It's not about GIS, it's about solving a problem
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James Milner
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@JamesLMilner
james@loxodrome.io
Software Engineer
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The Team
Professional Services
Engineering
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Geovation Challenge
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Geovation Programme
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Coworking Space
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How We Work
- Trello + standups
- Iterate fast
- Work closely with teams
- Code reviews
- Metrics:
- Working software
- Positive user feedback
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Tech at a High Level
- Geo/GIS is only a part of what we do
- We don't always use OS maps
- First and foremost we aim to solve problems
- We tend to favour open source
- Easier to debug
- We can contribute fixes back
Tech at a Lowerer Level
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Mobile
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Frontend
Backend
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Mapping
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Serverless (!)
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Open Innovation
We aim to foster open innovation and open source where possible
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Industry Observations
Commerical Geo vs GIS
Commerical Geo
- Google Maps
- CityMapper
- Zoopla
- Uber
- AirBnB (kind of)
- Pokemon Go
GIS
- Local Gov
- TfL
- Crossrail
- Network Rail
- Starbucks
- Utilities etc
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I think they could both learn a little from each other
Commerical Geo
- UI/UX
- Scale
- Customer Oriented
GIS
- Specialist techniques
- Coordinate systems exist
- Deeper analysis
- Accuracy oriented
GIS is a useful tool in a box, but not every problem is a nail
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Looking into the Future
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Source: Andreessen Horowitz, 2015
- Drones
- Autonomous Vehicles
- 'Internet of Things'
- Cube Satellites / Real time
- Augmented / Virtual Reality
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Insert more buzzwords
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Increasingly less static and more dynamic/ real time data
Manual data handling is becoming an unrealistic expectation
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Luckily we have tools to help us build and handle that
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The general principle is: automate, simplify and steamline everything
Big Data + AI/ML is the robotics/automation of the knowledge industry
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Data and services is not the only change...
Users also have higher expectations
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AGI Technical SIG
By James Milner
AGI Technical SIG
A talk to UCL GIS Students for 2016
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