forget apps, bots will take over gis
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Forget Apps - Bots will take over GIS!And I for one welcome our new robot overlords…
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First, a word about Swiss trains…
Image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ZB_Interregio_mit_HGe_101_bei_Niederried.jpgn
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But even in Switzerland, this may happen…
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… at least, I want to get notified on time.(about delays or any other realtime information)
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No more web sites or apps. I want a realtime personal assistant!
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A first step: a Chat BotMessaging is a huge ecosystem:WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Skype, Snapchat, Slack …
Sources: WhatsApp, Telegram (both from Feb 2016)
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«The chatroom is the new App Store!» Making business with chats has arrived:
order a ride, send money, market your content…
My prototype platform: Telegram
@gregisenberg
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An example chat: @TrainDelayBot
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And where is (Arc)GIS?
Geocode
Nearby Search
Routing Maps
Geofencing
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How will chat bots evolve in the future? Natural language processing will become a
commodity.
Chatting with things will become natural.You will chat with your nearby train station,your fridge, your bank account, …
Inspired by http://solveforinteresting.com/on-chat-as-interface/
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Test it now: http://telegram.me/TrainDelayBot
Makes only sense in Switzerland.
If you’re not in Switzerland, type e.g.
/monitor Bern
to see how things work.
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I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords…
Stephan HeuelErnst Basler + Partner [email protected]: @ping13http://geo.ebp.ch
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