This slide set was delivered at the Association of Geogrphic Information to recruit Alpha testers to "MapMarvel". It covers disruptive technology, the emergence of cloud based applications and how incumbent businesses are missing the point. MM provides the tools to make Cloud based GIS a reality for everyone...

1. GIS in the cloud The Undeniable Trends David Overton dbyhundred founder MapMarvel co-founder

5. Disruptive Innovation Triggers New Tech New Politics Public Opinion New Business Model

7. Disruptions in our Market Triggers New Tech Slippy maps, API’s, Open Source, Google Maps/Earth, Utility Computing New Politics INSPIRE directive Public Opinion Free data, Open Street Map (OSM) New Business Model Freemium/ SaaS

9. Head In the Clouds ~ Or head in the sand geek and poke

10. IaaS, PaaS and SaaS Google App Engine

11. Great examples It eliminates the costs and complexity of buying, configuring, and managing the hardware and software needed to build and deploy applications. Instead, these applications are delivered as a service over the Internet (the “cloud”). http://www.salesforce.com/uk/platform/what-is-it.jsp

12. Capital vs Operational

13. Elasticity

15. Lock-ins & Security

17. The MapMarvel Solution Cloud Data You Search Tools Styling MapMarvel Web App Template web map output Your Data

19. Lets make it real – Upload

20. Lets make it real – Mash-up Geology Topographic Data Imagery Terrain

21. Lets make it real – Analyse

22. Lets make it real – Publish