1. Online Mapping Patterns in 2013 and
Beyond
GIS for the United Nations and the
International Community
Conference
October 11, 2013
New York
Michael Lippmann, Blue Raster
2. Online Mapping Trends Observed
⢠Maps are becoming the
norm
â Public thinks geospatially
â Layers lists are going away
â Users expect mobile
⢠Aid and international
development need tools to:
â Deliver services
â Monitor and evaluate
success/failure
â Increase transparency
3. Pattern: Online Mapping Applications
⢠Focused Applications
⢠Curated map
experience
⢠Mobile apps
⢠Open Data APIs
⢠Near real time data
5. Pattern: User Centric Functionality
Citizen
⢠Access
services
⢠Aid Locations
⢠Education
⢠Provide
feedback
Aid Org
⢠Distribute aid
⢠Infrastructure
⢠Information
Sharing
⢠Operations
NGO
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Policies
Goals
Transparency
Analysis
6. UN and Aid Orgs tell great stories
⢠Nearly every UN story
has a geographic
component
⢠Use maps with
photos, videos to show
impact
⢠Engage stakeholders to
educate and inform
7. Pattern: Curated Content via Story
Maps
⢠Curate your message for the audience
⢠Story must be clear â without interaction
â No layer lists (thinking) required
8. Getting beyond the dots on the mapâŚ
⢠What do the dots
really mean?
⢠Include
images/text for
context
⢠Rich narratives to
tell your story
⢠Human element
10. WRI Indonesia Forest Fires âSummer
2013
⢠Rapidly
deploy
maps to
illuminate a
story
⢠Perishable
(data/app)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/interacti
ve/2013/jun/24/indonesia-forest-fires-map-pollution
11. Pattern: Mobile for Online Mapping
⢠UN projects
2.7 billion
people online
by 2014
Tablets
â 40% of the
world
Smartphones
⢠Majority of
Internet
Devices
Globally are
now mobile
(58%)
Desktop/Laptop
14. MEASURE DHS Mobile
⢠Indicators for 90+
countries
â tables, charts and maps
⢠Subnational Mapping
⢠Works Offline
⢠Available on iOS, Android
â Windows Phone (coming soon)
http://www.measuredhs.com/Data/mobile-app.cfm/
15. Pattern: Mobile Crowdsourcing
⢠Beyond concept
â How can it help
achieve your
mission?
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Twitter
Facebook
Instagram/Flickr
SMS
Is your
organization
listening?
16. Patterns: Technical Modernization
⢠Have a plan: deploy Story Maps and Apps fast
⢠Plan for upgrade rather than wait = better apps
⢠Use Open Data APIs
⢠Use Cloud GIS â Amazon Web Services
⢠Integrate with ArcGIS Online
â Basemaps
â Rapid dissemination
â Data collection (online, offline)
18. Summary
⢠Focused online maps
are powerful tools
⢠Information is
accelerating
â deploy tools that allow
rapid delivery
⢠Make sure mobile is
part of your plan
19. Thanks - Contact Blue Raster
Michael Lippmann, Co-Founder & Principal
mlippmann@blueraster.com
703-875-0914
@leepmon
Connect with Blue Raster:
@blueraster
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Human element â its not dots on the map, itâs the human story.
Human element â its not dots on the map, itâs the human story.