Registration is Now Open for Where 2.0 - Where else would you rather be?
Written by O'reilly Media
Friday, 16 February 2007
For two days, Where 2.0 will be the most important location in the world of location-based technology. On May 29 and 30, Where 2.0 will bring together the speakers, the sessions, the events, and the attendees that promise to map out the future of the geospatial industry.
Where 2.0 brings together business leaders, technical visionaries, and grass roots developers to show us what's possible now, what's on the horizon, and what's being developed in university research labs and industry R&D departments. Session topics will focus on finding value in the geospatial industry. Where will developers make money? Which applications will strike it rich with businesses? Which will be rolled out to consumers? Where will enterprises be placing their bets? And what promising technologies will be attracting the attention of the venture capital community?
The Speakers and the Sessions
Thought-provoking, revealing, enriching. From government surveillance to cool new mashups, the sessions at Where 2.0 present some of the best thinking on geospatial issues today. These are just a few of the speakers and topics featured at Where 2.0:
Di-Ann Eisnor, co-founder of Platial, a people's atlas of favorite places, will speak on democratizing the map making process with easy-to-use, map-making tools.
Jim Greiner, from MapQuest, will lay out his strategic vison for the future, and how his company plans to remain the foremost resource for finding places via the Internet.
Sean Gorman, CEO and a founder of FortiusOne, will explain how maps can deliver eye-popping social insight and hard economic value using Universal Data Resources.
John Hanke, product director of Google Earth, will talk about building a 3D Model of the globe using satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D modeling software.
Myles McGovern, CEO of Immersive Media Corporation will showcase GeoImmersive Imagery. Using video capturing techniques and GPS data, video feeds from up to 11 cameras are stitched together into a geo-referenced 360 degree data stream that takes visual mapping interaction to a whole new level and places a viewer right in the middle of an environment.
Mor Naaman, research scientist at Yahoo! Research Berkeley, will explain a visualization technique called "tag mapping" and how armchair travelers can explore the world through photos using an "attraction map" with Flickr geotagged images.
Eric Rodenback, founder of Stamen Design, combines interactive data visualization and innovative design in a visually rich, cross-fertilization of ideas and technologies. Mappr.com, which places Flickr photos on an interactive map of the United States, is an example of the studio's web-based data visualization work. Stamen recently released Cabspotting.org, a collaboration with the Exploratorium, which builds live interactive maps based on GPS positions of taxicabs in San Francisco.
Andrew Turner will introduce the concept of the GeoStack, a collection of tools, standards and technologies that allow users to share and utilize their geographic data. Combine blogging tools, geotagged photographs, mobile devices and geolocation techniques with data format standards that can carry geographic information from provider to consumer; add aggregate services that mix and match feeds of data from their source to potential users; and top it off with geographic search and visualization libraries - that's GeoStack.
Unique Where 2.0 Events
We've already planned lots of great events for the evening hours at Where 2.0 - the famed Where Fair, an exhibit hall reception, Ignite Where (new this year!), Birds of a Feather sessions, and much more. There are more unique events in the works - so stay tuned.
Looking for the future of location-based technology and geospatial information? Look for Where 2.0, May 29-30, 2007 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California, U.S.
Mobile Technology Feature - Top 10 Business Apps for Android - Android has become one of the most popular mobile operating systems
in the world due to advanced software, competitive manufacturers, and an
app market that is filled with exciting and useful applications. Read
on for this fine Top 10 List compiled by tech writer, Blake Sanders
The Really Big List of Mapping, Geo location Mobile developer resources, APIs and Tools - The Mobile Ecosystem... no question that mobile is huge and
the opportunity for developers, in particular, geo developers! There's
loads of developer resources on the web so to help the developer,
here's a listing of just some of the fine dev resources, blogs,
toolsets and more to consider when developing or porting your app to a
smartphone or Tablet.
ArcGIS.com Mashup Tutorial with Flickr and Foursquare data-
Here's a simple "how to" tutorial on working with the free ArcGIS.com
to easily import KML or RSS data from Flickr and foursquare into ArcGIS
to create your own custom map mashup. ArcGIS.com has some recent
updates including support for KML, be sure to check it out!
Most Users of Free Photo Apps Say Adding Cool Effects is Most Useful - Adding cool effects
to photos was rated as the most useful thing by more than halfof
consumers surveyed using free online photography services, according to
CatchFree a free
online service that helps people find the best free mobile and web applications
to perform useful tasks.
Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Up Close - No Replacement for the iPad But Pretty Darned Sweet - As could be
expected, speculation and blogging is rampant with many stories and
pseudo "reviews" coming out, many of them touting the next "iPad
killer".
Mobile Developer Resource - MapQuest & The Mobile Worker - Facility management companies, surveyors, multi-level marketing,
insurance claims, pipeline companies, water utilities; all have field
workers who would benefit from mobile applications. Not only checking in
to work sites, but keeping a record of the work done
Flickr GPS Photo Tag Tip - Here's a tip for Flickr users who want to share their GPS information
with their photos. note, in order to do this you'll need to be
capturing photos using a GPS-enabled or GPS-aware camera (see you're
smartphone hardware settings to ensure that GPS or location sharing is
turned "ON)".
Mobile data usage in Canada to triple between 2010 and 2012 - Some interesting, yet not terribly surprising, numbers on mobile
usage coming out of Canada. According to a report summarized on
Techvibes, mobile usage is soaring, in particular, the smartphone
segment
Social Location Directory
Do you have a location-aware application, social location service or other location-sensitive service that you'd like to share with us? Please browse this growing directory of Social location Services and feel free to leave a link to your favorite service! See the Directory HERE
Suggested Reading
The Underground Guide To The iPhone:
The iPhone is – if I may say so – one of the greatest mobile
revolutions of the past decade. More and more, mobile phones seem to
materialize out of our wildest dreams. Because of the tight integration
of third-party applications, you can do nearly everything with your
device — be it gaming, working, fooling around, and of course phoning.
Good Mobile Messaging: Executives and professional field forces spend an increasing amount of time on the road tending to business.
Mobile Apps - Native or Web?:
You probably have a plan to build a mobile app, but you've struggled
with the basic question - Should I build it using open web standards
such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, or should I build it as a native app
for the devices I want to target?
iBike Coach App- a new “Always On” feature always gathers data
Nike+ GPS App- for sports tracking, recording and sharing
Featured Events
Content & Apps for Automotive Europe 2012 (18-19 April, Germany)
will give you key insights on how in-vehicle connectivity is being
revolutionised as OEMs integrate dynamic content to stay relevant
throughout the vehicle life cycle.
Location Intelligence for Enterprise - Europe 2012, January 16-17, London Hear from Google, Jones Lang LaSalle, Tesco, Willis, Oracle,
ESRI, Microsoft, PBBI and many more as they debate the best strategies
for business models and integration.
Consumer Telematics Show 2012 (Jan 9, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, USA) is the most prestigious and
dynamic consumer telematics focused meeting for the automotive industry.
Held in Las Vegas on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES),
this year's senior-level speakers will include General Motors, Audi,
Toyota, Panasonic, Continental, Hughes Telematics, Gartner, KIA,
Mercedes-Benz and many more
Esri Dev Summit - The
Esri Developer Summit (DevSummit) brings together developers and GIS
professionals from all over the globe. March 26-29, 2012, Palm Springs,
CA
