Best tools for multimedia reporting Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:37:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://s0.wp.com/i/webclip.png 32 32 239681374 https://geojournalism.org/2015/09/dustduino-cookbook-a-brief-introduction/ Willie Shubert Thu, 10 Sep 2015 21:06:41 +0000 Data https://geojournalism.org/?p=1482 <p>Why Measure Dust?? Being able to see the dust blowing in the wind has broad implications. Today, one in eight people in the world dies from exposure to air pollution, which includes dust. This stunning fact, issued by the World Health Organization in March 2014, adds up to 7 million premature deaths per year. Air [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2015/09/dustduino-cookbook-a-brief-introduction/">DustDuino Cookbook: A Brief Introduction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="why-measure-dust"><a href="#why-measure-dust">Why Measure Dust??</a></h2> <p>Being able to see the dust blowing in the wind has broad implications. Today, one in eight people in the world dies from exposure to air pollution, which includes dust. This stunning fact, issued by the <a href="https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/air-pollution/en/">World Health Organization in March 2014</a>, adds up to 7 million premature deaths per year. Air pollution is now the <a href="https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/air-pollution/en/">single largest environmental risk</a> to human health in the world, and it occurs both indoors and outdoors.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="what-does-a-dustduino-measure"><a href="#what-does-a-dustduino-measure">What does a DustDuino measure?</a></h2> <p>The DustDuino measures both PM10 and PM2.5 by utilizing an optical sensor: the <a href="https://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/Grove-Dust-Sensor-p-1050.html">Grove Dust Sensor</a>, aka the  Shenyei PPD42NS. The construction of the sensor includes an infrared LED, a focusing lens, and a photodiode to determine the concentration of dust in a partially closed chamber that draws in air from its surroundings.   For a detailed description of how and why to use the DustDuino, visit the wiki page on <a href="https://publiclab.org/wiki/dustduino">PublicLab.org</a></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="what-is-a-dustduino"><a href="#what-is-a-dustduino">What is a Dustduino?</a></h2> <p>The DustDuino is a air sensor kit based on two primary components, the Grove particulate sensor and the DustDuino Board.  In addition to the two primary components the DustDuino kit comes with an SD card shield, a micro-USB cable, and a laser cut acrylic case.</p> <p>The DustDuino board is a customization of the Arduino microcontroller designed to create low-power, customizable sensor projects.  The DustDuino board enables a variety of power, connectivity, and sensor configurations.  , it can be programmed with Arduino libraries and is compatible with Arduino shields  that add functionality to your dust monitor. The opportunity for expansion is limited only by one’s imagination. We encourage all DustDuino developers to share their improvements on the PublicLab.org or the DustDuino GitHub Repository.</p> <p>The DustDuino has been developed, supported, and extended by a multitude of partners and people who have worked together to help change the way we understand and communicate about the air we breathe. DustDuino would not have been possible without collaboration between the <a href="https://earthjournalism.net/">Earth Journalism Network</a>, <a href="https://developmentseed.org/">Development Seed</a>, <a href="https://infoamazonia.org/">InfoAmazonia</a>,  the <a href="https://groundtruth.in/">GroundTruth Initiative</a>, <a href="https://www.frontlinesms.com/">FrontlineSMS</a>, <a href="https://makerspaceurbana.org/">Makerspace Urbana</a>, the <a href="https://www.pressinst.org.mn/">Press Institute of Mongolia</a>, and <a href="https://publiclab.org/">Public Laboratory</a>.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="how-it-works"><a href="#how-it-works">How it works?</a></h2> <p>Design choices for the DustDuino have been based primarily on the research findings of two scientific studies focused on determining the quality and applicable use cases for the Shenyei PPD42NS, with reference monitors including the DustTrak, the Dylos laser counter, and a Federal Equivalent Method β-attenuation monitor (BAM-1020 from Met One Instrument). Testing with reference monitors conducted in <a href="https://atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/7/605/2014/amtd-7-605-2014.pdf">Berkeley, California in late 2013 </a>concluded that the results of the low-cost sensor were about equivalent to much more expensive ones when analyzing data at hourly intervals. Testing in high PM2.5 environments such as the city of Xi’an, China also has shown <a href="https://ac.els-cdn.com/S0269749115000160/1-s2.0-S0269749115000160-main.pdf?_tid=9ca954e2-ae5c-11e4-9076-00000aacb35f&amp;acdnat=1423267531_78064379fb071e29e3cf180d34d15365">high correlations between the Shenyei and reference monitors</a>. By setting up a variety of Shenyei monitors throughout the city, researchers were able to identify the High-technology Zone site as a potential PM2.5 hotspot with sustained high concentrations compared to the city average throughout the day.</p> <p>See the <a href="https://publiclab.org/wiki/dustduino">DustDuino Wiki on PublicLab.org</a> for more details</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="sensors"><a href="#sensors"> Sensors</a></h2> <p><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0294.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0294" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1506" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="199" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0294-300x199.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0294-300x199.jpg 300w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0294-1024x678.jpg 1024w" width="300"/></a></p> <p>The DustDuino features two Grove ports , one for the PM sensor and an additional port for adding others sensors such as a real-time clock or a temperature/humidity sensor. A Seeed Grove connector, for example, utilizes I2C device connection to provide a real time clock (RTK) that can communicate with the DustDuino’s microcontroller chip. I2C is a common communication protocol used by many other devices and sensors, so you are by no means limited to using a clock on this connector.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="connectivity"><a href="#connectivity">Connectivity </a></h2> <p>If you’d like to connect your DustDuino to the internet, there is a connector for an Xbee-compatible module, which is a small radio that can send data to other Xbee-compatible devices. Some of these  modules can also connect the DustDuino to a WiFi network, enabling internet connectivity. If you are planning on using the SD card kit, we recommend getting a real-time clock to timestamp your readings.