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WorkSPACE demonstrators

Augmenting the user

Augmenting the object

Augmenting the environment

In the Field

Changing contextsinhouse

CollectingMaterials

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Kaj Grønbæk

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Augmenting the User Activities

• Studies at TJP• Generic brainstorm

– beyond landscape architecture

• Series of prototypes

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Kaj Grønbæk

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Proposed plan - prototypes

v.0.1•LapTop•GPS•Topos •Data Call•Shared Camera WS

v.0.2v0.1 +•GPRS•Compass•GIS integration•Capture (picture, sound)•Object tagging

v.0.3av0.2 +•high res.panel andpen

v.0.3av0.2 +•Pocket PC and pen

v.0.3av0.2 +•wearable display andinteraction

Paper for Pervasive computing conf

UserEvalTJP

UserEvalTJP

+others

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University of Aarhus

Workspace objectives • Spatial• location• visualization• info. org.• infrastructure• physical/digital

On the Move• on/off line• low BW• audio only•

Distributed offices• high BW• +video• shared intranet space

Outdoor site• Inspecting • capture• sketch/annotate• low BW• GPS location•

In the office• on line• changing

contexts• expensive

displays•

At home• alone• medium BW• cheap displays•

Indoor site• Inspecting• capture• sketch/annotate• high BW• tag based location•

Different Mobile Situations

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University of Aarhus

Database(MySQL)

CollaborationServer

AwarenessServer

Mobile ToposWalls, tables, PC’s

Topos gateway

GPRS, 3G, (802.11)

GPS

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Using Topos with a Landscape as ”background”• Topos world correspond to part of real

world– in some future: import of GIS info...

• First experiment – Katrinebjerg model + Web pages and pictures

belonging to the institutions in the area– For local demo purposes

• TJP example– ...

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Katrinebjerg townscape...

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Location based support

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Current prototype

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University of Aarhus

Current prototype

• Mobile phone modem• GPS• LapTop• Batteries• ...

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University of Aarhus

Mobile client options (short term)• Portable PC: Full Topos client, Local

Database, + GPS• Portable PC: Full Topos Client + GPS

+ GPRS communication to Database• AAA designed PC: Full Topos Client +

GPS + GPRS communication to Database

• Pocket PC: Pocket Topos + GPS + GPRS communication to Database

• ....

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Status• GPS -> PC

– Done

• Integration of GPS library in Topos– Done

• GPRS communication too slow problems with TeleDanmark gateway– using data call instead

• Camera support– not done yet

• Directionality support needed – the GPS does not supply proper direction