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Navigating Choppy Financial Waters with GIS

Now more than ever, financial institutions need to be savvy about doing business. Organizations in this market have been touched by the recent financial crisis and are feeling the effects from credit unions downsizing to stay in positive net worth, to Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 4:03 PM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments
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ESRI President Jack Dangermond Talks about the Future of GIS

Recently, Jack Dangermond, ESRI president, talked with Government Technology on what lies ahead for GIS and how the Web plays a crucial role. "My forecast is that as society becomes familiar with looking at things through geospatial visualization, they Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:18 AM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments

GIS Technology Brings Transoceanic Yacht Races to Spectators

Transoceanic yacht races are not normally thought of as spectator sports. Fans watch as competitors leave the marina, fast becoming a dot on the horizon. Several weeks later, fans at the destination gather to witness the final moments. Unfortunately, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:58 AM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments
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GIS Is Providing a New Medium for Understanding

In a recent issue of ArcNews, ESRI President Jack Dangermond explains the new and expanding role of GIS professionals and outlines some of the underlying technologies that will support this vision. He also talks about the future of GIS on the Web and Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:47 PM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments

GIS and BI: The Geographic Advantage

GIS and business intelligence (BI) have traditionally addressed differing issues in organizations and have resided in mutually exclusive operational silos. Both technologies have matured into viable enterprise solutions that fit well in today's IT environments Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:28 AM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments
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Geography Is Changing the Landscape of Retail

The use of GIS in retailing is about to undergo some major changes, says Simon Thompson, Commercial Industry Sector Manager at ESRI, in an article for Extended Retail Solutions . Thompson points out that geography is becoming a unifying factor for visualizing Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:05 AM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments
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Geography Makes a World of Difference in Business

Adding a geographic component to business analysis provides clarity. Geography makes it possible to route customers to stores, find the best site, segment consumers for more targeted marketing and promotions, and identify the most profitable trade areas, Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:35 AM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments
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Two-Year Anniversary of Indian Ocean Tsunami: Geography Matters to Disaster Recovery

As the two-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami approaches, we are reminded how important geography and GIS technology are to rescue and recovery efforts. While it realistically may take decades for the affected communities in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:31 AM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments
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Geography + GIS = The Perfect Vacation

Whether you're on vacation for the holidays or looking ahead to a summer break, GIS can help you plan a great vacation. Many cities, states, and countries offer Web sites that cater to tourists. A quick search on the Internet can reveal a new way and Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 6:26 AM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments
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Jack Dangermond on Enterprise GIS

GIS has evolved to meet enterprise-wide needs much like the enterprise software evolutions in the financial, human resources, supply chain, and customer management arenas. An enterprise GIS is an integrated, multi-departmental system for collecting, analyzing, Read More...
Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 12:43 PM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments

A Post by Jack Dangermond: More Thoughts on the Benefits of GIS

Last month I wrote about educating upper management about the value and benefits of GIS. Now I would like to discuss these benefits in more detail. Organizations of all sizes and users in almost every industry get value from GIS. They are increasingly Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:05 PM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments

GIS Industry Moving Closer to Society-wide Application

There are several important trends occurring in the GIS industry. The first is the growing volume of geospatial data coming from many sources. There is an increase in geographic measurement being driven by new technologies (i.e. satellite and airborne Read More...
Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 2:30 PM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments

GIS and geography are a powerful medium for communication and collaboration

The work of GIS users has clearly demonstrated the value of using geographic knowledge and GIS tools for applications in almost every discipline and field. Their efforts, together with the underlying technology, have stimulated a new geography-based approach Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:04 AM by GeographyMatters | 0 Comments
 
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