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="programming-and-visualizations"><a href="#programming-and-visualizations">Programming and Visualizations </a></h2> <p>The DustDuino is fully capable of streaming your dust data to the internet if provided with network connectivity. To facilitate data sharing, we have created <a href="https://opendustmap.com/">OpenDustMap.com</a>, which enables you to graph and map your data as well as request historical data via a REST API.</p> <p>For more information visit: <a href="https://opendustmap.com/#overview">https://opendustmap.com/#overview</a> or <a href="https://github.com/OpenDustMap">https://github.com/OpenDustMap</a></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="power"><a href="#power">Power</a></h2> <p>A Micro USB-B connector enables the DustDuino to draw power from a USB computer port and most cell phone charging bricks. If you want to customize your DustDunio for outdoor use,  the board has two JST ports. The JST connector is a common format, often found on small-sized batteries, low-voltage power supplies, and solar panels. Because the DustDuino can be powered on a modest solar array, it comes with a MON-JST2 connector, which can be used to safely monitor the output of solar cells of up to 10 volts.</p> <p>See the DustDuino Cookbook section about powering the DustDuino for more information!</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="specifications-and-part-lists"><a href="#specifications-and-part-lists">Specifications and part lists</a></h2> <p>The following section overviews what is included in the DustDuino kit available from SeeedStudio. It is possible to create a dust monitor using an Arduino Uno (<a href="https://geojournalism.org/2014/04/dustduino-arduino-uno-edition/#why-focus-on-particulate-matter">tutorial on building a Arduino Uno version</a>).</p> <p>DustDuino Board Specification:</p> <p><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0295.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0295" class="alignnone wp-image-1507 size-medium" decoding="async" height="199" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0295-300x199.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0295-300x199.jpg 300w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0295-1024x678.jpg 1024w" width="300"/></a></p> <ul> <li>Atmega328p</li> <li>2 JST Connectors</li> <li>1 Micro USB</li> <li>1 Xbee-compatible Module</li> <li>2 Seeed Grove Connector</li> </ul> <p>Package Contents：</p> <p><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1133.jpg"><img alt="IMG_1133" class="alignnone wp-image-1508 size-medium" decoding="async" height="168" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1133-300x168.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1133-300x168.jpg 300w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1133-1024x575.jpg 1024w" width="300"/></a></p> <ul> <li>1 x DustDuino Board with all components mounted</li> <li>1 x Grove PM Sensor</li> <li>1 x Grove Connector Cable</li> <li>1 x SD Card Shield V4</li> <li>1 x UartSBee V5 Programmer</li> <li>6 x 5mm Laser-cut acrylic plates for creating the housing</li> <li>4 x Steel Class 8 Hex Nut</li> <li>4 x Phillips Head Screws</li> <li>1 x Micro USB Cable – 100cm</li> </ul> <p>Additional parts for Customization :</p> <ul> <li>RN-XV Wifi (Xbee compatible WiFi module)</li> <li>GSM Shield</li> <li>Xbee Explorer</li> <li>Real-time Clock</li> </ul> <p> </p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2015/09/dustduino-cookbook-a-brief-introduction/">DustDuino Cookbook: A Brief Introduction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> 1482 https://geojournalism.org/2015/09/dustduino-cookbook-recipes-for-configuring-hardware/ Willie Shubert Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:15:56 +0000 Crowdsourcing Data Data collection DustDuino Sensors https://geojournalism.org/?p=1468 <p>The DustDuino is a customization of Arduino designed to help makers create&#160;low-power, highly customizable sensor projects. By basing the system on Arduino,&#160;the DustDuino can use &#8220;out of the box&#8221; block of code to program the&#160;device to do a number of tasks. Those blocks of code are known as libraries.&#160;For more information and background on Arduino, [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2015/09/dustduino-cookbook-recipes-for-configuring-hardware/">DustDuino Cookbook: Recipes for Configuring Hardware</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> <p>The DustDuino is a customization of Arduino designed to help makers create low-power, highly customizable sensor projects. By basing the system on Arduino, the DustDuino can use “out of the box” block of code to program the device to do a number of tasks. Those blocks of code are known as libraries. For more information and background on Arduino, visit the free <a href="https://www.arduino.%20cc/en/Guide/Introduction" target="_blank">Intro to Arduino</a> guide.</p> <p>The first step in preparing the DustDuino is to download the Arduino IDE on to your computer. IDE stands for “Integrated Development Environment.” This is the software needed to directly program the board. You can <a href="https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software" target="_blank">download the latest version of the Arduino IDE</a> for your operating system.</p> <p>The DustDuino currently supports 3 different configurations for sending and/or storing the data generated by the dust sensor.  All of the custom code needed to process, transmit, and store particulate matter data is available for download on the <a href="https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software" target="_blank">DustDuino website</a> ,the <a href="https://github.com/opendustmap" target="_blank">OpenDustMap GitHub</a> repository, or from this tutorial.</p> <p>These programs are referred to as a “sketches,” and each configuration recipe listed below corresponds to a sketch available to download and install on your DustDuino. Sketches that are built inside the Arduino IDE may be saved with the “.ino” file extension.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="read-dust-levels-directly-on-your-computer"><a href="#read-dust-levels-directly-on-your-computer">Read dust levels directly on your computer</a></h2> <p><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1248.jpg"><img alt="DustDuino Serial_Hello World" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1489" decoding="async" height="575" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1248-1024x575.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1248-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1248-300x168.jpg 300w" width="1024"/></a></p> <p>Making sure that your DustDuino and the dust sensor are communicating properly is an important first step before setting setting up other configurations. The DustDuino board comes pre-loaded with the following sketch so you only need to programming the following steps if you’re using another Arduino compatible board.