Directions on Location Intelligence

Galigeo Receives Esri Award for Outstanding Location Analytics platform

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:22:14 -0500

Galigeo, the worldwide expert of Location Analytics is proud to announce it has been awarded Esri’s Outstanding Partner for 2013 in the Location Analytics category. Galigeo is the sole winner in the Location Analytics for demonstrating practical and innovative solutions. Partners were nominated by various Esri staff and distributors. Receiving...

Digital Map Products CEO to Present at the 2013 Location Intelligence Conference

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:53:47 -0500

- Digital Map Products (DMP), a leading provider of cloud-based spatial technology solutions, today announced that its President and CEO, Jim Skurzynski, will be presenting at the 2013 Location Intelligence Conference. This innovative conference, which brings together leaders in the location and mapping industry, will take place on May 21st in...

GEOINT with SAP HANA, Esri ArcGIS

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David Cruickshank from SAP's Co-Innovation Lab (COIL) describes in his blog the architecture of how SAP users can perform geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) analysis using both SAP's HANA in-memory database with a workflow to Esri's ArcGIS. Some of the workflow is explained as follows: SAP NS2 looks to create through this COIL project, an SAP Rapid Deployment...

Esri Offers Interactive Map for Directory of Major Malls

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:23:32 -0500

Esri and the Directory of Major Malls have partnered to create the DMM Future Retail story map that media can embed or share as part of ongoing retail and local business coverage. Built on exclusive data from the DMM, this map shows 25 lifestyle/specialty and urban mixed-used projects that are expected to open in the next few years, ranked by gross leasable area. Find...

Pitney Bowes increases investment in South Australia to work directly with customers

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:32:06 -0500

Adelaide, Australia, 16th May 2013 - Pitney Bowes, provider of innovative Location Intelligence technology, has increased its investment in South Australia by appointing staff in Adelaide to directly manage the Location Intelligence businesses in South Australia and the Northern Territory. This decision will help the company form a closer, more...

IDV Solutions Achieves Gold, Silver Microsoft Competencies

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:06:15 -0500

IDV Solutions today announced that it has attained three Microsoft competencies, distinguishing itself within the top 1 percent of Microsoft?s partner ecosystem. By earning Gold Business Intelligence competency, Gold Independent Software Vendor competency, and Silver Web Development competency, the company demonstrates its ability and commitment to...

Real-World Trade Areas Unveiled at ICSC RECon

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:30:48 -0500

Esri announces that it is teaming up with strategic partner eSite to bring unique trip and traffic flow insights to the ArcGIS platform. The insights are derived from eSite tools using origin and destination data from TomTom, the leading provider of navigation and location-based data, and will be delivered through Esri's ArcGIS Online. Retailers,...

Beitz�and�Daigh�Geographics, Inc. announces strategic partnership with National Land Realty

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:04:16 -0500

COLUMBIA, SC. May 14, 2013 — Beitz and Daigh Geographics, Inc. is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with National Land Realty. This partnership will provide scalable GIS solutions to support National Land Realty’s rapid growth and expansion into new markets. “I am excited about working with National Land Realty to help them leverage GIS...

Why Gartner’s Magic Quadrant Missed the Importance of Location Analytics to Business Intelligence

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:15:35 -0500

Location-based data and analysis are considered so critical to the understanding of a business’ operations that business analytics software companies routinely and prominently boast maps as part of their dashboard visualization toolkits. But Gartner, the market research company, gives scant mention of the importance of location intelligence. Editor in Chief Joe Francica looks at what’s...

Hy-Vee Expands Market Opportunities with Esri’s Location Analytics

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:42:09 -0500

Esri announces that Hy-Vee, a midwestern grocery store chain with more than $7.7 billion in sales and 233 retail stores, is expanding its use of the Esri mapping platform to enhance its site selection and real estate decision making. The company's adoption of location analytics to combine demographic and psychographic data brings deep spatial...

PlaceIQ Raises $6.75 Million in Series B Financing Led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP). Mobile Location Intelligence Pioneer to Expand Reach and Service Offerings

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:33:40 -0500

PlaceIQ will use the funding to further its lead as the premier location intelligence solution for marketers. PlaceIQ (http://www.PlaceIQ.com), a leading provider of location intelligence solutions for marketers, today announced the company has raised $6.75 million in a Series B financing round led by U.S. Venture Partners, and including IA...

Why GIS Didn’t Help with the Boston Marathon Bombings

Tue, 07 May 2013 08:36:13 -0500

Bryan Ware, writing at CTO Vision, details how the Boston Marathon bombing were a “big data” event. He's the CTO of Haystax Technology, a new analytics company focused on the defense and intelligence sector. And offers this important discalimer: Disclaimer: These observations are made from a distance; I was not part of the Boston response nor do I have input on these...

How Important is Location in Location-based Advertising?

Tue, 07 May 2013 03:29:17 -0500

How important is the recipient's location when sending location-based ads? Perhaps not as important as other factors.

Caliper Offers 113th Congressional Districts with 2010 Census Data for Use with Maptitude 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:04:21 -0500

-- Caliper is excited to announce that 113th Congressional Districts data are now available for the entire USA. These are the most accurate boundaries available, reflecting our expertise in the field as the market leading redistricting software package. The Congressional Districts DVD is packed with essential information for corporate...

