Webinar: 7 Most Common Pitfalls When Shopping for Geospatial Data and how to avoid them by BizClik Media

About This Webinar

Geospatial data is being collected by people, cars, smart meters and of course, your mobile phone. This is in addition to traditional data collected from government census, financial and econometric sources, and departments of natural resources. What users are finding today is a variety of data product choices for use with geographic information systems. However, with choice comes questions about where to buy, how much to buy, and cost.

The challenges facing users who need to purchase geospatial data come with a complex mixture of products arranged by geography, such as a country boundary or a variety of data types, such as demographics or points of interest, as well as licensing options that vary by time. Vendors of geospatial data recognize these challenges and are standing up data marketplaces as a starting point. Presenting choices assumes, however, that users know what they want and are familiar with how the vendor will price and license products.

Agenda

Ask the right questions before buying data
Understand how data is sold, especially in new marketplaces; how data is organized; and what choices users can expect to find
What users need to know about the terms, conditions and licensing agreements of data

Joe Francica

Senior Director Geospatial Strategy at Korem

Joe is recognized as an influential geospatial technologist and has been a leading advocate of location intelligence for over 35 years. During his career, he has worked in private companies, start-ups and government organizations, on the applications of geographic information to commercial business challenges. Francica founded and chaired the Location Intelligence Conference in the U.S. and Brazil and has published over 500 technical articles, blogs and podcasts on location technology. He holds degrees from Rutgers, Dartmouth and Southern Methodist University.

Julien Lebrun

Geospatial Expert at Korem

Julien holds a bachelor and a master’s degree in geography from Laval University in Quebec City. He worked as a research professional at the center of northern studies where he took part in the operations of a network of environmental research stations. Since 2018, he works as a geospatial expert for Korem where he’s recommending and integrating the best geospatial solutions on the market.

Andy Bell

Vice President Global Data Product Management at Precisely

Andy Bell is Vice President of Global Data Product Management at Precisely, responsible for the global data portfolio. Andy has accumulated a wealth of experience over 25 years in data and analytics, leading teams involved in retail location analysis, product development, data science and GIS. He has previously worked for GlaxoSmithKline, BellHanson, GMAP and CallCredit instigating a number of innovative data developments as well as new ways of applying data and insight to new market problems. Andy is currently driving the data strategy at Precisely with his team of Product Managers, identifying and developing new and innovative data products to meet new and exciting client demands.