15 08 2017
How we used Google Maps to review the transport accessibility of cultural institutions
What does it mean that an institution is easily accessible to participants? The problem of accessibility is certainly not limited to transportation networks and means of transport. Using the example of one educational institution, we show how the Google Distance Matrix API can be used to do carry out transport accessibility studies.
Karol Piekarski
15 05 2017
Address mapping: how we process spatial data from a survey
With a host of easy-to-use online tools available, spatial data visualisation has become a helpful research tool. Having accurate data, we can conveniently generate clear and engaging statistical maps. The situation becomes more complicated when we work with faulty or erratic content downloaded from social media or received from survey participants. To get any use out of it, the data needs to undergo a laborious verification process.
Karol Piekarski, Paweł Jaworski
21 03 2017
Where’s the Culture? A Cultural Event Geography by Facebook
Is it possible to map cultural activity across the city based on social data? Well, we gave it a go! Using the information available on Facebook, we set out to trace the dynamics of the local cultural life to find out whether the city’s geographical centre is also where its cultural heart beats.
Hanna Kostrzewska, Paweł Jaworski