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Digital maps & data mash-ups
Geo data visualisation for everyone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoghal/2385281058/
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The Highland Apple Map
• Highland council study on biodiversity • Location and variety • Crowdsourced • http://bit.ly/MIECFq
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Missed opportunity?
• Static • Difficult to interact with • Can't drill down into the data • No public access to data
What happened on Friday 11th March at 14:46 local time?
What happened on Friday 11th March 2011 at 14:46 local time?
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Educational value
• Making sense of complex data • Turning data into stories • Better understanding of place • Research skills • Potential for collaboration
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Geocommons
• Free service • Upload or search for existing open data • Geocode data • Maps are scrollable & zoomable • Turn layers on and off • Change the backgrounds • Share and embed
http://geocommons.com
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Some examples
• The Apple Map redux • Nuclear power stations • GPS data
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