The Where Conference (formerly Where 2.0) has certainly evolved since its inception eight years ago. While still very much a developer conference with a focus on the innovations in location aware applications, itís starting to feel more like a trade show and thatís a good thing for sponsors. The Esri, Google, and Nokia booths towered...

Satellite imagery was something that the general public did not have access to before 2005. People caught glimpses of the stories satellite imagery could tell only from documentaries produced from the likes of Nova and National Geographic. Google Earth changed all that June 2005 and …