The document discusses the rise of "neo-geography", which refers to the usage of geographic tools and techniques by non-experts for personal and community activities. Key aspects of neo-geography include the shift from static maps to interactive "spatial canvases", the decentralization of geographic authority, and users serving as producers of geographic content through crowdsourcing and volunteered geographic information. The document argues this represents a paradigm shift that challenges traditional GIS roles and rules around issues like who does mapping and what defines geographic accuracy and quality.
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
30. 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”
31.
32. Death of the 20th
Century Jobs
Switchboard Operator
Typist
Toll Booth Collector
Book Binder
Cartographer?
Cadastral Surveyor?
We used to think of Geographic Information as this:SurveyorBusy Spatial Analysis screen
While we were looking the other way…. A wave has been coming over us
Better examples here? Advanced, digital cartography (and associated analysis)You can do something here, start an app, add some data. (Christchurch Google Maps?)See also blogpost re. Spatial Canvas
Better examples here? Advanced, digital cartography (and associated analysis)You can do something here, start an app, add some data. (Christchurch Google Maps?)See also blogpost re. Spatial Canvas
When mapping first arrived on the web, it was all about driving directions. In the era of the mashup, we saw map tiles being used as canvas for a variety of websites devoted to data visualization and interaction. At Bing, we've been evolving to meet and accelerate the trajectory of these shifts, in the process enabling a broad sweep of new applications written by anyone, using data from anywhere.
When mapping first arrived on the web, it was all about driving directions. In the era of the mashup, we saw map tiles being used as canvas for a variety of websites devoted to data visualization and interaction. At Bing, we've been evolving to meet and accelerate the trajectory of these shifts, in the process enabling a broad sweep of new applications written by anyone, using data from anywhere.
Users are Producersand there are plenty of them!Decentralisation of “Authority”E.g. Open Streetmap, WikipediaQuality is in the eye of the beholderFast, Cheap, Demand driven!
Shame on them!Bloody amateursSorcerers apprentices (image)It'll all blow up in their face, right?
‘But, they do some really cool stuffand make (lots of) moneyall without knowing about projections, datums, topology, CORS, accuracy
Should Australian SI professionals just sit down and sulk?
Don’t
Let’s look at some REAL WORLD examplesOpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world’s streetsFasterBetter?More responsive (e.g. PSMA road/Address data: 6 month update cycle)providing a free, open digital map of the planet as a patchwork of contributions by individual volunteers – Volunteered Geographic InformationThe maps are created using data from portable GPS devices and other free sources. Users can also create new routes or update existing ones using the given editing tools.
This video animation illustrates the rapid improvement of Haïti coverage in Openstreetmap following the January 2010 earthquake. It shows coverage of the entire Haiti/Dominican Republic island, and illustrates the rapid worldwide mobilization of volunteer mappers to assist humanitarian workers on the ground.
On the bright side: Somewhere out there, someone has dreamed up ‘pocket doorbell’ – the app.