</p> <a class="small-button smallblue" href="https://github.com/dustduino/dustduinoserial" target="_blank">Download DUSTDUINO Serial Sketch</a> <ol> <li>Attach UartSBee programmer to DustDuino</li> <li>Attach UartSBee to computer using USB cable</li> <li>Open the Arduino IDE</li> <li>Find and select the correct serial port where your DustDuino and UartSBee<br/> are connected</li> <li>Open the DustDuinoSerial sketch in the Arduino IDE</li> <li>Compile the DustDuinoSerial sketch and upload to the DustDuino</li> <li>Open the serial monitor to watch the output from the DustDuino</li> </ol> <p>To visualize data copy your dust readings and paste into a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, to save and graph your dust readings.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="log-dustduino-readings-on-an-sd-card"><a href="#log-dustduino-readings-on-an-sd-card">Log DustDuino readings on an SD card</a></h2> <p> </p> <a class="small-button smallblue" href="https://github.com/dustduino/DustDuinoSD" target="_blank">Download DUSTDUINO SD Card Sketch</a> <ol> <li>Attach UartSBee programmer to DustDuino</li> <li>Attach UartSBee to computer using USB cable</li> <li>Program DustDuino with the SD card sketch using the UartSBee</li> <li>Attach SD card shield</li> <li>Attach dust sensor</li> <li>Insert SD card</li> <li>Power with 5 volts</li> </ol> <h2 class="summary-item" id="transmit-dustduino-readings-over-the-internet-wirelessly"><a href="#transmit-dustduino-readings-over-the-internet-wirelessly"> Transmit DustDuino readings over the internet wirelessly</a></h2> <p>The DustDuino can be configured to connect with wireless networks, so that it can send data to remote servers, which can then store and visualize the data.</p> <p>To use the DustDuino to connect and transmit data over a wireless network using, some setup of the wireless module is required.  The advantage is the DustDuino can be set up and as long as the network remains the same, it will stay connected. The Xbee wireless module, not the DustDuino microcontroller chip, does the vast majority of the work when it comes to connecting to networks and sending data.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="set-up-a-wi-fi-connected-dustduino"><a href="#set-up-a-wi-fi-connected-dustduino">Set up a Wi-Fi Connected DustDuino</a></h2> <p><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0345.jpg"><img alt="Programmer + WifiBee" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-1491" decoding="async" height="678" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0345-1024x678.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0345-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0345-300x199.jpg 300w" width="1024"/></a></p> <a class="small-button smallblue" href="https://github.com/dustduino/" target="_blank">Download DUSTDUINO WiFi Sketch</a> <ol> <li>Make sure the UartSBee is in both programmer mode and is set to provide 5 volts</li> <li>Attach the RN-XV to the UartSBee programmer, and connect the UartSBee <div class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_1492" style="width: 160px"><img alt="5V_Programmer UartSBee" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1492" class="wp-image-1492 size-thumbnail" decoding="async" height="150" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1236-150x150.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1236-150x150.jpg 150w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1236-260x260.jpg 260w" width="150"/><p class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-1492">The switches are at the bottom of the UartSBee.</p></div> <p>programmer to your computer using a USB cable.</p></li> <li>Launch the Arduino IDE, and locate the correct serial port.</li> <li>Once the correct serial port is designated, open the serial monitor.</li> <li>Select “no line ending” in the serial monitor</li> <li>Enter “$$$”</li> <li>RN-XV will respond with “CMD”</li> <li>Change serial monitor to “carriage return”</li> <li>Send “set wlan ssid &lt;id&gt;” (when entering your network’s ID here, substitute<br/> any spaces with the character “$”)</li> <li>Send “set wlan phrase &lt;phrase&gt;”</li> <li>Send “save”</li> <li>Send “reboot”</li> </ol> <p>The RN-XV should return something like the following:</p> <div class="et-box et-info"> <div class="et-box-content">*Reboot*WiFly Ver 2.38, 12-11-2012 on RN-171 MAC Addr=##:##:##:##:##:## Auto-Assoc ssid chan=5 mode=WPA2 SCAN OK Joining ssid now.. *READY* Associated! DHCP: Start DHCP in 3195ms, lease=86400s IF=UP DHCP=ON IP=###.###.#.##:#### NM=###.###.###.# GW=###.###.#.### Listen on ####</div></div> <p>If the red LED on your RN-XV disappears after the reboot, congratulations! You’ve connected to the network. Now, time to load the actual sketch for your sensor node or what have you:</p> <ol> <li>Exit the Arduino IDE</li> <li>Unplug your UartSBee from the computer</li> <li>Detach the WiFi module from the UartSbee</li> <li>Program the DustDuino board separately by installing the WiFi DustDuino<br/> sketch</li> <li>Attach the the WiFi module and dust sensor to the DustDuino board</li> <li>Plug DustDuino into 5V power source</li> <li>Enjoy!</li> </ol> <div class="et-box et-info"> <div class="et-box-content">because you are sending your DustDuino data to a server that will store your unique information, you need to make sure that the DustDuino is sending the right identifying information and credentials. Only you will know this identifing information, and the DustDuino sketches provided online do not contain your specific credentials. Therefore your DustDuinoWiFly sketch will need to be edited inside the Arduino IDE to include your unique information, such as a Feed ID, API Key, server address, and/or Arduino Key. See the README.md documentation or the comments inside the sketch for information on how to include your credentials in the sketch.</div></div> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2015/09/dustduino-cookbook-recipes-for-configuring-hardware/">DustDuino Cookbook: Recipes for Configuring Hardware</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> 1468 https://geojournalism.org/2015/08/role-play-your-way-to-geo-data-literacy/ Willie Shubert Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:08:19 +0000 Data https://geojournalism.org/?p=1441 <p>&#160;Open Doors and Open Data By Learning Data Jargon One of the biggest issues journalists face when confronted with the abundance of new data sources is the vast array of jargon used by technical experts communicating the nuances of their field. The &#160;geospatial community&#160;is particularly adept at&#160;creating obscure terminology and exotic file types. Dropping a [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2015/08/role-play-your-way-to-geo-data-literacy/">Role Play Your Way to Geo-Data Literacy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="open-doors-and-open-data-by-learning-data-jargon"><a href="#open-doors-and-open-data-by-learning-data-jargon"> Open Doors and Open Data By Learning Data Jargon</a></h2> <p>One of the biggest issues journalists face when confronted with the abundance of new data sources is the vast array of jargon used by technical experts communicating the nuances of their field. The  geospatial community is particularly adept at creating obscure terminology and exotic file types. Dropping a few key terms into conversation with experts sends them a signal that you know your stuff.