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GI Management Transformation: from geometry to databased relationships

This document discusses the transformation of geographic information management through a shift from geometry to data-based relationships, focusing on the Programmable City project and the socio-technological impacts of data and software on urban environments. It highlights the development of a national database for mapping and object modeling in Ireland, examining how these data models influence perceptions and interactions within the city. Additionally, the research is supported by an ERC advanced investigator award, involving case studies, fieldwork, and interviews to understand the evolving dynamics of data management and ethics.

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GI Management Transformation: from geometry to databased relationships Ordnance Survey Ireland GI R&D Initiatives Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 13:00 to 20:30 (GMT) , Maynooth University Dr Tracey P. Lauriault, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University & Programmable City, Maynooth University
How is the city translated into software and data? Programmable City Project Translation: City into Code/Data Transduction: Code/Data Reshape City THE CITYSOFTWARE/DATA Discourses, Practices, Knowledge, Models Mediation, Augmentation, Facilitation, Regulation How do software and data reshape the city?
Socio-technological data assemblage Material Platform (infrastructure – hardware) Code Platform (operating system) Code/algorithms (software) Data(base) Interface Reception/Operation (user/usage) Systems of thought Forms of knowledge Finance Political economies Governmentalities & legalities Organisations and institutions Subjectivities and communities Marketplace System/process performs a task Context frames the system/task Digital socio-technical assemblage HCI, remediation studies Critical code studies Software studies Critical data studies New media studies game studies Critical Social Science Science Technology Studies Platform studies Places Practices Flowline/Lifecycle The Data Revolution, Rob Kitchin, 2014.
Prime 2 Models and Concepts Skin of the earth ‘real world’ object modelling 5 skin of the earth objects  Ways  Water  Vegetation  Artificial  Exposed  Z-Layer  Superimposed Objects  Segmentation & Connectivity  GDF1 GDF2 centrelines  Sites & Locals  Boundaries  Links objects using persistent ID’s  Form & Function object classification  3D data storage (CityGML LOD2)  Grouped
Seamless, topologically consistent blanket of polygons tha cover the entire surface of Ireland w/no holes or gaps
Cassini, 6”, 1st ed. Circa? Heuston station across time Cassini 6”, 1943-44 Cassini 25”, 1st ed, Circa? Cassini25”, 1936 Heuston Station, Prime2 MapGenie Heuston Station, Prime2 SOE
Evolution  Institutionally  Colonial surveyor  Military Mapping Organization  Civil Service National Mapping Organization (NMO)  State Body NMO  Will become a NMO w/in Tailte Éireann  Technologically  Data collection  Techniques  Scale  Geometry  Skill  Technologies  Dissemination  Scope  Colonial mapping  National mapping  Post Colonial mapping  OSi/OSNI/OSGB  EU / Inspire / NSDI  Global
Socio-technological transformation
Etymology
Relationality
Genealogy of a model
Genealogy of a data model
Models are also actors  Models shape  how the world is viewed  the world of work  tools & techniques  the structure of an organization  how organizations interconnect with others  Models augment space  Models are socially constructed by people
Ontologizing the City - From Old School National Cartographic Based Classification toward a Rules Based Real-World Object Oriented National Database Object of Study  Data assemblage of OSi PRIME2  Examine how ‘real’ things are understood in the new object oriented data model  Assess if these change how space is modelled and then acted upon Time frame  Jan. 2015-2018 Data Management and Ethics  ERC  Maynooth University  SSHRC Tri-Council Case Study Outputs  Case study report  Data assemblage  Tracing the production of space  Genealogy from class to object  Academic publications Funding  Programmable City Project  P.I. Prof. Rob Kitchin  NIRSA, Maynooth University  European Research Council Advanced Investigator Award  ERC-2012-AdG-323636-SOFTCITY
Data Collection Attend OSi & 1Spatial Road shows and public speaking events  One day coordinated field trip & group interviews at OSi Sligo (survey data capture unit)  Examine the Prime & Prime2 flow lines  Real-time survey and data update of a building  1.5 months as an embedded researcher, OSi in Phoenix Park  One-on-one interviews with key actors (Transcribed audio recordings):  Group interview  Document Collection  Collection of objects across time for Dublin
Acknowledgements The research for this paper was funded by a European Research Council Advanced Investigator award (ERC-2012-AdG-323636-SOFTCITY. I would like to express my gratitude to all at Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) for generously sharing their knowledge and time.