advances in geographic data visualisation
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University of Oxford, Retail Location Analysis Programme 12 - 14 April 2010TRANSCRIPT
ADVANCES IN DATA VISUALISATION
Dr Alex D SingletonCentre for Advanced Spatial Analysis , University College London
www.alex-singleton.com
Geographic
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CASA
• ~ 35 PhD students
• 10 RA
• 4 Prof / Lecturers
• ~ 15 RA
• Outputs
• Books, Papers, 152 Working Papers, blogs, software, websites
GIS
GIS Analyst
WEB MAPPING 1.0
WEB MAPPING 2.0
API
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgilbir/3716465898/sizes/l/
http://www.crisismappers.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajturner/4329833289/in/photostream/
http://itoworld.blogspot.com/2010/02/ito-world-at-ted-2010-project-haiti.html
Data
Tiles
Display Interface
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http://www.censusprofiler.org
http://www.censusprofiler.org
http://www.educationprofiler.org/
http://www.educationprofiler.org/
http://www.educationprofiler.org/
http://www.educationprofiler.org/
http://www.educationprofiler.org/
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/
SURNAMES DATABASE
• 26 countries in America, Europe, Asia and Oceania
• Individual level data for 300 million people (full name and address)
• 10.8 million unique surnames
• 6.5 million unique forenames
• Statistics at postcode level
http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/
http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/
http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/
http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/
Fabian Wildenauer
Alexander Klaver
BASIC NAME CLASSIFICATION
Surnames Forenames
Pablo Mateos
Garcia
Pérez
... Juan
Rosa
Marta
...
Sánchez
Rodríguez
...
NAME CLUSTERS
Welsh Names “aim was to establish a Welsh colony which would preserve the Welsh language and culture”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_(ship)
Mimosa (1865)185 Welsh
The Future?
http://www.alex-singleton.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/GISDevelopment.pdf
SOCIAL GPS
http://smalltalkapp.com
http://senseable.mit.edu/
STORE CARDS
Many thanks!