WhereCamp

• Free conference Thursday and Friday. Hack day Saturday

• About geo and more specifically 'routing'

• Lots of startups in Berlin. Startups love geo right now

Here is what's hot....

Indoor routing• GPS is not much use indoors

• Usual practice is use wifi, accelerometer, or beacons

• Stereoscopic imaging demoed

• Use case #1 station/airport routing for the blind

• #2 shopping mall routing

• #3 'Minority Report' targeted advertising

• Looking for a killer use case

Geocoding• An old friend returns

• Existing services are expensive and not (generally) worldwide

• Address formats for different countries (Lokku)

• Use OpenStreetMap as a source

• Nominatum uses old tech, NoSQL is faster (Mapbox)

• What3words describe anywhere

Apple ibeacon• Small device transmits UUID to short radius

• iPhone or Android devices receive and react

• Use case #1 targeted advertising

• #2 indoor geolocation and routing

• Beacon could be carried or be attached to an item of equipment

• Flexible offices, and lots of things not thought of yet

A slightly cavalier attitude towards privacy

• Pervasive advertising, or invasive?

• How to stay unnoticed when continually tracking device location

• Industry standard?

• And Germany so strict too

Paying for Open Source• Never free. Always an implementation cost

• Proprietary software also has this cost + the licence 'tax'

• Contributors get paid via implementation services or consulting

• Sponsor a feature with company cash, or time/resources

• Or simply acknowledge the huge saving with a donation?

• Publish an annual Open Source Usage Statement. Pay a %age.

• 'Greenwashing'? Should they quit squealing?

The one thing to remember is: Conferences are about conferring with other attendees. Be present.

Be interesting. Take part.