where2.0 - Tue 13th May (11am - 12mid)

11:00am: Best Practices for Location-based Services: Privacy, User Control, Carrier Relations, Advertising, and More
by Sam Altman (Loopt - a social mapping tool to connect, share and explore in the real world)

"GPS is the number one requested feature on a phone in the US, more than a camera."

Location challenges today (what we want) can be summarised as:
- inexpensive
- low friction access
- relevant accuracy
- strong privacy
- availability and reliability

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Modeling Crowd Behavior - Paul Torrens (Arizona State University)

Why would you model crowds? Lots of reasons it seems, not least in understanding how to deal with emergencies and public health and safety concerns.

How does this happen. Lots of models and diagrams but essentially it comes down to having access to lots of raw data, either from existing systems or by running tests to gather the data specifically.

Geospatioal exoskeletons - now that's a phrase you don't hear every day!

"The real job here is to apply this to real world issues".

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Greg Sadetsky (Poly9 Group Inc.)

FreeEarth - a cross-browser, cross-platform 3D globe which does not require any download.

It's "Part of the Web" - I've heard that phrase somewhere before!

A joint venture with Cell Bridge Communications Corp is announced called GeoAlert. "It's a system to save lives".

mapmkr is launching this summer - Your data. Your maps. No software.

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Convergence of Architectural and Engineering Design and Location Technology: Implications for eGovernment
Geoff Zeiss (Autodesk, Inc.)

Well, I've learnt something unexpected today. In the UK there is a 'right to light' in building regulations which concerns how much shade is created when a new construction is built.




... and that's lunch, phew! That's a lot of speakers for one morning, and most were competing with each other for the most-words-spoken-per-minute count.