Metro Mapper

The founder of Metro Mapper will be speaking at the UofL Honors Lecture Series Wednesday Oct 29 at 7pm.

I'll talk about maps, demo the Metro Mapper site, give a technical overview of how it was made, show some cool maps and data, preview the new Your Mapper national prototype, discuss mobile location-based tools, specu...late on the future of online maps, and take any questions.

Before the event, post some questions here and I'll incorporate them into the presentation!

Thanks to the student organizers for putting it all together:

Greer Waldrop
Venkat Ramakrishnan
Greg Shaw
Amruth krishnamurty
Michael Miao

Parking - For off campus people, you can use the Floyd St Parking garage, which costs a bit before 7, but after 7 is free. Also after 7, you can park on the streets in the area without worrying about being ticketed. I know the even starts at 7, but you should be alright if you arrive just before 7.

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Presentation

· Biography – Michael Schnuerle: Louisville, UK, Australia, Paris, Edinburgh, San Fran, Louisville

· Technology – Convergence and new tech 2005: Map APIs, Ajax, Hosting Costs, Open Source

The Metro Mapper Site

· Site Overview – types of maps, daily traffic, updates

· Cool Examples – filtering, historic overlays (UofL)

· Services – free to public, account, bookmarks, embedding free and paid

· Revenue – ads, sponsoring, consulting, custom work, embedding, collaboration (PVA)

· History – 2005 technologies, city crime, other data, embedding, full time

· Career Path – Computer Graphics, 2 years abroad, Big/Small Companies, Independent

· Technical Overview – PHP, MySQL, Data -> Convert -> Site -> Embed

· Tools Used – Photoshop, Dreamweaver, MySQL Administrator, SmartSVN, WinSCP

The Your Mapper Prototype

· Site Preview – logo, interface, maps

· Key Differences – National, browsing, tools, data loading, social media, mobile

· Open Data - Open Municipal Geodata Data Standard
The Future of Online Maps

· Google Earth – Exporting data into a 3D environment, 3D cities, 1:1 correlations.

· Mobile Tools – iPhone, Google Android, GPS, ubiquity

· Location Based Tools - Connecting where you are to useful information, social

· Data Loading – Making public data truly publicRead More