Category Archives: mapping

Citysense – GPS For Your Social Life

For those lazy or inexperienced socialites, Sense Networks has the solution to a problem you never knew you had. Citysense brings urban mapping to your cell phone as a new mobile application for social navigation. In real-time, their system “senses” … Continue reading

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Quantifying Walkable Urbanism

Walkable urbanism is the new buzzword in community planning and development. Websites are dedicated to neighborhood walks, the brookings institute has a collection of several articles by Chris Leinberger, and now you can even check the walkable score of your … Continue reading

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Intervalography – Photographic Mapping

Intervalography takes patience, but the results are stunning. It is a process of photographically mapping cities, nature, and any other field of vision. The image below is the result of Alan Grinberg’s intervalography. A photographic mapping of San Francisco using … Continue reading

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