crowds, computers, and coordinates
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An overview of three macro trends: population growth, advances in computing technology, and the expansion of location data.TRANSCRIPT
Crowds, Computers,
and Coordinates
Geography 2050
Abe Usher
Chief Technology Officer, HumanGeo
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3 Key Factors, Today
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> 7 billion people
> 3 billion Internet users
> 10 million geolocated
social media observations daily
3 Key Factors, 2050
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> 10 billion people
> 6 billion Internet users
> 1 billion geolocated
social media observations daily
The “Traditional” Model
For Assessing Information
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How can you identify a legitimate
rapper (versus someone who
just gets up and rhymes)?
Tracy Morrow (Ice-T)
The “Traditional” Model
For Assessing Information
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How can you identify a legitimate
rapper artist (versus someone who
just gets up and rhymes)?
Game knows game, baby.
The “Traditional” Model
For Assessing Information
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How can you identify a legitimate
rapper artist (versus someone who
just gets up and rhymes)?
“If you have expert knowledge, then you
are capable of answering complex questions
by interpreting domain specific information.”
[paraphrased]
A New Model
For Assessing Information
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A New Model
For Assessing Information
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A New Model
For Assessing Information
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A New Model
For Assessing Information
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* Thanks to Dr. Chris Oxendine for research in this area
The Crowd in 2050
• Global population grows > 3B
• > 90% population always online
• Continuous stream of human-
sensor observations
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Computers in 2050
• Outnumber humans 10:1
• More than 250,000x faster than
in 2014
• Micro-SD storage will exceed
500 billion gigabytes
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Coordinates in 2050
• More than 100B computers,
spatially aware
• Internet-of-Things generating a
continuous stream of spatial
data
• “User location” defines
information relevance
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Crowds + Computers + Coordinates
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Persistent Awareness
New “Truth” Algorithms
Personal Location Advisors