Map Usability

For a research project I am working on, I am interested in what your favorite usability issues are regarding using online and mobile maps. Some thoughts: Everyone is using Google mashups to add maps to their websites. It looks the same, works the same, returns the same kind of data, etc. Is this a good … Read more

IDEA 2007 Conference – Call for Presentations

The Information Architecture Institute (http://iainstitute.org) is bringing IDEA to New York City on October 4-5 at Parsons School of Design’s Tishman Auditorium. Our conference focuses on finding information in overlapping physical and virtual spaces. We are seeking local speakers to talk about the unique information design challenges of GIS, 311, urban planning, etc. Please review … Read more

GISMO Meeting July 15, 2006

The next GISMO meeting is tomorrow, May 11th from 12:00pm-2:30pm at the Fund for the City of New York, 121 Sixth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY. Michael Schill of the NYU Furman (Real Estate) Center will discuss the NY Times 2/6 Exposure of New Web site www.nychanis.com. Anyone interested in geographic information systems software … Read more