The Word is Not Enough

September's issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following focuses:

• Location-Based Services
• Public Health
• Environmental Monitoring
• Urban Planning
• Focus on Africa
  

If you'd like to submit interviews, opinion pieces, industry analyses or case studies on these or any other topics, mail me at robertbuckley@geoconnexion.com to discuss length and topics. The deadline for copy is July 1st.

October's issue will have the following focuses:

• Surveying: GPS, LiDAR, UAVs, Total Stations, etc.
• Civil Engineering
• Utilities
• Transport
• Climate Change

The deadline for copy is August 1st.

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June's issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following focuses:

• Photogrammetry
• Mapping
• Architecture
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Quality Control
• Police Investigation
• Film Post Production
• Risk management
  

If you'd like to submit interviews, opinion pieces, industry analyses or case studies on these or any other topics, mail me at robertbuckley@geoconnexion.com to discuss length and topics. The deadline for copy is May 20th.

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Can you help with the following article? It will be appearing in Education Investor. EducationInvestor provides the business intelligence and political insight that will help investors understand the sometimes baffling world of education.

Deadline for leads is 1st May 2013. Email me or leave a comment below if you'd like to contribute.

Is 3D the next dimension in education?
Will 3D be the next must-have technology for schools? Students will be able to immerse themselves in environments and study objects they could never examine, using little more than glasses and a projector or TV. With 3D technology cheaper than ever, not just to buy but for creating content, and with students now used to 3D thanks to cinema and home theatre technology, will VR finally see some uptake? And if it does, who are going to be the winners?

I'd like to speak to consultants, vendors, teachers and education experts on whether 3D is the future. Last possible date for phone interviews is 10th May, but I'd like to speak to people sooner than that, if possible.

I'm off to Las Vegas for a week, starting tomorrow (6th March), but if you drop me an email or leave me a voicemail, I'll reply when I get back.

June's issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following focuses:

• Cloud-based Solutions
• Traffic, Planning & Emergency Management
• Tax Revenue
• Intelligence Agencies
• Spatial Data Infrastructure

If you'd like to submit interviews, opinion pieces, industry analyses or case studies on these or any other topics, mail me at robertbuckley@geoconnexion.com to discuss length and topics. The deadline for copy is June 17th.

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May's issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following focuses:

• 3D Laser Scanning and Printing
• Building Surveys & Design
• Crime Scene Analysis
• Film Industry
• CAD Comparison
• Spatial BI: GIS with Business Intelligence
  

If you'd like to submit interviews, opinion pieces, industry analyses or case studies on these or any other topics, mail me at robertbuckley@geoconnexion.com to discuss length and topics. The deadline for copy is March 17th.

April's issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following focuses:

• Crowd Sourcing: Mapping Social Media Feeds, Collaborative Mapping, Web GIS etc.
• Disaster Management, Municipal Regulatory Compliance, Asset Management and Community Engagement
• Interoperability Standards
  

If you'd like to submit interviews, opinion pieces, industry analyses or case studies on these or any other topics, mail me at robertbuckley@geoconnexion.com to discuss length and topics. The deadline for copy is February 17th.

I'm going to be on holiday until January 7th but you can leave voicemails and emails, and I'll get back to you when I return. Happy New Year!

Can you help with the following article? This article will be appearing in SC Magazine. SC features on specific technologies and trends are designed to inform IT security professionals about the state of the art in that area.

Deadline for leads is 7th January 2013. Email me or leave a comment below.

Ease of use
Almost everyone agrees that the key to security is to ensure that there's a low enough barrier to its use that everyone will use it. Yet, beyond a few attempts to make things easier for administrators, how much effort are vendors - and CSOs - putting into making security easy for end-users? Are interfaces easy enough to use? Are processes easy to follow and understand? Who, vendors and CSOs alike, actually has user test groups for their software interfaces? How much effort is being put into management consoles that people can actually use? Does the security industry need an Apple to come along to make it think different? Do CSOs need someone to teach them how to Keep It Simple?

I'm looking to speak to vendors, analysts and IT security professionals about whether security software as it stands is easy enough to use and how much focus is placed on making security as simple as possible that people don't end up switching it off or trying to get round it.

This article will discuss both software and processes.

Interviews will be by phone between January 8th and 15th, so interviewees will need to be available during these times.

March's issue of GeoConnexion International is going to have the following focuses:

• Technology: Mobile GIS: Software, Handheld Devices, Apps
• Example Application: Land Survey, Civil Engineering, Environmental Protection
• Editor's Choice: China & Far East Focus

If you'd like to submit interviews, opinion pieces, industry analyses or case studies on these or any other topics, mail me at robertbuckley@geoconnexion.com to discuss length and topics. The deadline for copy is January 17th.

GeoConnexion International brings you the latest news and stories plus reports from geotechnology industries in UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America and Asia. Topics covered include 3D Visualisation, Remote Sensing, LiDAR, Cloud, Mobile Mapping, Navigation with emphases on healthcare, public safety, retail, the environment, utilities, surveying, LBS, transport/logistics, telecommunications and more. For further information, visit www.geoconnexion.com.