</p> <p>The following few section present scenarios a geojournalist is likely to face on their way to publication. Follow along this story as jargon equipped journalist speaking to an editor, scientist, and designer (<em>all in italics</em>). Each jargon term is linked to its definition.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="pitching-an-editor-on-data-collection"><a href="#pitching-an-editor-on-data-collection">Pitching An Editor on Data Collection</a></h2> <p>Hi Editor, I have a lead on a great story about the status of receding glaciers. I have been talking to a group of scientists who have been studying this location and would like to file a GeoJournalism story.</p> <p><em>Sounds like a good but story but I think we need a good way to illustrate it. You know visuals are really driving our social traffic. What ideas to you have?</em></p> <p>I think I can get some <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#geolocation" target="_blank">geo-located</a> photos using my smartphone. We can make a map of the area with photos, points of interest, and some data about the glacial retreat. All I need to do is enable location services for it to work but I will need some connection to do that. Is there money for me to bring a <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#gps" target="_blank">GPS unit </a>with? I could certainly geo-locate my important photos by adding them as waypoints.</p> <p><em>I don’t think we have the budget for additional equipment since we are sending you to the field and that costs money. Do you have any other ideas?</em></p> <p>I have heard about this tool called <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/10/field-papers-how-to-make-digital-maps-with-a-pen-and-paper/" target="_blank">Field Papers</a>. Since I know where I will be going, I can print out a paper atlas of the area I am travelling, write directly on the paper and then upload my points with a QR code.</p> <p><em>Oh really? Well that sounds like it will save us some money. Do you know what kind of data the group of scientists is working on? Your maps really need their information to be more than just a record of your travel.</em></p> <p>Of course, I’ll schedule have a meeting with them.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="flex-your-jargon-skills-with-experts"><a href="#flex-your-jargon-skills-with-experts">Flex your Jargon Skills with Experts</a></h2> <p>Good morning. Thank you for meeting me. I’m planning a story based on your research and my publication is very interested in visualizing some of the data you’ve generated as part of your report.</p> <p><em>That’s great but all of our data is already published online. We have shared all of the maps we create and publish the data in our journal articles and official reports. Are you sure you’ve done your homework?</em></p> <p>True, and the articles you published contain a wealth of information. It is a great and interesting contribution. However, we cannot use JPEG files of the maps for our publication since we cannot change the design to fit our publications style guidelines nor transform the data to the appropriate image resolution for printing. Also, it is very difficult to make charts and graphics with data published in a <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> format. It adds hours to our work and we journalists don’t have hours to devote on our quick publishing deadlines.</p> <p><em>I see. So you need the raw files to do you work? Which file formats do you need? We used both vector and raster format for our data.</em></p> <p>It depends, we prefer <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#vector" target="_blank">vector </a>formats like <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#shp-shapefile" target="_blank">shapefiles </a>for data that includes points of interest, roads, and the boundaries of areas. Shapefiles, <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#kmlkmz" target="_blank">KMLs</a>, and GeoJSON (for an interactive map) work well for us. If you only have points we can also take a spreadsheet in CSV or EXL file format as long as there is some kind of geometry like coordinates included. Even with only an address or place name, we can <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#geocoding" target="_blank">geocode</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#raster" target="_blank">Raster data</a> is great for physical observation usually created with satellite analysis and remote sensing. We prefer GeoTIFF for raster data. Gridded points, NetCDF, GRIB, and other ASCII formatted data might be beyond our design team’s skill set.</p> <p><em>Ah, so we have lots of raster data collected via satellites. What<a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#spatial-resolution" target="_blank"> spatial resolution</a> are you looking for?</em></p> <p>Since a raster dataset is similar to a digital picture and is made from pixels with unique values encoded within the file they only have one resolution. We are trying to get a very close up picture on this area around the glacier so the higher the resolution the better. Can you provide 30-meter resolution?</p> <p><em>Why don’t you just use WMS ? We make all of our data available via a REST <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#api" target="_blank">API</a> and that would ensure that your information is accurate.</em></p> <p>Similar to the issue with JPEGs and PDFs, <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#web-map-service-wms" target="_blank">WMS </a>does not enable us to edit the design style of the information to help us tell a story. While<br/> we both share the objective of informing with honest and accurate information, our audience’s needs are quite different. If you are able to make your data available in an alternative format such as GeoJSON we would be able to add style on the information.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="storytelling-with-a-designer"><a href="#storytelling-with-a-designer">Storytelling With A Designer</a></h2> <p>Can you tell me a bit about your process and what design choices did you made to help the data tell a story?</p> <p><em>Sure, I had to make a couple of choices based on the information you gave me. First off I had to review each of the datasets to make sure that I could use them in my design software and if I found a problem I had to clean the data into a better format.