Geothoughts

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Sinopsis

At Geothink, we explore how the Geospatial Web 2.0 is reshaping interactions between governments and citizens. From Google Maps and GPS-enabled cellphones to Tweeting about potholes and using mobile applications to find the quickest bus, Geothoughts explores how this technology is reshaping our lives.

Episodios

  • Geothoughts Talk 2: A Deeper Dive into Crowdsourcing: Advanced Topics in Crowd-sourcing and Civic Crowdfunding

    09/09/2015 Duración: 01h08min

    Goodspeed spends the morning covering three topics of inherent interest to anyone involved in crowdsourcing work. During this talk, he focuses in on three areas new to his own research including crowdfunding, formal crowdsourcing and the tool Ushahidi. Each of these topics helps prepare listeners for being a crowdsourcing professional.

  • Geothoughts Talk 1: In-Depth Case Studies in Crowdsourcing

    09/09/2015 Duración: 01h04min

    Join Renee Sieber and Daren Brabham as they discuss two case studies that examine the actual application of crowdsourcing technologies and techniques to real-world situations. First Sieber describes the work of her Master’s Student Ana Brandusescu in applying crowdsourcing technologies to chronic community development issues in three places in Montreal, QC and Vancouver, BC. Next, Brabham discusses one of his first efforts to research the application of crowdsourcing technology to public transportation planning during a design contest he held for a bus stop at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, UT.

  • Geothoughts 5: Scott Bell

    26/08/2015 Duración: 03min

    This episode features a look at how spatial data can be used to improve access to healthcare for all Canadians. In it we talk with Scott Bell from the Department of Geography and Planning at University of Saskatchewan.

  • Geothoughts Conversations 1

    17/08/2015 Duración: 18min

    This month’s conversation features Geothink Head Renee Sieber, associate professor in McGill University; Robert Goodspeed, assistant professor at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning; Daren Brabham, assistant professor in the University of Southern California; and Monica Stephens, assistant professor at State University of New York at Buffalo. To start us off, Brabham gets the group rolling on what exactly defines the boundaries of crowdsourcing

  • Geothoughts 4: Renée Sieber

    30/06/2015 Duración: 06min

    This podcast examines how civic participation is changing with the advent of geospatial digital technologies that allow for cities to collect many forms of data on their citizens and for citizens to communicate with cities and about all that happens within them. We interview Geothink’s Head Renee Sieber, Associate Professor in McGill University’s Department of Geography and School of Environment, to find out her opinions on this subject.

  • Geothoughts 3: Yvonne Chen

    28/05/2015 Duración: 05min

    In our third edition of Geothoughts, were excited to bring you an interview with Yvonne Chen, a strategic planner for the city of Edmonton’s Open City Initiative. You can also subscribe to this podcast by finding it on iTunes. In this interview, we talk with Chen about what it means for Edmonton to be on par with the world’s smart cities, the open city initiative due before the Edmonton City Council and future projects that will revolutionize the life of the city’s citizens.

  • Geothoughts 2: Daniel Paré

    14/04/2015 Duración: 03min

    This week we ask the opinion of an expert in the issues that arise with innovations in information and communication technologies about Canada’s Action Plan for Open Government 2.0 and the role of open data.

  • Geothoughts 1: Tracey Lauriault

    02/04/2015 Duración: 04min

    In our first podcast, we talk with Tracey Lauriault, a researcher with The Programmable City Project who studies open data and open government in Canada, about Canada's Action Plan for Open Government 2.0

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