Geographic Information Systems and Business Intelligence: Perfect Together, from Information Builders

Geographic Information Systems and Business Intelligence: Perfect Together, from Information Builders is a white paper that covers the "new and exciting convergence of GIS and BI." Does a great job at covering from a high level the value the convergence provides. Also mentions GIS powerhouse ESRI.

I say it every few weeks, and I'll say it again... for a good intro to GIS capabilities, give Microsoft's Mappoint a whirl. It's not a 6 figure solution (not even a 4 figure one), and it works quite well. I used it in a demo for a major Bank on Tuesday (with the OLAP add-in), and the effects, as usual, were jaw dropping.