The White Board Doodles that Became Google Maps

Here is a link to a Sidney Morning Herald article that discusses how the doodles on the whiteboard of an Australian small tech startup called Where 2 eventually changed the world by morphing into Google Maps. The article shows what you can accomplish with a good idea and a good sense of timing. Even more than the lessons of technology Noel Gordon talks about the lessons of agility and flexibility small businesses bring to the marketplace. Here is the link:

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/revealed-the-whiteboard-doodles-that-became-google-maps-20140826-108een.html

Blaise Agüera y Arcas: How PhotoSynth can connect the world's images

Thank you to Charlene Turczyn for sharing this TED presentation. Amazing capability Photosynth brings to us that capture the world in photographs.

GISCafe's Top Geospatial Predictions for 2014

Thanks to GISCafe for posting their Top Geospatial Predictions for 2014.  It is very interesting to see where they believe the industry is headed.