Comments on: Mapping the riots http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/ Radio futurologist and beer drinker Mon, 21 May 2012 11:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Shut down social media during future riots? Not the best idea. « cityinterhacktives http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/#comment-4071 Shut down social media during future riots? Not the best idea. « cityinterhacktives Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:26:39 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3637#comment-4071 [...] whether it’s shop windows being put through, or a fire burning down a department store. So, James Cridland put this map together, which he gathered from live tweets, verified news sources, and his own [...] [...] whether it’s shop windows being put through, or a fire burning down a department store. So, James Cridland put this map together, which he gathered from live tweets, verified news sources, and his own [...]

]]> By: abaski33 http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/#comment-4070 abaski33 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:44:09 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3637#comment-4070 You have given me a great idea for a display within my school's science lab. As all of my students are obsessed with social media , I am therefore constantly trying to intergrate twitter into my lessons. The processes in which you varified information is a crucial lesson that needs to be passed on! Especially when my students are required to write case studies, which involves the need for evaluating resources and references. Thankyou!!!! You have given me a great idea for a display within my school’s science lab. As all of my students are obsessed with social media , I am therefore constantly trying to intergrate twitter into my lessons.

The processes in which you varified information is a crucial lesson that needs to be passed on! Especially when my students are required to write case studies, which involves the need for evaluating resources and references.

Thankyou!!!!

]]> By: Nico Morrison http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/#comment-4069 Nico Morrison Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:36:06 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3637#comment-4069 Your map is much better than The Guardians', I mean the one at http://futurismic.com/2011/08/10/this-is-london/ Please could you provide updated .kml file(s) to import into Google Earth, results are wonderful. Can one do overlays of the .kml to show how the riots spread? Got me looking at Google Fusion now for my own site, mapping past travels in India by many travellers over many years. Well suited this for great visualisations, keep up the good work. Regards, Nico Morrison London/India Your map is much better than The Guardians’, I mean the one at http://futurismic.com/2011/08/10/this-is-london/

Please could you provide updated .kml file(s) to import into Google Earth, results are wonderful. Can one do overlays of the .kml to show how the riots spread?

Got me looking at Google Fusion now for my own site, mapping past travels in India by many travellers over many years.

Well suited this for great visualisations, keep up the good work.

Regards,
Nico Morrison
London/India

]]> By: Explosión de cólera en Gran Bretaña. El sistema no aprende la lección — La casa de mi tía http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/#comment-4068 Explosión de cólera en Gran Bretaña. El sistema no aprende la lección — La casa de mi tía Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:10:59 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3637#comment-4068 [...] http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/ Tags: featured [...] [...] http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/ Tags: featured [...]

]]> By: Robin Moore http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/#comment-4067 Robin Moore Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:20:49 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3637#comment-4067 Great map - really helps to understand the extent of the rioting. I might be from the UK but not from London so seeing the areas on the map helped me to understand the news items better. A possible extension to your map would be to colour-code (or increase the size of the flames) the types or ferocity of rioting and looting... would be a big feat to do on your own. A definite extension to this is to socialise the map so that the public can help in verifying disturbances... you would have a voting system to allow for 'riot sites' to be validated by 3-10 other people. Great map – really helps to understand the extent of the rioting. I might be from the UK but not from London so seeing the areas on the map helped me to understand the news items better.

A possible extension to your map would be to colour-code (or increase the size of the flames) the types or ferocity of rioting and looting… would be a big feat to do on your own.

A definite extension to this is to socialise the map so that the public can help in verifying disturbances… you would have a voting system to allow for ‘riot sites’ to be validated by 3-10 other people.

]]> By: Terry Purvis http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/#comment-4066 Terry Purvis Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:49:10 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3637#comment-4066 Have to say James, this map is the best I've seen anywhere. It beats what the BBC and other have by a long chalk. A brilliant piece of work. You've also proved what can be achieved with existing tools available to all and a clever mind. Have to say James, this map is the best I’ve seen anywhere. It beats what the BBC and other have by a long chalk. A brilliant piece of work. You’ve also proved what can be achieved with existing tools available to all and a clever mind.

]]> By: Gary F http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/#comment-4065 Gary F Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:10:33 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3637#comment-4065 I loved your map, but the Guardian one is terrible. Horrible to navigate (mousewheel scrolls the whole page up/down!) and is NOT being updated. I loved your map, but the Guardian one is terrible. Horrible to navigate (mousewheel scrolls the whole page up/down!) and is NOT being updated.

]]> By: Shine P http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/#comment-4064 Shine P Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:09:22 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3637#comment-4064 http://www.london24.com/news/crime/looters_strike_in_kilburn_and_kingsbury_1_988749 A few more attacks http://www.london24.com/news/crime/looters_strike_in_kilburn_and_kingsbury_1_988749

A few more attacks

]]> By: Brian Butterworth http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/#comment-4063 Brian Butterworth Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:58:23 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3637#comment-4063 There was a report last night on Newsnight that a store in the Mailbox, where BBC Birmingham are located was ransacked. There was a report last night on Newsnight that a store in the Mailbox, where BBC Birmingham are located was ransacked.

]]> By: Los disturbios de Reino Unido se pueden seguir en Google Maps | Periódicos España http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/#comment-4062 Los disturbios de Reino Unido se pueden seguir en Google Maps | Periódicos España Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:57:00 +0000 http://james.cridland.net/blog/?p=3637#comment-4062 [...] Enlaces relacionados: - Google Map de los disturbios (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=207192798388318292131.0004aa01a f6748773e8f7&msa=0&ll=51.523271,-0.068665&spn=0.459699,1.100006) - Blog James Cridland (http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/) [...] [...] Enlaces relacionados: – Google Map de los disturbios (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=207192798388318292131.0004aa01a f6748773e8f7&msa=0&ll=51.523271,-0.068665&spn=0.459699,1.100006) – Blog James Cridland (http://james.cridland.net/blog/mapping-the-riots/) [...]

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