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Michael Dobson

Michael Dobson, President, TeleMapics, LLCPresident
TeleMapics, LLC
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Michael Dobson is President of TeleMapics, LLC, a consultancy that provides advice on the uses of geographic information to technology and media based businesses focused on Geospatial Applications,Location Based Services,Local Search and Geographic Information Systems. Dr. Dobson's background includes experience as the CTO and EVP of Engineering for a high profile start-up in Location Based Services/Local Search using cellular and other wireless devices. In addition, he served as the Chief Technologist and Chief Cartographer at Rand McNally & Company, the world's largest map and geographic information publishing company, during their transition to digital information publishing and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Previous to these positions, Dr. Dobson was an associate professor of Geography at the State University of New York at Albany where he researched and taught courses in mapping, GIS and geography. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2002 - present President
TeleMapics, LLC
2001 - 2002 CTO/Executive Vice President Technology/Engine
Go2 Systems
1986 - 1999 Chief Cartographer/Chief Technologist
Rand McNally & Company

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TomTom and TeleAtlas - What Are the Strategic Implications? | 07-25-2007
Analysis of: TomTom Announces Intent to Acquire TeleAtlas | www.teleatlas.com
Author: Michael Dobson, President, TeleMapics, LLC

TomTom's potential acquisition of TeleAtlas has the capability of sending the Personal Navigation Market, the in-car navigation market and the online local search market into a frenzy of strategic activity. TomTom should be able to reduce its cost of goods and put considerable pricing pressure...

Google will Continue to Dominate Yahoo, Sending Earnings Lower | 04-27-2007
Analysis of: Earning Report Sends Yahoo To 10-Week Low | www.tradingmarkets.com
Author: Michael Dobson, President, TeleMapics, LLC

In the short article that follows we briefly examine the crucial nature of search as it is a powerful driver of advertising revenue on the Web. We believe that Yahoo's revenue challenge is long term and related to the company’s seeming inability to compete with Google in search. We, also examine the hidden...

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