geo spatial technology and how it is changing the way we use the web
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Geo Spatial Technology and how it is changing the
way we use the web
Presented by Graham MorganMD Spatial Consultants Ltd
Chairman AGI Northern Group, UK
3Expert independent advice
Geospatial Primer• Everything is geospatial• Everything is related by virtue of location• Geospatial data can be drawn on a map
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FIPS Line Title Area Name 197029001 Population (number of persons) 3/Adair, Missouri [29001] 2241329003 Population (number of persons) 3/Andrew, Missouri [29003] 1200829005 Population (number of persons) 3/Atchison, Missouri [29005] 931129007 Population (number of persons) 3/Audrain, Missouri [29007] 2548629009 Population (number of persons) 3/Barry, Missouri [29009] 1971529011 Population (number of persons) 3/Barton, Missouri [29011] 1050329013 Population (number of persons) 3/Bates, Missouri [29013] 1543129015 Population (number of persons) 3/Benton, Missouri [29015] 981429017 Population (number of persons) 3/Bollinger, Missouri [29017] 891529019 Population (number of persons) 3/Boone, Missouri [29019] 8107329021 Population (number of persons) 3/Buchanan, Missouri [29021] 8699729023 Population (number of persons) 3/Butler, Missouri [29023] 3379829025 Population (number of persons) 3/Caldwell, Missouri [29025] 838029027 Population (number of persons) 3/Callaway, Missouri [29027] 2600829029 Population (number of persons) 3/Camden, Missouri [29029] 1343029031 Population (number of persons) 3/Cape Girardeau, Missouri [29031] 4951129033 Population (number of persons) 3/Carroll, Missouri [29033] 1257029035 Population (number of persons) 3/Carter, Missouri [29035] 390229037 Population (number of persons) 3/Cass, Missouri [29037] 3985329039 Population (number of persons) 3/Cedar, Missouri [29039] 945829041 Population (number of persons) 3/Chariton, Missouri [29041] 1100529043 Population (number of persons) 3/Christian, Missouri [29043] 1535729045 Population (number of persons) 3/Clark, Missouri [29045] 824729047 Population (number of persons) 3/Clay, Missouri [29047] 12430129049 Population (number of persons) 3/Clinton, Missouri [29049] 1254829051 Population (number of persons) 3/Cole, Missouri [29051] 46274
Who? What? Why? When? …• Where are we going on holiday?• Where are we going to stay?• What are we going to do?• Where is the nearest taxi rank?• Where are the best beaches?• Where are my friends?
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Where?
Spatial Relationships• Distance from...• Contained within...• Connected to…• Adjacent to…
Where is GIS?
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Shift Happens!
Karl Fisch, Arapahoe High School, COScott Macleod, Jeff Brenman
What is different now?• Pace of change (demise of the record & film industries)
• Speed of Communication (e.g. Twitter)• Rate of data creation• Medium of Communication (TV / newspapers -> web)• Chips with everything (e.g. intelligent fridge)• Globalisation (China has more internet users than the US)• Cultural Change - Wired Generation• Social networking
Key Themes• Geography as an information context• Consumer web mapping• Smart phones with GPS• Location based applications• Crowd sourcing• Open data policy• Open source software
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Geography as Context
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Geographic Addresses
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• Coordinates• Latitude / Longitude• British National Grid• Datum• Elipsoid• Universal Transverse Mercator projection• Polygons• Topology
Browser Geolocation
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Smart Phones
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Tagging
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Other Location Apps
• SoS• Train Times UK• Navigate• Facebook• Pharmacy• Postbox• London Bus• ASBOrometer
• Twitter• Super Tube• Places• London Cycle • Map my Run• Urban Spoon• Yelp• Moximity
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Crowd Sourcing
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Open Data
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Open Source Geospatial Software
GRASS
OpenLayers
“In 5 years time, Open Source Geospatial won't be a niche or a specialism, it will be a standard way that things are done.” Jo Cook
FDOMapGuide
What Next?
• Enable geography as a context– Use postcodes
• Support Mobile Applications– Provide WiFi and 3G+ networks
• Support Big Society– Release datasets under Open Government License
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Geospatial Information is Pervasive
In 2015 position will be “always available” through Smartphones, RFID tags and other sensors.
The value to each application will be variable, but it will always be there.
Thank YouGraham MorganSpatial Consultants [email protected]
AGI Foresight Study:www.agi.org.uk/foresight