Institute for Analytic Journalism

"Where 09" is a fine conference put on by O'Reilly Publishing. At this year's conference, Jack Dangermond, honcho at ESRI, talked about "Realizing Spatial Intelligence on the GeoWeb." Take note of how he and a colleague use a command in Google Maps - “Greeley: mapservers” -- to call up a bunch of map servers and their files for, in this case, Greeley, Colo.

That's a neat search tool that may give you quite mixed results depending on how GIS hip your local governments are. It seems to work for many non-U.S. cities, too. For example, "Amsterdam: mapserver" returned good results, but nothing for Mexico City or Berlin. Still, we think the search tool. while young, has a lot of promise, especially if you can find the time to drill down into the metadata for individual maps.

For the Dangermond presentation (15 min) go to: http://where.blip.tv/file/2151502/

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Crime mapping conference in New Orleans

by analyticjournalism on Tue 26 May 2009 10:25 AM MDT

Great opportunity for learning if one is in the New Orleans area.

The Tenth Crime Mapping Research Conference

http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=c9e87fa2-759d-4bb3-a42d-91841ca7dfa2

Solving Problems with Geography and Technology

Solutions to crime and public safety problems are necessarily about “where.” Those solutions are a combination of research, practice, technology and policy that provides a full perspective of the breadth and depth of a problem and the results of its solution. The application of geographic principles to these problems has come into the mainstream as the reemergence of geography has become a primary component in solving problems.

Advancements in geographic-based technologies have brought a better understanding of crime, more efficient deployment of public safety resources and more critical examination of criminal justice policies. This is due to the reciprocation that occurs between research and practice, often resulting in better technology. Research provides a foundation of theories. Practice operationalizes the theories through technology. Policy decisions are then enacted with a more precise focus based on research and practical demonstration. Geography has been the constant in the expansion of each of these areas, and technology has been the facilitator.

The Crime Mapping Research Conference is not just about presenting where crime is. The conference is about understanding crime and public safety and their effect on community. It represents a range of research findings, practical applications, technology demonstrations and policy results.

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