GPS in Commercial Project Applications

Global Positioningcommercial applications

Coleman McCormick

spatial networks :: who we are

Product Design + Development Human + Cultural Geography

MapmakingData Collection

Consulting

GeographersCartographers

Software Developers

our :: work

maps + data :: kabul, afghanistan

maps + data :: kathmandu, nepal

maps + data :: milan, italy

name Casa Fontana

type Restaurant

subtype Fine Dining

address number 5

street Piazza Carbonari

city Milano

state Lombardia

postal code 20159

phone +39 26704710

email [email protected]

url www.23risotti.it

photo IT-1311-23123.jpg

latitude 45.49391

longitude 9.19874

points of interest

Milan, Italy

our :: apps

fulcrum :: mobile field survey app

fulcrumapp.com

pushpin :: OpenStreetMap editor

pushpinosm.orgopenstreetmap.org

mobile editor for OpenStreetMap, the free, editable map of the world.

so, how do we use GPS?cool.

GPS is critical to fieldwork

• Routing

• Navigation

• Wayfinding

• Feature level verification

• Context (what’s nearby?)

in 10 years,we went from this toolset:

To this one:GPS-enabled smart devices

Advantages

• Can build custom apps around GPS

• Cellular + Wi-Fi accuracy augmentation

• Mapping toolkits in mobile OSes

• Speed

Disadvantages

• Heavy power consumption

• Accuracy not high enough (sometimes)

• Expensive (potentially)

Gains in efficiency + workflowoutweigh the potential drawbacks.

examples :: data

Thanks!

coleman @ spatialnetworks.com

@colemanm