MAPS AND DIGITAL TOOLS FOR ACTIVISTS

ALEXANDRU FLORIN BĂDIȚĂDIGITAL ACTIVIST

baditaflorin@gmail.com

WHEN A MAP IS USEFUL?

ALEXANDRU FLORIN BĂDIȚĂ

Maptivism: Maps for activism, transparency and engagement

baditaflorin@gmail.com

OVERVIEW

• ABOUT ME @ Map Relevance• Maptivism @ Maps for activism, transparency and engagement

• MAPILLARY @ Open Google Street View• OPENSTREETMAP @ Open Source Geodatabase• QGIS @ Make a map• UMAP @ Simple map making

ABOUT ME• Consultant for the World Bank• Started the OpenStreetMap Romanian FB Community Page

http://www.facebook.com/osmromania• Made online and printed maps for : Fanfest, Temps d image, TIFF• Collaborations with Casa Jurnalistului, Rise Project• Elections maps• Data Science / Statistics / WebScraping• Over 2000 request send on the 544/2001 freedom of information law• In the future – Send over 200.000 request on the freedom of information law to

all public institutions in Romania

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CONSULTANT FOR THE WORLD BANK

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CONSULTANT FOR THE WORLD BANK

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CONSULTANT FOR THE WORLD BANK

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CONSULTANT FOR THE WORLD BANK

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OPENSTREETMAP ROMANIA

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OPENSTREETMAP ROMANIA

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ONLINE AND PRINTED MAPS – TEMPS D`IMAGE

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ONLINE AND PRINTED MAPS – TIFF

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ONLINE AND PRINTED MAPS – CASA JURNALISTULUIHTTP://UMAP.OPENSTREETMAP.FR/EN/MAP/CASA-JURNALISTULUI_35927#12/44.4310/26.1032

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ONLINE AND PRINTED MAPS – FANFEST

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2 NOVEMBER 2014 ELECTIONS

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DATA SCIENCE STATISTICS WEBSCRAPING

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DATA SCIENCE STATISTICS WEBSCRAPING

544/2001 LAW

544/2001 LAW

544/2001 LAW

544/2001 LAW

544/2001 LAW

544/2001 LAW

MAPTIVISMMAPS FOR ACTIVISM, TRANSPARENCY AND ENGAGEMENT • It is estimated as much as 80% of data contains geo-referenced information. • So, a lot of information can be displayed through maps.• Digital maps allow easy ways to present large amounts of data and reduce

complexity. • Activists have found creative ways to use maps, but also development

organizations have to deal with a lot of spatial information. • Using geo-referenced through maps can improve transparency, and yet not so

many organizations use it.

MAPTIVISMTHE POTENTIAL OF MAPPING

• Recognition: • Ohh, that’s the place we are talking about! • A feeling of connection: Ohh, actually it´s just around the corner! • Connecting the dots on complex issues: • Engagement:

• This has to change! I want to help out

MAPTIVISMMAPS FOR ACTIVISM, TRANSPARENCY AND ENGAGEMENT

http://hotnews.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=310496aed53c42c28086c554e522224d&extent=18.1764,42.7161,32.1071,48.6486

MAPTIVISM: LIVE TACTICAL MAPPING FOR PROTEST SWARMING

MAPTIVISM: LIVE TACTICAL MAPPING FOR PROTEST SWARMING

MAPTIVISM:

BOB BURTMAN HIGHLIGHTS INTRIGUING MAPPING WORK IN HIS ARTICLE BY THE CEDAR GROVE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES. THROUGH SURVEYS AND PUBLIC AVAILABLE DATA, THEY WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE THE MAP BELOW, WHICH SHOWS THE PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF WATER IN CITY OF ZANESVILLE. 

MAPILLARY30,924,104 photos 774,577,813 meters in 8 august 2015

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/lime-street-google-street-view-9837085

MAPILLARY

• Geodocument your trips• Use the geo referenced pictures to add

important details to your map• Then and Now ability***• Send real time Georefferenced

information to journalists• Creative Commons licence

• *** Make a photo of the same location, before and after a chemical spill / mining activity, fire, etc and show the two views side by side.

• *** Track a place over time

• Using the filter functions on Mapillary, you can track a place over time. Compare recent pictures to older.

30,924,104 photos 774,577,813 meters in 8 august 2015

MAPILLARY AS A REVOLUTIONARY TOOL FOR ACTIVISTS AND JOURNALISTS• Ability to have near real time geo-tagged images• Useful for real time / war / protests / civil uprising / undercover

work / journalism narrative documentation.• Empowers both the normal user, as also the journalists on the

ground, enhance the after work ability of having a better understanding of the environment , can compare and remember memories having a 2d reference points

MAPILLARY AS A REVOLUTIONARY TOOL FOR ACTIVISTS AND JOURNALISTS

•Where you would use it ?

QGIS TIME MANAGER

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpzZ12J7H3M&list=PLF97A9E490FB2563D&index=4

QGIS INASAFE

OPENSTREETMAP

• History• Use Cases• Wiki - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features• Drinking water Example : • Overpass-turbo http://overpass-turbo.eu/

OPENSTREETMAP

• Started in 2004

• Over 2.000.000 volunteers

• Over 4000 academics papers written about OpenStreetMap

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85 MILLION PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD ARE DEPENDED ON THE WHEELCHAIR

Over 500.000 locations have a rating, helping millions of people with disabilities to plan a trip ahead

OPENSTREETMAP WIKIHTTP://WIKI.OPENSTREETMAP.ORG/WIKI/MAP_FEATURES

OPENSTREETMAP WIKIHTTP://WIKI.OPENSTREETMAP.ORG/WIKI/MAP_FEATURES

LETS GET THE DATA

OPENSTREETMAP

• Started in 2004

OPENSTREETMAP

• Load data into QGIS

• Load data into Umap