New paper with David Gordon and Alexander Boone: "Sonifying data uncertainty with sound dimensions" in Cartography and Geographic Information Science. [PDF] Abstract:Â The communication of data uncertainty is a crucial problem in data science, information visualization, and geographic information science (GIScience). Effective ways to communicate the uncertainty of data enables data consumers to interpret the data … Continue reading Representing uncertainty through sound
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Why this blog?
This blog has the purpose of collecting news, tutorials, and short pieces that cannot easily fit academic outlets such as journal articles and conference proceedings. The blog form has the advantage of being less transient than social media posts, as well as being more searchable through search engines. The subjects I am interested in are … Continue reading Why this blog?
Studying online trends in GIS
New paper: Patterns of Consumption and Connectedness in GIS Web Sources Ballatore A., Scheider S., Lemmens R. (2018) Patterns of Consumption and Connectedness in GIS Web Sources. In: Mansourian A., Pilesjö P., Harrie L., van Lammeren R. (eds) Geospatial Technologies for All. AGILE 2018. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Cham [PDF] Abstract: Every day, … Continue reading Studying online trends in GIS
Geographies of crowdsourced information and their implications
Keynote at the VGI-ALIVE workshop (AnaLysis, Integration, Vision, Engagement), 12th June 2018, Lund, at AGILE 2018, with Dr Stefano De Sabbata (University of Leicester). https://www.slideshare.net/AndreaBallatore/geographies-of-crowdsourced-information-and-their-implications-vgialive-keynote-agile-2018-lund
Spatial information search: A research agenda
Our special issue on Spatial Approaches to Information Search appeared in Spatial Cognition & Computation. This special issue is the result of the Specialist Meeting on Spatial Search in Santa Barbara, and provides ideas for a research agenda for GIScience / spatial data science. Abstract: Searching for information is a ubiquitous activity, performed in a variety of contexts and … Continue reading Spatial information search: A research agenda
How search engines represent conspiracy theories
My paper on the representation of conspiracy theories on search engines opens the 2015 July issue of First Monday. The paper answers the following questions: (i) what type of content is returned by search engines when searching for conspiracy theories? (ii) what is the bias of the search results towards the conspiratorial, neutral, or debunking Web … Continue reading How search engines represent conspiracy theories
Vandalising maps
Defacing the map: cartographic vandalism in the digital commons. The Cartographic Journal 51 (3), pp. 214-224. ISSN 0008-7041. [PDF] Abstract: This article addresses the emergent phenomenon of carto-vandalism, the intentional defacement of collaborative cartographic digital artefacts in the context of volunteered geographic information. Through a qualitative analysis of reported incidents in WikiMapia and OpenStreetMap, a typology of this … Continue reading Vandalising maps
The Earth Trembles
I wrote this post in March 2011, after witnessing the Great Sendai earthquake. A longer version in Italian is available here. I get off at Meiji-Jungumae, one of the hundreds of access points to Tokyo’s massive public transport network. The subway station lies at the intersection between two wide busy avenues, surrounded by ample pavement … Continue reading The Earth Trembles
La terra trema
I wrote this post in Italian in March 2011, after witnessing the Great Sendai earthquake. A shorter version in English is available here. Scendo alla fermata Meiji-Jingumae, uno delle centinaia di punti di accesso alla gigantesca rete di trasporto pubblico di Tokyo. La stazione della metropolitana è ad un incrocio tra due ampie strade trafficate, … Continue reading La terra trema
Cultural Geo-Analytics Lab 