google map is not the map

Google Maps it not The Map @numeroteca #notGmaps

http://talk.alliedmedia.org/amc2012/sessions/google-maps-not-map http://bit.ly/notthemap numeroteca.org

http://numeroteca.org/2012/02/27/gps-traces-cambridge/

Maps are not neutral

http://numeroteca.org/2012/06/12/europa-2013/

Google Maps

Mercator projection

Digital Cartographies:Bing, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap

They all use Mercator projection

Google Maps is not The Map

#notGmaps

Notes: http://bit.ly/notthemap

Pablo Rey Mazón@numeroteca

Meipi / Basurama / Montera34

Google Maps is not The Map

Google Maps are not The MapBing + Yahoo

Google Maps are not The MapBing + YahooMercator projection

Maps are subjective

Layers in Digital Maps

Landfill Wheelabrator Saugus Inc. Ash Landfill + Incinerator. MA

http://meipi.org/cambridgewaste

With OpenStreetmap you can edit the map.

Who owns the data?Who has the vectors?

http://brainoff.com/weblog/2011/04/11/1635

http://brainoff.com/weblog/2011/04/11/1635

Online maps:Vectors Images

Tiles: square images that form the map

Editing vectort in OpenStreetMap. Potlach2

Edit a map

HANDS ONEditing vectors at

OpenStreetMap.org

http://publiclaboratory.org/

http://mapknitter.org/maps/saugus-incinerator-landfill

http://basurama.org/transtrash/2011/10/19/saugus-ash-landfill-map/

http://basurama.org/transtrash/

http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/warren/1-3-2012/progress-nrg-compositing-mapknitter

Image from @immaginoteca

-Meipi. Online version: Meipi.org

-Ushahidi. Online version: Crowdmap.org

-Google Maps / Google earth: My maps.

-Meipi. Online version: Meipi.org

-Ushahidi. Online version: Crowdmap.org

-Google Maps / Google earth: My maps.

Fine tuning Mapbox

Texts, photos, videos, audios...

Google Maps

Meipi.org

who wants the olimpics?

Info on a Map

HANDS ONUploading info collectively to a map

http://meipi.org/Detroitamc

Mapping: GPS are not only for cars.

Be a cartographer.

.gpx

Time stamp + Location

<trk> <name>Example GPX Document</name> <trkseg> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>4.46</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:26Z</time> </trkpt> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>4.94</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:31Z</time> </trkpt> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>6.87</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:34Z</time> </trkpt> </trkseg> </trk>

<trk> <name>Example GPX Document</name> <trkseg> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>4.46</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:26Z</time> </trkpt> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>4.94</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:31Z</time> </trkpt> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>6.87</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:34Z</time> </trkpt> </trkseg> </trk>

A point

<trk> <name>Example GPX Document</name> <trkseg> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>4.46</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:26Z</time> </trkpt> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>4.94</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:31Z</time> </trkpt> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>6.87</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:34Z</time> </trkpt> </trkseg> </trk>

Location

<trk> <name>Example GPX Document</name> <trkseg> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>4.46</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:26Z</time> </trkpt> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>4.94</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:31Z</time> </trkpt> <trkpt lat="47.644548" lon="-122.326897"> <ele>6.87</ele> <time>2009-10-17T18:37:34Z</time> </trkpt> </trkseg> </trk>

Time stamp

Where I am? Smart Phones

GPS: "fine" location, accurate. Stellites

Wifi: Using a database of hotspots google collected when doing streetview.

3G: Using database of base stations and some very rough triangualtion.

Paths to #amc2012

HANDS ONCollective tracks

Draw your way to the #amc2012

1. As we can not “record” with a GPS that trip, we can draw the path you took to come to the amc2012 with http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/draw/

An alternative solution is to use google earth and

export the route as .kmz or .kml and convert it to gpx

with http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/2. Click save “GPX” in http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/draw/3. Download the .gpx file.4. Upload material to a dropbox folder / email it. Export it as

yourname.gpx5. Use JOSM to merge all the .gpx files into one file.

open google street maps to see all the tracks6. We will generate a unique allthetracks.gpx file with all the tracks

Open the allthetracks.gpx file with google earth. To see it7. Conversion from gpx to svg (vector format) in

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/8. Open in Inkscape and modify an publish.

Google Maps is not The Map

#notGmaps

Notes: http://bit.ly/notthemap

Pablo Rey Mazón@numeroteca

Meipi / Basurama / Montera34

Extras

Geotagging your photos http://www.6000km.org/2010/09/05/geotagging-the-ruhr-the-method/