WHO’S AFRAID OF NEO-GEOGRAPHY?
Maurits van der Vlugt
But something’s been happeningNeo-Geography
Buzzwords
Social Media
Crowd Sourcing
Volunteered Geo-Information (VGI)
Wearable Technologies
Augmented Reality
Sensor Web
Neo-Geography?
The “[...] usage of geographical techniques and tools used for
personal and community activities or for utilization by a non-expert group
of users”
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neogeography
Neo-Geography?
The “[...] usage of geographical techniques and tools used for
personal and community activities or for utilization by a non-expert group
of users”
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neogeography
Paradigm Shift #1
From: interactive map
Paradigm Shift #1To: “Spatial Canvas”
http://www.mapquake.co.nz/
Paradigm Shift #2: Point of View
Augmented Reality
Click for titleParadigm Shift #3: Going Hyperlocal
Click for title Going Hyperlocal
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Presented By Maurits van der Vlugt
Going Hyperlocal
Click for titleGoing Hyperlocal
Key differences
Users are Producers
Decentralisation of “Authority”
Quality is in the eye of the beholder
Fast, Cheap, Demand driven!
Harnessing the long tail of Geodata
http://kottke.org/10/06/locals-vs-tourists
Locals vs. Tourists
Disruptive Innovations
Click for titleWearables
Click for titleWearables – Location Aware
From Andrew Turner, Fortius One
How Neo-Geographers see GIS-ers
They don’t
From Andrew Turner, Fortius One
Is it all doom and gloom?
Don’t forget what you’ve learned
Projections & Datums
Cartographic Rules
CORS Networks
But… the rules have changed
Rule 1: “Accuracy = Quality”
But… the rules have changed
Rule 1: “Accuracy = Quality”
Rule 2: “Mapping is done by professionals”
Open Streetmap
From: Kevin McDougall, SSC 2009
Balloon Mapping Kit*
* $95 Camera not included
GPS-enabled Rescue Inhaler
But… the rules have changed
Rule 1: “Accuracy = Quality”
Rule 2: “Mapping is done by professionals”
Rule 3: “It takes a Surveyor to define a boundary”
$4.99
20th Century Jobs that are ‘no more’
Switchboard Operator
Typist
Toll Booth Collector
Book Binder
Cadastral Surveyor?
Cartographer?
Discuss…
1. In 2030, there will be no
more cartographers
2. For change, we old fogies
just need to get out of the
way
3. Privacy is a thing of the past,
get over it
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