Recent DM Articles: NoSQL and Geospatial, More on GISP Certification, More on U.S. Broadband Map, and even more

Wed, 2011/03/02 - 09:35 — Satri

Here's the articles publish last month over Directions Magazine that I wanted to share with our users.

An informative article named NoSQL Databases: What Geospatial Users Need to Know. If you never heard of NoSQL, now is the time to learn about it.
An article on "GISCI's Executive Director Sheila Wilson writes about the addition of an exam to the GISP certification process. She addresses "the history of the debate, where we stand now, and the options being discussed by the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI).""
An article on the economics and ROI of DEM data in the case of the recent Australian floods: "David Hocking, chief executive officer of the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) in Australia, looks at the government’s position of slow investment in developing a nationwide digital elevation model (DEM) despite the financial impact of the floods."
An informative aggregation of reactions to the U.S. Nationwide Broadband Map. There's also and Q&A with Connected Nation, a non-profit organization that is promoting broader adoption of broadband access.
An article on Loc8 Codes, a system to tackle the problems of addresses in Ireland.