Directions Magazine - Audio Podcasts http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/ Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication. We publish articles and news on geospatial information technologies such as geographic information systems software, GPS, digital cartography, geographical data and associated services that includes feature articles, editorials, applications, industry news, commentary and product news, product reviews and resources for the geospatial professional. Copyright 2013 Directions Media. All Rights Reserved DM RSS Generator en-us Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication. We publish articles and news on geospatial information technologies such as geographic information systems software, GPS, digital cartography, geographical data and associated services that includes feature articles, editorials, applications, industry news, commentary and product news, product reviews and resources for the geospatial professional. Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication. We publish articles and news on geospatial information technologies such as geographic information systems software, GPS, digital cartography, geographical data and associated serv GIS, geospatial, news, magazine, map, maps, mapping, web-based, geographic, spatial, analysis, imagery, image, geology, atlas, GPS, data Directions Media editors@directionsmagazine.com Directions Magazine no http://media.directionsmedia.net/directionsmag/themes/01/images/logo-directions-mag.png Directions Magazine - Audio Podcasts http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/ Copyright 2013 Directions Media. All Rights ReservedGIS, geospatial, news, magazine, map, maps, mapping, web-based, geographic, spatial, analysis, imagery, image, geology, atlas, GPS, dataTechnology/Tech NewsSubscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationDirections Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication. We publish articles and news on geospatial information technologies such as geographic information systems software, GPS, digital cartography, geographical data and associated services that includes feature articles, editorials, applications, industry news, commentary and product news, product reviews and resources for the geospatial professional. Google Geospatial Announcements from Google I/O 2013: Should GIS Users Care? Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Google announced new location services APIs, a new Google Maps and a visual refresh for Google Maps at Google I/O last week. There was lots of descriptive coverage from the mainstream and tech press. But there was very little response from the geospatial community - except from Esri. Who should or should not be excited about the new Google Maps and APIs?

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]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 03:22:34 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/google-geospatial-announcements-from-google-i-o-2013-should-gis-users-/330090 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130521_don.mp3 Google announced new location services APIs, a new Google Maps and a visual refresh for Google Maps at Google I/O last week. There was lots of descriptive coverage from the mainstream and tech press. But there was very little response from the geospatial community - except from Esri. Who should or should not be excited about the new Google Maps and APIs? apis, geofencing, googlemaps, lbs, personalmaps no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Privatizing National Mapping Technology Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Google has not only become the de facto mapping app, the de facto navigation app, the de facto remote sensing app, the de facto change detection app, etc. It's the de facto National Map, as well. The USGS collected the data (imagery, topo, etc.) but Google monetized it. Is this an acceptable model where the government invests but the private sector monetizes the data? What is the future of privatization of national geodata?

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]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 03:31:38 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/privatizing-national-mapping-technology/329099 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130514_don.mp3 Google has not only become the de facto mapping app, the de facto navigation app, the de facto remote sensing app, the de facto change detection app, etc. It's the de facto National Map, as well. The USGS collected the data (imagery, topo, etc.) but Google monetized it. Is this an acceptable model where the government invests but the private sector monetizes the data? What is the future of privatization of national geodata? congress, google, landsat, mapitonce, nsdi, privatization, remotesensing, usgs no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg How Important is Location in Location-based Advertising? Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg How important is the recipient's location when sending location-based ads? Perhaps not as important as other factors.

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]]> Tue, 07 May 2013 03:29:17 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/how-important-is-location-in-location-based-advertising/327633 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130507_don.mp3 How important is the recipient's location when sending location-based ads? Perhaps not as important as other factors. , advertising, business gis, geofencing, indoor positioning, lbs, location based advertising, location based marketing, location intelligence, mobile, retail no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Best Practices for Social Media Publishers: The Geospatial Edition Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Social media. It can be a great resource, a time sink or a burden for geospatial professionals. What exactly makes a geo individual or organization worth ?following? via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Google+? We?ll share who we follow and try to identify the best practices that make their posts valuable.

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]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:22:36 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/best-practices-for-social-media-publishers-the-geospatial-edition/326164 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130430_don.mp3 Social media. It can be a great resource, a time sink or a burden for geospatial professionals. What exactly makes a geo individual or organization worth �following� via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Google+? We�ll share who we follow and try to identify the best practices that make their posts valuable. aag, bestpractices, sme, socialmedia, twitter, usgif no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Indoor Positional Accuracy for E911 Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg In March the Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council III delivered the Indoor Location Test Bed Report to the FCC. It describes the current state of indoor location determination in different geographies using three different technologies. Where do we stand?

