Geoweb Report

Esri put first digital pin on the map in '69

Sajit Thomas' job at the GIS market leader is to develop innovative uses of spatial technologies. 'Mobile and location on mobile is going to dominate the market,' Thomas says.

Sonic Notify gearing up for big year

New York-based Sonic Notify enables media to be delivered to smart devices based on presence near audio beacons. Lady Gaga has already used the system, but the beacons can also be put in store shelves. Founder Jonathan Glanz explains.

PlaceIQ maps audiences to locations

PlaceIQ packages geodata for location-based services vendors and mobile advertisers, blending traditional GIS data with transactional and social data. CTO Steve Milton talks about the roles of partners Skyhook and Jumptap.

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MyCityWay cracking 'hyperlocal marketing problem'

Two years ago urban navigation app MyCityWay won most categories at New York City's BigApps competition. Co-founder Puneet Mehta talks about the growth of the company since and the new MyCityWay Now product.

Broadcastr wants to 'put the web back in the wor...

Geographical content distribution platform Broadcastr has partnerships with History Channel and Biography Channel. 'In the mobile age content is going to be optimized for place,' co-founder Scott Lindenbaum says.

Admonsters OPS Mobile in New York

Global ad operations community Admonsters had their first OPS Mobile event in New York in December. President Matt O'Neill explains. Content czar Rob Beeler talks about the role of location in mobile.

What is location intelligence?

Duncan McCall (PlaceIQ) gives his definition at the Geoweb Summit Fall 2011.

'Crowdsourced data is junk'

Darrin Clement (Maponics), David Levine (Geostellar), Thomas Turnbull (Green Map) and Colin Reilly (DoITT) discussed data sources for local maps at last month's Geoweb Summit.

Sonar finds people nearby

Sonar shows you hidden connections with people nearby. Founder Brett Martin is speaking on the opening panel tomorrow at the 3rd Geoweb Summit at Dumbo Spot in Brooklyn.