Reliable Data Is Helping Businesses Respond to COVID-19
A look at how companies are applying location awareness to keep business operations running during the COVID-19 outbreak
By Multiple Authors | March 25, 2020
Business leaders can use location-specific data to guide their employees and customers amid coronavirus and COVID-19 uncertainty.
By Multiple Authors | March 12, 2020
Executing a successful franchise expansion means keeping several layers of customers happy, from the consumer to the C-suite.
A Former “Ghostbuster” Combines Drones, IoT, GIS in Real Time for CSX
Josh Belhadj | March 10, 2020
Erik Henderson is one of many GIS pros whose use of location intelligence technology saves his company time and money and boosts worker safety.
Could AI and Data Analytics Deliver Blockbuster Movies?
Andrea Massey | March 3, 2020
How Hollywood uses AI and location data to choose which films to greenlight
A Blueprint for the New Era of Corporate Social Responsibility
Multiple Authors | February 25, 2020
Using data and location analytics, corporations are unlocking economic opportunity while promoting equity and sustainability.
Blazing a Multistate Trail to Augmented Reality Innovation
Multiple Authors | February 19, 2020
The IT director who created a first-of-its-kind augmented reality system reveals the happy accident that sparked a career in location technology.
Coming In Sick Versus Calling Out Sick: How Different Cities Rate
Christopher Ross | February 11, 2020
A new survey shows that employee attitudes toward sick days can be mapped, identifying cities where office workers show up under the weather.
Think Tank: The Connected Farm Is Even Smarter than You Think
Chris Chiappinelli | February 4, 2020
There's a new brand of tech savvy emerging, and it doesn't originate in Silicon Valley. It's down on the farm.
Mapping Consumer Preferences for Certain Brands
Christopher Ross | January 28, 2020
A location data strategy shaped by social media insight can help companies navigate the fractured landscape of customers’ buying habits.
A Lifelong Learner Brings a Data Science Edge to Fruit of the Loom
Marianna Kantor | January 21, 2020
Beth Rogers took one drastic turn and found her calling in data science and location intelligence at Fruit of the Loom.
As Wildfire Risk Grows, So Does Business Concern
Alex Martonik | January 14, 2020
As wildfires threaten business resilience, risk-aware companies are mapping the hazards in real time.
Would You Move for a 30 Percent Raise?
Helen Thompson | January 9, 2020
Workers are seeing how much their economic value varies by location, and one startup is capitalizing on this workforce mobility.
The World Leader in Commercial Real Estate Tells a New Story
Keith Balaniz | January 7, 2020
At real estate giant CBRE, an executive unlocked the potential of location intelligence, turning maps into stories that help close deals.
2020: Six Predictions for a Shifting Business Climate
Greg Milner | December 17, 2019
Business trends that will dominate 2020 and beyond begin with customer centricity, rely on automation, and produce better business strategies.
This Mattress Company Woke Up to Digital Transformation
Gary Sankary | December 10, 2019
An inside look at digital transformation, as executives reinvent a business through dependable data and location intelligence
Translating Location Intelligence into Business Value
Multiple Authors | December 4, 2019
Companies are waking up to the need for data experts who can translate science into business value and communicate with the C-suite.
How Quantitative and Visual Thinkers Differ, and How They Blend
Helen Thompson | November 25, 2019
A respected designer calls businesses out for overlooking visual thinkers when planning new products and systems.
NextTech: Geoblockchain and the Challenge of Food Spoilage
Yasaman Kazemi | November 19, 2019
An innovative approach to location intelligence could help reduce the massive amount of food lost before it reaches shelves.
What Generation Z Wants from Work, Where
Helen Thompson | November 12, 2019
Buffeted by political and economic turmoil, the next wave of engineers and business professionals seek job stability with a domestic focus.
How Savvy Executives Are Using Location Intelligence
Multiple Authors | November 5, 2019
An inside look at two companies that have used location intelligence in the C-suite to drive growth and competitive advantage
NextTech: Artificial Intelligence in Action for Business
Mansour Raad | October 29, 2019
Once the province of a privileged few, artificial intelligence and location intelligence tech are in play today across many business scenarios.
The Privacy Paradox: How Companies Gain Consumer Confidence in Data Sharing
Marianna Kantor | October 22, 2019
A new study illuminates why companies must win consumer trust when it comes to data sharing—and where in the world trust is highest.
Unseen: Finding the Hidden Value in Real Estate
Keith Balaniz | October 15, 2019
Drone landing pads, ride share areas, and other lucrative uses of real estate await property owners willing to think creatively.
How Data-Driven John Deere Wins the Market
Multiple Authors | October 8, 2019
Ag equipment trailblazer John Deere has turned the art of market development into a science with AI-based analysis of location data.
The Role Technology Plays in US, Australia Rare Earths Plan
Cindy Elliott | October 1, 2019
If the screen on your mobile phone wouldn’t work without an underground element that one country might withhold, what would you do?
Tracking a Minor Ingredient with a Major Impact on Business
Jen Van Deusen | September 24, 2019
Inside the battle for sustainable production of an ingredient in many foods and beauty products.
NextTech: Retailers Combine CRM and GIS to Understand Customers
Gary Sankary | September 18, 2019
CRM technology helps companies organize information on customers; GIS software helps them discover and share insight.
Instant Payments Could Change How and Where We Bank
Alex Martonik | September 3, 2019
With access to instant payment transfers, banks and customers will discover opportunities in overlooked places.
A Modern Labor Renaissance: Where Is It Happening?
Helen Thompson | August 29, 2019
Fresh energy from Millennials and digital platforms are poised to transform the geographic and demographic complexion of the labor movement.
How and Why Utilities Are Shifting to Renewables
Matt Piper | August 27, 2019
For utilities committed to decarbonization, location-based demographic data helps identify and predict areas where clean energy is in demand.
Smart City NYC: Staying Alert on Election Day
Multiple Authors | August 20, 2019
The NYC Board of Elections established real-time operational awareness with a GIS-based dashboard of its polling places.
NextTech: Visualizing Consumer Traffic
Marianna Kantor | August 13, 2019
Using a modern version of a centuries-old technique, planners can study anonymized IoT data to see patterns of human movement.
A City’s Challenge: Balancing Talent Recruitment and Climate Change
Helen Thompson | August 6, 2019
Skilled professionals and businesses are flocking to cities. In some locations, this puts them on a collision course with climate change.
Apple, Trade Tensions Underscore Need for Supply Chain Visibility
Yasaman Kazemi | July 30, 2019
When a much-discussed global company considers moving production to avoid a trade war, others take stock of their supply chain visibility.
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