Ron Lake teaches in India and Dubai

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, August 28, 2007 – Mr. Ron Lake traveled to Dubai August 6-7 and New Delhi (August 8-10) under the auspices of GIS Development to provide courses on GML, KML, GeoRSS and OGC Web Services (WRS, WFS, . . . → Read More: Ron Lake teaches in India and Dubai

KML Placemarks as Observations

In GML a distinction is drawn between "authorized" features and observations about features. This distinction is an important one for all kinds of information sharing, and gets at the core of issue so actively debated at GeoWeb 2007 . . . → Read More: KML Placemarks as Observations

E-Commerce Times: Galdos CEO Ron Lake: Mapping the Future of the Browser

August 15, 2007

Ron Lake, the original creator of Geography Markup Language, was one of the organizers of GeoWeb 2007. He is among those innovators working to produce the . . . → Read More: E-Commerce Times: Galdos CEO Ron Lake: Mapping the Future of the Browser

GeoPlace.com: GeoWeb 2007 Deemed a Success

Issue Date: August – 2007, Posted On: 9/10/2007 Online Exclusive By Amielle Lake

The GeoWeb 2007 conference wrapped up on July 27, 2007, and, from all appearances, was a major success. Participation was up, with more than 260 . . . → Read More: GeoPlace.com: GeoWeb 2007 Deemed a Success

Business in Vancouver: Galdos Featured

Business in Vancouver July 24-30, 2007; Issue 926

Conference attendees seeking best route to improved computer mapping systems GeoWeb 2007 looks at ways to connect and co-ordinate GIS technology’s multiple formats

Curt Cherewayko Geographic Information Systems . . . → Read More: Business in Vancouver: Galdos Featured

Vancouver Sun: Vancouver’s Galdos Systems works with NATO on the MAP that changed the World

System provides information about real-world objects for the Net

Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun

Published: Thursday, July 19, 2007

Vancouver-based Galdos Systems Inc. is in the final months of a NATO contract to convert a . . . → Read More: Vancouver Sun: Vancouver’s Galdos Systems works with NATO on the MAP that changed the World

Tech Talk Radio: Interviews Ron Lake

 http://www.techtalkradio.com/events/geoweb2007.htm

TechtalkRadio, The broadcast radio show airs each and every Sunday on Clear Channel, NewsTalk 790 KNST Tucson, Live from 9am to 11am. The Show is also available for syndication and playback on Radio and . . . → Read More: Tech Talk Radio: Interviews Ron Lake

GML Foundations of the GeoWeb published in Chinese

Vancouver, B.C., CANADA, July 15, 2007-Galdos Systems, Inc. is proud to announce the publication of our Geography Markup Language book by China Science Press.

The translation which was undertaken by the Nanjing Normal University, . . . → Read More: GML Foundations of the GeoWeb published in Chinese

GeoWeb 2007 Conference Welcomes Autodesk as a New Platinum Sponsor

Vancouver, B.C., May 8, 2007—GeoWeb 2007 conference organizers are pleased to announce that Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, Calif., has agreed to be a platinum sponsor of GeoWeb 2007, the highest level of sponsorship for the conference.

. . . → Read More: GeoWeb 2007 Conference Welcomes Autodesk as a New Platinum Sponsor

Where GML was right .. and wrong

In a recent blog (see http://cfis.savagexi.com/articles/2007/05/01/lost-in-abstraction-what-went-wrong-with-gml) Charlie Savage (ex Smallworld) argues that GML started out and then went wrong – became too abstract and too complex. I think there is some truth in that, although I think the . . . → Read More: Where GML was right .. and wrong