Hi:
Have used in the past: http://www.mimio.com/ ( durable/affordable). I
have heard of "smartboards" as well but have not had first-hand experience
Although everyone is looking forward to the "Microsoft surface" soon (
affordability might be the question here)
Good luck with your search
Gayathri
Thomas Burley wrote:
Hi:
Does anyone know of any GIS technology or GIS-compatible tools that act
similar to an erasable white board but capture what the users draw or create
on the board and draw that back into a GIS? The idea is to allow users to
create scenarios in real time so as to draw upon the collective knowledge of
the people in the room, for example, in the field of natural resource
management (picture a group of people hunched over a table, drawing on a USGS
topographic map...but essentially a 21st century version of that).
I think I have heard of tools called "smartboards" that kind-of work like
this, and obviously tablet PCs and PDAs have a similar screen function. This
would need to be something that would be similar to a GIS-enabled white board
which would then feed back into a GIS so that the interactions, consequences,
and possible conflicts associated with what the users create (in the context
of relevant ancillary data and input data such as current land cover/use,
etc.) in terms of changes and scenarios could be assessed.
Much appreciate any info!
cheers
--T.B.
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Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment
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