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]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:53:37 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/indoor-positional-accuracy-for-e911/324610 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130423_don.mp3 In March the Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council III delivered the Indoor Location Test Bed Report to the FCC. It describes the current state of indoor location determination in different geographies using three different technologies. Where do we stand? e911, fcc, indoorpositioning, nextnav, polaris, qualcomm no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Building the World’s First Geo-MOOC, Part 2 Adena Schutzberg Dr. Anthony Robinson of Penn State is continuing development of the first geo-MOOC, a massive open online course titled Maps and the Geospatial Revolution, which begins in July. I spoke with Dr. Robinson in February, just after the course was announced. In part two of our conversation recorded April 16, he shares the challenges and opportunities after working with the Coursera platform, visiting with Esri education team, and contemplating how to assess tens of thousands of students.

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]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:00:41 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/building-the-worlds-first-geo-mooc-part-2/323446 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130416_mooc.mp3 Dr. Anthony Robinson of Penn State is continuing development of the first geo-MOOC, a massive open online course titled Maps and the Geospatial Revolution, which begins in July. I spoke with Dr. Robinson in February, just after the course was announced. In part two of our conversation recorded April 16, he shares the challenges and opportunities after working with the Coursera platform, visiting with Esri education team, and contemplating how to assess tens of thousands of students. assessment, competency, edu, esri, gis, gisedweek, gtcm, maps, top 28:25 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Adena Schutzberg What’s New in University GIS Education Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Three university programs have made announcements about the future of GIS education. Two schools are working closely with GIS software vendors while a third is implementing a self-study lab complete with badges to show achievement. Are these positive trends? Will they be repeated at other schools?

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]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:23:18 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/whats-new-in-university-gis-education/322894 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130416_don.mp3 Three university programs have made announcements about the future of GIS education. Two schools are working closely with GIS software vendors while a third is implementing a self-study lab complete with badges to show achievement. Are these positive trends? Will they be repeated at other schools? amsentinel, cgu, edu, esri, gis, intergraph, unigis 19:51 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg How to survive a zombie apocalypse? Learn geography - NPR Zombie-based learning teaches geography skills against the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse. The Kickstarter campaign was funded last year and products were recently distributed.

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]]> Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:31:53 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/how-to-survive-a-zombie-apocalypse-learn-geography-npr/322935 http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kplu/audio/2013/04/Zombie-based_learning_WEB.mp3 Zombie-based learning teaches geography skills against the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse. The Kickstarter campaign was funded last year and products were recently distributed. edu, geography, k-12, standards, top, zombies 5:17 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community. Map Quality: So Many Bad Maps Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg There are lots of bad maps. The USGS is crowdsourcing TNM. Apple fired people over bad maps. OpenStreetMap quality is superior to many ? even Bing. How important is map quality? To Web users? To mobile users? To the media? To the big issues of the day: national security, energy independence? How much faith do we put in our maps?

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]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:25:41 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/map-quality-so-many-bad-maps/321340 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130409_don.mp3 There are lots of bad maps. The USGS is crowdsourcing TNM. Apple fired people over bad maps. OpenStreetMap quality is superior to many � even Bing. How important is map quality? To Web users? To mobile users? To the media? To the big issues of the day: national security, energy independence? How much faith do we put in our maps? badmaps, cartography, maps, mobile, printmaps, visualization 15:30 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Women in GIS: 2013 Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Three weeks ago Hillary Perkins, a former URISA president, posted a question on the Women in GIS LinkedIn group asking for input for a session at URISA?s fall GIS Pro about women in GIS. What is the status of women in GIS? What issues do women face in our industry?

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]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:22:22 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/women-in-gis-2013/320374 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130402_don.mp3 Three weeks ago Hillary Perkins, a former URISA president, posted a question on the Women in GIS LinkedIn group asking for input for a session at URISA�s fall GIS Pro about women in GIS. What is the status of women in GIS? What issues do women face in our industry? conferences, gis, mentor, networking, urisa, women 17:28 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Intergraph’s New Direction: An interview with John Graham, President, Intergraph SG&I Joe Francica Welcome to another Directions Magazine podcast sponsored by Intergraph. In this interview with John Graham, president of Intergraph's Security, Government and Infrastructure (SG&I) Division, editor in chief Joe Francica discusses the opportunities in geospatial technology that Intergraph will pursue and how the company is structured for growth within the next 2-5 years.

