cultures of legibility web map
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Cultures of Legibility Web Map
Vlad Tanasescu , William Mackaness, Stephen Cairns, Ray Lucas
http://ddm.caad.ed.ac.uk/groups/jakarta/
theory• places as semantic fields (localized tag clouds) rather than point geometric data
theory• named routes between and around places
screencasthttp://www.vimeo.com/3996917
technology• Google maps Flash API• FLEX (or “Flash for programmers”)• RDF on the Talis triple-store platform (endpoint: http://api.talis.com/stores/vtanasescu-dev1/services/sparql)• Elements of the SNAP/SPAN ontology for spatial and temporal descriptions• location URIs use the geohash algorithm ( => point location + scale)• other shapes use GML• still alpha
future• use for research in peri-urban areas of other mega cities• extension of the notion of place (ability to shape the fields)• public access: map routines and places• temporal aspect: allow people to play routes
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