victoria Day
Monday, May 19, 2008 2:37 PM

FYI, today is Victoria Day in Canada. For most Canadians, Victoria Day is just a day off that enables the "May Long Weekend" but here in Victoria I guess somebody decided to try to make a bigger deal out of it (complete with parade and fireworks). So... if your emails haven't been answered so far today (i.e. if someone here forgot to set their out... Read More...

by Steven | with no comments

Filed under: Around the office

Hurry up 2025
Thursday, May 01, 2008 10:59 AM

We need to hire five or six computer programmers right now, and recruiting is constantly on my mind. This morning I gave a presentation on mapping and GIS to a fourth grade class. They were a sharp group of kids, and during the Q&A section I found myself calculating the year in which they'll graduate from university so we can hire them. Read More...

by Steven | with no comments

Filed under: Around the office

United States of the World
Monday, April 14, 2008 3:48 PM

Back in 2005 Steven posted a map in the office kitchen, showing US States named for countries with a comparable gross domestic product (GDP). I noticed the United States of the World map that Steve had clipped out of the Globe and Mail, as well as a remake in the Strange Maps archive: The blog comments suggest that the accuracy of the source data may be in debate... Read More...

by Jade | with no comments

Filed under: Ideas, Around the office

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:56 PM

I've always been fascinated by the Hollywood game "the six degrees of Kevin Bacon" . Its a pop-culture version of the well known "six degrees of separation" idea - we're all seperated from anyone on the planet by, at most, six people. Except, in the "Kevin Bacon" version, you interconnect Hollywood stars via Kevin Bacon.... Read More...

by Darin | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Events, Business, Ideas, Around the office

Our New, Vibrating Office
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:10 PM

Having recently hired four people, we’re expanding into some more office space next to the product developers on the third floor. In the main room we’re trying to figure out if we should go more open concept (loud, but looks nice) or build a cube farm (practical, but doesn’t look nice). We’re also trying to figure out how to solve a weird issue with the space... Read More...

by Steven | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Around the office