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Why CXOs Should Care About the Wild Web of Mapping. “Consumer” Mapping Sites Have Driven Awareness in Business. Sharing and re-mixing of Geo data by people Demystify GIS technology (interactive maps, directions, mash-ups). Unlocking GIS Data From it’s Silos.
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“Consumer” Mapping Sites Have Driven Awareness in Business • Sharing and re-mixing of Geo data by people • Demystify GIS technology (interactive maps, directions, mash-ups)
Unlocking GIS Data From it’s Silos • Open standards / GeoRSS support. APIs are also GeoRSS readers. • MS Excel publishing to GeoRSS & Y! Maps Simple Publishing API. • Range of API solutions for different audiences (simple vs. complex; platform independent) Other Data Sources MS Excel GeoRSS Web Server Y! Maps APIs / Mashups