From Global to Local: Mobile, Mapping and Action
by Christian Kreutz
www.crisscrossed.net
2	
  
„It	
  is	
  es(mated	
  as	
  much	
  as	
  80%	
  of	
  
data	
  contains	
  geo-­‐referenced	
  
informa(on.“	
  
(Liping	
  Di)	
  	
  
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	
  
SMS service for agriculture and health tips
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	
  
Ci(zen	
  journalism	
  from	
  anywhere...	
  
7	
  
h)p://voicesofafrica.africanews.com	
  
Mobile Reporter across Africa
8	
  
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
11	
  
How	
  can	
  that	
  help	
  to	
  monitor	
  and	
  
evaluate	
  development	
  projects?	
  
http://www.greenmap.org/
http://en.oreilly.com/where2009/public/schedule/detail/7891
14	
  
Imagine	
  people	
  start	
  worldwide	
  to	
  
map	
  their	
  environment.	
  	
  
15	
  
What	
  makes	
  digital	
  maps	
  different?	
  
16	
  
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	
  
Combining	
  maps	
  and	
  data!	
  
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	
  
Google	
  Traffic	
  Data	
  
http://www.datavisualization.ch/showcases/traffic-on-googlemaps
http://busroutes.in/chennai/
23	
  
Photo by cmbjn843 @flickrLocation-based services
24	
  
Mapping	
  protest	
  
26	
  
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
www.developmentseed.org
31	
  
Loca(on	
  for	
  relevance	
  
	
   	
  	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  Loca(on	
  as	
  a	
  filter	
  
Andrew	
  Turner:	
  h)p://www.slideshare.net/ajturner/drupal-­‐and-­‐the-­‐geospaMal-­‐web	
  
33	
  
Informa(on	
  
	
   	
   	
  Filter	
  1:	
  Topic	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  Filter	
  2:	
  Person	
  
	
   	
  Filter	
  3:	
  Loca(on	
  
34	
  
Cau(on	
  
	
   	
   	
  Privacy	
  vs.	
  Transparency	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  Manipula(on	
  of	
  Maps	
  
Aeen(on	
  Span	
  
	
   	
  	
  
35	
  
Thank	
  you	
  very	
  much	
  
for	
  your	
  aeen(on!	
  
www.crisscrossed.net	
  
Photos:	
  	
  
CreaMve	
  Commons	
  License	
  
Photo: Kalense Kid @Flickr

From Global to Local: Mobile, Mapping and Action

Editor's Notes

  • #2 Mobile phones and mapping – a journey around the present and future