</em></p> <p><em>Second, I had to make a determination on how information should presented in a <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#visual-hierarchy" target="_blank">visual hierarchy</a> so that the maps were are easier to read.</em></p> <p>So how is integrating the official data and our field collection coming along?</p> <p><em>Overall, it has been pretty easy. We are using the raster data files they gave us to make map of how the glaciers have receded over time and made them into <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/#map-tiles" target="_blank">map tiles</a>. I used your field papers dataset to annotate their data with your interviews locations and photos using storymap.js. The data was good I just had to make decisions on which tools were best to present it in an understandable way.</em></p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2015/08/role-play-your-way-to-geo-data-literacy/">Role Play Your Way to Geo-Data Literacy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> 1441 https://geojournalism.org/2014/10/mixing-shapefiles-and-comma-separated-files-in-qgis/ Vitor George Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:03:57 +0000 Data Maps Visualization https://geojournalism.oeco.org.br/?p=1078 <p>Introduction The Comma Separated File format, or just CSV, especifies a data type store in a tabular manner. Each line represent a record, and each field is delimited by a comma or another separator character. This format is accepted by popular tools like Excel, LibreOffice and Google Docs, and by most of programming languages. In [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2014/10/mixing-shapefiles-and-comma-separated-files-in-qgis/">Mixing shapefiles and comma-separated files in QGIS</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> <div> <h2 class="summary-item" id="introduction"><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a></h2> <p>The <em>Comma Separated File </em>format, or just CSV, especifies a data type store in a tabular manner. Each line represent a record, and each field is delimited by a comma or another separator character. This format is accepted by popular tools like Excel, LibreOffice and Google Docs, and by most of programming languages. In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to generate a cloropeth map of income of São Paulo residents in QGIS, using a shapefile and a csv file.</p> <div></div> <h2 class="summary-item" id="preparation"><a href="#preparation">Preparation</a></h2> <div>We are going to use data from <a href="https://censo2010.ibge.gov.br/resultados" target="_blank">2010 Brazilian Census</a> made by <a href="https://www.ibge.gov.br/">IBGE</a>. Download this <a href="https://geojournalism.org/?attachment_id=1085" target="_blank">file</a> and expand it at a local directory.</div> <div></div> <div>Download and install <a href="https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html" target="_blank">QGIS</a>. This tutorial uses version 2.2, but it is possible to follow the steps using 2.0 version.</div> <div></div> <h2 class="summary-item" id="building-the-map"><a href="#building-the-map">Building the map</a></h2> <div>Open QGIS and add a vector layer from file <em>censo-2010-sp-setores.shp:</em></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div> <div><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/passo-1-en.gif"><img alt="passo-1-en" class="aligncenter wp-image-1114" decoding="async" height="402" loading="lazy" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/passo-1-en.gif" width="800"/></a></div> <div></div> <div>Add a delimited layer from file <em>censo-2010-sp-stats.csv:</em></div> <div></div> <div><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/passo-2-en.gif"><img alt="passo-2-en" class="aligncenter wp-image-1115" decoding="async" height="545" loading="lazy" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/passo-2-en.gif" width="800"/></a></div> <div></div> <div>Join the files by specifying a key field at shapefile properties:</div> <div></div> <div><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/passo-3-en.gif"><img alt="passo-3-en" class="aligncenter wp-image-1116" decoding="async" height="493" loading="lazy" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/passo-3-en.gif" width="800"/></a></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div>This union allow creating a style based on csv file data:</div> <div> <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/passo-4-en.gif"><img alt="passo-4-en" class="aligncenter wp-image-1106" decoding="async" height="645" loading="lazy" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/passo-4-en.gif" width="800"/></a></div> <div></div> <div></div> <h2 class="summary-item" id="the-resulting-map"><a href="#the-resulting-map">The resulting map</a></h2> <div>Now you can add a legend and export the map to have a result like this:</div> <div></div> <div><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mapa1.png"><img alt="mapa" class="aligncenter wp-image-1108" decoding="async" height="650" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mapa1.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mapa1.png 1240w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mapa1-212x300.png 212w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mapa1-724x1024.png 724w" width="460"/></a></div> <div> <div class="author-shortcodes"> <div class="author-inner"> <div class="author-image"> <img alt="" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_20140611_130510_-2594441642.jpg"/> <div class="author-overlay"></div> </div> <!-- .author-image --> <div class="author-info"> <a href="https://www.twitter.com/vitor_george" target="_blank"><strong>Vitor George</strong></a> is a transportation engineer, <a href="https://www.github.com/vgeorge" target="_blank">programmer</a> and specialist in open data and geo technologies for the web. He coordinates <a href="https://codigourbano.org">Código Urbano</a> and is a collaborator of <a href="https://www.infoamazonia.org">InfoAmazonia</a>. </div> <!-- .author-info --> </div> <!-- .author-inner --> </div> <!-- .author-shortcodes --></div> <div></div> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2014/10/mixing-shapefiles-and-comma-separated-files-in-qgis/">Mixing shapefiles and comma-separated files in QGIS</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> 1078 https://geojournalism.org/2014/04/dustduino-arduino-uno-edition/ Matthew Schroyer Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:18:05 +0000 Crowdsourcing Data Mobile Data collection environmental data Open Hardware Particulate Matter Sensors https://geojournalism.oeco.org.br/?p=1025 <p>Why Focus on Particulate Matter? The World Health Organization (WHO) took a major step by announcing that air pollution is carcinogenic to humans.WHO also announced they are considering particulate matter, a major component of indoor and outdoor air pollution, as carcinogenic to humans as well. International Agency for Research on Cancer announced today: outdoor&#160;#airpollution&#160;is leading [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2014/04/dustduino-arduino-uno-edition/">DIY air pollution monitoring with DustDuino: Arduino Uno Edition</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="why-focus-on-particulate-matter"><a href="#why-focus-on-particulate-matter">Why Focus on Particulate Matter?