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© 2013 Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
September 10, 2013
Tomorrow's Technology and SiteAssessments
Paul Schiffer
Vice President, Product Development, EDR
Duncan Anderson
Project Manager, Odic Environmental & Energy
• Major U.S. business investments in technology and telecommunications:
• Verizon 4G for its entire 3G footprint, June 2013• High speed connection at the “last mile” for large files
• Google buys Motorola for $12.5 billion• Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion• Microsoft buys Skype $8.5 billion, Nokia $7.2 billion
Big Business Driving Change
Source: Verizon Communications Quarterly Report, June 30, 2013
Big business is responding to—and encouraging:
1. Widespread adoption of mobile technology2. Ubiquitous “always on” Internet connections3. Seamless connections between devices and
back-end computer servers4. More info streaming between devices and systems5. Increasingly blurred line between phones and
computers
Big Business Driving Change
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• President signs an Executive Order in November 2011, “Presidential Memorandum—Managing Government Records”
• Commits Federal Agencies to immediately transition to a digital government.
• Directs the Federal government to update records management practices for the digital age.
• Agencies must:• Plan for how to archive materials • Work towards a more open government • Assign roles and accountability within agencies
• Will need to account for massive amounts of digital data. New archival file types? New storage technologies?
Government Driving Change
• President signs law in February 2012 directing the FAA to come up with rules which can open up National Air Space to mobile drones for civilian, commercial and law enforcement
• Drone technology is rapidly advancing• FAA needs to account for safety issues with drones• Privacy issues have come to the forefront
Government Driving Change
Consumers driving change in devices
1. 1Q 2012, iPhone revenue larger than all Microsoft’s revenue.
2. Forrester: predicts tablets will be the primary computer by 2016.
3. IDC: predicts PC sales will decrease by 7.8% in 2013.
Consumers Driving Change
1. Source “Vanity Fair” August 2012: In the quarter ended March 31, 2012, iPhone had sales of $22.7 billion; Microsoft Corporation, $17.4 billion. LI NK2. Source: IDC Worldwide Quarter PC Tracker, May 20133. Source: Forester Research, April 23, 2012 blog. http://blogs.forrester.com/frank_gillett/12-04-23-why_tablets_will_become_our_primary_computing_device
Consumers: Device Trends
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Source: sizes from www.phonearena.com
Consumers: Device Trends
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Source: ATT and Verizon web sites
Screen Size of Currently Available Devices (inches)
• Larger phone sizes available (converging 5.5 – 6.5 inches)
• Software developers and content creators are designing “device independent” software to accommodate multiple screen sizes
Consumers: Device Trends
Typical User Checks Phone ~150 Times / Day
Consumers: Device Trends
Source: TomiAhonen Almanac 2013 LINK. KPCB "Internet Trends D11 Conference, 5/29/2013, Mary Meeker, Liang Wu
It’s starting to add up….
Users Checking Information FrequentlyMiniaturization of Components
+ Ubiquitous Wireless Connections= Wearable Device
Consumers: Device Trends
Apple “IOS in the Car”Samsung Galaxy Gear Google Glass
• “Disruption” model of technology change• Product with limited features/lower costs fills a niche • Gradually they mature and challenge market incumbents • Incumbents fail to compete with lower cost products
Technology Disruption
• Example: Cameras
Consumers: Device Trends
Phone Features 2009 2013Image Detail 3 Megapixels 41 MegapixelsVideo VGA (640x 480) /
30 fpsHD / (1920 x 1080) 60 fps
Activating Camera Select app Shake phone (instant)Camera Software Limited Smile Detection
Burst ModeAdvanced editing
Connectivity Email Instant Uploads / Sharing
Camera shipments to US (“Point and Click”)
Consumers: Device Trends
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Source: Camera and Imaging Products AssociationCanon Inc., CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD., FUJIFILM Corporation, KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Nikon Corporation, OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Panasonic Corporation, Sony Corporation, and others.
