Tag: mapping

Many, many maps

The convergence of public participatory mapping and cybertography is having far-reaching impacts through a variety of creative applications. This paper presents 3 different types of Internet mapping applications — Google Earth and Google Map API, Common Census, and a design exercise in Second Life — with a public participatory geographic information system (PPGIS) and cybercartography perspective. Each of these examples empowers users in a different way. The spatial applications and the supporting information that is being made available through Internet map applications represent a unique set of examples of the democratization possible through Internet applications.

collaborative mapping makes it to first monday

Media Heatmap

To put things in perspective, shown data consists of the lead stories for each day of November 2004. New York was mentioned numerous times, and there was a story on Florida, hence the stretched area over US. Northern Europe was a source of several mentions also, hence the blip. Middle East was a heavy contributor and there were a couple of stories about Palestine, Sudan and Kenya, hence the stretched component over eastern Africa.

very nice. this has lots of potential