Various authors mention the relevance of physical context and situated knowledge for: (a) improving knowledge transfer based on interaction with the real physical context while sharing explicit knowledge during face-to-face interactions among users and experts [4]; (b) facilitating selleck inhibitor knowledge extraction from information associated to physical context or locations [2,5]; and (c) supporting knowledge acquisition among users located in various places while working in a virtually co-located workspace. In spite of the reasons already explained, just few research works combine the use of geo-referenced information with knowledge management, which falls short from knowledge creation. For example, Convertino, Ganoe, et al.
[6] investigated strategies supporting knowledge sharing in distributed, synchronous collaboration, using a multiple view approach to support common ground in geo-collaboration; Gahegan and Pike [7] developed a situated knowledge representation of geographical information based on a novel approach to conceive, construct and compare the concepts developed and used by geographers, environmental scientists and other earth science researchers to help describe, analyze and ultimately understand their subject of study.It has been argued that knowledge creation often takes place on the move [8]. This is especially true for urban planning, since planners frequently have to work in the field in order to assess the dimension of the problem on site [9,10]. Mobile computing and networking technologies can make a significant contribution in this type of scenarios providing tools allowing them to work outside the office.
Therefore, the main challenge of our research work is to integrate practical and theoretical aspects of visual geo-referenced data and information with a knowledge creation model, in order to use them as a basis for the design and construction of a software tool for mobile devices (Tablet-PC) with the goal of supporting urban planning activities in mobile Brefeldin_A scenarios combining face-to-face with computer mediated selleck chemicals MEK162 collaboration. Urban planning [2,11] and knowledge creation [5] necessarily involve various types of information and data related to the physical context or situation, such as the available physical infrastructure, the environment and landscape, land use, etc.In order to develop a useful tool which can successfully support the work in the described scenario it is essential to identify and specify the necessary functionalities which enable the integration of geo-referenced data and information with knowledge creation processes.

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