comm599 presentation
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presentation to comm599 (f. bar, annenberg) - mobile comm: learning by hackingTRANSCRIPT
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otto kheraCOMM 599
Sept 14, 2011
bicycling in groups / rethinking transportation / social
media + geolocation tech
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“What gets measured gets managed”
-- Peter Drucker
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Mark Gorton• Limewire founder and in
litigation with record companies.
• Founder of Streetsblog NYC and beyond.
• OpenPlans founder – open standards for transportation and a more open civic sector
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inefficient traffic
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flock traffic navigation(FTN)
“Everyday people face traffic congestion in urban areas, raising travel time and stress issues in drivers. Beyond traffic lights synchronization, emerging location-based technologies like GPS and cellular communications suggest some futuristic traffic coordination schemes. Flock traffic navigation (FTN) based on negotiation gives a basic algorithm and showed by simulation that a non-centred solution can be achieved letting individual vehicles to communicate and negotiate among them. Early works suppose a bone diagram formed by two agents and their geometrical intersection based on their initial and end points.” <Clustering Methods in Flock Traffic Navigation Based on NegotiationCarlos Astengo-Noguez and RamÓn Brena-Pinero: 2007>
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bone diagram
<Clustering Methods in Flock Traffic Navigation Based on NegotiationCarlos Astengo-Noguez and RamÓn Brena-Pinero: 2007>
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“Utility Cycling”
“Utility cycling encompasses many types of cycling activities and advocacy, and it is made unique by its goal-oriented nature. Utility cycling activities often focus on achieving tangible goals that can be accomplished during any particular outing, such as getting to work, delivering cargo, or patrolling a neighborhood.”- Melanie Colavito, utilitycycling.org (tucson, AZ)
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Rise of the Bicycle• Transportation – March 2010 DoT
pronouncement – “ .. transportation agencies should plan, fund, and implement improvements to their walking and bicycling networks, including linkages to transit.”
• 25% global growth annually (more bikes in use worldwide than cars!)
• DiY / hipster / fixie culture – from LA to Shanghai<http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2010/bicycle-ped.html>
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New DIY Cycling Culture: LA to Shanghai to London to NYC
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geoloqi
• Founded by Amber Case • Open APIs for geo-games, e.g., MapAttack• In the same space as Glympse, SCVNGR,
SimpleGeo, loki … and growing• Platform that appears to be suitable for iOS
and Android dev (beta)
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alleycat• Checkpoints - The first checkpoint is given at the start of the race, and on arrival the next
checkpoint is revealed to the racer. These work in much the same way a messenger would be assigned deliveries over the course of a day. The route to a checkpoint is left up to the rider and showcases a messenger's knowledge of the area.
• Task Checkpoints - In some races upon arriving at a checkpoint the rider may have to perform a task or trick before being given the next location. This allows organizers to be as creative as they desire. Task checkpoints can involve physical tasks, such as climbing stairs, taking a shot of alcohol or hot sauce, performing a skillful trick, or can test the racer's mind, such as reciting trivia or messenger related knowledge. Often there is not a task at all of the checkpoints in a race and tasks/checkpoints can sometimes be skipped (potentially at a loss of points) if a rider feels that time to complete a task is not worth the points they would earn.
• Checkpoints Up Front - A common format is for organizers to give the checkpoints/manifest 5–30 minutes before the start of the race. This allows the rider to choose the best route between stops.
• Point Collection - Some races use a scavenger hunt style race where each stop is worth a certain number of points. These are often races of the Checkpoints Up Front variety and a rider may decide to not stop at some checkpoints valuing an earlier completion time over the points a particular stop may earn them.
<Source: Wikipedia – September 2011>
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full circle: connection to opengeo?