From Global to Local: Mobile, Mapping and Action

by Christian Kreutz

www.crisscrossed.net

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„It  is  es(mated  as  much  as  80%  of  data  contains  geo-­‐referenced  informa(on.“  (Liping  Di)    

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“It  is  not  about  mobile  any  more.  It  is  the  convergence  from  the  social  web  with  the  mobile.  The  mobile  let  you  interact  within  a  network  in  a  highly  contextual  way.”    Teemu  Arina  

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SMS service for agriculture and health tips

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Did  you  know  that  the  new  Grameen,  Google,  MTN  and  BROSDI  SMS  service  in  Uganda  received  ....  

1  Million  queries  in  the  first  few  weeks!  

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Ci(zen  journalism  from  anywhere...  

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h)p://voicesofafrica.africanews.com  

Mobile Reporter across Africa

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Ci(zen  ac(on  from  anywhere...  

Reporting problems right from the scene

http://www.fixmystreet.com/

http://stopstockouts.org/ushahidi/

Reporting problems right from the scene

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How  can  that  help  to  monitor  and  evaluate  development  projects?  

http://www.greenmap.org/

http://en.oreilly.com/where2009/public/schedule/detail/7891

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Imagine  people  start  worldwide  to  map  their  environment.    

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What  makes  digital  maps  different?  

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*  Recogni(on:  Ooh  that’s  the  place  we  are  talking  about!  

 *  A  feeling  of  connec(on:  It’s  around  the  corner!  

*  Connec(ng  the  dots  (topics)  on  complex  issues.  

*  Engagement:  This  has  to  change!  I  want  to  help  out.  

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Combining  maps  and  data!  

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-­‐  Surveillance  cameras  in  my  neighbourhood  

-­‐   Accessibility  of  facili(es  

-­‐   Bike  tracks  in  my  city  

-­‐   Places  we  want  to  change  

-­‐  Places  we  want  to  change  differently  

Google  Traffic  Data  

http://www.datavisualization.ch/showcases/traffic-on-googlemaps

http://busroutes.in/chennai/

23  Photo by cmbjn843 @flickr Location-based services

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Mapping  protest  

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Geospa(al  Web  

http://www.openstreetmap.org/

OpenStreetMap of Kabul

Google Map of Kabul

Areas  already  mapped  in  OpenStreetMap.Org  

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/ajturner/drupal-and-the-geospatial-web

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Loca(on  for  relevance  

     

         Loca(on  as  a  filter  

Andrew  Turner:  h)p://www.slideshare.net/ajturner/drupal-­‐and-­‐the-­‐geospaMal-­‐web  

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Informa(on  

     Filter  1:  Topic  

         Filter  2:  Person  

   Filter  3:  Loca(on  

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Cau(on  

     Privacy  vs.  Transparency  

           Manipula(on  of  Maps  

Aeen(on  Span  

     

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Thank  you  very  much  

for  your  aeen(on!  

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Photos:    CreaMve  Commons  License  

Photo: Kalense Kid @Flickr