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Maps on cellular phones is getting closer to reality. GISCafe as an article about Destinator Technologies Partners with Tele Atlas to Deliver First Navigation System for Symbian-Based Smartphones. From the article: [The] navigation system include: Audible turn-by-turn navigation directions, so phone users can keep their eyes on the road. Ability to send one’s location to friends, family, and coworkers and automatically navigate them to the location on their phones. Storage of data for multiple cities on a phone, enabled by Destinator compression technology. No need for multiple devices — no navigation device required when renting a car. Online information based on a phone user’s exact location at any time.

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Maps are reaching new places such as music players. This ipodsubwaymaps website is offering subway maps on the iPod music player. They are facing legal threats but it is an interesting case of geoinformation use. This is discussed by Wired and other sources such as news.

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LocationIntelligence has an interesting article about the integration of spatial technologies and analysis in business intelligence. From the article: Our ability to exploit the massive amounts of complex, disparate data will never be resolved by the traditional technology we introduce or the common techniques we attempt to implement. Pie charts and other typical graphics, for example, fall short of supporting better decision making. A pie chart is simply not sufficient to interrogate a large OLAP cube or provide the necessary insight from the data pushed into our dashboards. Innovative visualization technology is necessary to effectively synthesize detailed data into information and present this content in an understandable manner to users. However, for leading business intelligence (BI) environments, this visualization must be based on spatial (geographic) data. UPDATE: it seems CIO Today also has an article about Enhancing Business Intelligence with Location Data.

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ComputerWeekly has a small article about the NSA patenting the location of Internet surfers based on the IP address and the nodes latency. From the article: Unsurprisingly, the patent description doesn’t focus on spying. It says the technology could be used to measure the effectiveness of advertising across geographic regions or to disable passwords that were not used at “appropriate locations”. […] The NSA’s patented geolocation system relies on measuring the latency (the time delay) between computers exchanging data at numerous known locations on the internet, and building a “network latency topology map”.

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DirectionsMag tells us that a little more than a week ago, ORBIMAGE acquired Space Imaging. This means Ikonos will join OrbView-3 in the sky for high-resolution imagery. From the article: «The new company will own 50-60% of the market. The remainder will go to DigitalGlobe [QuickBird], which retains the #2 spot in the industry. […] Another variable always looming in the commercial use of imagery is the potential effect of Google and Microsoft. Will the educative effect of Google Earth/Maps and Virtual Earth regarding the applications and commercial benefits of satellite imagery prompt more licenses to be sold?»