yeah, as usual, taken out of context..I said local advertising (print+online) is around $17b
but isn't the real interesting story more about spatial data and who owns what...? come on, let's get it on! i know steve c and sean have some strong opinions about this! Ian White :: Urban Mapping Inc 690 Fifth Street Suite 200 :: San Francisco CA 94107 T.415.946.8170 x800 :: F.866.385.8266 urbanmapping.com/blog ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shane Ring [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 10:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Geowanking] Lawsuit Claims Mapmaking Firm Owns Your Neighborhood $17 billion really? How was that number calculated? Just curious... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The lawsuit highlights the growing importance of neighborhood data in web applications and science. Since Wahl pioneered the industry four years ago, other companies have entered the neighborhood-mapping field, which has swollen into a big part of a $17 billion localized-mapping industry, says Ian White, CEO of San Francisco-based Urban Mapping. http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2008/10/neighborhood _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
