geoparadigm (geoparadigm) Technology is More Than a Tool awe.sm/5aYQP #edu #technology #wisdom 8:07 AM Nov 28th via Timely by Demandforce http://twitter.com/geoparadigm/status/141141164278558722

spatialanalysis (James Cheshire) RT @Londonist: Audio of our recent mapping event, featuring Stephen Walter, John Kennedy and James Cheshire bit.ly/vmJ7Vh 8:12 AM Nov 28th via TweetDeck http://twitter.com/spatialanalysis/status/141142365854380032

mashable (Pete Cashmore) Where in the World Are Your Twitter Followers? TweepsMap Knows - on.mash.to/vIbPcX 11:00 PM Nov 22nd via HootSuite http://twitter.com/mashable/status/139191473445941249

xternl (Mazin) Cool, but obscure unix tools. kkovacs.eu/cool-but-obscu… 6:48 AM Nov 20th via Wren for Mac http://twitter.com/xternl/status/138222070499778563

jokru (Jonas K.) Great news everyone, you can now work for free for Nokia and improve their maps: blog.maps.nokia.com/travelling-out… 11:25 AM Nov 19th via Twitter for Mac http://twitter.com/jokru/status/137929600184483840

mikel (mikel) OSM in the classroom: is.gd/PK5wgO 7:33 AM Nov 18th via Seesmic twhirl http://twitter.com/mikel/status/137508729921880064

spatialanalysis (James Cheshire) Those at my @londonist talk tomorrow can expect a bit of this spatial.ly/vliUSj with touch of this spatial.ly/s5QFIY 6:39 AM Nov 16th via TweetDeck http://twitter.com/spatialanalysis/status/136770308471390208

DirDigEng (Andrew Stott) RT @SalfordGIS: Brilliantly simple mapping tool for indices of multiple deprivation #opendata #opendatamcr bit.ly/ughSMs

CrisisMappers (Crisis Mappers) RT @annajobin: #ICCM Transcription notes from "Making Crisis Mapping data/info actionable for humanitarian community" http://t.co/cezTJ1hZ 7:10 AM Nov 15th via Seesmic twhirl http://twitter.com/CrisisMappers/status/136415888772562946

Tiles à la Google Maps: Coordinates, Tile Bounds and Projection

Tiles à la Google Maps: Coordinates, Tile Bounds and Projection - conversion to EPSG:900913 (EPSG:3785) and EPSG:4326 (WGS84)

GeoMurmur (Geospatial Newsfeed) Federal Geographic Data Committee Launches New Geospatial Website - #RemoteSensing State-of-the-art platform... http://t.co/29EHtfew 6:11 PM Nov 13th via Tumblr http://twitter.com/GeoMurmur/status/135857240094674946

geoparadigm (geoparadigm) Mac GPS Software: Garmin Basecamp, GPS Babel #nearc #mac #gps 0:37 PM Nov 13th via TweetDeck http://twitter.com/geoparadigm/status/135773412890128384

geoparadigm (geoparadigm) Running Windows on Macs: Boot Camp, VirtualBox, VMWare Fusion, Parallels Desktop #mac #gis #windows #nearc 0:41 PM Nov 13th via TweetDeck http://twitter.com/geoparadigm/status/135774187989118977

worldmapper (Worldmapper) Remembering 57 million http://t.co/u8vWLWGw 11:34 AM Nov 13th via Twitter for iPhone http://twitter.com/worldmapper/status/135757483909185536

marknca (marknca) "US court verdict 'huge blow' to privacy, says former WikiLeaks aide" by @guardian http://t.co/v1tWTZ1N 7:53 AM Nov 13th via Buffer http://twitter.com/marknca/status/135701705311526912

CrisisMappers (Crisis Mappers) #ICCM participants from UN : UN Secretariat, UNOCHA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP, UN-SPIDER, UNITAR/UNOSAT, UNISDR, UNOOSA, UN Mission Libiera 8:11 AM Nov 13th via Seesmic twhirl http://twitter.com/CrisisMappers/status/135706438050910208

marknca (marknca) Mobile Opportunity: Lessons From the Failure of Flash: Greed Kills http://t.co/EHWOwvVS 5:53 AM Nov 13th via bitly http://twitter.com/marknca/status/135671681502023680

mateuszloskot (Mateusz Loskot) Happy running #PostGIS 2.0 on #PostgreSQL 9.0.5. Thanks to @barendgehrels no need to dig long for sample #vector data http://t.co/D9pmPgIF 6:17 PM Nov 9th via web http://twitter.com/mateuszloskot/status/134409377481359360

geoplace (Mark Graham) Mapping Wikipedia's augmentations of our world: http://t.co/Ppg6h1OQ Maps of English, Arabic, French, Hebrew, Persian & Swahili #Wikipedia 4:50 AM Nov 11th via TweetDeck http://twitter.com/geoplace/status/134931038253223937

