This is the second article in a series on GeoBI integration. Part 1 was published in the Summer 2012 Digital Edition of LBx Journal. This article discusses the market environment for GeoBI integration. It looks at the motivations of BI and GIS vendors, and the challenges organizations are faced with when integrat- ing spatial data with business data, and why third-party systems integration companies are called to the rescue.

Broadly, analytics are about adding meaning to data. In the near future, there will be a lot of data to analyze.This article discusses the technical challenges associated with geo- enabling an existing BI system, and how the Open Geospatial Consortium’s GeoBI initiative plans to address some of the issues.

DISCOVER 2012, ORGANIZED BY THE ONTARIO CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE, IS THE PROVINCE of Ontario’s showcase event on innovation and entrepreneurship. The conference is aimed at connecting industry and research, entrepreneur and financier, student and mentor, all with the goal of speeding innovation to market.

There's nothing worse than unleased space in a shopping center, for the developer, tenants, and the community. Empty space translates into economic despair. EDENS is a privately held owner and developer of shopping centers on the East Coast of the United States that takes a long-term view on building community, successful leasing criteria, and meeting the retail needs of the community.

Geospatial technologies, and therefore geospatial solutions (especially those dealing with large imagery files) have always been burdened by high computing challenges. These challenges have translated into latency issues. Over the last several years, DigitalGlobe has invested in GPU technology to accelerate speed to market in delivering imagery products and services.

This interview illustrates a next-gen innovative approach to business modeling that leverages GIS and enterprise system assets for improved enterprise search and decision support.

Location-aware social networks have a huge potential for enabling people in a community to help themselves during a crisis. Spatial analysis makes crowdsourced data actionable.

This article outlines the importance of an internal communications position to leveraging an organization’s investments in location intelligence solutions.