Thank you all that responded (on and off list) to my mail regarding GIS use in museums!
All the best, Sigurjon > 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:mstevens at 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-bounces at 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
