New Developments in GIS
New Developments in GIS
New Developments in GIS
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Spatial Th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>gWalk<strong>in</strong>g: controlled fall<strong>in</strong>g
Spatial Th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>gWalk<strong>in</strong>g: controlled fall<strong>in</strong>gWe are geospatially oriented lifeforms
Spatial Th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>ggeographic knowledge ispervasive
<strong>GIS</strong> Futurevery promis<strong>in</strong>g rapid change anddevelopment
“When I th<strong>in</strong>k of all the major problems that we face throughout theworld today -overpopulation, food shortages, reduced agriculturalproduction, adverse climate change, poverty - these are allqu<strong>in</strong>tessentially geographic problems. These problems are allconcerned with the human relationship to the land, and this is where<strong>GIS</strong> can make its biggest contribution. <strong>GIS</strong> is the technology of ourtimes and is uniquely suited to assist <strong>in</strong> solv<strong>in</strong>g the problems that weface.” Roger Toml<strong>in</strong>son, February 2009 GEOconnecton InternationalMagaz<strong>in</strong>eDr. Roger F. Toml<strong>in</strong>son, author of “Th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g About <strong>GIS</strong>: GeographicInformation Systems Plann<strong>in</strong>g for Managers”, is the pr<strong>in</strong>cipal of Toml<strong>in</strong>son Associates Ltd., a firm ofconsult<strong>in</strong>g geographers he established <strong>in</strong> 1963 and <strong>in</strong>corporated <strong>in</strong> 1977. He has advised an impressive listof clients, from the World Bank to the U.S. and Canadian Forest Services. He holds two bachelor‘s degrees -a master‘s degree from McGill University <strong>in</strong> Montreal,Canada, and a Ph.D. from University College, London,England. He has also conducted successful <strong>GIS</strong> plann<strong>in</strong>g sem<strong>in</strong>ars worldwide.
Brief video clip:Jack Dangermond Articulates the Future of <strong>GIS</strong> at Gov 2.0http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsusta<strong>in</strong>/jack-dangermond-articulates-the-future-of-gis-at-gov-2-0.htmlJack DangermondFounder and CEO of ERSI,maker of Arc<strong>GIS</strong>
Carl Ste<strong>in</strong>itz ("A Framework for PLF," Landscape Future)
L<strong>in</strong>k to Background paper from JackDangermond , ESRIhttp://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/summer09articles/gisdesign<strong>in</strong>g-our-future.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAFG6aQTwPk
1996 MapQuest(free road maps and directions on Internet)1998 Google <strong>in</strong>corporated1998 Microsoft TerraServer-USA( orig<strong>in</strong>ally Microsoft Research Maps)2004 Google Earth(orig<strong>in</strong>ally Keyhole’s EarthViewer 3D)Feb 2005 Google Maps(orig<strong>in</strong>ally Google Local)July 2005 B<strong>in</strong>g Maps(Live Local)
Thomas Friedman, NY TIMES, 3/2/2012;" six years ago Facebook did exist, Tweet was asound, the Cloud was still <strong>in</strong> the sky, 4G was apark<strong>in</strong>g place, L<strong>in</strong>kedIn was aprison, applications were what you sent to collegeand Skype was a typo for most people."
Location Based Social Networks (a few)Facebook Places Check-<strong>in</strong>FourSquareGoogle LatitudeTrapsterWazeSweetrVIBE & AskLocal
Location Based Photo Shar<strong>in</strong>g (a few)W<strong>in</strong>k (http://www.w<strong>in</strong>ktheapp.com)TroverGeneral Photo Shar<strong>in</strong>g (a few)Facebook & Google EarthFlickrInstagramSnapfishKodak GalleryPanoramioPicasaGoogle+ Photos
Augmented Reality Appshttp://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/2012/10/13/top-fiveaugmented-reality-apps/Google GogglesSnapshopCar f<strong>in</strong>derAugmentLayar
Location Based Photo Shar<strong>in</strong>g (a few)W<strong>in</strong>k (http://www.w<strong>in</strong>ktheapp.com)Trover
GLONASS“don’t buy a GPS without it”Compass & Galileo (will come along <strong>in</strong> next few years toretail US GPS market
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Developments</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>GIS</strong>Date Entry, Delivery, andVisualization
Data Entry – GPS will shr<strong>in</strong>k <strong>in</strong> size, expand <strong>in</strong> uses
GPS capabilities will improveHigher real-time accuraciesFaster responseBetter data displayEasier <strong>in</strong>tegration
GPS – extended technologiese.g., laser rangf<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g
Improved Remote Sens<strong>in</strong>g
<strong>New</strong> Sensors and Sensor Fusion
<strong>New</strong> Platforms - RPVs
ExperimentalPlatforms
M<strong>in</strong>iaturization
http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ardrone/usa/
Data Deliver – via the webcurrently data are provided; <strong>in</strong> the future, updated, analyzed onl<strong>in</strong>e
Data Deliver – via the webcurrently data are provided; <strong>in</strong> the future, updated, analyzed onl<strong>in</strong>e
GPS Track<strong>in</strong>g – Integration with Wireless Services
Visualization
It is now about:“Open Source Software”Open Source Geospatial Foundationhttp://www.osgeo.org/Q<strong>GIS</strong>http://www.qgis.org/MapW<strong>in</strong>dowhttp://www.mapw<strong>in</strong>dow.org/
“It’s crowd and cloud”Mark Reichardt, president of Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
OPEN STREET MAPhttp://www.openstreetmap.org/CloudMade - Easy Downloads from Open Street Maphttp://downloads.cloudmade.com/Apps on Us<strong>in</strong>g Open Street Maphttp://www.scribblemaps.com/Google Map Makerhttp://www.google.com/mapmaker
MAP SERVERhttp://mapserver.org/Examples:DNR Data Delihttp://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/data_search.htmlDNR Recreational Compasshttp://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/compass.html
Google Maps & Google EarthMashups - APIhttp://code.google.com/apis/maps/<strong>in</strong>dex.htmlExamples:http://www.programmableweb.com/api/google-maps/mashups
GeoPDFEasy to make out of your Arc<strong>GIS</strong> (just check a box)Easy to use with any modern Adobe Reader.
Interest<strong>in</strong>g geospatial movie cliphttp://www.bsos.umd.edu/psyc/batlab/headaimmovies/nsf_challenge/nsf4.wmv
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