SanbornMap (Sanborn Map Company) DIY Balloon Aerial Photography views #OccupyOakland from above integrated with GoogleMaps. Public Laboratory Archive: http://t.co/oxV6pAeD 3:52 PM Nov 7th via web http://twitter.com/SanbornMap/status/133648064857636864

Arkuszewski (Patrycja Arkuszewski) RT @starkehealth: Visual Storytelling: New Language for the Information Age http://t.co/qR05wBJV #visualization #books via @matthiasrascher 9:01 AM Nov 6th via HootSuite http://twitter.com/Arkuszewski/status/133182208008658944

openlayers (OpenLayers) #openlayers news: #1 We're on Twitter. #2 http://t.co/TG52bzhj and http://t.co/39zSL4DS are up to date again and live updated from #github. 4:10 PM Nov 5th via web http://twitter.com/openlayers/status/132912639901835264

#uxott unconference

Global Template with localization - implemention

Ux Government of Canada contacts

Government of Canada Common Look and Feel 3 Principles

Presenatation by @resultsjunkie

Akendi UX Design Process: Strategy, Design and Construction (Dominira Saul @ Akendi)

Desgin is problem solving that incorporates feedback and process within organizational change.

Consider different ways to solve a problem. As part of a design culture, need to be open to new options. Design is a systematic process of creation, communication and iteration that leads to a systemic culture of design. Need senior mgmt buy-in, evangelise.

We need to get into the habbit of gathering and incorporating feedback.  Understand the deign process and balance with flexibility and intuitive.

UX Camp Agenda #ottawa

UXottawa Nov 5 2011

Keynote Dana Chisnell Usability/Works
"Design is a Democracy Problem"

Superpowers to do good UX
Beilive in a culture of generoisity.
Trained in best practise, attn to details, stds, experience
Be an agent of change, incremental, evolutionary, tolerent
Call to use superpowers, dont waste them
Share, teach, volunter
AIGA Design for Democracy
UPA Usability in Civic Life

Gabor Vida - Teknision (ux on qnx 4 BB Playbook)
BB playbook interface built on QNX
"We are EMBEDDED"  .com
In past, hardware was the differntiator. Now it is the interface.
1. Build a Simple Mental Model, so users will intuitively know what to do: ex pLaybook has 3 rows. Thinking in 3D Space or layers
2. Let limitations become valuable (or, u dont know what you've got till its gone.
"off beziel gestures"
3. Let them win early.
Piano story
What makes it different? Find it and let user get it quick
For BB playbook it is multi tasking apps

Tools
Whiteboard
Omnigraffle 4 wireframes
Keynote
Photoshop
Flash
AfterEffects for final ref animations which tells the story i.e. the mental model!

The esperience station 70" multtouch screen. A kiosk, ad platform . Owned by Inwindow Outdoor.

User stands 10' away and navigates w hand gestures.

Design thinking
As a cognitive skill
As a general theory of design
As an organisation. - as a process

Unconference rules
1/n and law of 2 feet

Ignite
Laura uxgx

Useability and Intranets
Frequently forgotten:. But is a platform to communicate, improve people/org effectiveness, building community, collaboration, recruitment (elements of new employee values e.g. collaboration) and retention.   

Reference CISCO report on effectiveness of working from home.

Expectations and unfullfeeled needs ever changing.

mtricomi (Matt Tricomi) Updated @nationalatlas Web Map Services - fast, easy - http://t.co/LQh9jXtJ #geo #gis @USGSTNM 6:32 PM Nov 4th via web http://twitter.com/mtricomi/status/132585957655453696

Cartogram Fun

worldmapper (Worldmapper) Rediscovering the World: Gridded Cartograms of Human and Physical Space http://t.co/VviRdDHT #map #cartography #gis #phd 4:16 AM Nov 3rd via web http://twitter.com/worldmapper/status/132008332314689537