LizardTech Discusses Map Projections in Upcoming Webinar

LizardTech®, the creator of MrSID® and provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced today it will explore map projections and reprojection in an upcoming webinar held on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. PDT.

Hosted by LizardTech product specialist Robert Parker, the free webinar will explore map projections and why, how and what it means to reproject. The webinar is a part of the LizardTech University series that explores and educates on raster imagery and GIS. Past editions of LizardTech University can be viewed on the LizardTech University YouTube page. The 30 minute webinar is free to attend and will include a questions and answers section at the end.

Webinar Details
Title: LizardTech University: Map Projections and Reprojection

Date: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. PDT

Cost: Free

Registration: Click here

About LizardTech
Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.


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GfK webinar shows importance of boundary data to risk management

GfK webinar demonstrates how CRESTA zones lead to better reinsurance outcomes

An Intelligent Insurer-hosted webinar on September 10 from 4-5pm CEST will demonstrate the vital role played by GfK boundary data such as CRESTA zones in successfully managing risk in the insurance and reinsurance industries. A use case by ImageCat shows how GfK boundary data brings greater clarity and precision to exposure data and allows it to be aggregated and shared more effectively.

GfK is a leading provider of administrative, postal and CRESTA boundary data specifically designed for reinsurance applications. The Intelligent Insurer-hosted webinar titled “Improving exposure data quality and usability with GfK boundary data” showshow GfK geodata supports risk management activities, such as loss assessment, forecast modeling and premium adjustment.

“In this age of big data, enormous amounts of information are available to modelers, underwriters and others in the reinsurance industry, “ explains Christopher C. Guider, marketing manager at GfK and a presenter at the forthcoming webinar. “But big data alone doesn’t offer meaningful insights without first organizing and making sense of it. Using GfK boundary data such as CRESTA zones, reinsurers can geographically link, analyze and display information in a way that reveals otherwise unseen trends and relationships. Put simply, good boundary data is necessary to turn mere information into actual insights.”

The webinar features a use case by ImageCat that shows firsthand how this GfK partner and provider of risk and disaster management technologies uses CRESTA zones to extract insights from exposure data in areas prone to natural catastrophes, such as Turkey. The use case also demonstrates how GfK’s CRESTA zones make it easy to aggregate risk data and then efficiently and accurately share the results with others in the industry. An example from GfK shows how combining boundary data with relevant market data helps manage risk more effectively in Southeast Asia.

Registration

To register for the GfK webinar on September 10, visithttps://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4983526924801237506.

The GfK webinar is aimed at reinsurers, reinsurance companies and brokers; risk modelers; GIS users who work in a reinsurance context; and those interested in learning more about how boundary data supports (re)insurance applications. Direct any questions to Matthias Hauschild, GfK, T +49 7251 9295 233, Email Contact.

Additional information on GfK’s offering for the reinsurance industry can be found at http://www.gfk-geomarketing.com/reinsurance.

About GfK
GfK is the trusted source of relevant market and consumer information that enables its clients to make smarter decisions. More than 13,000 market research experts combine their passion with GfK’s long-standing data science experience. This allows GfK to deliver vital global insights matched with local market intelligence from more than 100 countries. By using innovative technologies and data sciences, GfK turns big data into smart data, enabling its clients to improve their competitive edge and enrich consumers' experiences and choices.

Additional information can be found at www.gfk.com.
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Contact:
Cornelia Lichtner
Public Relations
GfK GeoMarketing GmbH
Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 9
Gebäude 6508
76646 Bruchsal; Germany
T+49 7251 9295 270
Email Contact

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Revolutionize Your SAP® BusinessObjects™ Insights by Easily Creating Maps with Google and CMaps Analytics

Webinar: 

Wednesday, August 19th 2015, 9:00pm - 10:00pm

Overview

Join mapping industry leaders – Google for Work, CMaps Analytics and Onix – to learn how applying Location Intelligence to your SAP® BusinessObjects™ data will revolutionize your understanding and usability of that information. Utilizing Google Maps and CMaps, you can create mapping autonomy for any business user within your organization, gain geospatial insights immediately, and enable all employees to make timely, more informed business decisions. While SAP BusinessObjects data has been difficult to map in the past, this webinar will present tools that will allow any business user to create maps anytime and anywhere – in just a matter of minutes.

In this webinar you will learn

• How mapping your SAP location, proximity and distance data provides actionable insights that will enable you to make better decisions regarding your customers, vendors, assets and more.
• What tools will enable business users — not just IT folks — to map data in a matter of minutes.
• How best practices have been implemented and what results have been seen by those using the Google Maps and CMaps solution.

More details

Onix, a premier Google for Work partner and platinum CMaps Analytics partner, is pleased to host this webinar featuring CMaps Analytics and Google Maps for Work.

Speakers

Derek Imes, Geo Account Manager, Onix

Ryan Goodman, CEO, CMaps Analytics

Scott Ciabattari, Strategic Partner Development Manager, Google
Who should attend

Reporting analysts, directors of business intelligence/analytics, directors of business objects, warehouse analysts, directors of technology, SAP BusinessObjects users, SAP ABAP developers, SAP ABAP programmers/analysts, SAP administrators, SAP analysts, SAP Basis administrators, SAP BI analysts, senior directors, and anyone involved in app development, software development, GIS, Centers of Excellence and Business Intelligence Competency Centers.

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Assessing the Accuracy of Remotely Sensed Data

Video by VTGeospatial

Do you know how much to trust an imagery-based map layer? Have you conducted a thorough accuracy assessment of a map you produced with remote sensing? Accuracy assessment has become an essential component of any mapping project and it must be clearly and effectively planned from the beginning of a project in order to be as cost-efficient as possible. This webinar will present an overview of the issues and considerations necessary to assess the accuracy of a map generated using remotely sensed data. While it is not possible to provide all details related to accuracy assessment during this webinar, this overview will provide an excellent starting point from which the attendee can find additional resources.


Follow link for the video here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAfXirQ5UsE