Comments on: 2007 Garden Parking and Shuttle Schedule http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/ Travel, Tourism, Outdoors, News and Information for the Adirondack Region of New York Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:39:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TourPro http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/comment-page-1/#comment-8693 TourPro Fri, 11 May 2007 10:20:42 +0000 http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/#comment-8693 Adam, that is very cool - pre-geocoded mile markers! I floated the idea of putting "tourist" phones at some key points-of-interest, but like any discussion of user-generated-content(starting to hate that term), it creates fear among traditionalists. "What if they say something bad?" I kind of think that real-time testimonials would be cool, but then again, I'd also want to strap a GPS transmitter or RFID chip on every tourist coming in here. Adam, that is very cool – pre-geocoded mile markers!

I floated the idea of putting “tourist” phones at some key points-of-interest, but like any discussion of user-generated-content(starting to hate that term), it creates fear among traditionalists. “What if they say something bad?”

I kind of think that real-time testimonials would be cool, but then again, I’d also want to strap a GPS transmitter or RFID chip on every tourist coming in here.

]]> By: Adam http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/comment-page-1/#comment-8687 Adam Fri, 11 May 2007 03:22:45 +0000 http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/#comment-8687 Hey, I saw you guys were discussing TrailPhone.net. I just wanted to chime in quickly regarding how it works so if you wanted to implement something like this for the Adirondacks (and you had a little bit of programming experience), you could... The back-end of the phone system is built using VoiceXML and Asterisk (two freely available technologies). When hikers call in, they enter their mile mark location with the touch tone keypad. Then they record their message. The audio and location data is automatically posted to the site. I have a database that translates each mile mark number into latitude and longitude, so it can automatically placed on a map. Thanks for taking interest in TrailPhone. If you've got any questions / ideas, lemme know. - Adam Hey, I saw you guys were discussing TrailPhone.net. I just wanted to chime in quickly regarding how it works so if you wanted to implement something like this for the Adirondacks (and you had a little bit of programming experience), you could… The back-end of the phone system is built using VoiceXML and Asterisk (two freely available technologies). When hikers call in, they enter their mile mark location with the touch tone keypad. Then they record their message. The audio and location data is automatically posted to the site. I have a database that translates each mile mark number into latitude and longitude, so it can automatically placed on a map. Thanks for taking interest in TrailPhone. If you’ve got any questions / ideas, lemme know. – Adam

]]> By: TourPro http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/comment-page-1/#comment-8426 TourPro Mon, 07 May 2007 15:25:04 +0000 http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/#comment-8426 That's pretty interesting and a very cool idea. I'm already moderating a photo contest, that's not so time-consuming. Imagine listening a load of submitted audio each morning?! OK. Skype-in phone number, voice-mail automatically uploaded to website. We could also take email, text, etc. A really perfect use for Tumblr. Sort of like Howie Carr's Chump-line 2.0-style. We would have sponsored Skype-phones in various points-of-interest to take live commentary from tourists. Real-time testimonials. Unofficially, I can also think of some other more colorful places to put these phones. That’s pretty interesting and a very cool idea.

I’m already moderating a photo contest, that’s not so time-consuming. Imagine listening a load of submitted audio each morning?!

OK. Skype-in phone number, voice-mail automatically uploaded to website. We could also take email, text, etc. A really perfect use for Tumblr. Sort of like Howie Carr’s Chump-line 2.0-style. We would have sponsored Skype-phones in various points-of-interest to take live commentary from tourists. Real-time testimonials.

Unofficially, I can also think of some other more colorful places to put these phones.

]]> By: Amy http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/comment-page-1/#comment-8423 Amy Mon, 07 May 2007 14:30:17 +0000 http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/#comment-8423 off topic, but have you seen this yet? http://trailphone.net/ off topic, but have you seen this yet?
http://trailphone.net/

]]> By: Makes no difference http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/comment-page-1/#comment-8306 Makes no difference Fri, 04 May 2007 00:05:03 +0000 http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/garden-parking-shuttle/#comment-8306 Walrus..You are from Connecticut and your standard of living is not what it is here. Thanks for your NON-NY opinion. TourPro. that idea suits me much better. Walrus..You are from Connecticut and your standard of living is not what it is here. Thanks for your NON-NY opinion.

TourPro. that idea suits me much better.

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