Spatial Law and Policy

Why Location Matters: The Legal and Policy Issues Associated with Location

Friday, January 25, 2019

Geolocation Privacy Update

I wrote about an important geolocation privacy case currently from California here . It bears following, as does this decision from the I...

Saturday, January 5, 2019

2019: The Year of Geolocation Privacy?

Engadget is reporting that the Los Angeles City Attorney has filed a complaint against the company behind The Weather Channel App (the ...

Monday, December 31, 2018

Spatial Law and Policy - Highlights of 2018

Each year I try to summarize what I believe are the major spatial law and policy stories over the past 12 months. I try to focus on issues ...

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Spatial Law and Policy Update (April 24, 2018)

SPATIAL LAW AND POLICY UPDATE "Where Geospatial Technology Is Taking the Law" LEGAL DISCIPLINES Privacy/Data Prote...

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Spatial Law and Policy Update (April 15, 2018)

LEGAL DISCIPLINES Privacy/Data Protection/Cybersecurity How protectionist policies can impact digital developments (IAPP) Fa...

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Spatial Law and Policy Update (April 8, 2018)

SPATIAL LAW AND POLICY UPDATE "Where Geospatial Technology Is Taking the Law" LEGAL DISCIPLINES Privacy/Data Protect...

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Spatial Law and Policy Update (March 31, 2018)

SPATIAL LAW AND POLICY UPDATE "Where Geospatial Technology Is Taking the Law" LEGAL DISCIPLINES Privacy/Data Prot...

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About Me

Kevin: Richmond, Virginia, United States; Kevin is a lawyer that has been focused on the legal and policy issues associated with the collection, use, storage, and distribution of location and other types of geoinformation since 2006. These issues cut across legal disciplines (privacy, licensing, intellectual property rights, liability, national security, open data) and technology platforms (UAVs, satellites,smart phones, wearables, internet of things, smart cities, intelligent transportation systems). He is also the founder the Executive Director of the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy, He writes and speaks extensively around the the world on spatial law and technology. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Open Geospatial Consortium and the National Geospatial Advisory Committee. Prior to attending law school, Kevin served as a satellite imagery analyst. In that capacity he helped to develop imagery collection strategies to monitor arms control agreements. He also served as the special assistant to the U.S. government official responsible for developing the intelligence community's satellite imagery collection and exploitation requirements.

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