</a></h1> <p>The World Health Organization (WHO) took a major step by announcing that air pollution is carcinogenic to humans.WHO also announced they are considering particulate matter, a major component of indoor and outdoor air pollution, as carcinogenic to humans as well.</p> <p style="padding-left: 60px;">International Agency for Research on Cancer announced today: outdoor <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23airpollution&amp;src=hash">#airpollution</a> is leading environmental cause of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cancer&amp;src=hash">#cancer</a> deaths</p> <p style="padding-left: 60px;">— WHO (@WHO) <a href="https://twitter.com/WHO/statuses/390771647461859328">October 17, 2013</a></p> <p>The <a href="https://www.iarc.fr/">International Agency for Research on Cancer</a> (IARC), a special unit inside WHO tasked with promoting international collaborations on cancer research, reached that conclusion after reviewing more than 1000 scientific papers on the carcinogenicity of air pollutants.</p> <p>Air pollution and particulate matter will be included in IARC’s Monograph, which is an encyclopedia of known carcinogens. Particulate matter will be classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, along with tobacco smoke and asbestos. In an IARC press release, the Deputy Head of the Monographs Programme, Dr. Dana Loomis, said that the group’s goal was to “evaluate the air everyone breathes rather than focus on specific air pollutants.”</p> <p>“The results from the reviewed studies point in the same direction: the risk of developing lung cancer is significantly increased in people exposed to air pollution,” he said. This finding elevates the urgency to clean up the air, both outdoors and indoors. But how does one find out the condition of the air in the first place? How healthy is your air?</p> <p><a name="more"></a>Finding that answer can be difficult and expensive. Most Environmental Protection Agency-quality particulate matter monitors send air through a filter, which must be precisely weighed, and produce only one reading a day. Other EPA monitors that sample continuously cost more than <a href="https://wireless.ece.drexel.edu/research/sd_air_quality.pdf">$14,000 each to deploy</a>.</p> <p>Mass concentration is the norm for quantifying airborne particulate matter worldwide, and is usually expressed in micrograms of particulates per cubic meter of air (μg/m3). However, there are an increasing number of affordable particulate sensors coming on the market which rely instead on lasers and LEDs to count the number of particles instead.</p> <p>For <a href="https://www.mentalmunition.com/2013/09/understanding-air-pollution-with-simple.html">more background</a> on the specifics of particulate matter sensing, <a href="https://www.mentalmunition.com/2013/05/dustduino-plan-to-crowdsource.html">please refer</a> to earlier work on Mental Munition regarding particle counting sensors. This post will focus on hacking together your own <a href="https://www.mentalmunition.com/2013/05/dustduino-plan-to-crowdsource.html">DustDuino</a> prototype, which will allow you to monitor dust levels in your home (or back yard) from anywhere you have internet access, for about $100.</p> <p>What will the end product look like, online? <a href="https://xively.com/feeds/499600824">It will look a little like this (my own live DustDuino feed).</a></p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="required-materials"><a href="#required-materials">Required Materials</a></h1> <p>To make a DustDuino, you will need:</p> <div><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4VxDLuDJfP8/UmCoqUufsLI/AAAAAAAABzE/03lt24VK5H4/s1600/DustDuino+guts.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" decoding="async" height="215" loading="lazy" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4VxDLuDJfP8/UmCoqUufsLI/AAAAAAAABzE/03lt24VK5H4/s640/DustDuino+guts.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="384"/></a></div> <p>1) A WiFi network in your home<br/> 2) <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11021">Arduino Uno development board</a><br/> 3) <a href="https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Arduino/A000064/?qs=Cvel0QnFNSJK4W8LtutgWg%3D%3D&amp;gclid=CLvD8cGAn7oCFeYWMgodYEEAtA">Arduino Wireless Proto Shield</a><br/> 4) <a href="https://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/grove-dust-sensor-p-1050.html">Shinyei PPD-42 Dust Sensor </a><br/> 5) <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10822">Sparkfun Roving Networks RN-XV WiFi module</a><br/> 6) <a href="https://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/typeb-usb-cable-for-arduino-diecimila-and-freeduino-p-130.html?cPath=98_100">USB type B cable</a> (for programming the Arduino)<br/> 7) <a href="https://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/wall-adapter-power-supply-9vdc-1a-p-1509.html?cPath=1_4">9V DC power supply</a> (or a 5V USB cell phone charger along with your USB-B cable)<br/> 8) <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11367">22AWG solid core hookup wire</a> (M/M jumper wires can be used in a pinch)<br/> 9) Soldering equipment (soldering iron, solder, and soldering paste)<br/> 10) Arduino sketch from the <a href="https://github.com/NodeJournalism/DustDuino">DustDuino GitHub repository</a> (<a href="https://github.com/NodeJournalism/DustDuino/archive/master.zip">zipped repo</a> also contains background literature on the PPD-42, mass concentration algorithms, and the DustDuino logo).</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="step-1-program-the-wifi-module"><a href="#step-1-program-the-wifi-module">Step 1: Program the WiFi module</a></h2> <div><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vOlrwmM9lwE/UQ6lUWp4pAI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/4WUGJ2uioMM/s1600/RNXV_PIC.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" decoding="async" height="215" loading="lazy" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vOlrwmM9lwE/UQ6lUWp4pAI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/4WUGJ2uioMM/s640/RNXV_PIC.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="384"/></a></div> <p>For the DustDuino to transmit any data, it needs to be connected to your home WiFi network. <a href="https://www.mentalmunition.com/2013/06/step-by-step-guide-to-programming-rn-xv.html">Consult my post on programming the RN-XV for details</a>.