Talk 2: ReiterApp – Topographic orientation and the importance of maps

wilkenholle Our 2nd talk is really special. Wilken Holle will speak about maps for horse riders:

Especially in community of horse riders a different map usage is widespread. Conventional maps on Smartphone cannot be used due to the lack of important details. Small paths, stairs or poisonous plants are some of the factors that play an important role for the orientation in the terrain. The orientation feature of the ReiterApp is intended to help finding the best route. Or the fastest. Or the safest. Or the most beautiful…

iphone-screen-orientierung  Follow him on Twitter: @wilkenholle

Talk 1: Smart Coordinates – The underlying magic for a new age of outdoor & tourism maps

ImageMartin Soutschek is our first speaker at GeoMonday the 1st, who is coming from the beautiful Alpine area south of Germany. He is Head of Research & Development at ALPSTEIN Tourismus GmbH & Co.KG. For more than ten years, he has been engaged with geo technology in the area of Location Based Services (LBS) and earth viewer platforms.

His talk will cover the broad area regarding outdoor & touristic mapping and related geo services.

Follow him on Twitter: @Soutschek