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]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:00:53 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/intergraphs-new-direction-an-interview-with-john-graham-president-inte/319217 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/INGR-Graham-FINAL.mp3 Welcome to another Directions Magazine podcast sponsored by Intergraph. In this interview with John Graham, president of Intergraph's Security, Government and Infrastructure (SG&I) Division, editor in chief Joe Francica discusses the opportunities in geospatial technology that Intergraph will pursue and how the company is structured for growth within the next 2-5 years. hexagon, intergraph 13:09 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica Exploring The World’s Highest Peaks From Your Couch - NPR Have you ever wanted to see the view from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania? Google is making that possible ? sending employees up the world's highest peaks with digital cameras, tripods and fisheye lenses to take photos that can be stitched together for a 360 degree view. Image Luca Galuzzi - www.galuzzi.it under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/deed.en

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]]> Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:47:54 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/exploring-the-worlds-highest-peaks-from-your-couch-npr/320128 http://public.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/totn/2013/03/20130328_totn_04.mp3 Have you ever wanted to see the view from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania? Google is making that possible � sending employees up the world's highest peaks with digital cameras, tripods and fisheye lenses to take photos that can be stitched together for a 360 degree view. Image Luca Galuzzi - www.galuzzi.it under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/deed.en everest, google, streetview 17:00 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community. Is a geospatial user fee the answer to creating and maintaining the U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure? Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg A Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAAPS) working group is exploring the viability of a geospatial user fee that would create a trust fund to insure the creation and maintenance the United States spatial data stores. It's not as farfetched as it might seem; there are dozens of such fees that support important government created goods and services. Our editors are joined by John Palatiello, MAPPS Executive Director and Alan Mikuni, chair of the MAPPS Working Group on Geospatial User Fees and Trust Fund.

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]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:23:28 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/is-a-geospatial-user-fee-the-answer-to-creating-and-maintaining-the-u./318049 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130326_don.mp3 A Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAAPS) working group is exploring the viability of a geospatial user fee that would create a trust fund to insure the creation and maintenance the United States spatial data stores. It's not as farfetched as it might seem; there are dozens of such fees that support important government created goods and services. Our editors are joined by John Palatiello, MAPPS Executive Director and Alan Mikuni, chair of the MAPPS Working Group on Geospatial User Fees and Trust Fund. fee, fgdc, geodata, mapps, nsdi, usgs 22:00 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Private Drones In American Skies - NPR OnPoint Drones on top of drones. New, commercial drones take off. Some say our skies will be dark with privately-owned drones.

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]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:02:49 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/private-drones-in-american-skies-npr-onpoint/318683 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/330/510053/174856165/WBUR_174856165.mp3 Drones on top of drones. New, commercial drones take off. Some say our skies will be dark with privately-owned drones. drones, privacy, private, remotesensing, top, uas, uav 46:10 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community. Utilities, Smart Grid and Geospatial Technology: An Interview with Brad Williams, Oracle’s Global Business VP Joe Francica Geospatial technology and energy management seem to be intertwined in so many operational and strategic areas for utilities. In today's Directions Magazine podcast, Editor in Chief Joe Francica interviews Oracle's Brad Williams, vice president of the company's global business unit, to discuss how utility companies are leveraging geospatial information to managing everything from smart grid technology to outage management.

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]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:19:27 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/utilities-smart-grid-and-geospatial-technology-an-interview-with-brad-/313912 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/OraclePodcast/Oracle-Williams_final2.mp3 Geospatial technology and energy management seem to be intertwined in so many operational and strategic areas for utilities. In today's Directions Magazine podcast, Editor in Chief Joe Francica interviews Oracle's Brad Williams, vice president of the company's global business unit, to discuss how utility companies are leveraging geospatial information to managing everything from smart grid technology to outage management. energy, smart grid, utilities 19:25 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica Ohio Court Raises Issues Around Geodata Intertwined with Copyrighted Software Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg On Thursday, March 7 the Ohio Supreme Court ruled on a whether a county engineer correctly responded to a Public Records Act request related to geospatial data. The engineer offered the data with a $2,000 fee to the requestor. The Court ruled the action was valid because the data were ?intertwined with a copyright-protected software program? and the fee was to separate them out. This decision prompted discussions about the nature of public records, appropriate GIS software and data formats for government use and the role of consultants.

