1. How to benefit
open and crowdsourced
geodata?
Ilkka Pirttimaa
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2. GPS
AR
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3. Observation:
Blind find difficulties
accessing public transport
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4. Problem:
How to deliver
information?
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5. Solution:
Augemented Reality
with Speech synthesis
(on device!)
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6. Solution:
Augemented Reality
with Speech synthesis
(on device!)
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7. Problem 2:
Where to get the data?
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8. Public Transportation API’s :
There are just too
many of them
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9. (THINK BIG)
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10. Solution :
Using POI’s
and Street info
that are crowdsourced
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11. Free API
Free servers
One of the largest POI database
Well categorized
Provides “local recommendations”
License is quite OK
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12. OpenStreetMap
Streets
Crossings
License is OK
Geonames.org provides services with SLA
(with nice support)
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13. Demo - Walking in NY
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14. Demo - Walking in NY
1) Your location (reverse geocoding)
2) Nearest crossing (OSM)
3) FourSquare check-in
4) Place near me (distance + direction)
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15. Demo -
Car drive in Helsinki
http://youtu.be/hqH7t9jlBGY
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16. Some Facts
12 EUR 16 USD
7 languages
4 months >30 countries
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17. What next?
More languages
OSM - Traffic lights
OSM - Entrances
Saved routes
City Guides
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