Recent Trends in the GISciences

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1 Recent Trends in the GISciences David Fraser David Fraser Retired Associate Professor RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia MSIA National Councillor ICA Workshop Co-ordinator Iran / Vietnam / Indonesia / Maldives / Pacific Islands??? Education Commission member - International Cartographic Association - MSIA Cartography news ICA "ecarto" newsletter GeoCarto International PhD Supervisor Examiner Member -Editor -Editor -Reviewer - School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT - Spatial Sciences - Curtin University - Australian and New Zealand Maps Society (ANZMapS) 1

2 New Life for Old Maps New technology has revolutionised the search task and, thanks to digital mapping and digital aerial photography, we have access to maps of all scales in digital form. 2

3 MATUKU MOALA TOTOYA Spatial Knowledge on Demand 3

4 What3Words what3words has developed a universal addressing solution which makes it easy for non-technical people to communicate location precisely. Laser Mapping 3D Laser Mapping Celebrates 15 years of Growth 4

5 Data Clouds LiDAR Light detection and ranging Rhode Island GIS Image Lidar Server image Drones Drones could 3D-map scores of hectares of land in just a few hours. 5

6 Lily Camera The World s Most Accurate Map of the Seafloor 6

7 Interactive Mapping If all the Ice melted: National Geographic s Interactive map on Rising Seas GIS in the Cloud Any device, anywhere Diagram from ESRI 7

8 3D Mapping & Modelling 3D Mapping & 3D Modeling Market worth $7.7 Billion by 2018 whatech.com 3D Printing Mapping the 3D printing revolution Image: Daniel Terdiman/CNET 8

9 Maps for autonomous vehicles Mobile Applications Apple is developing an iphone that fires LASER BEAMS to map surroundings. dailymail.co.uk 9

10 Object Recognition Here s an Actual 3D Indoor Map of a Room Captured with Google s Project Tango Phone techcrunch.com Indoor Mapping Google Unveils The Cartographer, Its Indoor Mapping Backpack techcrunch.com 10

11 Indoor Navigation Indoor Mapping Lets the Blind Navigate Airports smithsonianmag.comt Real-time Mapping Bluetooth Mapping Technology The Answer To Retail Blues gisuser.com 11

12 Smartwatch Mapping Crowd Sourcing For The Love Of Open Mapping Data techcrunch.com goinggnu.wordpress.com OpenStreetMap - Suva 12

13 Expansion of Street View Nano-Cartography Honey Bees Are Mapping Their Movements with Tiny Sensor Backpacks motherboard.vice.coms When the bees then fly past one of many data loggers in the area, their geographic location is sent to a central system, where the scientists can build 3D images of their movements. CSIRO 13

14 New Location Technology Extra Large Format Map PROJECT: Brobdingnagian map of Australia [brob ding nag ee uh n]] Adjective: of huge size; gigantic; tremendous. 14

15 Echolocation Human echolocation: Using tongue-clicks to navigate the world bbc.com 10 Changes to Mapping 1. Real-time traffic data 2. Indoor navigation 3. Open data, crowd sourced, copyright free alternatives 4. Centimetre precision also known as quantum positioning. 5. Aggregation of Wi-Fi signals from smartphones 6. Sidestepping political controversy using Google Maps 7. Your phone already knows where you live tracking your daily routine 8. Need a parking space? No problem. 9. Directions to your best friend 10. Making maps come alive mapping dynamics 15

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