YFind Launches First-of-its Kind Shopper Analytics Dashboard with Extremely Accurate Indoor Positioning Technology

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:45:42 -0500

TheRetailHQ Gives Retailers, Mall Operators Critical Insights into Customers Shopping Habits How can brick-and-mortar retail store managers get the same kind of detailed insights into the shopping behaviors of their customers that online sites can get from Web analytics? Indoor positioning company YFind Technologies, has the answer. Just...

Ten Things You Need to Know About Indoor Positioning

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:36:48 -0500

Each year indoor positioning has created more buzz in the location-based services arena. Acquisitions and new developments suggest 2013 might be a breakthrough year for the technology. Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg shares the basics on how it works and where it might be headed.

Caliper Offers Germany Data for Use with Maptitude 2013

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:54:10 -0500

- Caliper is excited to announce a new Germany Data Package! The product includes a wealth of data and functionality not available in any other software. The Germany data includes an up-to-date street layer with address data for geocoding and travel time information for computing routes and travel-time rings. Also included are building...

Placed Launches the First Ratings Service for the Physical World, Placed Insights

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:01:40 -0500

Leveraging the Largest Location Panel in the World, Placed Connects the Digital and Physical Worlds Measuring More Than 1,000 Businesses Across 130 Categories Placed, the leader in location analytics, today announced the launch of Placed Insights, a groundbreaking solution that quantifies the paths and behaviors of consumers in the...

How to Use Geofencing Correctly

Wed, 01 May 2013 02:00:43 -0500

The term “geofencing” is popping up all over discussions of location-based services, with a special focus on its use in retailing. Why are geofences “hot” and how can retailers interested in leveraging geospatial technology and data best use the invisible boundaries?Directions Magazine posed those questions to Rip Gerber, CEO of Locaid, a location-as-a-service company....

Army and NGA Geospatial RFPs Expected this Spring

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:30:53 -0500

The Army has opportunities including set asides for small businesses. The Installation Geospatial Information Services program will provide basic installation, energy and environment geospatial capability across the Army. Awardees will develop standard data and functionality, increase geographic information system — or GIS — availability and eliminate redundant...

The big data rush: how data analytics can yield underwriting gold

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:52:28 -0500

Industry report reveals that new ways of working need to be adopted to maintain the competitive edge. A study has revealed that the insurance industry needs to adopt new ways of working in order to make sense of Big Data and remain competitive in future years to come. The research, conducted by Marketforce, the Chartered Insurance Institute...

Caliper Offers Updated India Data for Use with Maptitude 2013

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:51:53 -0500

- Caliper is excited to announce a new India Data Package! The product includes a wealth of data and functionality not available in any other software. The India data includes an up-to-date street layer with address data for geocoding and travel time information for computing routes and travel-time rings. Also included are building footprints...

sensewhere’s Indoor Positioning Technology Well-suited for Location-based Advertising

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:05:48 -0500

Recently, sensewhere Ltd., an indoor positioning technology company, announced a new solution with fully integrated sensors giving greater positioning accuracy. sensewhere uses Wi-Fi technology for applications such as location-based advertising. Editor in Chief Joe Francica discussed the specifics with sensewhere founder and CTO, Tughrul Arslan.

Space and Time Come Together Through Esri and OSIsoft Partnership

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:49:12 -0500

Industry Leaders Come Together, Fusing the PI System and ArcGIS to Deliver Mission-Critical Information for Organizations OSIsoft, producer of the PI System, the leading operational data infrastructure for real-time data and events, and Esri, the global leader in geographic information systems (GIS), today announced a strategic partnership to...

Rogers-Ruppersberger Cyber Bill (CISPA) Passes House

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:34:54 -0500

Cyber Information Sharing & Protection Act (CISPA) Passes with Overwhelmingly Bipartisan Vote of 288 to 127 Congress took an important step forward today towards giving American companies the help they need to better protect themselves against the dangerous cyber espionage campaigns being waged against them by China, Russia and Iran. In a...

Indoor Positioning for LBS Advertising: Sensewhere at Mobile World Congress 2013

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:00:43 -0500

Sensewhere emerged as a result of pioneering technology developed by a team of researches at the University of Edinburgh. The team was later joined by commercial experts from leading technology companies, such as CSR, in order to found Sensewhere in 2005. Sensewhere's pure software technology enables precise location information, with no additional...

Mary Grace �MG� Karch joins IDV Solutions as Vice President�Federal Systems

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:27:35 -0500

IDV Solutions announced today that security industry veteran Mary Grace ?MG? Karch has joined the company as Vice President ? Federal Systems. She will be responsible for developing and expanding federal business for IDV Solutions? physical security and risk visualization (PSRV) software, Visual Command Center. Karch, who is based in Washington,...

GfK releases analysis and forecast for European retail

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:17:59 -0500

GfK GeoMarketing has carried out an analysis of Europe's retail scene on behalf of the European Shopping Centre Trust (ESCT). The study was presented at the ICSC European Conference in Stockholm from 17-18 April 2013. GfK GeoMarketing has released a study on European retail in 2013. The data was compiled and...

Caliper Offers Updated New Zealand Data for Use with Maptitude 2013

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:12:23 -0500

- Caliper is excited to announce a new New Zealand Data Package! The product includes a wealth of data and functionality not available in any other software. The New Zealand data includes an up-to-date street layer with address data for geocoding and travel time information for computing routes and travel-time rings. Also included are building...