For over twenty years the keyboard, mouse and monitor have ruled all methods of interfacing with a spatial data application. With the advent of mobile devices, wireless and various other technologies, a cornucopia of new interfaces has become available for users both in the office and in the field. In this presentation, we will prove that a current-generation interface method can work in today’s modern spatial applications by demonstrating mapping functionality working with a Microsoft™ Kinect. We will then explore how voice recognition, motion sensors, touch screens and other alternative interfaces might benefit an organization.

1. Alternative Interfaces – Why?
Saturday, September 15, 2012
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2. Objective:
Explore new and interesting ways to
interface with the tools that
empower your organizations to
succeed and grow.
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3. Agenda
 A History Lesson
 On Users
 On Interfaces
 The Senses
 Apply It
 Changes
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4. History!
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5. flickr: Marc_
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6. …
there were
punch cards
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7. flickr: Dominic’s Pics
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8. 1984!
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9. Now
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10. Users
 Traditional
 New
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11. Lo-Fi
Traditional
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12. Workstation/Ops Center
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13. Field
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14. New
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15. Remote
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16. Distributed Groups
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17. Decision
Makers
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18. Sense = UI
 Sight
 Sound
 Touch
 Taste
 Smell
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Sight 19

20. flickr: Phillie Casablanca
We all hear
about…
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21. We all want…
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22. The computer can watch as well.
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23. Sound
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24. Siri
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25. How many words
do you have?
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26. Touch
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27. Touch Screens
 Everyone Has One… almost
 Phones
 Tablets
 Computers
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28. - Alert Systems
- Sightless
Communication
- ???
Where
has touch
gone?
Where can touch
go?
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29. Taste
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30. Hiroo Iwata – Food Simulator
2004
Bite Force
Simulation
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31. Opinion?
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32. Smell
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33. Scent Dome!
 manufactured by TrySenx
inc.
 first serious attempt to
create a smell peripheral.
 First launched in early
2004, and still with us today
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34. Purpose?
• Games
• Virtual Reality
• Business?
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35. New Interfaces
 Mobile
 Motion
 Sound
 Surfaces
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36. Mobile Interfaces
One Answer Systems –
Data Gathering –
Dashboards –
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37. Motion Interfaces
View Manipulation –
Op Center Work –
2nd Monitor –
Meetings –
Hallways –
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38. Sound Interfaces
- Screen Free Interfaces
- Remote Conferencing
- 2nd Monitor Control
- Data Gathering
- Shortcut
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39. Surface Interfaces
Data Organization –
Multi-tool Analysis –
Collaboration –
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40. DEMO
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41. Future
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42. Brain Computer Interface (BCI)
Clean
and
Simple?
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43. Unfortunately
Looks like this…
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44. But is starting to
do this!
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45. Road Ahead?
Changes…
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46. Thank you!
Brady Hustad
GIS Practice Executive
brady.hustad@idea.com
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