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The value of data (even the historical stuff)
Saturday, August 02, 2008 10:42 AM
Our friends at the Oklahoma County Assessor entered ESRI's GIS in Action video contest . The folks at OK County Assessor are one of our customers that I most admire. They're passionate about what they do, they've got their priorities straight, and they get things done. Their video reminds me of working with historic map data from where I live. Back... Read More...
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Stepping Back and Looking Back
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:15 AM
Steady, gradual change is easy to underestimate when you're up close to something. While working on my GISWORX (Dubai) keynote for next week, I opened a few of my 2003-2004 PowerPoint presentations that examine the significance/future of web-based GIS technology on society and decision-making. Despite the fact that I don't feel like the fundamentals change... Read More...
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Cost Recovery?
Sunday, April 13, 2008 12:17 PM
I was parsing through my inbox last week, and was reminded that the topic of access to government-produced geospatial base data continues to challenge society. While it isn’t a sexy issue, it is an important one. On a separate note, I have an idea… Governments should recover the cost of building local roads by charging citizens a hefty up-front fee if they want... Read More...
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Cross-Border AVL
Friday, November 09, 2007 10:56 AM
In the news: http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/210306.php I wonder how long will it be before all commercial vehicles are monitored for compliance by regulatory agencies? To me, it seems almost inevitable. What will be the reaction from individual drivers and organizations like the Teamsters? Read More...
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Location is revealing
Monday, November 05, 2007 5:50 PM
We’re doing lots of work with Automated Vehicle Location these days, and I’m fascinated by the impact of better information about the location of people and things. The benefits of tracking non-human assets are fairly obvious, but at first the notion of tracking people didn’t sit well with me (it made me think of a radio-collared moose). However, I’ve come to... Read More...
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GPS & New York City Taxi Drivers
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:07 PM
In New York City, a significant number of taxi drivers have gone on a 48-hour strike to protest (in part) mandated GPS in their cabs (the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission will track and log vehicle activity). Aside from the backlash itself being noteworthy, most AVL-type systems that I’m aware of track organizations’ own vehicles/assets. The TLC is the agency... Read More...
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