GIS – Geography in Action; that’s the theme. On the product side the emphasis was simplification and stability. There is a lot to cover from the conference, so I’ll start with an overview of day one. San Diego – clear sunny days, not too hot. You want to be outside but need to [...]
Chris Spagnulolo released results of his Agile GIS Survey 2008, the first survey of GIS developers about agile. Of the 347 responents, 32% said their organizations use agile practices. This compares to 69% who said they use agile in a separate survey of the general developer population by Scott Ambler done a year ago. Chris [...]
Today in frigid Washington D.C., the 2008 ESRI Federal User Conference started. I attended and share here some observations on the opening presentation by ESRI’s President, Jack Dangermond. This is the 20th version of the federal user conference. ESRI officials told me that 2,500 pre-registered, an increase of 600 from 2007. Incredible growth for a [...]
Agile GIS? Many would assert that’s a contradiction of terms. Not to Chris Spagnuolo, with whom I recently talked, and the leading evangelist for agile GIS. Chris is a manager at Data Transfer Solutions (DTS), a growing geospatial services spinout from Space Imaging, with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. Chris and some Ft. Collins cohorts, including [...]
The Geo Factor interviewed Jason Spalding of emGISt who recently started Find GIS, a Web site focusing on GIS in the state of Florida. Jason answered questions about his goals for the site and what’s happening in Florida. TGF: What is Find GIS? Find GIS is a comprehensive GIS Web site catering to the Florida [...]
