Random conversation in Matt McGrath’s office a couple years ago after reading Nick Chrisman’s book we all knew

FanMap: Super Bowl edition debuts

• FanMap: Super Bowl edition debuts

• Esri Technical Certification Program launched

• Aptitude using GIS software programs
• The two hour, 90-95 question exams test at different levels of proficiency in ArcGIS

IBM’s Watson handily defeats two epic former champions on Jeopardy

• IBM’s Watson handily defeats two epic former champions on Jeopardy

• Major event in the development of Artificial Intelligence; a new era in man vs. machine
• Watson won $77,147; Ken Jennings $24,000
• Watson pored over 200 million pages of reference material in under 3 seconds with each question
• Confidence algorithms were used to decide whether or not to hit the Jeopardy! button