Monthly Archives: September 2015

Drones Becoming Problematic

September 30, 2015DronesRSkelton

The trend is clear – as privately operated drones increase – more issues will arise:

accidental collisions
being in the wrong place
governmental security
new and interesting uses for drones (criminal/terrorist)

Control is inevitable. News stories like this will accrue:

Anderson, of course, is alluding to all the recent incidents involving drones in places they shouldn’t be, whether it be a crowded tennis stadium, three drones in three days near JFP Airport, or drones interfering with firefighters. According to the FAA, drone sightings near airplanes are on pace to quadruple in 2015.
Drone “Jackassery” Must Stop

Apple, Microsoft, Google, Blah!

September 26, 2015Google Apple MicrosoftRSkelton

An interesting article has been posted at The Verge, arguing that the three major online tech companies in the USA are all playing things safe and trending in the same direction. Not one appears to be keen to take a radical, unique approach to the future. Fair enough, they have corporate responsibilities.

True innovation requires the undertaking of significant risk, and the bigger a company becomes the more conservative it inevitably has to be.

It can happen, it just needs a business model that is persuasive enough, as I believe Map Merge to be.

Google’s Project Soli: Fingertip Control

September 26, 2015GlassesRSkelton

http://aplus.com/a/google-soli-project-future-is-here

I have envisioned the same finger movements for controlling the likes of Google Glass. The key difference is I figured special gloves or fingertip implants would be the way to go – more solid state.

your fingertips control your movement left/right or up/down with special gloves or implants
http://mapmerge.net/special-glasses-nowspecs/

(published March 17 2015)

Virtual Visits to Cemeteries

September 20, 2015TelepresenceRSkelton

More than ever before, people live away from where their family are/were based. Amongst the many difficulties this creates, we have the problem of visiting graves in a convenient way. Instead of travelling for hours for a 10 minute memorial, what if you could travel to the site virtually?

A virtual representation of the graveyard is unlikely to have the desired outcome. However, a real connection could be achieved using a telepresence robot that is provided by the cemetery.

This aspect could be a powerful selling tool for the entire mapping system, given that almost everyone would like a more efficient means of visiting their deceased relatives.