Plenary keynote by Benjamin D. Hennig, FOSS4G, OSGeo's Global Conference for Open Source Geospatial Software, Nottingham, 19th September 2013 - full slides also available on the conference repository at http://elogeo.nottingham.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/url/121/ See more maps and background information at http://www.viewsoftheworld.net

1. Into the big wide openInto the big wide open
or: Think twice before you map!or: Think twice before you map!
Benjamin D. HennigBenjamin D. Hennig
Senior Research Fellow, University of OxfordSenior Research Fellow, University of Oxford
benjamin.hennig@ouce.ox.ac.uk | @geoviews | http://www.viewsoftheworld.netbenjamin.hennig@ouce.ox.ac.uk | @geoviews | http://www.viewsoftheworld.net

2. Into the big wide openInto the big wide open
Think twice before you map!Think twice before you map!
I. Introduction
II. Middle part
III. Conclusion

3. Introduction:Introduction:
Time of your lifeTime of your life
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4. Rebels without a clue?Rebels without a clue?
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5. It’s easyIt’s easy
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clinical-trials/
Is it?

6. All the young dudesAll the young dudes
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7. All dead, all deadAll dead, all dead
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8. The future has been here 4 everThe future has been here 4 ever
…Open Data…Big Data…Open Source…
Sitting in the Dschungel?
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Source:Robinsonetal1995

9. Lazing on a Sunday AfternoonLazing on a Sunday Afternoon
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10. AnswersAnswers
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11. Answers?Answers?
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12. Where are we now?Where are we now?
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http://wrld.at/digim

13. Power to the peoplePower to the people
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Are we just a dot on the map of the world?Are we just a dot on the map of the world?
Is there more than we can see?Is there more than we can see?
Where do we all fit in?Where do we all fit in?

14. Change the worldChange the world
”Distorted view of reality"
Last month, the town council of Monza, Italy,
banned citizens from keeping goldfish in bowls.
The receptacle, statute sponsor Giampietro Mosca
told Agence France-Presse, […] gives fish "a
distorted view of reality.”
(Source: Washington Post, 8.08.2004)
Which view of reality do we have?
Mercator (17. Century) Gall/Peters (19. & 20. Century)
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15. Land area
Earthquake victims 1975-2000 Economic activity 2012 Nuclear weapons 2011
Is this the world that we created?Is this the world that we created?
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www.worldmapper.org

16. 9
What I’ve doneWhat I’ve done
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www.viewsoftheworld.net

17. We are the worldWe are the world
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18. Land of hope and gloryLand of hope and glory
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19. AtomicAtomic
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20. AtomicAtomic
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21. Night lightsNight lights
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22. Geography matters!Geography matters!
Global Change
Environmental Change Globalisation Demographic and Social Change
Global Change
Environmental Change Globalisation Demographic and Social Change
Physical SpacesPhysical Spaces Social SpacesSocial Spaces
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23. Space to growSpace to grow
15 million km2
croplands
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24. Space to grazeSpace to graze
28 million km2
pasture lands
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25. Water insecurity in global croplandsWater insecurity in global croplands
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26. Water insecurity in global pasture landsWater insecurity in global pasture lands
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27. Physical SpacesPhysical Spaces
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28. So lonelySo lonely
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29. Leaving on a jet planeLeaving on a jet plane
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30. Across the linesAcross the lines
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31. Running the worldRunning the world
Source:
http://cartographia.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/english-coal-exports.jpg
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32. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Bridges_of_Königsberg
Network newsNetwork news
Source:
http://cartographia.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/english-coal-exports.jpg
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33. Go with the flowsGo with the flows
Emigrants from the UK
Immigrants to the UK
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34. NeoNeogeogeographygraphy
“Neogeography
combines the complex
techniques of
cartography and GIS and
places them within reach
of users and developers.”
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35. The next big thingThe next big thing
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36. NeoNeocartocartographygraphy
“First there was neogeography, a convenient label for
the practice of geography outside of the formally
accepted geographical disciplines. A convenient
label, but one which caused some controversy and
mud slinging with the aforementioned formally
accepted disciplines being labelled paleogeography
and with a strong emphasis on the pejorative.
So it seems almost inevitable that we now have a
proposal […] form a commission on neocartography,
looking into the practise of making maps outside of
the formally accepted cartography profession.”
(Gary Gale, http://www.vicchi.org/2011/03/07/after-neogeography-here-comes-neocartography/)
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37. Deeper undergroundDeeper underground
“Thankfully there’s been no mention of paleocartography yet;
it’s to be hoped that with neocartography we look beyond the
label to what is trying to be achieved rather than fixating on
convenient labels and pigeon-holing concepts.”
(Gary Gale, http://www.vicchi.org/2011/03/07/after-neogeography-here-comes-neocartography/)
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38. RulesRules
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39. Geo for all: Open Source…and GeographyGeo for all: Open Source…and Geography
“A lot of cartographers buried their heads in the sand in the 90s,
but now we recognise we need to find a better solution to make
maps work on screen. The essence of cartography is
communication.”
(UK Ordnance Survey's head of cartography, Bob Lilley, in an interview with Moss 2007)
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40. Where does it always rain on us?Where does it always rain on us?
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41. OceansOceans
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42. ConclusionConclusion
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43. Wake me up when #maptember endsWake me up when #maptember ends
Never stop mappingNever stop mapping
(but think before you map – and give it time!)(but think before you map – and give it time!)
Thanks for your attention!Thanks for your attention!

44. #mappinghamsongcontest#mappinghamsongcontest
Tom Petty: Into the great wide open
John Lee Hooker: Think Twice before you go
Green Day: Good Riddance (Time of your life)
(Rebel without a clue: Into the great wide open)
Pearl Jam: Who you are
JJ Cale & Eric Clapton: It's easy
Mott the Hoople: All the young dudes
Queen: All dead, all dead
The Kicks: Live fast, die young
Manic Street Preachers: The future has been here 4 ever
David Bowie: Where are we now?
Queen: Lazing on a Sunday afternoon
Hundred Reasons: Answers
John Lennon (Black Eyed Peas): Power to the people
Plain White T's: Map of the World
Eric Clapton: Change the world
Queen: Is this the world we created?
Linkin Park: What I've done
Take That: Everything changes
Lionel Richie / Michael Jackson: We are the world
Edward Elgar: Land of hope and glory
Blondie: Atomic
Nat King Cole: Night Lights
The Police: So lonely
John Denver: Leaving on a jet plane
Tracy Chapman: Across the lines
Jarvis Cocker: Running the World
Robert Plant: Network news
Queens of the Stone Age: Go with the flow
Amy MacDonald: Next big thing
Jamiroquai: Deeper underground
Shakira: Rules
Travis: Why does it always rain on me?
Evanescence: Oceans
Mr. Green: Conclusion
Green Day: Wake me up when September ends
Johnny Osbourne: Never stop fighting