Controlling Google Earth with a multi-touch monitor

Our bachelor thesis: controlling Google Earth with a multi-touch screen.

The first part of the video is a bit to bright, but it's rather difficult to record a video from a monitor with a handy cam.

Abstract:
As it currently stands we are generally forced to make use of a keyboard, a mouse or a combination of both when trying to
interact with a computer. This, while we have an interaction technique available in which we directly use our hands, and more specifically
our fingers. Through the use of our fingers it is possible to create more intuitive movements and actions to control applications. This
kind of control can make using certain environments or applications easier than trying to control them through the ordinary mouse and
keyboard combination. It is important to note that even though multi-touch offers a great range of possibilities, one should always keep
in mind that it has to be kept practical. In this paper we give an example of our own creation in which we use a multi-touch monitor to
control and interact with Google Earth.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• multi-touch
• Google
• Earth

[supertrinko]

hmm... i notice it didn't register touches until a movement was made, i assume that's a hardware bug?

[pietr01984]

They are registred from the moment one touches the monitor, perhaps our software is not perfect which could result in this illusion. Also the gestures are all resulting in a manipulation of the map, so it's normal that there is only reaction on a movement of the fingers.

[supertrinko]

that makes sence, then you need a simple touch action that stops map movement, a particularly noticeable part i was referring to is around 0:16