Ed Parsonseparsons@google.com
@edparsons
The Where of EverythingAmbient Geospatial Technology
Not your Grandfather's GIS Industry..
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The Where of Everything ? Just two things...
1) The world in your pocket…
2) The end of computers !
image source : Jing Photography
1.4 BillionSmartphones sold up until 2015: Source IDC
Source The Opte Project © 2014 by LyonLabs, LLC and Barrett Lyon.
AprilMarchFebruaryJanuaryDecember
Disclaimer: This is an example.
Container Flow
Android Fused Location Service
25 BillionDevices connected to the Internet
(Source Gartner 2015)
2020
“The most profound technologies are those
that disappear. They weave themselves into
the fabric of everyday life until they are
indistinguishable from it.”
Mark Weiser (1952-1999)
Everything is somewhere...
Thank you !
Ed ParsonsGeospatial Technologist, Google
eparsons@google.com
@edparsons