Location intelligence is to business as geospatial intelligence is to the military. Maps are not created equally a good map is “intelligent” because of intent and design. Images plus graphics plus analysis “fuse” to equal the intelligent map. The availability of relatively in expensive aerial and satellite imagery (think Google Earth) adds an exciting new dimension to the art and science of location intelligence. We starve for high quality, information rich maps when the technology and expertise to solve location and logistic problems is abundant and economical to access. In future postings, I will explore this topic further. Until then, take a moment to look at any maps you may come across. Ask yourself if it is an intelligent map. Read more about smart maps andvisualization of geographic data at VectorOne Media blog.