EP Usage: Device Type2010 2012 2013 1 YR % Trend
Smartphones (own) 81% 81% 81%
iPhone 28% 54% 49%
Android 10% 27% 39%
Blackberry 44% 19% 12%
Other 18% 0% 1%
Tablets (own) -- 21% 25%
iPad -- 86% 68%
Android -- 14% 29%
Microsoft Surface -- -- 3% N/A
Source: EDR Insight Technology Survey, 2010, 2012, 2013
EP Usage: Mobile at Work
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Source: EDR Insight, Technology Survey, 2010, 2013
Function 2010 2013
Email 96% 97%
Voice 92% 92%
Calendar 71% 83%
Navigation & directions 60% 84%
Text messaging 56% 93%
Document review / reading documents 55% 53%
Photos to put into Phase I report 49% 63%
Finding a place to eat 32% 58%
Locate research facilities 24% 48%
Note taking / collect textual notes in the field 19% 24%
Tracking time allocation 13% 16%
Video 10% 30%
Take snapshot of documents N/A 69%
Video chat with colleagues N/A 15%
a. Site Visitb. Records Reviewc. Reporting
Technology and Phase I ESAs
Site Visit
Google Maps arrived in 2005• 2007: Street View• 2009: Google Maps Navigation• 2012: 50% of Google Maps traffic comes from mobile phones• Today: Acquires “Waze” / integrates real time traffic reports from
individuals
“Microsoft Maps” arrived in 2005• 2007: Bird’s Eye oblique imagery• 2012: Finished aerial photos of the entire US at high resolution
Apple’s Mapping arrived 2012• 2012: Becomes the largest company in US history• 2012: Apologizes for its mapping• Today: Announces “IOS in the Car”
“Map Wars” Drive Innovation
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Focus for the future: • Augmented reality• Integrating “social” information• Continuous information where you are• Map of building interiors• Creating a 3-D model of the world
Future “Map Wars”
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• Mobile phone with built-in GPS enables you to:
• Capture your path• Mark points of interest• Upload and save
Google “My Tracks” App
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• Mobile Phone Internet connection enables you to:
• Send your location to others• Track progress on Web page and Phone• Observe progress of colleagues• Perform “fleet management”
“Glympse” Mobile App
• Larger screens, high quality graphics and UI enables you to:
• Capture Site Photos and Maps• Draw on top while on site• Create diagrams• Upload results
“Skitch” Mobile App
• Phone camera means:• You can take horizontal and vertical measurements
“Smart Measure” App
• Combines: team location collaboration with height, distance, triangulation, % grade and optical range finder
• Incorporates: GPS, Gyroscope, Camera, Aerial Photography, Video
“Theodolite” Mobile App
• EDR Mobile App
Mobile Data Collection
• High speed mobile connections are impacting Site Visits:• Video• Collaboration• “Augmented Reality”
Mobile Video Conferencing
Mobile Video Conference
• UAV technology is rapidly advancing (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
• FAA drafting rules for UAV in US airspace.
• Applications:• Recon with quadcopters• Structurally unsafe building?• 10,000-acre site?
Mobile Aerial Recon
Quad Copter Video
• 43 states have introduced 115 bills and resolutions. • Ten bills have been enacted in eight states.• Resolutions have been adopted in ten states.
Mobile UAV: National Debate
Sourrce: National Conference of State Legislatures
Records Review
• Quick image capture• Automatically Crop• Save and Build PDF
“Genius Scan” Mobile App
• Records review of the future will incorporate new mapping and tablet technologies
Interactive Records Review
Tablet and Mapping Application Video
Reporting
• Upload Photos with locational information:
• Onto a map• Into PDF archives
Data with Maps
• Microsoft 365• Google Drive• Dropbox
Device Independent Documents
• Today’s assessment documents are optimized for print….• 8 ½ x 11, paginated, Table of Contents, etc.• But typically, they are not printed!
• The proliferation of small devices may alter documents…• Users will prefer documents optimized for their screens.• 8 ½ x 11 document layout will increasingly become irrelevant.
Print Independent Documents
• Mobile software applications divide their content into hierarchical sections..
• Assessment reports divide their content into hierarchal sections.
Print Independent Documents
1. Those that leverage mobile technologies to save themselves time.2. Those that save their customer’s time.3. Those that optimize information for devices that customers use.
• Does it make sense to optimize for print?
What Firms Have An Advantage?
• Paul Schiffer/Duncan Anderson• Audience Q&A
Discussion
In your day-to-day business with the challenges you face, what problems does new technology allow you to solve?
Question 1
Can you share some examples of instances when your work process has been transformed by a particular technology or app?
Question 2
What are some of the key trends you see going forward? And how can environmental professionals take advantage of those trends?
Question 3
Whenever we go through fast-paced change—as we are now, it is difficult to keep tabs on what’s truly useful. How do you keep up-to-date with the latest changes and how do you distinguish between technologies that are worth your attention and those that are not?
Question 4
How are online communication and collaboration impacting you, your colleagues, and your clients today?
Question 5
In any organization, there is a spectrum of new technology adoption, early adopters, late adopters, and those in the middle• What are some of the concerns people have with new
technology? • How do you demystify it and instead focus on the
benefits? • What advice do you have for companies on how to
integrate new technology through their workforce?
Question 6
Audience Q & A
© 2013 Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
Thank You!
1Q’12 Unit Shipments
1Q’13 Unit Shipments
Year-over-Year Growth
Apple 11.8 19.5 65.3%
Samsung 2.3 8.8 282.6%
ASUS 0.6 2.7 350.0%
Amazon.com 0.7 1.8 157.1%
Growth in Tablet Demand
Tablet Shipments in millions, worldwide
Source: IDC Worldwide Tablet Tracker, May 1, 2013.
Global PC and Tablet shipments by Quarter (Millions)
Tablet Shipments vs. PCs
Source: KPCB "Internet Trends D11 Conference, 5/29/2013, Mary Meeker, Liang Wu, citing Katy Huberty, Ehud Gelblum, Morgan Stanley Research. Gartner. Data as of 4/13.