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* [http://ebatty.com/bio.htm Peter] has been CTO of [http://www.intergraph.com Intergraph], Founder and CTO of Ten Sails, now [http://www.ubisense.net Ubisense], and VP of Technology at [http://www.gepower.com/prod_serv/products/gis_software/en/index.htm Smallworld], now part of GE, and he is currently [http://geothought.blogspot.com/ blogging] and deciding what to do next. | * [http://ebatty.com/bio.htm Peter] has been CTO of [http://www.intergraph.com Intergraph], Founder and CTO of Ten Sails, now [http://www.ubisense.net Ubisense], and VP of Technology at [http://www.gepower.com/prod_serv/products/gis_software/en/index.htm Smallworld], now part of GE, and he is currently [http://geothought.blogspot.com/ blogging] and deciding what to do next. | ||
* This talk will summarize the past, present and future of the geospatial industry in five minutes! | * This talk will summarize the past, present and future of the geospatial industry in five minutes! | ||
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Introduction
Eight speakers, five minutes each, Lightning Talks will be presented to the full conference attendance, and should be fast paced, visual, and entertaining.
Confirmed Speakers
Schuyler Erle: Title
- Title, Organization
- One sentence bio
- One sentence talk summary
- URL to head shot
Chris Schmidt: Understanding Software Patents
- Title, Organization
- Software patents are a reality in today's global business environment. Learn how software patents affect you and the software you use and work on, and how open source projects can work together with the community and holders of software patents to protect themselves and their users.
- Chris is a software developer for MetaCarta, Inc. where he works in part on developing OpenLayers, TileCache, and FeatureServer, and working with MetaCarta to create an environment where MetaCarta can foster and contribute to open source geospatial development.
- URL to head shot
Ed McNierney: Title
- Title, Organization
- One sentence bio
- One sentence talk summary
- URL to head shot
Arnulf Christl: Title
- Title, Organization
- One sentence bio
- One sentence talk summary
- URL to head shot
Andrew Turner: Title
- Andrew Turner
- Andrew develops several open-source tools such as GeoPress and Mapstraction, participates in the formulation of light-weight geospatial standards like GeoRSS and KML, and works for Mapufacture, building a geospatial aggregation and search service. He also wrote O'Reilly's Introduction to Neogeography.
- Any suggestions for a talk?
- Andrew Turner Head Shot
Norman Vine: Title
- Title, Organization
- One sentence bio
- One sentence talk summary
- URL to head shot
Scott Morehouse: Title
- ESRI, Director of Software Development
- One sentence bio
- One sentence talk summary
- URL to head shot
Peter Batty: The Past, Present and Future of the Geospatial Industry
- Currently no fixed abode, most recently CTO of Intergraph
- Peter has been CTO of Intergraph, Founder and CTO of Ten Sails, now Ubisense, and VP of Technology at Smallworld, now part of GE, and he is currently blogging and deciding what to do next.
- This talk will summarize the past, present and future of the geospatial industry in five minutes!
- A picture of Peter