The full schedule is live and tickets are almost sold out
By: Joe Gomez
Locate is next week, which means you only have a few days to figure out how to see over 60 presentations, panels, and interactive code labs 😱. Explore the full schedule, and take a quick look at what’s on tap:
Business Intelligence and data viz
Tableau: Adding Real Time Location to BI
Kent Marten (Senior Product Manager, Maps and Spatial Analysis at Tableau) shares his take on how the emergence of IoT and real-time location data is revolutionizing the way businesses make decisions.
Business Intelligence; the Visualization Stack
Uber, MicroStrategy, and SumoLogic share how they’re building unique visualization and analytics capabilities.
Virginia Ng (Data Scientist) will show how to extend our data visualization tools with machine learning. Matti Kakkori of Fracta.ai covers how they’re using machine learning to determine which water mains cities should replace, and Mapdwell CTO Nicolas Waissbluth shows how they’re applying similar methods to visualize neighborhoods and help homeowners assess solar potential.
Logistics: planes, trains, autonomous vehicles, and scooters
The Best Billion Dollars Ever Spent
From the early days of Google Maps to the launch of crowdsourcing via sensors on your phone with Waze. Hear from Manik Gupta and Di-Ann Eisnor on how they led the transformation of what maps would become today: a living network of decentralized sensors mapping the world live.
Scooters, Dockless Electric Bikes, and Connecting the Last Mile
Leading companies building scooters and electric bikes talk about the challenges of building hardware, making sure the battery is always charged, and the changes in last mile logistics that we’ve seen this year.
LIDAR, Computer Vision, and the Software that Pulls them Together to Power Autonomous
If we’re going to replace drivers in the car, technologies that allow sensing and perception are going to have to mimic the human ability to understand the environment, identify safe paths and react to changes in real time. We’ll look at how those technologies will evolve with experts like Forrest Iandola, Nikhil Naikal, Austin Russell.
Custom maps and consumer apps
Today’s consumers often need to know where something is before they need to know what it is. In this session, we’ll deconstruct popular consumer apps to understand how they are integrating maps and location into their experiences to better engage their users. Hear from companies like Lonely Planet, Uber, WeedMaps, Woov, Open Listings, and Creative Strategies.
Snap Map: Finding Friends, Mapping Movements
A year ago, Snap launched Snap Map, which completely changes the way we explore the world, discover content, and connect with friends. Since launch, Snap has seen a 40% growth in snaps submitted to its Stories feature. In this session, Walt Lin, Director of Maps and Local at Snap, will discuss the origins of the Snap Map and how the company continues to innovate in the location space.
National Geographic and The Geographer of the United States of America have Coffee with Ira
CEO of National Geographic, Gary Knell, and the Geographer of the United States, Lee Schwartz, talk cartography, sustainability of the planet, and how software is changing this age-old field. Tesla and Mapbox Board Member Ira Ehrenpreis of DBL Partners will facilitate.
Augmented Reality and the invisible map
Reality-Grade Location Data for AR
As static 2D maps fade away with the bezels of mobile phones, the future interfaces for navigation and gaming exist in augmented reality. App developers need new frameworks and reality-grade location data to build the next generation of spatially-enabled augmented reality experiences. It’s harder than anything we have ever done in mapping to date. Hear stories from the people building the invisible map.
Your Exact AR Location: Computer Vision and Localization
To make world-scale AR work, location has to be accurate and reliable… better than the current blue dot in your phone. We’ll discuss how companies are solving the localization problem using computer vision.
You’re Blind and You’re Lost: Click “OnStar” Built into Your Glasses
In one tap your glasses turn into a camera and you hear a voice from hundreds of miles away in your right ear “This is Stacy from Aira. What can I help you with?” Stacy is now looking through her terminal, seeing what is right in front of you, and where you are on the map. In this session, hear how AR and location services make real-world impact on thousands of people’s lives.
And lots more
View the full list of speakers and presentations. Registration opens at 7:30 am on Wednesday, and we’ll kick off the opening keynote at 9:00 am. Ticket sales close at 11:59 pm PST tonight, and we’re expecting over 1300 explorers so make sure you’re there early to get a good spot. We’ve got some big announcements lined up.
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