ASIS&T UW presents:
iEdge Conference 2008:
Information: Crafting Our Future
April 2nd, 2008
12:00pm to 9:00 pm
Keynote speaker: Paul Arnold -- Leveraging Information for Innovation: Spatial and Temporal Visualization of Complex Information, 12:30 PM
University of Washington
HUB, West Ballroom
Information Research and Identities. Presentations of research and projects by the University of Washington community taking positions on the evolving identity of the field.
Information Works. Discussions and presentations on the various practical and theoretical dimensions of information problems and solutions in the workplace.
Information is Innovation. Forward-looking visions of new developments in the field and their impacts on the information community and the world at large.
Leveraging Information for Innovation: Spatial and Temporal Visualization of Complex Information
The advent of ubiquitous GPS devices, low-cost mapping tools, three dimensional modeling software and digital globes allow virtually any individual or organization to visualize data in completely new and different ways.
This presentation will present a wide variety of examples where spatial and temporal data are being applied to common situations to yield compelling results. When combined creatively, these tools can not only provide great insight into the behavior and location of people and things in past, but also what things will look like in the future and how we can get there. In a very real way, you can now experience something before it's created. The presentation will pay special attention to the benefits of four dimensional modeling (3D + Time) and its application in a variety of settings.
About Paul Arnold
Paul is currently leading a group of 15 planners and engineers for Parsons Brinckerhoff, an international consulting engineering firm with over 12,000 employees. He holds a BA in Economics from Whitman College and an MBA from Seattle University. He has over twenty years of experience in the field of transportation planning. Paul's technical focus is in the area of travel demand forecasting, operational analysis, geospatial analysis and visualization.
