From Global to Local: Mobile, Mapping and Action
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The document discusses the integration of mobile technology with social media for citizen engagement and action, emphasizing the importance of geospatial data in projects and community reporting. It highlights various examples of mobile services in Uganda and citizen journalism platforms that empower individuals to report issues and map their environments. The document also addresses the potential of digital maps to enhance social interaction and project monitoring while considering privacy concerns.
From Global to Local: Mobile, Mapping and Action
- 1. From Global to Local: Mobile, Mapping and Action by Christian Kreutz www.crisscrossed.net
- 2. 2 „It is es(mated as much as 80% of data contains geo-‐referenced informa(on.“ (Liping Di)
- 3. 3 “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
- 4. 4 SMS service for agriculture and health tips
- 5. 5 Did you know that the new Grameen, Google, MTN and BROSDI SMS service in Uganda received .... 1 Million queries in the first few weeks!
- 6. 6 Ci(zen journalism from anywhere...
- 7. 7 h)p://voicesofafrica.africanews.com Mobile Reporter across Africa
- 8. 8 Ci(zen ac(on from anywhere...
- 9. Reporting problems right from the scene http://www.fixmystreet.com/
- 10. http://stopstockouts.org/ushahidi/ Reporting problems right from the scene
- 11. 11 How can that help to monitor and evaluate development projects?
- 14. 14 Imagine people start worldwide to map their environment.
- 15. 15 What makes digital maps different?
- 16. 16
- 17. 17 * 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.
- 18. 18 Combining maps and data!
- 20. 20 -‐ 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
- 21. Google Traffic Data http://www.datavisualization.ch/showcases/traffic-on-googlemaps
- 23. 23 Photo by cmbjn843 @flickrLocation-based services
- 26. 26 Geospa(al Web
- 28. Google Map of Kabul
- 29. Areas already mapped in OpenStreetMap.Org Source: http://www.slideshare.net/ajturner/ drupal-and-the-geospatial-web
- 31. 31 Loca(on for relevance Loca(on as a filter
- 33. 33 Informa(on Filter 1: Topic Filter 2: Person Filter 3: Loca(on
- 34. 34 Cau(on Privacy vs. Transparency Manipula(on of Maps Aeen(on Span
- 35. 35 Thank you very much for your aeen(on! www.crisscrossed.net Photos: CreaMve Commons License Photo: Kalense Kid @Flickr
Editor's Notes
- #2: Mobile phones and mapping – a journey around the present and future