wikimaps presentation at iberoconf 2014
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We are here. Where do we go next? A look at the opportunities of the Wikimaps project.TRANSCRIPT
Iberoconf 2014 - El IV Encuentro Wikimedia Iberoamericano 22 November 2014, Buenos Aires Susanna Ånäs, Wikimedia Suomi [email protected], @susannaanas, @WMFinland
Wikimaps We are here. Where do we go next?
What is Wikimaps?
Bringing old maps to Wikimedia Commons
Extracting historical geodata from them
Following the opportunities for location-based storytelling
We are here
Where do we go next?
Compass Rose Justin Pickard in Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
The maker space
Map discovery
Tools for maps
Mapping projects
Community platform
Tools for maps
New interface and features for the Warper
OpenHistoricalMap development
Placing photographs in time and space
Historical gazetteer
Microcontributions
Storytelling tools
More tools!
The Wikimaps Warper UI mockups
OpenHistoricalMap
Placing photographs
Example: Ajapaik, rephotography, Estonia http://ajapaik.ee/
Example: Mapillary, crowdsourced street view, Sweden http://www.mapillary.com/
Historical gazetteer
Historical place names, locations, variants and changes
Collaborating with academic projects
Tools for extracting data from maps in Wikimaps
Wikidata as a reference gazetteer
Microcontributions
Jared Zimmermann (WMF) at Wikimania 2014: The Interface Vision (slides)
Local history
Wikipedia is ill-suited for local history
The topics are often not notable
There are enthusiasts doing original research
A middle platform is needed
Wikipedia TOWN is a great example
Wikipedia TOWN, Japan https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikipediaTown/
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Experimenting
Hackathons are great for experimenting
Wiki Loves Maps hackathon in Helsinki, February 2015
Theme by a regional network: Historical Aleksanterinkatu St.
Create or enable online collaborative storytelling elements
A new project model: Wikimaps Expedition
Aerial images
Building data
Photographs
Documents
Storytelling elements
Original research Interviews, documentation
Non-notable materials Private photos, personal histories
Conflicting views Parallel articles
Presentation Timelines, map stories, narrated slideshows
Media Video! Sound!
Participation Collaborative enquiry, creation, exchange
Wikimaps Expedition
Select a location to studyEngage GLAMs, experts, wikimedians, mappers and localsUpload maps, images and other documents in Commons
Create articles in Wikipedia, interpret old mapsIntroduce the project: Field trips, meetings, publicity
Congregate on location for an expedition for collaborative workshops, interviews, collection events and documentation
Start an ongoing editing practice
Networks and allies
We can create networks and build a community of interest
Wikimaps Nordic with Nordic Wikimedia chaptersWikimaps and OpenHistoricalMap
Wikimedia Indonesia and Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Wikimedia Italia and OSMSouth American OpenStreetMappers met at State of the Map
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-latam Local and international scholarly, GLAM and expert networks
State of the Map Baltics 2013, Jõmmu, SK53 OSM, CC By-SA 2.0
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WikimapsDocumentation and features
wikimaps.wikimedia.fi Blog
wikimaps.wikimedia.fi/events Every first Tuesday of the MonthWikimaps Nordic 16:00Wikimaps Designers & Developers 18:00 EET/EEST
www.facebook.com/groups/wikimaps/
lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimaps
Join the network!
AcknowledgementsJan Ainali, Tim Alder, Michael Andersen, Ole Andersen, John Andersson, Elton Barker, Johanna Berg, Samppa Bernelius, Erlend Bjørtvedt, John Erling Blad, Jerry Clough, André Costa, Simone Cortesi, Maarten Dammers, Vladimir Elistratov, Tom Elliott, Dan Entous, Beat Estermann, David Evans, Sandra Fauconnier, Katie Filbert, Barbara Fischer, Arun Ganesh, Quim Gil, Mark Graham, Andrew Gray, Karl Grossner, Harald Groven, Muki Haklay, Sumana Harihareswara, Derk-Jan Hartman, David Haskiya, Tuukka Hastrup, Dan Michael Olsen Heggø, Chris Helenius, Jaakko Helleranta, Outi Hermans, Vesa Hongisto, Eero Hyvönen, Ari Häyrinen, Leif Isaksen, Lesley Kadish, Jakub Kaniewsky, Kati Katajisto, Tomi Kauppinen, Esa-Pekka Keskitalo, István Kecskeméti, Matt Knutzen, Laura Kolbe, Hay Kranen, Shekhar Krishnan, Tiina Kruup, Heli Laaksonen, Jaak Laineste, Lauri Leht, Jyrki Lehtinen, Eva Lepik, Joonas Loide, Hugo Lopez, Lars Lundqvist, Mikel Maron, Frank Meijer, Gerard Meijssen, Jeff Meyer, Kirsi Mäkinen, Jeph Paul, Gonzalo Gabriel Pérez, Arend Oudman, Jessica Parland-von Essen, Jeph Paul, Petr Pridal, Vahur Puik, Pekka Sarkola, Jaime Lyn Schatz, Rainer Simon, Humphrey Southall, Jon Harald Søby, Henrik Sørensen, Anna Torres, Jarosław Tuszyński, Erik Uus, Kaarel Vaidla, Raul Veede, Juha Vilhomaa, Kimmo Virtanen, Denny Vrandečić, Jacob Wang, Rob Warren, Tim Waters, Kathy Weimer, Tove Ørsted ja many others.
Contact http://wikimaps.wikimedia.fi
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikimaps
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikimaps/
lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimaps
Susanna Ånäs, Wikimedia Suomi
[email protected], @susannaanas, @WMFinland