Reflections on GeoWeb 2009

Don Murray looks back on this year’s GeoWeb conference, shares his thoughts about the event and the different talks that he attended, and makes the slides from his presentation available.

James Fee reviews GeoWeb 2009

James Fee, who presented a technical session on the Thursday titled “Enableing the GeoWeb with Small Organizations”, published a review of the conference on his blog in the post “A Hot Time at GeoWeb 2009.”

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GeoWeb 2009 review by Stuart Rich

Stuart Rich, one of the presenters, posted an entry “Review of the GeoWeb 2009 Conference” on his blog, Spatial Explorations. Stuart presented one of the technical session on the Friday, titled ”Leveraging Complimentary Models for Geospatial Representations of Buildings.”

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DIGGS version 1.0a schema review completed

Galdos was one of two consultants contracted to carry out an independent review of DIGGS version 1.0a and provide recommentations. The objectives of the review work are summarized on the DIGGS website.

City of Vancouver to make data open and accessible where possible

Vancouver city council has endorsed the principles of making its data open and accessible to everyone where possible, adopting open standards for that data and considering open source software when replacing existing applications.

The CBC News article “Vancouver mulls making . . . → Read More: City of Vancouver to make data open and accessible where possible

Ron Lake Interview on Very Spatial

Talking with VerySpatial, Ron Lake shares his view of the GeoWeb as being a digital nervous system for the planet. Mr. Lake explains how the theme for this year’s conference, Cityscapes, was selected to emphasize ways that the GeoWeb can . . . → Read More: Ron Lake Interview on Very Spatial

A View from Over There – India and NSDI

February 19, 2009

Joe Francica, Editor-in-Chief and Vice Publisher of Directions Magazine, recently wrote about his experience in attending the Map World Forum (MWF) in Hyderabad, India. In the article, he quotes from Ron Lake’s talk where Mr. Lake suggested . . . → Read More: A View from Over There – India and NSDI

GIS Development: March 2009

Professor AR Dasgupta, Managing Editor (Honorary), quotes Ron Lake in his Viewpoint article “The view from over here – India and NSDI”

Download the PDF file to read the full article: ess_printers_nrcan_gc_ca_20090408_125207 [PDF - 1591 KB]

GeoWorld: Industry Outlook 2009

GeoWorld December 2009 Issue Date: Industry Outlook 2009 – Full Responses, Posted On: 1/1/2009

Ron Lake, CEO and chairman, Galdos Systems Inc. responds to the questions:

Under uncertain economic times, will geospatial technology be affected, or is it vital enough to not be influenced . . . → Read More: GeoWorld: Industry Outlook 2009

Ron Lake to deliver one of the Keynote Addresses at PetroGIS 2009

Galdos Chairman and CEO, Ron Lake, will deliver one of the keynote addresses at the first PetroGIS conference in Bahrain. The programme agenda is available on the website at http://www.iirme.com/PetroGIS/index.html.

As a Founding Member Of The OGC, . . . → Read More: Ron Lake to deliver one of the Keynote Addresses at PetroGIS 2009