1. Overview of Multimedia Mapping Three technical sessions…
GIS Day 2006
NAIT — November 16, 2006 — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Overview of Multimedia Mapping Three technical sessions…
Multimedia Mapping Basics
by Dr. Joseph Berry, Red Hen Systems
Building a GeoImmersive Imagery DB
by Sue Watson, Immersive Media
Drone Helicopter Imaging Platform
by Dale Knock, Talon Positioning Solutions

2. …involves integrating multiple forms of information with maps
Multimedia Mapping
…involves integrating multiple forms of information with maps
and visualizing these linkages in a variety of ways for better understanding
What …is… Where
Types of Media
Imagery
Audio
Tables / Charts
Text / Data files
Geo-Tagging Methods
Manual Entry
Drag & Drop
Time Matching
Direct Recording
Basic
Multimedia
Mapping
(Technical Session)
Real Reality (Photos/Video)
Composited Reality (Composites)
…stitches photos/video together to form display containers, immersive and synthetic imagery
Virtual Reality (Models) – What is Where If…
…renders image-based or computer-generated objects to construct photo-realistic scenes

3. Linking Cameras and GPS (Time Matching)
…take pictures with a digital camera while carrying a GPS with ‘track logging’ then link the Lat/Lon to each picture…
Digital Camera
What (picture)
When (time)
Calibrate / match
Pictures are “imported and linked” to a map
(Technical Session)
See
When (time)
Where (X,Y)
GPS Unit
…view locally or over Internet

4. Historical and Contemporary Expressions
Image Cataloging Methods
Characteristics (Photographic Parameters, Copyright, Author), Subject, Date/Time, Location
…historically the only link to geographic space was a note that included a Place Name
or Latitude/Longitude
Film Digital Photo Removable card / download local Hard Drive
Film Digital Video Tape / DVD  local Hard Drive
…in Billions
GPS
…Crossover I (2004) – more digital camera images than film camera images
…Crossover II (2006) – more camera phone images than
digital
camera
images

5. Future Trends and Directions
Imagery Viewing, Storage, and Collection (extends)
Global Containers Google Earth, Virtual Earth, ArcGIS Explorer…
Internet Storage/Sharing Flickr, Picasa, IsWhere…
Platforms drone airplanes, helicopters, robots, “intelligent dust”…
(Technical Session)
(Keynote Sessions)
Imaging Revolutions (enhances)
Immersive Photos/Video “Inside-Out” from the viewpoint of the camera
Stereo Photos Real-time measurement of “solid 3D space”
Synthetic Photos “Outside-In” from any viewpoint in the space (Photosyth)
(Technical Session)
“GPS-enabled photophone as the new camera”
Imaging Devices (changes everything)
Billion
Photo-geographers: GIS-centric specialists who use spatial imagery to illustrate spatial relationships and landscape textures/context (thousands).
Geo-photographers: Media-centric innovators who design utility within enterprises (tems of thousands).
Point-ographer: Layperson who uses an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera to document personal experiences (billions of potential users) (after Neil Havermale)

6. Materials Posted Online