Posts by: Andrew Turner

TechCamp

On April 30, 2012 By Andrew Turner

This week I am leading tech training at the TechCamp events in Tel Aviv and Ramallah discussing open mapping platforms for sharing and visualizing data. TechCamp is part of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Civil Society [...]

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Last year we worked closely with the US World Wildlife Fund to develop the capability to upload and share climate modeling data through GeoIQ. Today you can explore the changing world at Climascope. Partnerships with the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Continue Reading

This weekend the World Bank hosted their Spring Meetings. As part of the event, the World Bank Institute extended the Mapping for Results to move beyond the in-depth maps and data to tell stories around development objectives and measured [...]

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As is typical of Springtime, the GeoIQ team will be out and about in the world presenting and meeting at a number of upcoming events.

The first, and personally the one I’m always most excited about, is WhereCamp in San Francisco. WhereCamp is the best open venue to [...]

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This weekend the Inter-American Development Bank is launching their new MapAmericas platform at their annual meetings in Montevideo. The new platform features interactive maps of the region’s countries that provide detailed information on active IDB projects, ranging from data showing where and how money is being invested, [...]

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The current administration of the US Government has been increasingly looking at ways to both reduce costs as well as leverage more appropriate technology in order to provide services. The “Federal Cloud” is an initiative to adopt more cost-effective solutions that don’t require huge infrastructure [...]

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Last week the tremendous team at the United Nations Environment Programme GRID-Arendal launched their OCEANIDS tool. Focused on sharing and open access to rich scientific data, the team is using GeoIQ to engage with citizens, governments, and researchers around the world to collaborate on important [...]

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Tomorrow is the next Tech@State focusing on Realtime Awareness. In the afternoon I’m charing a panel on “Conveying Real-time Information”. You can still sign up for the conference tomorrow as [...]

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2011 in Review

On January 27, 2012 By Andrew Turner

We’re fast into a new calendar year, predictions have been lain and we’re already beginning to see the emergence of some new and exciting technologies that will change future markets.

Last year was an incredibly exciting [...]

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If you’re not aware of OpenStreetMap – it’s a global community of volunteers that are gathering, measuring, and improving a map of the world. We have been long time members and supporters of the OpenStreetMap community and utilize the data and technology throughout GeoIQ and GeoCommons.

We’re devoted to improving open-source geospatial technology [...]

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