In this January 2012 edition of GeoView, we explore the term “Big Data” and how its impact has increased the demand for information management specialists throughout the world, including the geospatial realm. We also travel to Aspen, Colorado to get an inside scoop on the annual ESPN Winter X Games and the history behind this extreme competition. Wrapping up, we take an in-depth look at the term “feature class” for our Word of the Month and help explain the terminology behind one of the most basic and widely used entities in the geospatial world.
