1. Making Open Tangible
David Overton
GeoMob
22nd November 2012
UCL
www.splashmaps.co.uk
2. What’s it all about
• Who? And Why?
• Open; Data, Source, StreetMap
• Cloud
• Crowd; sourcing, funding
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3. Who am I?
dbyhundred Ltd.
• Create
• Consult
• Innovate
dbyhundred makes public sector geographic information
more available, more useful and more usable.
6. See the videos at
http://www.kickstarter.com/proje
cts/1521486951/splashmaps
7. Do solid state maps get
bad press?
• Can’t copy them
• Dated
• Can’t fold them
• Rubbish in wind, rain,
snow … weather in general!
Thanks Garmin!
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8. What do people want from
Open data?
• A second
reference
• A 2-way
• Something
Tailored to
them.
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9. So Why make Open
Tangible?
• Who loves Open?
– Providers?
– Commercials?
– Users?
• Who loves using Maps?
– Providers
– Commercials
– Users
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10. Problem statement
• How can we show providers of
Open Data that our economy
can be boosted by Open Data?
• How do we drive use?
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13. Influencing already?
• New Licensing at OS
• Forestry Commission
• New product entering the
market
• Radar Club
• 30 backers including important
influencers in the geo-nerdo-
sphere.
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14. Conclusion
!@*!! £££
• Open is Tangible!
• You can help
– Influence
– Re-tweet
– Share
– Get some
skin-in-the-game
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15. Support
on
david@splashmaps.co.uk
www.splashmaps.co.uk
Arnulf Christl and I have worked together on SDI projects in the past… this was an obvious next step! Arnulf is a Director at SplashMaps Ltd.
Why wasn’t someone doing this already?-Licensing-Technology (material/ print and data)
Why wasn’t someone doing this already?-Licensing-Technology (material/ print and data)
There are issues associated with printed maps that are just not being addressed
People already use is; James – OSM, Sate5llite, Tablet to plan the route… nothing whilst we were out… he led us into a bog… which was on our map.But, the key thing is we can tailor
It’s the same people that have to deal with Open that love maps.Providers? ForcedCommercials? Still struggle with the bus model – still a dirth of mainstream consumer orientated products that take advantage of opens ability to create mass-tailored products.Users? Still trust the usual sources
Our answer;-Provide a product people/ any people can use-Encourage them toward
Market testingBuilding a networkPositive cash-flowFunding; 82% of 20% projects succeed!
Make Open Data Tangible! Give us… ahem …a helping hand and please focus your entire attention upon the next slide…