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