MIT//MCCA – Convention of Future Joseph Ferreira, May 21, 2003

MIT Research Symposium – May 21, 2003

Convention of the Future

Reference Project - Digital Way-FindingNavigating the City and the Convention

Prof. Joseph Ferreira, Jr. MIT, jf@mit.edu

MIT//MCCA – Convention of Future Joseph Ferreira, May 21, 2003

Digital Way-Finding Navigating the City and the Convention

Joseph 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, …

MIT//MCCA – Convention of Future Joseph Ferreira, May 21, 2003

Digital Way-Finding

Mapquest ‘geoprocessing’

ATM locators

MIT//MCCA – Convention of Future Joseph Ferreira, May 21, 2003

Digital Way-Finding

NextBus – San Francisco

Live location and time to next stop

MIT//MCCA – Convention of Future Joseph Ferreira, May 21, 2003

Digital Way-Finding

GPS monitoring of people/vehicle movement:

Amsterdam Realtime (Waag Society & Esther Polak)

40-day average of participant locations

MIT//MCCA – Convention of Future Joseph Ferreira, May 21, 2003

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, …

MIT//MCCA – Convention of Future Joseph Ferreira, May 21, 2003

MIT project examples

ShuttleTrack E-learning E-neighbors

MIT//MCCA – Convention of Future Joseph Ferreira, May 21, 2003

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

MIT//MCCA – Convention of Future Joseph Ferreira, May 21, 2003

Slip Imagery under mobile air quality data…

MIT//MCCA – Convention of Future Joseph Ferreira, May 21, 2003

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