</p> <p>Like the Arduino Uno, which serves as the DustDuino’s “brain,” the RN-XV will be on constantly. The RN-XV is set up to connect to your home’s WiFi network as soon as power is connected, and it will remain connected so long as there is power.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="step-2-hook-up-the-shinyei-ppd-42-particulate-sensor"><a href="#step-2-hook-up-the-shinyei-ppd-42-particulate-sensor">Step 2: Hook up the Shinyei PPD-42 particulate sensor</a></h2> <div><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iyoKpH_NNzA/UmCm11WKsHI/AAAAAAAABy0/SAm5evZGfVQ/s1600/PPD42+connector.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" decoding="async" height="215" loading="lazy" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iyoKpH_NNzA/UmCm11WKsHI/AAAAAAAABy0/SAm5evZGfVQ/s640/PPD42+connector.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="384"/></a></div> <p>When you order the Shinyei sensor, it will come packaged with a connector to interface with the <a href="https://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/base-shield-v13-p-1378.html?cPath=132_134">Seeedstudio Grove Shield</a>. Instead of purchasing a whole new shield just to attach a single sensor, I recommend simply sticking either jumper wires, or stripped 22AWG solid core wire into the end of the Grove connector.</p> <p>The black wire on the Grove cable corresponds to ground, so that wire should be connected to GND on the Arduino Wireless Shield. The red wire on the Grove cable will be connected to 5V on the Wireless Shield, while the remaining white wire will be plugged into the digital “8” pin on the Shield.</p> <div><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V66NnhE8Y1A/UmCngtjIpCI/AAAAAAAABy8/AtYVdVgDVD8/s1600/PPD42+solder+P2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" decoding="async" height="215" loading="lazy" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V66NnhE8Y1A/UmCngtjIpCI/AAAAAAAABy8/AtYVdVgDVD8/s640/PPD42+solder+P2.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="384"/></a></div> <p>There’s another issue with using the included Grove connector: it doesn’t make use of all the sensor’s available channels. The included connector will only make use of the Shinyei’s P1 channel, which is for counting particles between 1 and 10 microns. But the PPD-42 also has a P2 channel, which counts particles between 2.5 and 10 microns.</p> <p>By measuring both P1 and P2 channels, it’s possible for the DustDuino to differentiate between the PM2.5 and PM10, which are the two major ranges of particles recognized by the EPA and similar agencies. The smaller particulates that measure 2.5 microns and under are of special concern, since those have the potential to enter the blood stream and<a href="https://www.epa.gov/air/urbanair/"> cause the most harm</a>.</p> <p>To measure the P2 channel, strip a solid core 22AWG wire and solder the end of the wire to the second pin on the PPD-42. This is the pin located between GND and 5V. It might be a good idea to use a little hot glue to insulate the connection and provide a little strength.</p> <p>Your new P2 channel will be connected to the digital “9” pin on the Wireless Shield.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="step-3-set-up-a-xively-account"><a href="#step-3-set-up-a-xively-account">Step 3: Set up a Xively account</a></h2> <div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYhwnKz5Le0/UmF-2p8u6-I/AAAAAAAABzw/VNvtQPSwIh0/s1600/xively1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" decoding="async" height="240" loading="lazy" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYhwnKz5Le0/UmF-2p8u6-I/AAAAAAAABzw/VNvtQPSwIh0/s640/xively1.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="384"/></a></div> <p>All that data being produced by the DustDuino will have to go somewhere, and it might as well go somewhere you can easily access. Xively is a service that <a href="https://xively.com/whats_xively/">markets itself</a> as a “public cloud specifically for the internet of things,” which allows you to view your sensor data from home computer, tablet, or smartphone.</p> <p>That service can get quite expensive, but you can <a href="https://xively.com/signup/">sign up for a free developer account</a>, which can store up to 30 channels of data across five devices (a channel is a single stream of data — like temperature, or humidity, or PM2.5 or PM10). With a free Xively account, any data older than 30 days will be deleted.</p> <p>Xively can walk you through the process of <a href="https://xively.com/dev/tutorials/xively/">setting up an account</a>, but there are some specific things you’ll need to do to make sure it’s set up to receive DustDuino data.</p> <p>You will need to create a device with four channels, named:</p> <ul> <li>PM10</li> <li>PM10count</li> <li>PM25</li> <li>PM25count</li> </ul> <p>PM10count and PM25count channels will store the number of PM10 and PM2.5 particles counted by the Shinyei PPD-42 sensor, while PM10 and PM25 channels will store mass concentration as calculated by the DustDuino code.</p> <p>Record the Feed ID for this device, which you’ll need to insert into the Arduino code later. Also save the name of the device, which you’ll also need for the Arduino code.</p> <p>The last thing you’ll need to do here is to create an API key which will give your DustDuino permission to store data on your Xively account. Every time the DustDuino sends data to Xively, it needs send along this unique key. To make a new API key, or find an existing key, go to “settings,” and then click “Master Keys.”</p> <p>Copy and paste this API key somewhere easy to find, as you’ll need to manually insert it into the Arduino code in our next step.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="step-4-code-the-arduino"><a href="#step-4-code-the-arduino">Step 4: Code the Arduino</a></h2> <p>The Arduino is fairly capable “out of the box,” but for more complicated tasks like getting the RN-XV to connect to the Xively server, it’s helpful to have blocks of code already written out. Those blocks of code are known as <a href="https://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Libraries">libraries</a>.</p> <p>Fortunately there’s only one library you’ll need for the DustDuino, and that’s the <a href="https://github.com/harlequin-tech/WiFlyHQ">WiFlyHQ library</a>. The Arduino website has instructions on how to <a href="https://arduino.cc/en/Guide/Libraries">install Arduino libraries</a>.</p> <p>After installing the WiFlyHQ library, open up the DustDuino.ino file in the Arduino IDE. Find the #define APIKEYcode and replace the hash signs with your API Key.</p> <p>Find the very next line, which begins #define FEEDID, and replace the hash signs with the Feed ID.</p> <p>Finally, in the very next line, which begins #define USERAGENT, replace the hash signs with the device name.</p> <p>Save the sketch, and with the Wireless Shield detached from the Arduino Uno, upload the sketch to the Arduino. After the sketch is uploaded, you may re-connect the Wireless Shield. Make sure the switch on the Wireless Shield is set to “Micro” before connecting your DustDuino to a power source.