Spatial / Improbable – Google Knows

January 14, 2017UncategorizedRSkelton

I can’t tell if Google has any inkling of the concepts presented here, but certainly an engine will be needed to power a virtual world that represents the real world in real time.

SpatialOS looks like the first engine that is not purely for games that could do the heavy lifting. Thankfully engines can come and go – all that needs to be right from the beginning is the data and the format. New engines can do more and different things with the data.

So what I’d like to see is a specification that has enough breadth to cover all the future potentials for a 3D virtual copy of the real world, and all the beings and devices that operate within it.

At this point in time, it looks like Google only sees it as a gaming platform…

A SpatialOS world can contain millions of persistent entities and manage their state and history. Design gameplay that allows players to affect the world in meaningful, long-lasting ways.

https://spatialos.improbable.io/

Totem – Smart Power Pole

December 24, 2016Autonomous Vehicles, Govenrment, Internet of ThingsRSkelton

The Totem is like the multi-tool of power poles and it makes sense. Every third parking space can be a monitor, an internet provider, a batter recharger, street lighting and solar powered. I have doubts about its capacity to capture enough solar energy for EV charging, but otherwise roll ’em out!

And add a camera and some slots for IOT devices.

Australia’s New Drone Laws

October 1, 2016Drones, GovenrmentRSkelton

…drones weighing less than 2kg will not need to be licensed at all. Owners only need to notify CASA of their use if it is for commercial purposes. Similarly, drones under 25kg can also be flown without licensing or notification requirements if they are used for “sport and recreation”, or if they are flown on private land and used for private aerial photography, spotting, communications or agricultural operations.

Operators of drones weighing more than 100g will still have to steer clear of certain areas, under the so-called “standard RPA operating conditions”. This means no flying in controlled or prohibited airspace; above 400ft (122m); at night; in swarms; over emergency operations without approval; within 30m of another person; out of the pilot’s direct line of sight; or in an area of “sufficient density of population for some aspect of the operation … to pose an unreasonable risk to the life, safety or property”.
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/emerging-technology/76139-new-rules-will-mean-more-drones-in-the-sky-and-that-has-implications-for-privacy/