As often happens lately, I had no intention of writing about anything in the news due to lack of interest. However, Marc Prolieau wrote an article this morning on the rumor that Facebook would pay one billion dollars for Waze, and then wrote me to ask my thoughts. I, then, saw an article [...]

The following blog is a concise, non-illustrated version of a keynote address I gave at the North Caroline GIS conference last month in Raleigh, NC. There is little doubt that Google has created an incredibly successful mapping product, but it is at this point that the law of unintended consequences may occur and diminish [...]

UPDATE September 24, 2012: The Comment Cycle for the following entry is now closed. Thanks to everyone who has contributed. I had a call from Marc Prioleau of Prioleau Advisors this morning and speaking with him prompted me to look into the uproar over Apple’s problems with its new mapping application. So, this column [...]

At last! We are close to delivering our final report to the US Census Bureau on their Master Address File and I now have time to devote to one of my favorite pastimes – writing blogs for Exploring Local. Hooray. What this means in consultant speak is that I am “on the beach” [...]

Hi everybody: Just a brief note that there is an interview with yours truly on GPSBites. The interview is focused on seven questions related to LBS, GPS, Mapping and a couple on my company TeleMapics and the type of work we do. If you have time, give it a read. Thanks, Mike