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Someone who likes making maps but can't explain projections or datums...

Long tail mappers

Micro Mapping tipping point

The point when most edits are made on 'trivial' map features

Mapping tipping point

● 0 lat 0 lon – the point where mapping rubbish is tipped:Node: 1974081513

● View area on larger map

● Edit area ▾● View node on larger map

● Edit node Edited at:▾ Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:10:27 +0000

● Edited by: Tiegerente

● Version: 1

● In changeset: 13560561

● Comment: Verbindungstunnel zum Radweg

● Coordinates: 0.0, 0.0

Mapping tipping point

● 0 lat 0 lon – the point where mapping rubbish is tipped:Node: 1974081513

● View area on larger map

● Edit area ▾● View node on larger map

● Edit node Edited at:▾ Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:10:27 +0000

● Edited by: Tiegerente

● Version: 1

● In changeset: 13560561

● Comment: Verbindungstunnel zum Radweg

● Coordinates: 0.0, 0.0

Mapping Bermuda Triangle

Buckfast triangle:

Over 70% of worldwide Buckfast sales are made in the Buckfast Triangle, the area of Central Scotland which is the towns of Airdrie, Coatbridge and Cumbernauld and everywhere in between - Uncyclopedia

cargo cult

After World War II, when the residents of these regions observed the Japanese and American combatants bringing in large amounts of matériel. When the war ended, the military bases closed and the flow of goods and materials ceased. In an attempt to attract further deliveries of goods, followers of the cults engaged in ritualistic practices such as building crude imitation landing strips, aircraft and radio equipment, and mimicking the behavior that they had observed of the military personnel operating them.

Cargo cult programming:

Cargo cult programming is a style of computer programming that is characterized by the ritual inclusion of code or program structures that serve no real purpose

Cargo cult mapping:

highway=footway

foot=yes

Geographically challenged

● Lots of people on twitter highlight this problem...

Is there water between London and Scotland?! I'm clueless. I still picture the New Zealand map in my head when I think of the UK. @CatLoughnane

Fully grown man asking me why the Scottish speak weird and where Scotland is on the map 'is it near dover?' Umm no its not #soweird @kiirstendaviies

'we only have a map of great britain, how are we supposed to get around scotland?' - mum.

I actually believed Wales was in Scotland. Then looked at a map to find out that Wales is nowhere near Scotland kmt >.< @WhoAreYouThough

Just followed @OSMScotland and now I am having such fun adding the local restaurants I know *squealsWithExcitement* #easilyAmused @GillHamilton

Mapping Scotland on the map of Scotland...

● Robot mappers● Bot mappers

VGI – Volunteered Geographic Data

Crowd-sourcing

My take: in 2007 "crowdsourcing" as a term still felt dirty and unacademic. Otherwise Goodchild would have coined CrowdsourcedGI #geowebchat @mappingmashups

● Own your data● Access to the data for free● Identified as a contributor● Join and run the organisation● Free and fun events● Given opportunity stand-up and talk about the

data

Thank

● You● All● For● Listening