What are the key issues for geographic information technology?

If one looks at the field of GIS today, what really are the critical issues confronting users?  Theoreticians?  Developers?  

Where are the dominant problems?  

What do we as the broader community require? Better user . . . → Read More: What are the key issues for geographic information technology?

The OGC: Seeks Comment on OGC Candidate KML 2.2 Standard

December 4, 2007

Recently, Google and Galdos Systems Inc. submitted KML into the OGC consensus process ensuring that KML will be aligned with international best practices and standards, thereby enabling greater uptake and interoperability of Earth browser implementations. . . . → Read More: The OGC: Seeks Comment on OGC Candidate KML 2.2 Standard

GML in the Back Office

 While a great deal has been written about the applicability or not of GML for consumer facing applications, I think the key role of GML for back office data aggregation and integration has been largely ignored. 

What . . . → Read More: GML in the Back Office

Bahrain MEST — Ron Lake is Keynote at MEST 2007

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, November 21, 2007 – Mr. Ron Lake will speak at the upcoming Middle East Spatial Technology (MEST) Conference to be held in Bahrain, Dec 10-12. Mr. Lake will speak on Building the GeoWeb. This will cover . . . → Read More: Bahrain MEST — Ron Lake is Keynote at MEST 2007

CAD- BIM-GIS-Games Integration

The suggestion was made some time ago (GeoWeb 2007) that the Internet virtual world "Second Life" was a good metaphor for GIS futures, and we should look more to the games world than we have in the past. Clearly . . . → Read More: CAD- BIM-GIS-Games Integration

Galdos Systems Inc. and GITA to Present GeoWeb 2008

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, Nov. 15, 2007—GeoWeb 2007 conference organizer Galdos Systems Inc. and conference supporter the Geospatial Information & Technology Association are pleased to announce the hosting of the 2008 GeoWeb conference in Vancouver from July 21-25th, 2008. GeoWeb . . . → Read More: Galdos Systems Inc. and GITA to Present GeoWeb 2008

What’s in a name? Searching for the right words

"Words strain, Crack and sometimes break, under the burden, Under the tension, slip, slide, perish, Decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, Will not stay still. Shrieking voices Scolding, mocking, or merely chattering, Always assail them." – T. . . . → Read More: What’s in a name? Searching for the right words

GeoWorld: What Can the Web Do for “Geo” and Vice Versa?

Issue Date: October – 2007, Posted On: 11/1/2007

Tech Time By Peter Batty Peter Batty is vice president and chief technology officer, Intergraph; e-mail: peterbattyintergraphcom emobascript(‘%70%65%74%65%72%2E%62%61%74%74%79%40%69%6E%74%65%72%67%72%61%70%68%2E%63%6F%6D’,'<span class=”emoba-em”>peter<img src=”http://www.galdosinc.com/wp-content/plugins/emoba-email-obfuscator-advanced/dot-glyph.gif” alt=”dot” class=”emoba-glyph” />batty<img src=”http://www.galdosinc.com/wp-content/plugins/emoba-email-obfuscator-advanced/at-glyph.gif” alt=”at” class=”emoba-glyph” />intergraph<img src=”http://www.galdosinc.com/wp-content/plugins/emoba-email-obfuscator-advanced/dot-glyph.gif” alt=”dot” . . . → Read More: GeoWorld: What Can the Web Do for “Geo” and Vice Versa?

The Economist: The World on Your Desktop

September 6, 2007

Galdos Systems Inc. was interviewed by The Economist for an article published in the journal's September 2007 edition of Technology Quarterly.

Read the article on their website: The Economist.

. . . → Read More: The Economist: The World on Your Desktop

Imaging Notes Magazine: GeoWeb2007

Fall 2007

GeoWeb2007 The State of Spatial Data Infrastructure

Geospatial web-based infrastructure, or the GeoWeb as it is known today, created by the ability to exchange complex geodata through such standards as GML(Geographic Markup Language)[1] and KML(Keyhole Markup . . . → Read More: Imaging Notes Magazine: GeoWeb2007