Rossano Schifanella gave a presentation on mapping the sensory layers of cities using digital data. He discussed how data from social media, sensors, and other sources can be used to map elements like smells, sounds, and perceptions of beauty in cities. This can provide insights into how the physical context affects human experiences and well-being. Schifanella presented several projects that mapped elements like smells, sounds, and perceptions of places in London using different data sources. The goal is to better understand urban phenomena at large scales and help cities become more efficient, sustainable, and supportive of human needs.
17. Eureka Presentation
HOW?
URBANGEMS.ORG: online web game collect a
ground truth on collective perception of quiet,
beautiful and happy urban sceneries.
COLLECT URBAN PERCEPTIONS IN LONDON
19. Eureka Presentation
HOW?
COLLECT URBAN PERCEPTIONS IN LONDON
Paths are weighted not only on distance but
also on how pleasant they are.
GENERATE EMOTIONALLY-AWARE ROUTES
-Path from Euston Square and Tate Modern
-3 situations (happy, quiet, beauty scenarios)
-4 paths to vote on a Likert scale (paths are
unlabeled)
SURVEY IN LONDON
-Peaceful, historical, and distinctive are good
urban qualities
-Busy is the most frequently mentioned
negative quality.
-No consensus on contrasting qualities (e.g.,
historical/charming vs. busy) or experience
drastic changes over time (e.g., busy during
the week, and lovely in the weekend).
TAKEAWAYS
URBANGEMS.ORG: online web game collect a
ground truth on collective perception of quiet,
beautiful and happy urban sceneries.
22. Eureka Presentation
HOW?
Can we predict beauty scores out of social
media?
GENERALIZATION USING SOCIAL MEDIA
-For each street segment we extract:
-Number of pictures (density), number of
views, of favorites, of comments, and tags
-Tags (LIWC dictionary, 72 categories)
-Extract features that are significantly
correlated with beauty scores
-Example: density, ’posemo’, ‘negemo’, ‘swear’,
‘anx’ (anxiety), ‘sad’, and ‘anger’ LIWC
categories
-Build a linear model to predict beauty
METHOD
7M geolocated photos in London
DATA
COLLECT URBAN PERCEPTIONS IN LONDON
Paths are weighted not only on distance but
also on how pleasant they are.
GENERATE EMOTIONALLY-AWARE ROUTES
URBANGEMS.ORG: online web game collect a
ground truth on collective perception of quiet,
beautiful and happy urban sceneries.
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Presence of nature, food, etc. tags
OPEN STREET MAPS
Air quality indicators
CITY OFFICIALS
VALIDATION
Do the smellscape powered by social media is
consistent with offline and online external data?
40. 40
AIR POLLUTION vs SMELL in
LONDON
-0,50
-0,38
-0,25
-0,13
0,00
0,13
0,25
0,38
0,50
NO2 PM10 PM2,5
-0,13
-0,08
-0,33
0,17
0,35
0,47
Emissions Nature
CORRELATION
Results are
consistent across
platforms and cities
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EMOTIONS
To model sentiment we adopt the EmoLex
lexicon that follows the 8 primary emotions
from Plutchik’s psychoevolutionary theory.
53. ECONOMIC CAPITAL
CULTURAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL CAPITAL
MAPPING CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS AT NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL AND CORRELATING IT
WITH MEASURES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
THERE IS MUCH MORE
MAPPING INNOVATION, WEALTH, AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AT DIFFERENT
GEOGRAPHICAL GRANULARITIES
MAPPING SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND SOCIETAL PHENOMENA, ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES, INDOOR/OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES