Presentation by Maurits van der Vlugt - Mercury Project Solutions at IMIA Asia Pacific's Melbourne Conference, Aug 2014

1. WHO’S AFRAID OF
NEO-GEOGRAPHY?
Maurits van der Vlugt

6. But something’s been happening

7. Buzzwords
Social Media
Crowd Sourcing
Volunteered Geo-Information (VGI)
Wearable Technologies
Augmented Reality
Sensor Web

8. 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

9. 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

10. Paradigm Shift #1
From:
interactive
map

11. Paradigm Shift #1
To: “Spatial Canvas”
http://www.mapquake.co.nz/

13. Paradigm Shift #2: Point of View

14. Augmented Reality

15. Click for titleParadigm Shift #3: Going
Hyperlocal

16. Click for title Going Hyperlocal

17. Going Hyperlocal
Click for title
Presented By Maurits
van der Vlugt

18. CGlicoki fnorg ti tHleyperlocal

19. Key differences
Users are Producers
Decentralisation of “Authority”
Quality is in the eye of the beholder
Fast, Cheap, Demand driven!

20. Harnessing the long tail of Geodata

21. Locals vs.
Tourists
http://kottke.org/10/06/locals-vs-tourists

22. Disruptive Innovations

23. Click for titleWearables

24. CWlicek aforra tibtleles – Location Aware

25. From Andrew Turner, Fortius One

26. How Neo-Geographers see GIS-ers
They don’t
From Andrew Turner, Fortius One

27. Is it all doom and gloom?

28. Don’t forget what you’ve learned
Projections &
Datums
Cartographic Rules
CORS Networks

29. But… the rules have changed
Rule 1: “Accuracy = Quality”

32. But… the rules have changed
Rule 1: “Accuracy = Quality”
Rule 2: “Mapping is done by professionals”

33. Open Streetmap
From: Kevin McDougall, SSC 2009

34. Balloon Mapping Kit*
* $95 Camera not included

35. GPS-enabled Rescue Inhaler

36. 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”

38. 20th Century Jobs that
are ‘no more’
Switchboard Operator
Typist
Toll Booth Collector
Book Binder
Cadastral Surveyor?
Cartographer?

39. 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

40. Thank You…
 Maurits.vandervlugt@mercuryps.com.au
 http://spatial21.blogspot.com
 Twitter: @mvandervlugt