To achieve these goals, we needed to rethink the traditional GIS data model. There are no dialog boxes or other indirect user-interface techniques.
Users see information as visualizations that they can directly manipulate in an intuitive way.
Further, a unique information architecture permits a radically distributed approach to data ownership and maintenance. People without any special computer training can easily edit, delete, or add to content. Traditional GIS systems do not permit such direct manipulation and facile content management.