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Digital Way-Finding Navigating the City and the Convention Joseph Ferreira, Jr., MIT

MIT Research Symposium – May 21, 2003 Convention of the Future Reference Project - Digital Way-Finding Navigating the City and the Convention Prof. Joseph Ferreira, Jr . MIT, jf@mit.edu. Digital Way-Finding Navigating the City and the Convention Joseph Ferreira, Jr., MIT. Introduction

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Digital Way-Finding Navigating the City and the Convention Joseph Ferreira, Jr., MIT

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  1. MIT Research Symposium – May 21, 2003Convention of the FutureReference Project - Digital Way-FindingNavigating the City and the ConventionProf. Joseph Ferreira, Jr. MIT, jf@mit.edu

  2. Digital Way-Finding Navigating the City and the ConventionJoseph Ferreira, Jr., MIT • Introduction • My interests – urban info systems, spatial analysis (maps, GIS),… • Digital Way-finding – Mapquest, Geocities, Zaggat’s, … • Location-based Services – nearest pizza parlor, ATM, … • Convention attendees – Navigating exhibits & city, buddy list, messaging… • Issues • Technology, architecture, control, privacy, cost, … • MIT project examples • ShuttleTrack, E-learning, E-Neighbors, MITOrthoTools, … • Convention-relevant opportunities • Context-aware computing – info for nearby exhibits, talks, … • Finding nearby friends – visible only to session attendees, …

  3. Digital Way-Finding • Mapquest ‘geoprocessing’ • ATM locators

  4. Digital Way-Finding • NextBus – San Francisco • Live location and time to next stop

  5. Digital Way-Finding • GPS monitoring of people/vehicle movement: • Amsterdam Realtime (Waag Society & Esther Polak) • 40-day average of participant locations

  6. Digital Way-Finding • Issues • Technology • Location/communication: GPS, WiFi, Cellular, … • Client device: PDA, Laptop, phone, … • Interoperability problems • Architecture & control • Turn-key product; cellphone add-in, … • Convention service, tourist bureau service, telecom service, … • Registration, authentication, billing, … • Privacy/security issues: tracking people, sharing info, …

  7. MIT project examples • ShuttleTrack • E-learning • E-neighbors

  8. MIT project examples • MITOrthoTools • Fast server clips and mosaics high resolution images on demand • Same server and images handles desktop, PDA, cellphone, … • Web Services with standardized call for imagery

  9. Slip Imagery under mobile air quality data…

  10. Digital Way-Finding Navigating the City and the Convention • Convention-relevant opportunities • Context-aware computing – info for nearby exhibits, talks, … • Finding nearby friends – who can/should keep track of whom • Compatibility – Must fit computing environment of attendee, convention center, sponsoring associations, vendor service, host city, … • Privacy – Attendee must control access to realtime location data • IF applications are delivered as value-added services on top of a ‘common services layer’ then • Applications are small • Interoperability is enhanced • Convention has unique value-added opportunities • Possible Features • Visible in city only to conference attendees • Visible only to those who have been in the same sessions • Where are more than 10 attendees congregating

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