Google Maps: Artificial Intelligence and Navigation
Friday, January 20, 2023
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Online Event
7:30 AM New York l 1:30 PM Vienna
OSUN's GeoHub project invites network community members to a talk by Ed Parsons, tech evangelist at Google, who will explore how Google Maps uses Artificial intelligence (AI) to change the way people find their way around cities.
Maps are used today more than at any point in human history. AI is a critical part of what makes Google Maps helpful. Google uses AI not only to create geospatial data but also to gain real-time insights into the world around us.
AI allows mapping roads over 10 times faster than it was possible five years ago. AI and navigation information are used to predict traffic and determine routes, as well as to identify hard-braking events and then suggest alternate routes when available. AI is driving a shift towards multi-model navigation and mobility solutions. It is also used to develop innovative user interfaces based on visual positioning.
Ed Parsons has spent more than 20 years working in the world of geographical information systems (GIS), both in universities and in industry with companies such as Google and Ordnance Survey. In 2006, he set up his own company, Open Geomatics, and, since 2007, has been Google's GeoSpatial Technologist, which includes developing and promoting products such as Google Maps, Google Map Maker, and Street View.
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