Travis McPhail, Ph. D.

mcphail.travis@gmail.com

Technology, Science, & Innovation Executive – Software Solutions Development / Technology Innovation & Vision Implementation / Infrastructure Design & Development

Below are blogs/articles/videos either directly from me or from members of the broader team I lead.

GOOGLE MAPS PLATFORM

Inside the Deadly Maui Inferno - powered by Photorealistic 3D Tile

Build immersive maps at scale with Photorealistic 3D, 2D, and Street View Tiles, now in GA

Next-generation of Cloud-based maps styling now generally available, with new zoom level customization and usability improvements

Introducing the latest in cloud-based mpas styling

The Aerial View API is now generally available

Next-gen Cloud-based maps styling now in Preview with unlimited customizations and mobile availability

The latest on maps customization

Create immersive 3D map experiences with Photorealistic 3D Tiles

Google I/O Preview: Introducing new 3D imagery, map customization, and routing products

Behind the scenes: WebGL-powered Maps demos for Google I/O

Announcing Advanced Markers: easily create highly customized, faster performance markers

Discover Elton and Los Angeles history using Google Maps Platform

Richer data visualization on Google Maps Platform using deck.gl

Using New WebGL-powered Maps Features

Missed Google I/O? Here's the Latest from Google Maps Platform

What's next for Google Maps Platform

Introducing new Maps customization features from Google Maps Platform

Cloud-based maps styling now available for Maps Static API

Now you can style commercial corridors with cloud-base maps styling

How to cluster map markers

Quick Map Layer Visualizations with GeoJSON and GeoRSS

High-performance data visualizations with Google Maps Platform and deck.gl

Google Maps Platform best practices: Optimization and performance tips

How to calculate distances on a map with the Maps JavaScript API

Three ways to add a map implementation to your app and when to use each

Bring your map to life with enhanced natural features

Using deck.gl with Google Maps

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

Bringing rare artifacts to life in 3D at NMAAHC

10 of the most intriguing African-Americans in Science and Tech

Inspired Seattle techie helps museum tell black America’s story

Google gives $1 million to National Museum of African-American History and Culture

National Museum of African American History and Culture finds a new way to tell stories

Virtual Historian

Google brings interactive display to African American history museum

Inside Google's futuristic 3D exhibit at the National Museum of African-American History and Culture

3D Google exhibit to tell history of Black America

Miscellaneous

Developers Considering Building Office Towers at West Oakland BART

Mentioned in Black women in PR, Tech, and Digital Media

Travis McPhail on 3D Maps and Models

PRESENTATIONS

Announcement: New Maps Customization Features

Next generation maps with WebGL

WebGL-powered Maps

NMAAHC displays rare artifacts

Explore NMAAHC Collections in 3D

A deep dive on building for performance and scale at Google I/O 2019

More Presentations...

Panel Discussion. “Leading African-Americans in Tech”, National Urban League Annual Conference, August 2018.

Oral, “A Realtime Interactive Editor for 3D Image Registration,” International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2008, Singapore, December 2008.

Oral, “An Interactive Editor for Rapidly Prototyping Games,” Learning with Games 2007, Sophia Antipolis, France, September 2007.

Oral, “Image Deformation using Moving Least Squares”, fast-forward presentation at ACM SIGGRAPH, Boston, MA, August 2006.

PATENTS

Systems and methods for stroke rendering on digital maps

Systems and methods for displaying patterns of recurring graphics on digital maps

Variable levels of detail map rendering

PUBLICATIONS

McPhail T., “Techniques for Realtime Viewing and Manipulation of Volumetric Data,” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, Houston, TX. September, 2010.

McPhail T., Feng P., Warren J., Fast Cube Cutting for Interactive Volume Visualization. ISVC 2009, Las Vegas, NV. December, 2009.

Takizawa K., Moorman C., Wright S., Purdue J., McPhail T, Chen P., Warren J., Tezduyar T., Patient-specific Arterial Fluid-structure Interaction Modeling of Cerebral Aneurysms. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids. February, 2010.

Takizawa K., Christopher J., Moorman C., Martin J., Purdue J., McPhail T., Chen P.R., Warren J. and Tezduyar T.E., "Space-Time Finite Element Computation of Arterial FSI with Patient-Specific Data", Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Coupled Problems 2009, B. Schrefler, E. Onate and M. Papadrakakis (Eds), CIMNE, Barcelona. March, 2009.

Castillo R., Castillo E, Guerra R., Johnson Valen, McPhail T, Garg, A, Guerrero T., A Framework for Evaluation of Deformable Image Registration spatial accuracy using large landmark point sets. Physics in Medicine and Biology. April, 2009.

McPhail T., Warren J., An Interactive Editor for 3D Image Registration. International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 2008, Singapore, December 2008.

Castillo R, McPhail T, Guerra R, Warren J, Garg A, Guerrero T. Interior Landmarks Improve Deformable Image Registration Spatial Accuracy in the Lung. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Volume 72: S452-S452, 2008.

McPhail T., Vouga E., Warren J., An Interactive Editor for Rapidly Prototyping Games. Learning with Games 2007, Sophia Antipolis, France. September 2007.

McPhail T., “Dynamic Game Language, Rapid Game Prototyping,” Master’s Thesis. Rice University, Houston, TX. November, 2006.

Schaefer S., McPhail T., Warren J. Image Deformation Using Moving Least Squares. SIGGRAPH, Boston, MA. July, 2006.

Get in touch at mcphail.travis@gmail.coom

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