Luz rello - Ph.D. Thesis presentation - DysWebxia: A Text Accessibility Model...Luz Rello
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Ph.D. Presentation
Title: DysWebxia: A Text Accessibility Model for People with Dyslexia
Author: Luz Rello
Advisors: Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Horacio Saggion
Abstract: Worldwide, 10% of the population has dyslexia, a cognitive disability that reduces readability and comprehension of written information. The goal of this thesis is to make text more accessible for people with dyslexia by combining human computer interaction validation methods and natural language processing techniques. In the initial phase of this study we examined how people with dyslexia identify errors in written text. Their written errors were analyzed and used to estimate the presence of text written by individuals with dyslexia in the Web. After concluding that dyslexic errors relate to presentation and content features of text, we carried out a set of experiments using eye tracking to determine the conditions that led to improved readability and comprehension. After finding the relevant parameters for text presentation and content modification, we implemented a lexical simplification system. Finally, the results of the investigation and the resources created, lead to a model, DysWebxia, that proposes a set of recommendations that have been successfully integrated in four applications.
This document discusses the power of imagery in GIS platforms and ArcGIS specifically. It highlights that imagery is at the heart of many GIS systems and the ArcGIS platform is highly capable for imagery. ArcGIS allows users to see imagery, find patterns within imagery remotely, and share imagery and insights with others. New products like Drone2Map for ArcGIS help turn drone imagery into enterprise tools for tasks like orthomosaicking, 3D modeling, and inspections.
The document discusses how 2 billion jobs may disappear as technology disrupts various industries. Jan Grønbech, the Country Director of Google Norway, emphasizes that companies must either disrupt their industries or be disrupted by other innovative competitors. He notes that while such disruption can eliminate many jobs, it can also create new types of jobs to drive industries forward in a changing environment.
Luz rello - Ph.D. Thesis presentation - DysWebxia: A Text Accessibility Model...Luz Rello
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Ph.D. Presentation
Title: DysWebxia: A Text Accessibility Model for People with Dyslexia
Author: Luz Rello
Advisors: Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Horacio Saggion
Abstract: Worldwide, 10% of the population has dyslexia, a cognitive disability that reduces readability and comprehension of written information. The goal of this thesis is to make text more accessible for people with dyslexia by combining human computer interaction validation methods and natural language processing techniques. In the initial phase of this study we examined how people with dyslexia identify errors in written text. Their written errors were analyzed and used to estimate the presence of text written by individuals with dyslexia in the Web. After concluding that dyslexic errors relate to presentation and content features of text, we carried out a set of experiments using eye tracking to determine the conditions that led to improved readability and comprehension. After finding the relevant parameters for text presentation and content modification, we implemented a lexical simplification system. Finally, the results of the investigation and the resources created, lead to a model, DysWebxia, that proposes a set of recommendations that have been successfully integrated in four applications.
This document discusses the power of imagery in GIS platforms and ArcGIS specifically. It highlights that imagery is at the heart of many GIS systems and the ArcGIS platform is highly capable for imagery. ArcGIS allows users to see imagery, find patterns within imagery remotely, and share imagery and insights with others. New products like Drone2Map for ArcGIS help turn drone imagery into enterprise tools for tasks like orthomosaicking, 3D modeling, and inspections.
The document discusses how 2 billion jobs may disappear as technology disrupts various industries. Jan Grønbech, the Country Director of Google Norway, emphasizes that companies must either disrupt their industries or be disrupted by other innovative competitors. He notes that while such disruption can eliminate many jobs, it can also create new types of jobs to drive industries forward in a changing environment.
Building disconnected applications with the Geocortex mobile application fram...Geodata AS
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The document summarizes the Geocortex Mobile Application Framework, which allows users to take existing web-based GIS applications built with Geocortex Essentials and deploy them as disconnected mobile apps. The framework embeds the Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 to enable configurable and fully customized apps for iOS, Android, and Windows platforms. It allows storing basemap and feature data on the mobile device to enable offline use, as well as disconnected editing and syncing of changes. The framework supports options like one application serving many regions, or applications with pre-defined offline areas configured by administrators.
Building disconnected applications with the Geocortex mobile application fram...Geodata AS
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The document summarizes the Geocortex Mobile Application Framework, which allows users to take existing web-based GIS applications built with Geocortex Essentials and deploy them as disconnected mobile apps. The framework embeds the Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 to enable configurable and fully customized apps for iOS, Android, and Windows platforms. It allows storing basemap and feature data on the mobile device to enable offline use, as well as disconnected editing and syncing of changes. The framework supports options like one application serving many regions, or applications with pre-defined offline areas configured by administrators.