Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Feb 24, 2015 Data Visualization and Data Journalism
Maps and other types of graphical information help us to interpret the world but they also allow for the promotion of various agendas, world views and propaganda.
See, for example, the maps at First Nations Seeker http://www.firstnationsseeker.ca/
Digital Journalists often rely on various mapping applications and practices to help explain and predict patterns of behavior in the stories they create. Often stories involve large amounts of data that are difficult to visualize without aides.
Digital mapping practices allow us to add customized layers to maps and to share these layers with others. Map layers are often constructed with a .kmz file format and many repositories exist. http://clss.nrcan.gc.ca/googledata-donneesgoogle-eng.php
We will examine Google Maps and Google Earth for insight into how maps are build and how they can be used to amplify or carry news stories.
Download Google Earth here http://www.google.ca/earth/download/gep/agree.html Until recently Google Earth was available to all but Google Earth Pro cost $399.00 year-- the Pro version is now free.
While is is possible to create dynamic tours within Google Earth, it is also possible to achieve the same effect with a screen capture tool. Jing is a free application by TechSmith is a popular and versatile application for this purpose. http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html My Map With layers illustrating the proximity from my house to significant hazards and emergency resources.
See, for example, the maps at First Nations Seeker http://www.firstnationsseeker.ca/
Digital Journalists often rely on various mapping applications and practices to help explain and predict patterns of behavior in the stories they create. Often stories involve large amounts of data that are difficult to visualize without aides.
Do you live in a "bomb train" blast zone? Find out right here: http://t.co/IPwzSVRrbm pic.twitter.com/6vWkWlIMN3
— VICE News (@vicenews) February 17, 2015
Digital mapping practices allow us to add customized layers to maps and to share these layers with others. Map layers are often constructed with a .kmz file format and many repositories exist. http://clss.nrcan.gc.ca/googledata-donneesgoogle-eng.php
We will examine Google Maps and Google Earth for insight into how maps are build and how they can be used to amplify or carry news stories.
Download Google Earth here http://www.google.ca/earth/download/gep/agree.html Until recently Google Earth was available to all but Google Earth Pro cost $399.00 year-- the Pro version is now free.
While is is possible to create dynamic tours within Google Earth, it is also possible to achieve the same effect with a screen capture tool. Jing is a free application by TechSmith is a popular and versatile application for this purpose. http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html My Map With layers illustrating the proximity from my house to significant hazards and emergency resources.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Audio experiments
Vocaroo recording
Online recording software >> Uploaded file
Record music and voice >> Embedding from Internet archive
Online recording software >> Uploaded file
Record music and voice >> Embedding from Internet archive
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