Global Geospatial Information

Conference Report: Where 2.0, Santa Clara

After four years of attending the conference, I think I’ve finally got my head round one thing -  it is about B2C and C2C applications. This contrasts with the vast majority of mainstream GIS conferences that are almost exclusively focused on B2B applications.  This is of course a gross oversimplification - there are obvious crossovers. read more

UN Economic and Social Council sets up committee on global geospatial information

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"The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today voted to establish a committee of experts on global geospatial information management to coordinate international dialogue on spatial data infrastructures and enhance cooperation in that field" (UN News Centre, 27 July 2011). read more