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Geospatial Data forAugmented Reality

AGI NorthNovember 2013

Crispin Hoult, Linknode Ltd

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Outline• Context & Background• What is Geospatial Augmented Reality• Geospatial Data, Services and Hardware• Case Study: Planning for Wind Farms• Conclusions

• Mobile Phones– Please tweet respectfully

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Who Likes Maps?

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Who Likes Tech?

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Digital Disruption• Forrester Research

– James McQuivey• Disrupt

– Seek The Adjacent Possible– Utilise Convergent Adjacency– Persist on the Innovation Path– Create Whole Product Values

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Augmented Reality• Gartner 2013

– Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies

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Solution Looking for a Problem?• Transition between innovation and

compelling value, science to business

• Customer-centric rather than technology

• Current applications– Utilities, Heritage, Architecture, Planning and

Entertainment

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Examples of Geospatial Aware AR

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GIality

GIality n. [jee-al-i-tee]

1. the convergence of geospatial data with augmented reality technology

2. the integration of real-world sensors for attitude, orientation, location and imagery with spatial data and services to provide new 3D visualisation tools for a mobile equipped workforce and public

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Example

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Geospatial Interfaces• Location

– Capture, Correction, Accuracy, Datums, Coordinate Systems, Transformations

• Context– Mapping, Aerial Photography, User Data– Served by Standards for Interoperability

• Terrain– Grids, Survey, Lidar, Ground and Surface

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Hardware Requirements• Digital Compass• Digital Camera• 3-Axis Gyroscope• Accelerometer• Location (GPS)• Portable Computer with

– Flexible Operating System– Internet Access & Communications– Graphics and gaming

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Visual Impact Assessment (VIA)• Part of EIA (Environmental Impact

Analysis) – an assessment of the possible impacts resulting from development

• Visual impact is defined as a change in the appearance of the landscape as a result of development

http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/ccw/task-three/via.html

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Typical VIA Components• Viewshed / ZTV

– Map-based zones of theoretical visibility• Cross Section

– A-B line-of-sight assessment• Viewpoint

– Photomontage– Line diagram– Artistic impression

• Visualisation– Guide scale, location and design of wind farms– Used for more illustration

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VIA Challenges• Technical Interpretation

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VIA Challenges• Public Halls

– Limited Communication

• Websites– Limited Data

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Solving the Problem• www.oxforddictionaries.com

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Case Study• Major West Coast Development

– Public Consultation by Facilitating Change

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Sharing Geographic Data• What is limited by PDF…

• … is made flexible and accessible by AR…

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Visualisation Stakeholders

ConceptionLand Owners, their Managers, Agents & Advisors

DesignAdds Capabilities to Software Solutions

Planning Energy Developers and LVIA Professionals - Create Immersive and Visual Environments

ConsultationBuild Social, Mobile and Public Engagement

PolicyDesign and Plan for New Technology

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How It Works• Cross-Platform (Xamarin Mono App on iOS / Android)• Secure Web Administration Site• SQL Azure Storage and Query

– OS OpenData Panorama / Terrain 50 (+ Client DTMs)• Mapping Server (WMS Delivery and Transforms)

– MapGuide Open Source 2.5• WCF Web Services

–Terrain, Projects, Coordinate Systems and Other Data• Azure Data Storage

– OS OpenData Vector Map District (+ Client Data Overlays)

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Call to Action – Mobilise!• Consider The End User

– GI Professional or Spatially-Poor Citizen• Consider The End Product

– It’s Not Always About the Map– Spatial Data is Just The Enabler

• Use New Technology Where Appropriate– Mobile, Sensors, 3D

• Seek Convergence and Adjacency