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Smart Knowledge PortalsDoors to New Insights and

Understanding

Sabine K McNeill© Copyright 2013

3 Software Methods

Forecasting Time Series

Layering Complex

Data

Re-Visualizing Images

Automated Image Processing

Expert Portals

• 3 types of input– Time Series– Complex Data– Images

• 3 levels of knowledge– Finance– Business – Science

“Smart Knowledge”

Expert

Data Sources

Numerical MetaData

Vocabularies

Measures

Comparing SortingRanking

Layering Complex Data

• Independent of Application and Scale

• Any number of variables, parameters or dimensions

Use Case 1: Smart City Portal

• Key data– Water - GEP

Aquamatix– Energy - PPAEnergy– CO2 emissions –

GEP Carbon Clear• Time frames

– short– medium– long

Sustainability

ExpertsOnline

Publishing

Crowd Appeal

Priorities

Civic Feedbac

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Use Case 2: Smart Health Portal

• Research– xRays - CPRD– Imaging -

Cancer Research UK• Clinical Practice

– Hospital– Surgery– Patient

Check My Health

Experts

Online

Reports

Online

Feedback

X-RaysMRIs

Patient Feedbac

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Use Case 3: Smart Business Portal

• Production Costs– Staff– Supplies

• Marketing Costs– Events– Media

• Profits– Short– Medium– Long term

Profitability

Senior Manageme

ntOnline

Reports

Online

Feedback

Data Sources

StaffFeedbac

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Software Lenses

• Images as Input• Re-visualisations

as Output

• A Gallery of Albums– Qualifying 3D – Medical Applications– Semiconductor Applications

What for?

• For Seeing what You Want to Know– The Software generates numerical

metadata for • Classifying and comparing • Selecting and choosing• Sorting and ranking

– Experts interpret Reference Images • Embedding their expertise

– The Less Skilled User operates automated processing• Sees averages and the odd ones out

Benefit 1: More Depth & Detail

Graphite Re-Visualisation of Images

for Visual Investigation [human]

Benefit 2: Stages & Conditions

Blood Cells Re-Visualised

for Metric Interpretation [human]

Benefit 3: Pixel Accuracy

Supernova Cassiopeia Re-Visualised

for Numerical Comparisons [machine]

New Instrument of Evaluation

• To compare, we need –Numbers

• To evaluate, we need–Metrics or comparable

Measuring Units• To develop standards, we

need–Reference Data –Reference Images–Reference Technologies

Contact

• www.3d-metrics.com • www.3d-metrics.me • www.SabineMcNeill.co.uk

sabine@3d-metrics.com+44 07968 039 141