Tag Archives: musings
Google Goes Wiki-style on Map Data, but, um, Why?
Google recently announced its Map Maker tool, (in the words of OSM) “a kind of faux Open Street Map.” On the surface, the idea is clear–have users make contributions, as they know local geography better than anybody else. An excerpt … Continue reading
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Informal Spaces as Defacto Jurisdictions
Ok, not the best tile for this post, but it is relevant. Great article in Harvard Design Magazine by Daniela Fabricius about informally-defined spaces in Rio de Janeiro. Favelas are not quite slums in the traditional sense, but they have … Continue reading
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Attributes, Subways and Elevators
Great story in today’s New York Times about maintenance/repair issues with subway elevators in the New York City Transit system. Umibot finds this interesting because it draws attention to the hidden world of attribute data. While spatial elements (station points, … Continue reading
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Live blogging (with time delay) from the Kelsey Group conference–Zillow's Rich Barton
On Day Two of the Kelsey Group’s DDL conference here in Seattle, Zillow’s Rich Barton gave a keynote address about his three Big Ideas where information asymmetry presents significant opportunity for business model disruption: travel, legal services and real estate, … Continue reading
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When is a subway service change more than a change?
Umibot recently caught up with a few favorite blogs, including the -ist family. In not so unbelievable, yet simultaneously incredible fashion, here is the change of service announcement from hell. Umibot may not be human, but he still understands that … Continue reading
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