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7/28/2019 Sheraz Khan: Examples and themes in online interactive mapping: Data, design and user experience (Open Data Day 2013 Toronto)

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Examples and themes in online

interactive mapping: Data, design

and user experience

Sheraz Khan

Open Data DayFeb 23, 2013


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Maps

Use a variety of spatial data sources

to

Serve a variety of purposes

MapData Purpose


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Web maps

Use spatial data to serve purposes

designed on

The Internet

MapData Purpose

The Internet


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Designing for the Internet

Uses new data sources

Produces new purposes

Engages new users

MapData Purpose

The Internet

Data

Data Purpose

Purpose


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The data:

Open and free data

Crowdsourcing

Digitized media (maps, photographs etc.)

Real-time data

Access to information requests

Personally acquired data

Scientific models/algorithms


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TTC bus-trackers

Open Crowdsourced Digitized Real-Time


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TTC Real-Time Next

Vehicle Arrival

(NVAS):

XML feed ontoronto.ca/open

Sources: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/rocket-man-ttc-streetcar-bus/id421781409?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttctracker.activity&feature=related_apps#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEwOS

wiY29tLnR0Y3RyYWNrZXIuYWN0aXZpdHkiXQ..


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The DemocraCity Project


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WhatWasThere


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The 1 Million Tweet Map


13/41Source: http://onemilliontweetmap.com/


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The purpose:

Service

Analysis

Data collection

Engagement

Informing

Art


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Service Analysis Collection Engagement

Hailo


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Save the Rain


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Toronto Sound Map


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Source: http://torontosoundmap.com/index.php


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Rebuild Your Community


22/41Source: http://www.rebuildyourcommunity.com/map.aspx


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The Lesson?

Design with the medium in mind

Do something for people

Open data may not be on a data portal


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More? Blogs.

Visualizing Urban Futures - My blog http://visualizingurbanfutures.wordpress.com

Flowing Data http://flowingdata.com/

Google Maps Mania

http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/

Information is Beautiful http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/
http://visualizingurbanfutures.wordpress.com/http://flowingdata.com/http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/http://flowingdata.com/http://flowingdata.com/http://visualizingurbanfutures.wordpress.com/


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Questions?

Follow me:

@futuresurban

Presentation at:

http://visualizingurbanfutures.wordpress.com/presentations


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Extra Material


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Who else is making maps about

Toronto?

The City

Individuals

Startups Journalists

Non-profits

Community groups


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The medium:

Web

Networked

Easily sharable

Open/public

Widely accessible

Editable/responsive

Mobile

Print/Digital

Local

Difficult to share

Restricted/experts

Less accessible

Permanent/static

Not mobile


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Source: http://www.reykjavikcentermap.com/


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Source: www.myttc.ca


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Active Building Permits available on toronto.ca/open

Source: http://torontocentreplan.org/


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Source: http://www3.thestar.com/static/googlemaps/yorkse_map.html


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Source: http://thestar.blogs.com/maps/2009/12/dog-ownership-redux.html


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Source: http://map.toronto.ca/maps/map.jsp?app=TO_INview2013


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The past

Hand drawn

Print

Mid 1900s

GIS

digital

2000s

Google , MapQuest etc.

networked

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