@article {237, title = {Geospatial Primer: in Search of the Next "Killer App"}, journal = {Open Source Business Resource}, year = {2009}, month = {02/2009}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, type = {Articles}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {Soon after Codd wrote his paper on relational algebra in 1970, relational databases significantly changed the way people manage data. Today, relational databases are the workhorses of enterprise data storage. Similarly, imagine a world without email or the Internet. What will the next "killer app" or "killer service" look like? What kinds of attributes and features will it provide? In this article, we provide a primer on geospatial technology. We then explain possible reasons for growth in the geospatial industry, examine Ingres{\textquoteright} geospatial project, and relate the material to learnings about open source as a protocol for business.}, issn = {1913-6102}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/237}, author = {Andrew Ross} }