Social Maps GGR172 Past Paper 2024 PDF

Check-In PollEv.com/caitlincunningham364  Course Evaluations Please complete your course evaluations – you should have received an invitation via. email. Social Maps GGR172 November 25th, 2024 Today’s Schedule Volunteered Geographic Data Neogeography Digital Divides ...

Check-In PollEv.com/caitlincunningham364  Course Evaluations Please complete your course evaluations – you should have received an invitation via. email. Social Maps GGR172 November 25th, 2024 Today’s Schedule Volunteered Geographic Data Neogeography Digital Divides  Collecting Geographic Data Collection of geographic data is time consuming, hard and expensive. Traditionally, it has been coordinated and executed by institutions. Images: Wendy Margetts 2015; Nature Spy; North Star Science and Technology; Jay Zarnetske Volunteered Geographic Information The harnessing of tools to create, assemble, and disseminate geographic data provided voluntarily by individuals. Goodchild 2007 Volunteered Geographic Information Science Opening new research avenues Disaster Relief Directing critical resources in real time Communities & Government Understanding where there are gaps in services  VGI for Science Community Science is used for collecting scientific information through projects such as the bird banding and the Christmas Bird Count Image: Smithsonian  VGI for Science iNaturalist A social network of naturalists, community scientists and biologists that aims to map and share observations of biodiversity Image: iNaturalist seanhh Kalvinchan Northern Cardinal aliki Yellow Fairy Cups jennanm 1,555 Plants 261 Birds Spindle Tree 23 Reptiles & allthingsnature Amphibians andrelai530 lhp2 28 Mammals Green Frog 2,994 Insects & praja38 Arachnids 29 Fish 46 Molluscs 522 Fungi Red Admiral Chinook Salmon Virginia Opossum 5,577 Different Species! Barred Owl  iNaturalist Records 2,417 Birds 22 Fish 1,862 Insects, Arachnids, Arthropods & Molluscs 299 Mammals 219 Reptiles & Amphibians 34 Other 4,853 Total  Artificial Intelligence Training computers to evaluate data, identify trends and apply these learnings to subsequent problems  VGI for Science Images: Snapshot Serengeti Human Eyes to Train AI Community Scientists can be involved with the training of Artificial Intelligence models Images: Penguin Watch VGI for Science Human Eyes to Train AI Community Scientists can be involved with the training of Artificial Intelligence models  VGI for Disaster Relief The quick analysis of spatial data after a disaster can save lives by helping to best direct resources after a major event. Map: South-East Turkiye Earthquake: Building damage; Humanitarian Open Street Map Team 2023  VGI for Disaster Relief GIS Corps Volunteer organization that provides quick response GIS and remote sensing work Image: Change Detection post-Haiti Earthquake; Umut Karabacak - Terris Earth Intelligence Inc. Open Street Map Free, Open Access Data Geographic dataset created by and maintained by volunteers from all over the world  VGI for Governments Collecting data from the public to help to guide policy and help direct community resources. Map: NYC 311 Service Requests by Zip Code  VGI for Government Toronto 311 Collecting location information about complaints and service requests made across the city Map: Top 311 Complaint/Service Request in Toronto by Old Wards  What are your Questions? Can also ask questions via. Poll Everywhere  Neogeography The use of geographical techniques and tools for personal and community activities or by a non-expert group of users  Neogeography Expansion of who creates maps… Spatial knowledge is held and created by all people and not just those in the government, military, or private industry. …but concerns about unintentional errors Concerns that it could lead to a lot of bad and misleading maps being created.  Digital Divides Who/What is being missed in this expansion of VGI and digital mapping? The digital divide is a term used to describe the inequities in access to technologies that enable people to participate in (and benefit from) digital society. Map: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Digital Divides  Digital Divides https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/95dc-Mapping-Torontos-Digital-Divide.pdf  Digital Divides Data Coverage Gaps Impact our understanding of the world and decision making Map: iNaturalist observation density  Digital Divides Data Coverage Gaps Impact our understanding of the world and decision making  What are your Questions? Can also ask questions via. Poll Everywhere  What I Hope You Learned ❖ Spatial thinking ❖ “Where?” is sometimes just as an important question as “How?” or “Why?” ❖ Non-spatial data may hide important patterns ❖ Maps can lie. Sometimes these lies are small and innocuous, but sometimes they are meant to intentionally mislead. ❖ Maps are no longer only for experts, but experts have a very powerful tool to make the world a better place! ❖ The democratization of mapping has given all of us power! Geographic Information Courses at University of Toronto – St. George GGR 272 GGR 273 GGR 373 Geographic Geographic Advanced GGR 462 Information and Information and Geographic GIS Research Project Mapping I Mapping II Information Systems GGR 372 GGR 375 GGR 472 Introduction to GGR 376 GIS for Public Developing Web Programming in Geovisualization Health Maps GIS  Final Exam Format December 16th 9-11 am Writing in Myhal (MY) 150 Multiple Choice Short Answer (2-3 Sentences) Long Answer (300-400 words) Map Critique I Don’t Know Policy: Write I Don’t Know on one of the written questions and get 25% of question value  Collaborative Midterm Review Part of Collegiality points Contribute by December 13th to count for collegiality points Provide one potential question and its answer  Collegiality Points: Letter to Future Students Submit by December 9th, 300-500 words Friendly tone where you reflect on the course and think about what went well for you and where you could improve Prompts: What are some of the things they should expect in this course? What should they know about expectations for this course? What do they need to do to get an excellent grade in this course? What strategies did you use that worked well? What are some things that you wish you did or wish you did sooner? If you could go back and do something different this semester, what would it be and why? What would you do differently? This is a fall semester, first year course. What advice would you give someone to help them make the transition to university?  Tutorial This Week: Working on Story Map Project Working on your final story maps Image Credit: Fresno State University  Next Lecture: Final Exam Review No new content, only review activities Image Credit: Fresno State University