1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1185634036-BOzh30GIJzV6+t54ZQkygg). The story lead with a map made by an amateur of the spread of graffiti in Federal Way, Washington. In the words of the mapmaker: “Any time you can take data and represent it visually, you can start to recognize patterns and see where you need to put resources,” said Mr. Lamb, whose map now pinpoints, often with photographs, nearly 100 sites that have been vandalized. What applications might the use of tools such as Google maps have for individuals, groups and agencies to organize data for decision making in graphic and low cost ways? (Note 2)
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Information for Decision Making: Using Google Maps
On July 27, 2007 the New York Times published an article entitled: With Tools on Web, Amateurs Reshape Map making (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/technology/27maps.html?_r=1&adxnnl=
1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1185634036-BOzh30GIJzV6+t54ZQkygg). The story lead with a map made by an amateur of the spread of graffiti in Federal Way, Washington. In the words of the mapmaker: “Any time you can take data and represent it visually, you can start to recognize patterns and see where you need to put resources,” said Mr. Lamb, whose map now pinpoints, often with photographs, nearly 100 sites that have been vandalized. What applications might the use of tools such as Google maps have for individuals, groups and agencies to organize data for decision making in graphic and low cost ways? (Note 2)
1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1185634036-BOzh30GIJzV6+t54ZQkygg). The story lead with a map made by an amateur of the spread of graffiti in Federal Way, Washington. In the words of the mapmaker: “Any time you can take data and represent it visually, you can start to recognize patterns and see where you need to put resources,” said Mr. Lamb, whose map now pinpoints, often with photographs, nearly 100 sites that have been vandalized. What applications might the use of tools such as Google maps have for individuals, groups and agencies to organize data for decision making in graphic and low cost ways? (Note 2)
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