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]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:58:11 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/ohio-court-raises-issues-around-geodata-intertwined-with-copyrighted-s/317150 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130319_don.mp3 On Thursday, March 7 the Ohio Supreme Court ruled on a whether a county engineer correctly responded to a Public Records Act request related to geospatial data. The engineer offered the data with a $2,000 fee to the requestor. The Court ruled the action was valid because the data were �intertwined with a copyright-protected software program� and the fee was to separate them out. This decision prompted discussions about the nature of public records, appropriate GIS software and data formats for government use and the role of consultants. copyright, esri, ohio, openrecords, software, woolpert 18:00 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg When Will We See the First True GIS App? Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg When will we see the first true GIS app? Who will build it? What will it do? Can it replace the desktop and should it? What can we learn about the future from the current crop of tablets and broadband availability? Do current retina displays and $999 apps mean GIS will come to the tablet?

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]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:07:55 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/when-will-we-see-the-first-true-gis-app/315763 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130312_don.mp3 When will we see the first true GIS app? Who will build it? What will it do? Can it replace the desktop and should it? What can we learn about the future from the current crop of tablets and broadband availability? Do current retina displays and $999 apps mean GIS will come to the tablet? apps, datacollection, gis, mobile, tablet, userinterface 15:12 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Examining the Longterm Health of the Tube Map and other Navigation Maps Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg Max Roberts, a psychology professor, argues in an article at the Londonist website that no matter what new tech tools pop up, we?ll still need a basic map of the London Underground, along with other basic navigation maps. What is the longterm future of such maps?

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]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:08:43 -0600 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/examining-the-longterm-health-of-the-tube-map-and-other-navigation-map/314192 http://www.directionsmag.com/images/podcasts/130305_don.mp3 Max Roberts, a psychology professor, argues in an article at the Londonist website that no matter what new tech tools pop up, we�ll still need a basic map of the London Underground, along with other basic navigation maps. What is the longterm future of such maps? dcmetro, futureofmaps, geoliteracy, journeyplanning, mbta, tfl, tubemap 13:38 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community.Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg As Police Drones Take Off, Washington State Pushes Back - NPR All Things Considered The phrase "unmanned drones" typically conjures images of places like Afghanistan. But the Federal Aviation Administration says it wants to start testing the civilian use of aerial drones here in the U.S. and has already issued special permits to a few police departments interested in trying them out. But after a raucous Seattle City Council hearing earlier this month, the mayor killed the drone program. http://www.npr.org/2013/02/22/172696814/as-police-drones-take-off-washington-state-pushes-back

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]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:41:04 -0600 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/as-police-drones-take-off-washington-state-pushes-back-npr-all-things-consi/313962 http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2013/02/20130222_atc_17.mp3?dl=1 The phrase "unmanned drones" typically conjures images of places like Afghanistan. But the Federal Aviation Administration says it wants to start testing the civilian use of aerial drones here in the U.S. and has already issued special permits to a few police departments interested in trying them out. But after a raucous Seattle City Council hearing earlier this month, the mayor killed the drone program. http://www.npr.org/2013/02/22/172696814/as-police-drones-take-off-washington-state-pushes-back datacollection, drone, faa, government, privacy, seattle, uas, uav 4:00 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community. Wearable Tech And Augmented Reality - NPR OnPoint Technology you will wear. Google?s glasses. Apple?s iWatch. And ?augmented reality? on its way. Guests Omar Gallaga, technology culture writer for the Austin American-Statesman. (@omarg) Amber Case, director of the Portland R&D Center for the tech firm Esri. (@caseorganic) Ben Chigier, retired software engineer and entrepreneur. He and his daughter each own a pair of ?augmented? ski goggles. Full details: http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/02/28/wearable-tech-and-augmented-reality

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]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:43:12 -0600 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/wearable-tech-and-augmented-reality-npr-onpoint/313482 http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/330/510053/173178571/WBUR_173178571.mp3 Technology you will wear. Google�s glasses. Apple�s iWatch. And �augmented reality� on its way. Guests Omar Gallaga, technology culture writer for the Austin American-Statesman. (@omarg) Amber Case, director of the Portland R&D Center for the tech firm Esri. (@caseorganic) Ben Chigier, retired software engineer and entrepreneur. He and his daughter each own a pair of �augmented� ski goggles. Full details: http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/02/28/wearable-tech-and-augmented-reality augmentedreality, esri, googleglass, iwatch, top, wearablecomputers 46:02 no Directions Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication offering podcasts on topics of interest to the geospatial community. Directions MedianonadultDirections Magazine is a news-focused, information technology publication. We publish articles and news on geospatial information technologies such as geographic information systems software, GPS, digital cartography, geographical data and associated serv