National Center for Freight & Infrastructure Research & Education

Collaboration in the Cloud

Online Tools for Transportation

Research

AASHTO RAC Annual Meeting

July 26-29, 2010

Steve Wagner

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Collaboration requires efficient communication across time, space, and

disparate systems.

Cloud computing is web-based and agnostic

regarding time, location, and operating system.

Systems

Cloud computing requiresa computer, an Internet connection, and a web

browser.

Location

Applications in the cloud do not care about your location.

Time

Synchronous

Real-time, multi-userediting environments.

[Etherpad Screenshot]

MeetingWordsCollabedit

SubEthaEditPiratePad

GobbySync.in

Google Wave

Real-time, multi-usercommunicationenvironments.

[Campfire Screenshot]

EchowavesHipChatMibbit

Google Wave

Asynchronous

Asynchronous, multi-user editing environments for

single documents.

[Writeboard]

Live DocumentsZoho Writer

Google DocsThinkFree

Asynchronous, multi-user environments for multiple, interlinked

documents.

[PBWiki]

WetpaintWikispacesZoho Wiki

Google SitesMediaWikiBackpack

Asynchronous, multi-user project collaboration spaces.

[Basecamp]

GoplanactiveCollab

HuddleProjectPier

Teamwork PMStaction

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Thank You.