Whither

the Wikimap?;

by carl sack, cmsack@wisc.edu, @northlandiguana;

outline = [ideas,hypotheses,applications,findings,questions

];

ideas = {

,

,

};

hypotheses = { neogeographic:

“truly interact with the map (and with its data sources) and become, in the process, a map-maker also.” [Wood 2003],

indigenous: “facilitate the reappropriation of contested places.” [Corbett 2012],

volunteered: “six billion sensors.” [Goodchild 2007]

};

applications = [

,

];

findings = { uses:

,

contributors:“only a small fraction of participants take part in mapping seriously in VGI… the majority are educated and tech-savvy males.” [Budhathoki and Nevodic-Budic 2010]

,

guidance:“aesthetics and intergenerational aspects are draws.” [Conaway, personal comm.]

};

questions = {

1: can design motivate contribution?

,

2: can wikimaps be universalized?

,

3: does vgi democratize?

};

thank you.

northlandia.wordpress.comcmsack@wisc.edu