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Human Accessible
Mapping Applications
    There is always a
     different view.
Christian Heilmann, WhereCamp Sunnyvale
                 02.06.2007
  http://icant.co.uk/articles/humanmaps
You can copy, distribute, transmit and remix this
if you attribute me and release it under the same
or similar licence.

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• I am terribly bad at reading maps
  and driving instructions.
• Directions like “take the street
  north” don’t work for me unless I
  have a compass with me.
• Furthermore, I am normally not in a
  car, but use public transport, cycle
  or walk (London, eh?)
• However, I have a good photographic
  memory.
• Instructions from me would be:
  – Walk down the street towards the big
    building with the crown on top.
  – You’ll go past a sex shop on the right,
    followed by a kebab place and a news
    stand with a grumpy looking man with
    a shaggy beard inside.
  – After about 5 minutes and two bus
    stops there’ll be a pub called “The
    Swan”

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• These are human-readable
  instructions, and they don’t have the
  problems others have, which are:
  – North, South, West and East are not
    obvious when you don’t have a compass
  – Street signs are amazingly expensive
    and there is no real need to keep them
    up-to date.
  – Post codes are an approximation.
• Using these principles and GPS
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• This could also be an accessibility
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• Humanware in Canada have
  developed a GPS driven device for
  blind people
• This device allows a person with a
  disability to explore unknown
  territory unaided.
• The problem is that instructions for
  sighted people are not necessarily
  the right ones for blind people.
• Good instructions are catered for the
  person who needs them and written
  by somebody with a similar
  disposition.
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• Therefore in order to come up with
  really human-friendly map
  applications and GPS devices we’ll
  need to work on a format to define
  them in.
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1. The document discusses how increasingly, computer systems and algorithms are "ruling the world" by determining many aspects of daily life, such as through online recommendations, traffic control systems, and gamification approaches. 2. It notes that real-life situations often involve exceptions that computer systems cannot foresee or accommodate. Humans are needed to interpret contexts and handle exceptions. However, as systems become more complex and remote, manual overrides are harder to access. 3. Rules implemented by computers also lack the flexibility to follow the spirit or intentions behind rules, as humans can. The document gives examples of how strict literal interpretations can break systems or miss the point. Intentions and contexts are important for rules to function appropriately

• Last but not least, we need more
  social mashups.
  – Right now, local applications show
    things like petrol stations, cafés, shops
    and points of interest.
– Where is the information about clean
  free public toilets*?
– Where are the hangouts of beautiful
  single people?
– Where can I safely deposit my luggage
  when I have 3 hours to kill before my
  flight leaves?
– Where can I get the cheapest, but also
  best quality “My son went to San
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* http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3919973.stm
Thanks!
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            Christian Heilmann
            http://wait-till-i.com
            http://icant.co.uk
            chris.heilmann@gmail.com

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Human Accessible Mapping Applications

  • 1. Human Accessible Mapping Applications There is always a different view. Christian Heilmann, WhereCamp Sunnyvale 02.06.2007 http://icant.co.uk/articles/humanmaps
  • 2. You can copy, distribute, transmit and remix this if you attribute me and release it under the same or similar licence. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
  • 3. • I am terribly bad at reading maps and driving instructions. • Directions like “take the street north” don’t work for me unless I have a compass with me. • Furthermore, I am normally not in a car, but use public transport, cycle or walk (London, eh?)
  • 4. • However, I have a good photographic memory. • Instructions from me would be: – Walk down the street towards the big building with the crown on top. – You’ll go past a sex shop on the right, followed by a kebab place and a news stand with a grumpy looking man with a shaggy beard inside. – After about 5 minutes and two bus stops there’ll be a pub called “The Swan”
  • 7. • These are human-readable instructions, and they don’t have the problems others have, which are: – North, South, West and East are not obvious when you don’t have a compass – Street signs are amazingly expensive and there is no real need to keep them up-to date. – Post codes are an approximation.
  • 8. • Using these principles and GPS devices we could create more human instructions how to find your way around. • This could also be an accessibility benefit.
  • 9. • Humanware in Canada have developed a GPS driven device for blind people • This device allows a person with a disability to explore unknown territory unaided.
  • 10. • The problem is that instructions for sighted people are not necessarily the right ones for blind people. • Good instructions are catered for the person who needs them and written by somebody with a similar disposition.
  • 12. • Therefore in order to come up with really human-friendly map applications and GPS devices we’ll need to work on a format to define them in. • One option is to take a leaf out of the book of SMIL. • Use XML to define a time-line with GPS data translated to the different output formats.
  • 13. • Last but not least, we need more social mashups. – Right now, local applications show things like petrol stations, cafés, shops and points of interest.
  • 14. – Where is the information about clean free public toilets*? – Where are the hangouts of beautiful single people? – Where can I safely deposit my luggage when I have 3 hours to kill before my flight leaves? – Where can I get the cheapest, but also best quality “My son went to San Francisco but all I got is this lousy T- Shirt” shirt? * http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3919973.stm
  • 15. Thanks! rel=“me” Christian Heilmann http://wait-till-i.com http://icant.co.uk chris.heilmann@gmail.com flickr/del.icio.us/twitter/skype: codepo8