data sharing

Coping With Geospatial Data Overload

March 1, 2020

By 2020, it is estimated that there will be over 40 trillion gigabytes of data globally. Managing all of this data is indeed a growing problem.

Panzura and AVAIL Partner on BIM Content

Partnership Will Enable Real-World, Global Collaboration on BIM Content

December 3, 2019

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The partnership empowers distributed AEC teams to work more efficiently.

Woolpert Launches STREAM:RASTER

Woolpert’s STREAM:RASTER will Host and Support Imagery in the Cloud

October 1, 2019

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The subscription software service is geared toward organizations that manage GIS data and infrastructure

3DEP Data Yields Up To 5:1 Return on Investment

Mary E. Shacklett

September 16, 2019

The growing reliance on precise topographic data requires a coordinated effort.

Evolving GIS into Location Intelligence

Mary E. Shacklett

August 15, 2019

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GIS is rapidly advancing new capabilities that not only problem-solve, but that transform businesses and how GIS professionals, employees and managers make decisions and do their jobs.

American Geographical Society to Lead EthicalGEO Effort

American Geographical Society Leads Conversation on Ethical Dimensions of Geospatial Data

July 10, 2019

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Ethics of geospatial data and new technology will be addressed.

Efficient Options for Geospatial Data Management

Linda Duffy

May 15, 2019

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To maintain high performance levels when handling large volumes of geospatial data, many service providers are turning to the cloud.

Protect Surveyors' Intellectual Property Rights

As clearcut as the boundaries staked out by surveyors are, the lines of authority over the information in those signed and sealed surveys are blurring.

Perry Trunick

February 6, 2019

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Jeff Lucas, who writes the Traversing the Law column for POB, shared some information on a potential class action where surveys dutifully filed with a state authority were then provided to a technology company, apparently in their entirety.

Census Challenged to Geolocate Every U.S. Business

Perry Trunick

December 17, 2018

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Whether the Census Bureau is collecting data on a household or a business, the basic collection unit is the individual address.

Content Management in Geospatial Applications

Mary E. Shacklett

September 27, 2018

The greatness of geospatial information rests in its universal application to almost any subject. The flip side of this versatility is managing what can quickly become an overwhelming amount of content.