eGrid: A Multi-User, Digital Table-Top Environment for Managing Control Room GIS Maps (updated demo)

This research project is done by Elaf Selim and Frank Maurer, in the University of Calgary, in collaboration with TRLabs and Dextrus Prosoft. Prototype developed by Elaf Selim and Michael Chen

eGrid is a system which allows a collaborative team to view, annotate and manage GIS maps on a multi-touch digital tabletop display. This demo will present the latest prototype of eGrid using Microsoft Surface.

Research suggests that multi-touch digital tabletop displays are more suitable for allowing teams to work collaboratively, especially in domain areas such as managing digital maps. eGrid presents a convenient digital environment for co-located teams to manage and analyze digital maps, without the need to print extremely large map data sets on paper.

eGrid is useful for control center operations of utility companies, airports and transportation companies. It currently connects to an open GIS server provided by ESRI and it displays satellite views or street maps.

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