Global Connection Project in Presents:Global Connection Project in Presents:

Ted MorseTed Morse

Potentially Pretty Pretty Pictures and Ponies

Potentially Pretty Pretty Pictures and Ponies

Momentarily Mesmerizing MonitorsMomentarily Mesmerizing Monitors

Common Operating PictureCommon Operating Picture

People need to collaborate and share information quickly and effectively

Intra/Inter-disaster relief group communication needs to be improved.

What if Google Earth were used as a virtual whiteboard to share images and information?

People need to collaborate and share information quickly and effectively

Intra/Inter-disaster relief group communication needs to be improved.

What if Google Earth were used as a virtual whiteboard to share images and information?

Google’s Good GiftGoogle’s Good Gift

Google Earth is a virtual globe browser supporting custom overlays and data through KML.

External content can be brought in through Network Links.

Google Earth is a virtual globe browser supporting custom overlays and data through KML.

External content can be brought in through Network Links.

Common Operating Picture, cont’dCommon Operating Picture, cont’d

Google Earth has two technologies that allow near-instantaneous communication:

1. Incremental Change API for KML. A way of changing, adding and deleting items to

an existing KML document.

2. Simulating server-push with a Network Link. A way of loading additional content from a

network.

Google Earth has two technologies that allow near-instantaneous communication:

1. Incremental Change API for KML. A way of changing, adding and deleting items to

an existing KML document.

2. Simulating server-push with a Network Link. A way of loading additional content from a

network.

Common Operating Picture cont’dCommon Operating Picture cont’d

Server

Client

Client

Client

Disaster Image OverlaysDisaster Image Overlays

There is no good way of knowing what Disaster imagery is available in a timely manner.

Solution: Bring in imagery from different sources and place into Common Operating Picture.

There is no good way of knowing what Disaster imagery is available in a timely manner.

Solution: Bring in imagery from different sources and place into Common Operating Picture.

Gigapixel Panorama SharingGigapixel Panorama Sharing

Gigapan: Panorama Capture Device using consumer camera

Ruby on Rails: MVC web application framework written in Ruby.

Gigapan + RoR = Gigalicious

Gigapan: Panorama Capture Device using consumer camera

Ruby on Rails: MVC web application framework written in Ruby.

Gigapan + RoR = Gigalicious

Future WorkFuture Work

Utilize other image sources for disaster imagery besides Digital Globe.

Improve UI/Security of panorama sharing site.

Cellphones combined with GPS to provide geo-tagged ground photography.

Utilize other image sources for disaster imagery besides Digital Globe.

Improve UI/Security of panorama sharing site.

Cellphones combined with GPS to provide geo-tagged ground photography.

Questions?Questions?