A country that fines its citizens for using the wrong map
“Confiscating maps is just a way to send “a message of reassurance … over what China’s positions are,” says Zha Daojiong, an international security expert at Peking University. He has little sympathy for the “sloppy work by map producers,” as
A country that fines its citizens for using the wrong map
“Confiscating maps is just a way to send “a message of reassurance … over what China’s positions are,” says Zha Daojiong, an international security expert at Peking University. He has little sympathy for the “sloppy work by map producers,” as
11 Overlay Maps That Will Change The Way You See The World
That the Mercator projection displays the world in a distorted way is no news, but with Africa being twice the size of Russia I realise just how much distorted that is. Here is the tool
11 Overlay Maps That Will Change The Way You See The World
That the Mercator projection displays the world in a distorted way is no news, but with Africa being twice the size of Russia I realise just how much distorted that is. Here is the tool
Socio-technical systems for citizen empowerment
Submitted: February 2016 Paper submitted to International Journal of Electronic Governance for the Special Issue on Empowering Citizenship in the Hybrid City (Publication forthcoming). Socio-technical Systems for Citizen Empowerment: How to mediate between different expectations and levels of participation in the design of civic apps Authors: Naomi
Socio-technical systems for citizen empowerment
Submitted: February 2016 Paper submitted to International Journal of Electronic Governance for the Special Issue on Empowering Citizenship in the Hybrid City (Publication forthcoming). Socio-technical Systems for Citizen Empowerment: How to mediate between different expectations and levels of participation in the design of civic apps Authors: Naomi
The emancipation of data; performative mapping for affect-based knowledge production
Submitted: 21-02-2016 Paper proposal for the Science + Technology By Other Means Conference, Barcelona (September 2016) For the track: Critical Data Studies Title The emancipation of data; performative mapping for affect-based knowledge production Authors Bueno de Mesquita, N. and Ghajarjazi, A. Short Abstract
The emancipation of data; performative mapping for affect-based knowledge production
Submitted: 21-02-2016 Paper proposal for the Science + Technology By Other Means Conference, Barcelona (September 2016) For the track: Critical Data Studies Title The emancipation of data; performative mapping for affect-based knowledge production Authors Bueno de Mesquita, N. and Ghajarjazi, A. Short Abstract

Beware the map app zombie!
Maps and politics; intrinsically intertwined
See how borders change on Google Maps depending on where you view them
Maps and politics; intrinsically intertwined
See how borders change on Google Maps depending on where you view them

Mapping the world; design and conflicts (DAE)
On the 13th of January 2016 the event Mapping the world; design and conflicts was setup for the Design Debates programme. Four mapping experts (artist Jan Rothuizen, designer/researcher Joost Grootens, researcher Leeke Reinders and researcher Naomi Bueno de Mesquita) presented their work.

Mapping the world; design and conflicts (DAE)
On the 13th of January 2016 the event Mapping the world; design and conflicts was setup for the Design Debates programme. Four mapping experts (artist Jan Rothuizen, designer/researcher Joost Grootens, researcher Leeke Reinders and researcher Naomi Bueno de Mesquita) presented their work.

596 Acres
A team of law and information design professionals aim to help citizens transform vacant public land in the city of New York into community resources. 596 Acres began their approach by analysing open data on vacant land provided by the city,

596 Acres
A team of law and information design professionals aim to help citizens transform vacant public land in the city of New York into community resources. 596 Acres began their approach by analysing open data on vacant land provided by the city,
Feral Robotic Public Authoring
Digital methods, such as data mining and mapping, are increasingly used in spatial projects with the aim of enhancing community engagement or civic self-organisation. This project is a collaboration between artists’ studio Proboscis and artist Natalie Jeremijenko, named Feral Robotics
Feral Robotic Public Authoring
Digital methods, such as data mining and mapping, are increasingly used in spatial projects with the aim of enhancing community engagement or civic self-organisation. This project is a collaboration between artists’ studio Proboscis and artist Natalie Jeremijenko, named Feral Robotics
The city as lab for own improvement
De Stad als lab voor eigen verbetering. Interesting article related to the work that Living Lab in Genk is doing: http://www.platform31.nl/nieuws/de-stad-als-lab-voor-eigen-verbetering What determines economic and social resilience of regions, and what are the opportunities for renewed growth and innovation in
The city as lab for own improvement
De Stad als lab voor eigen verbetering. Interesting article related to the work that Living Lab in Genk is doing: http://www.platform31.nl/nieuws/de-stad-als-lab-voor-eigen-verbetering What determines economic and social resilience of regions, and what are the opportunities for renewed growth and innovation in