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FairSearch Files European Commission Complaint on Google’s ‘Anti-Competitive’ Mobile Strategy

April 9, 2013 - By

FairSearch.org has filed a complaint with the European Commission laying out what it sees as Google’s anti-competitive strategy to dominate the mobile marketplace and cement its control over consumer Internet data for online advertising as usage shifts to mobile. The complaint says Google uses deceptive conduct to lockout competition in mobile. Google’s Android is the dominant smartphone operating system, running... read more

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CrowdOptic, LBMA Research Focus-Aware Mobility for Events

April 8, 2013 - By

CrowdOptic, a maker of crowd-powered mobile applications for live events, and the Location Based Marketing Association (LBMA) have joined forces to develop and promote new focus-aware mobile technology for fans at live events. Part of LBMA’s mandate is to foster research, innovation and pilot projects that push the boundaries of place-based marketing. Through this initiative, LBMA has partnered with several... read more

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GIS Technology Modernizes Nationwide Land Conservation

April 8, 2013 - By

Editor’s Note: The following is summary of CoreLogic’s nationwide parcel database that was provided by CoreLogic, followed by a short Q & A from Eric Gakstatter and the end of the article. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————- When the Trust for Public Land (TPL)began organizing its extensive conservation research and project information, its executives planned several database initiatives to showcase the volume of land... read more

This is posted in GIS News, Mapping, Technology

comScore Reports February 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share

April 8, 2013 - By

comScore, Inc. released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for the three month average period ending February 2013. This most recent data release represents the 100th month of data collection for MobiLens, a leading mobile measurement product that was first delivered to clients in November 2004 as the flagship product of M:Metrics... read more

This is posted in GIS News, Mobile Devices, Technology

Esri Releases Video: Leveraging ArcPad with ArcGIS Online

April 8, 2013 - By

Esri released a video describing how to leverage ArcPad with ArcGIS Online. According to the ArcPad Team Blog , if you are already using ArcPad and ArcGIS Online (or are looking at integrating ArcGIS Online into your organization), this video will give you some ideas on how these products work together to support your field work workflows. ArcPad Packages (available... read more

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TomTom Congestion Index shows that Moscow is the Most Congested City

April 5, 2013 - By

TomTom announces its annual 2012 Congestion Index, a report comparing congestion levels in 2012 versus 2011 in 161 cities and across five continents. The Annual Congestion Index finds Moscow the most congested city. According to the announcement, on average, journey times in Moscow are 66% longer during non-congested periods when traffic is flowing freely, and 106% longer during morning rush... read more

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Japan to Expand QZSS with Three Birds, Ground Control

April 5, 2013 - By

The Japanese government has ordered three navigation satellites from Mitsubishi Electric Corp. to expand the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), reports Spaceflight Now. QZSS augments GPS navigation signals for users in the Asia-Pacific region. NEC Corporation has also been awarded a contract, for the Ground Control Segment. Japan’s Cabinet Office announced the QZSS expansion on March 29, approving a $526 million... read more

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Sources of Public, Real-Time, High-Precision Corrections

April 5, 2013 - By

I probably reminisce a bit too much at times, but I can’t help but think back to the ’90s, when obtaining three-meter accuracy via post-processing took a bit of planning. You either had to operate your own GPS base station, or you had to find a publicly available one before you went to the field to make sure you had... read more

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