Software solutions in the processes of creating and using atlas interactive maps

Cartographic interactivity is now most often understood as an addition to cartographic representations for end users of electronic maps. The article substantiates the need to extend this understanding. This extension will help in creation of the modern atlas systems, which are increasingly being developed as integrated or consisting of several systems. Along with end users, expert-cartographers (developers) and analysts also become users of atlas systems and their interactive maps. Users with relevant knowledge are combined into epistemologically ordered echelons – the higher the echelon, the more knowledge about interactivity the user should possess. Therefore, atlas interactive cartography should now be considered for many simultaneously operating systems and for many users. Examples of new operations of cartographic interactivity for new echelons of users are given: for expert-cartographers this is a dynamic change (i. e. during the operation of the system) of the cartographic method of modeling actuality, and for analysts, the model itself. A review of software solutions that are used to implement extended cartographic interactivity when creating a new generation of atlas systems has been completed. To prove the results, the methods of new relational cartography are used. In particular, the method of conceptual frameworks of atlas systems is used, which allows combining the methods of classical cartography and the methods of relational cartography into the system method of future system cartography. As examples of the paradigms of classical cartography, the communicative paradigm and growth perspective of R. Roth from the University of Wisconsin-Madison are chosen.

Competences and Skills in Data Journalism: Perceptions on the Profile of Brazilian Professionals

This study is an investigation of the main competences and skills necessary to become a data journalism professional in Brazil. To accomplish this, a theoretical-conceptual review was performed and data were collected from 14 semi-structured interviews conducted with two groups: the first with professionals who work with data journalism; and the second with researchers at universities across the country. The results from the analysis, supported by the ATLAS.ti software and by Bardin's studies, were organized into six categories that indicate logical and analytical reasoning as competences and skills necessary for using programming languages and for the capability of telling stories through interactive visuals. The results were made available in the beta version of the 2030 Data Journalism – an interactive cartography tool that uses geolocation and multimedia information to monitor the trends of this profession over the next years. Neste estudo, buscou-se investigar quais seriam as principais competências e habilidades necessárias para atuar como profissional de jornalismo de dados no Brasil. Para isso, uma revisão teórico-conceitual foi realizada e dados foram coletados em 14 entrevistas semiestruturadas com dois grupos: o primeiro, com profissionais que atuam com jornalismo de dados no mercado; e o segundo, com pesquisadores em universidades do país. Na análise dos resultados, feita com apoio do software ATLAS.ti e respaldada nos estudos de Bardin, foram organizadas seis categorias em uma matriz que, entre outros aspectos, indicam como competências e habilidades necessárias o raciocínio lógico e analítico na apropriação de linguagens de programação e a capacidade de contar histórias por visualizações interativas. Os resultados foram disponibilizados na versão beta do 2030 Data Journalism – cartografia interativa que visa acompanhar, por meio de geolocalização e informações multimídias, as tendências dessa especialidade nos próximos anos. En este estudio, se buscó investigar cuáles serían las principales competencias y habilidades necesarias para actuar como profesional de periodismo de datos en Brasil. Para ello, una revisión teórico-conceptual fue realizada y datos fueron recolectados en 14 entrevistas semiestructuradas con dos grupos: el primero, con profesionales que actúan con periodismo de datos en el mercado; y el segundo, con investigadores en universidades del país. En el análisis de los resultados, realizado con apoyo del software ATLAS.ti y respaldado en los estudios de Bardin, se organizaron seis categorías en una matriz que, entre otros aspectos, indican como competencias y habilidades necesarias el razonamiento lógico y analítico en la apropiación de lenguajes de programación y la capacidad de contar historias por vistas interactivas. Los resultados se publicaron en la versión beta del 2030 Data Journalism – cartografía interactiva que pretende acompañar, por medio de geolocalización e informaciones multimedia, las tendencias de esta especialidad en los próximos años.

‘Imagined San Francisco’: Unpacking Urban Regime Theory through Interactive Cartography

American urban historians have begun to understand that digital mapping provides a potentially powerful tool to describe political power. There are now important projects that map change in the American city along a number of dimensions, including zoning, suburbanization, commercial development, transportation infrastructure, and especially segregation. Most projects use their visual sources to illustrate the material consequences of the policies of powerful agencies and dominant planning ‘regimes.’ As useful as these projects are, they often inadvertently imbue their visualizations with an aura of inevitability, and thereby present political power as a kind of static substance–possess this and you can remake the city to serve your interests. A new project called ‘Imagined San Francisco’ is motivated by a desire to expand upon this approach, treating visual material not only to illustrate outcomes, but also to interrogate historical processes, and using maps, plans, drawings, and photographs not only to show what did happen, but also what might have happened. By enabling users to layer a series of historical urban plans–with a special emphasis on unrealized plans–‘Imagined San Francisco’ presents the city not only as a series of material changes, but also as a contingent process and a battleground for political power.

Helicoverpa zea Trends from the Northeast: Suggestions Towards Collaborative Mapping of Migration and Pyrethroid Susceptibility

In the northeastern US, sweet corn is attacked by three lepidopterans, two of which are primarily migrants from the south. Knowledge about when and where these immigrants arrive can dramatically reduce insecticide inputs. We discuss progress on monitoring for pyrethroid resistance in one of the migrants, Helicoverpa zea, and in developing interactive cartography for regional monitoring of migratory lepidopterans in the northeastern US. Accepted for publication 14 November 2006. Published 19 July 2007.