Comments on: If Dr Who needed a mash-up… http://www.edparsons.com/2008/01/if-dr-who-needed-a-mash-up/ The blog of Ed Parsons, Geographer. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Concharto Blog » Blog Archive » Changes and Updates http://www.edparsons.com/2008/01/if-dr-who-needed-a-mash-up/#comment-1280 Concharto Blog » Blog Archive » Changes and Updates Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:53:50 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=619#comment-1280 [...] who have taken a look at Concharto have had good things to say. For instance, Ed Parsons, Google’s Geospatial Technologist, said “…This is not the first example of this [...] [...] who have taken a look at Concharto have had good things to say. For instance, Ed Parsons, Google’s Geospatial Technologist, said “…This is not the first example of this [...]

]]> By: Andrew Larcombe http://www.edparsons.com/2008/01/if-dr-who-needed-a-mash-up/#comment-1279 Andrew Larcombe Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:49:52 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=619#comment-1279 The BBC are doing something similar on a UK-wide basis with their everysquaremile project, whilst englandspastforeveryone has been running a similar (non-wiki based) project for a while. The problem with all of these (including timemap) is that whilst it's a noble ideal to enable the whole planet to write their own histories, it is by-and-large the same self-selecting bunch of predominately middle-class western males (myself included) who do. Given that the guidelines stress 'No original research' the result will be an (incomplete) list of the same histories that you could get out of any basic textbook. On a slippy map. The BBC are doing something similar on a UK-wide basis with their everysquaremile project, whilst englandspastforeveryone has been running a similar (non-wiki based) project for a while.

The problem with all of these (including timemap) is that whilst it’s a noble ideal to enable the whole planet to write their own histories, it is by-and-large the same self-selecting bunch of predominately middle-class western males (myself included) who do. Given that the guidelines stress ‘No original research’ the result will be an (incomplete) list of the same histories that you could get out of any basic textbook. On a slippy map.

]]> By: Jason Birch http://www.edparsons.com/2008/01/if-dr-who-needed-a-mash-up/#comment-1278 Jason Birch Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:02:57 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=619#comment-1278 Personally, I'd like to see what kind of automated site update procedures they have in place for when the past changes because of meddling time lords or companions... Personally, I’d like to see what kind of automated site update procedures they have in place for when the past changes because of meddling time lords or companions…

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