State Of The Map 2011

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We are happy to announce media support of State of the Map by Directions Magazine!

Directions Magazine, now with four internet-based publications, is the worldwide leader in delivering timely news and technology trends to professionals using geospatial technology and location intelligent software solutions. Through our daily publications, we bring awareness to the news that shapes the geospatially-enabled IT marketplace and the expansion of mobile location-based applications. Read Directionsmag.com, everyday for the most complete coverage of all things location.

Be sure to look for Directions Magazine at State of the Map in Denver!

We are proud to announce Logiball as our first Platinum sponsor!

About LOGIBALL

Navigation data is becoming increasingly important in many areas of business. It is not surprising that it is indeed the success factor for improving business processes – world-wide – in almost every industry; automotive, telecommunications, IT, service providers, utilities, logistics and retail as well as research and development.

Since 2000, LOGIBALL has been developing customized navigation solutions and offers a broad range of services both nationally and internationally. This is what we call “engineering the world’s navigation maps”. LOGIBALL’s engineering know-how allows for individually customizing each and every digital navigation map according to the specific field of business or consumer interest.

LOGIBALL takes even one step further. With our own developed software: the Global Navigation Data (GND) SUITE, we provide our clients with the flexibility of having the perfect tool for processing navigation data. This way, our clients can manage, quality assure, convert, etc. their own volume of navigation data themselves, however they want, whenever they want.

LOGIBALL solutions are found in the products of prominent automobile and telecommunications enterprises, in large utility companies as well as in the retail and logistics sectors.

We are proud to announce MapQuest as a returning patron for State of the Map 2011. They first joined us last year in Girona. This year, they have stepped up to be our Tungsten Carbide Level sponsor!

“MapQuest is thrilled to sponsor the 2011 State of the Map conference in Denver. The power of open-source mapping unlocks the next wave of innovative LBS apps and we are excited to support OSM’s goals to accelerate growth of the worldwide mapping community.”

–– Christian Dwyer, SVP & GM, AOL/MapQuest

What’s hot and sizzling about OpenStreetMap this year? Do you have something fantastic to share with the community? Have you been working on cool and funky OSM apps? Perhaps you have the solution how to make mapping as easy as … well … you name it. Or maybe you’ve done research on OSM and want to share your findings?

The call for papers for the fifth international State of the Map conference is now open until June 15th. The OpenStreetMap Foundation invite contributions from mappers, academics, geo-hackers and open geodata supporters around the world. If you are involved in OpenStreetMap mapping, coding or community organisation – or if you want the chance to present your ideas or opinions to the OpenStreetMap community, you should submit a paper to the State of the Map 2011!

More information on the Call for Papers

The State of the Map (SotM) organizing committee announces the dates for the 2011 International conference for OpenStreetMap (OSM). An anticipated number of over 250 attendees will meet September 9-11, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.

“September is a delightful time of year in Colorado! The typically mild weather allows for plenty of extracurricular activities to enjoy; from a Rockies baseball game or touring a local microbrewery to hiking or taking a late summer drive in the mountains, there’s so much to do.” says Ariann Nassel, volunteer with the SotM local organizing committee.

The dates were chosen to be before the FOSS4G conference held in Denver, September 12-16. It will allow people interested in both events to enjoy both SotM and FOSS4G within one trip.

A fun competition for the the 2011 SotM logo will be announced soon. The call for papers, sponsorship details, volunteer opportunities and more information will be available before the end of the year.

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