Once again, there has been a massive outage of Google maps (on Thursday, April 23) that caused widespread panic and confusion! Most noteworthy, this recent, sudden outage occurred about 4 PM Eastern time (1 PM Pacific) and the food delivery industry was left high and dry! Share with your friends…Facebook0TwitterLinkedinemail
Energy Industry UAV & Robotics Expert Speakers Announced for 2018 Energy Drone Coalition Summit
The Energy Drone Coalition is excited to announce its lineup of speakers for the 2nd annual Energy Drone Summit, which will be held in Houston, Texas on June 20-21 (with additional workshops on June 19) at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. Share with your friends…Facebook0TwitterLinkedinemail
Go Offline with HERE Maps
A recent visit to the HERE maps HQ in Berkeley, California reminded me just how awesome this in vehicle navigation experience really is. Best of all HERE maps functions equally well completely offline. Read on for more including details of my visit with the HERE engineers at their California facility. Share with your friends…Facebook0TwitterLinkedinemail
GE and ikeGPS Improve Utility Worker Efficiency with Mobile MapSight Device
ATLANTA—December 19, 2013—Improving field utility worker efficiency and building on its advanced utility asset measurement offering, GE’s Digital Energy business (NYSE: GE) has announced it is branding ikeGPS’ innovative field measurement product as MapSight. This revolutionary solution integrates laser, camera and GPS technologies, enabling utilities to quickly and accurately collect measurement and location data on […]
Bluetooth mapping technology the answer to retail blues
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for Australian retailers, who now have access to a cutting-edge mapping tool that delivers a powerful insight into what makes shoppers spend money. New advancements in Bluetooth and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology means retailers can now map and analyse customers’ movements around a store based on […]
SuperSurv 3.1a (for Android) Supports WMTS Service
Supergeo announced that SuperSurv 3.1a (for Android) supports WMTS service — SuperSurv is the mobile GIS application specially designed for field survey. With Android mobile devices, users can directly collect data, position, overlay maps and online edit map service published by SuperGIS Server 3.1a. Share with your friends…Facebook0TwitterLinkedinemail
Juniper Systems’ Complete Care Plans Take the Worry Out of Mobile Data Collection
Logan, UT – December 2013 — Juniper Systems has recently introduced its new Complete Care service plans, providing substantial benefits above and beyond its Standard Manufacturer’s Warranty. The company points to customer requests as the prime driver in offering this new service option for their rugged handhelds. Share with your friends…Facebook0TwitterLinkedinemail
Featured Application – Chiayi Travel Guide App
This story from Supergeo describes how we help Chiayi City Government, Taiwan develop a GIS website and iOS GIS apps to promote the local tourism industry. These GIS tools are served as excellent introductions to the local traditional culture – additionally, smart phone Apps are developed and built to import human resource education, construction of […]
Featured Mobile LBS App – BusBuddy
A winning app from a recent hackathon provides a nice solution for those in need of bus data and live feeds from the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – enter Bus Buddy. BusBuddy is an easy to use app that allows users to view bus routes and bus arrival times (both scheduled and predicted) for […]
Mobile location platform revenues will grow to € 275 million worldwide in 2018
Gothenburg, Sweden – December 5, 2013: According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the global market for location platforms will grow steadily in the next few years, mainly driven by the emerging indoor location segment. At the same time, the market for location platforms deployed by mobile operators is maturing. […]