Yes, our experience with Tilty Tables (with a zoom axis, whereupon they are called Twisty or Spinny Tables) would indicate that they serve as a very visitor-friendly interface to all sorts of map-based datasets. Take a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl8OCg3Xoe4 and/or http://www.onomy.com/blue/tilty.html to get a flavor.
In some of our installations, GIS shapefile layers (points/line/polygons) are employed to let users explore particular topics (e.g., zoning information for planning departments, country and state boundaries, landmarks and parks, streets and highways, waterways, etc.). These are all rendered at run-time, so the overlays can be very current, and their appearance can be customized. In our latest Spinny Table, down in San Luis Potosi (a spin-out of the Papalote Children's Museum), we've also incorporated hotspots with authored text/image overlays that appear when users zoom into particular places on the maps. We're also doing a collaborative piece with artist JD Beltran where youth author stories about their community that will be anchored on the maps at the places where they occurred. The Tilty Table interactive (in all its variants) has proven to be very popular in every venue where it's been deployed. Visitors spend lots of time with it because of the appealing physical UI, and you can sneak all kinds of content their way while you have them mesmerized. ;-) Unlike Matt, a satisfied customer, I do have a financial interest in promoting the proliferation of these tables, but Matt's unsolicited message opened the door. Scott Minneman, PhD CEO/CTO - Onomy Labs, Inc. 415 505-7234 - cell 650 330-0400 - office 650 330-0500 - fax http://www.onomy.com -----Original Message----- From: Matthew P. Stevens [mailto:mstev...@adventuresci.com] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 1:34 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] GIS in museums We have an exhibit from Onomy Labs called the Tilty table. It allows visitors to navigate throughout the Earth by tilting and turning a projected image. Very popular. - Matthew Stevens Adventure Science Center 800 Fort Negley Blvd Nashville TN 37203 Direct: 615-401-5064 Fax: 615-862-5178 http://www.adventuresci.com -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Sigurj?n B Hafsteinsson Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 7:56 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] GIS in museums Dear all, I´m looking for examples about museums that have used GIS technology in their: 1. museum displays 2. outreach programs Are there anyone on this list that can provide me with tips or suggestions where to look? All the best, Sigurjon. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
