01617nas a2200133   4500008004100000022001400041245003900055210003600094260004200130520123800172100001701410700002001427856003601447       2009                        eng d  a1913-610200aEditorial: Geospatial (March 2009)0 aEditorial Geospatial March 2009  aOttawabTalent First Networkc02/20093 aThe recent emergence of MapQuest, Google Earth, Garmin GPS, and many other modern geospatial products make it seem that mapping technologies are a relatively new component of today's information technologies. In fact, the mapping industry was one of the original adopters of technology when geographic information systems were first developed over 40 years ago. The fruits of this backroom technology, once the domain of highly trained specialists, is now being leveraged by hundreds of millions, if not billions, of consumers around the world.

Open source geospatial technologies have followed this same path from niche technology to mainstream component and are now critical to many of the applications that business and consumers use on a daily basis. Google Earth, for instance, incorporates a critical component of the open source geospatial stack to deliver satellite imagery to several hundred million installations around the planet. In the following articles, you will learn more about how these critical niche technologies have evolved from small grassroots activities to thriving technology projects under the umbrella of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, and ultimately into key commercial components of industry.1 aLavigne, Dru1 aMcIlhagga, Dave  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/23301166nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245005800055210005800113260004200171520077600213100002000989856003501009       2007                        eng d  a1913-610200aPutting Maps on the Web with Open Source Technologies0 aPutting Maps on the Web with Open Source Technologies  aOttawabTalent First Networkc08/20073 aIn this time of excitement over the emergence of mapping technologies like Google Earth, Personal Navigation Devices, GPS technologies for tracking vehicles, and so much more, a little known phenomenon has also been taking place: the explosive growth of open source mapping technologies.

Leading the way in this area is DM Solutions Group (DMSG) - a small company based in Ottawa, Canada who is working closely with customers and partners from around the world to incorporate mapping into their web environments.

Web Mapping is a highly specialized niche market that can be applied to almost every conceivable industry. It is this peculiar combination that is at the heart of why the open source software development approach has been so successful in this area. 
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