</p> <p>You have several options for powering your DustDuino. You can purchase a separate “wall wart” style 9-volt DC adapter for the Arduino, or you can run power through the Arduino Uno’s USB-B port.</p> <p>If you do decide to supply power through the USB-B port, you may do so with a universal cell charging adapter that has a female USB connector. Most of these chargers supply 5 volts, but just to be sure, make sure to read any text on your cell charger. Another easy way to power the Arduino Uno is to keep it plugged in to your computer’s USB port, but you have to keep your computer powered at all times.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="step-5-keep-everything-together"><a href="#step-5-keep-everything-together">Step 5: Keep everything together</a></h2> <div><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ePbhNS-BMe4/UmCpWWtqESI/AAAAAAAABzQ/Av7xqDICOV0/s1600/DustDuino+unboxed.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" decoding="async" height="358" loading="lazy" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ePbhNS-BMe4/UmCpWWtqESI/AAAAAAAABzQ/Av7xqDICOV0/s640/DustDuino+unboxed.jpg" width="640"/></a></div> <p>The Shinyei PPD-42 must be placed upright to work correctly. In other words, it must be placed on a vertical surface, with the connector must be pointing down, and the chrome part of the sensor pointing up.</p> <p>This placement is important to drive air into the sensor. Inside the sensor chamber, at the bottom, is a resistor that heats up when power is connected. With this resistor, the sensor creates a warm updraft of air, which is meant to circulate dust inside the chamber.</p> <p>According to an email from Shinyei customer service, the sensor doesn’t need any kind of fan to blow air inside the sensor chamber. But the chamber must be open to the air you wish to sense.</p> <p>The container doesn’t have to be elaborate. One solution is to secure the sensor to the side of a cardboard box with a pushpin (the sensor has a convenient hole at the top of its circuit board for this kind of thing). If you have a cork board or other board that can be stuck with pins, you also can mount your sensor on a wall.</p> <div><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xWLes9mtr2I/UmCsyJYz7eI/AAAAAAAABzY/FFZlGrbmGnM/s1600/dustduino+proto+2+on+wall.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" decoding="async" height="640" loading="lazy" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xWLes9mtr2I/UmCsyJYz7eI/AAAAAAAABzY/FFZlGrbmGnM/s640/dustduino+proto+2+on+wall.jpg" width="480"/></a></div> <p>At the beginning of this post is a picture of a work in progress: an acrylic cube in which to store the DustDuino. The sides of this cube were cut from an 1/8th inch acrylic sheet using a 50-watt CO2 Epilog laser engraver at the <a href="https://cucfablab.org/">CU Community Fab Lab</a>. The design is not yet perfected, but when finished, the pattern will be made available as a PDF for download.</p> <p>Please note that if you intend to deploy this sensor in your backyard, you will need to make a waterproof housing that still allows the sensor to sample air. You must also ensure the power source to your DIY housing is waterproof, as well. Like the indoor acrylic housing, this is a work in progress.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="one-last-word-about-this-prototype"><a href="#one-last-word-about-this-prototype">One last word about this prototype</a></h2> <div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aav6lLpRvGQ/UmF9eGri4XI/AAAAAAAABzo/STmOFct3W-Y/s1600/dustduino+logo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" decoding="async" height="230" loading="lazy" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aav6lLpRvGQ/UmF9eGri4XI/AAAAAAAABzo/STmOFct3W-Y/s640/dustduino+logo.jpg" style="border: 0px;" width="230"/></a></div> <p>The DustDuino is a work in progress. I cannot make any guarantees as to whether your particular project will work. Having said that, this device has worked great for me so far. So given my personal success, and the recent WHO and IARC findings about particulate matter being carcinogenic, I felt it was time to release instructions and code into the wild.</p> <p>If you put together a DustDuino have it working correctly, or have any suggestions, feel free to drop me a line at mschroyer@gmail.com.</p> <p>Also, if this device has proven useful for you, please consider donating to MentalMunition.com. Funds will go to develop ready-to-deploy DustDuino devices.</p> <div class="author-shortcodes"> <div class="author-inner"> <div class="author-image"> <img alt="" src="https://cucfablab.org/sites/cucfablab.org/files/images/MattSchroyer.jpg"/> <div class="author-overlay"></div> </div> <!-- .author-image --> <div class="author-info"> Matthew Schroyer is a drone and data journalist based in Urbana, Illinois. He is developing drone technology and small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (sUAV) for use in journalistic enterprises. To this end, he has founded the Professional Society of Drone Journalists (PSDJ), located at DroneJournalism.org. </div> <!-- .author-info --> </div> <!-- .author-inner --> </div> .author-shortcodes <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2014/04/dustduino-arduino-uno-edition/">DIY air pollution monitoring with DustDuino: Arduino Uno Edition</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> 1025 https://geojournalism.org/2014/02/easy-steps-for-making-charts-and-infographics-using-the-free-datawrapper-app/ Oluseun Onigbinde Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:29:25 +0000 Apps Data Visualization https://geojournalism.oeco.org.br/?p=968 <p>Leading media organizations are using Datawrapper, a simple and free tool, to improve their storytelling this way. Datawrapper is an interactive chart app that can be embedded into stories such as this one, which shows the Nigerian government&#8217;s proposed budget in 10 charts. To sustain user attention and drive audience engagement, journalists and news organizations [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2014/02/easy-steps-for-making-charts-and-infographics-using-the-free-datawrapper-app/">Easy steps for making charts and infographics using DataWrapper</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> <p>Leading media organizations are using <a href="https://datawrapper.de" target="_blank">Datawrapper</a>, a simple and free tool, to improve their storytelling this way. Datawrapper is an interactive chart app that can be embedded into stories such as <a href="https://www.yourbudgit.com/blog/view/8" target="_blank">this one</a>, which shows the Nigerian government’s proposed budget in 10 charts.</p> <p><span id="more-968"></span></p> <p>To sustain user attention and drive audience engagement, journalists and news organizations should learn to use data visualizations.</p> <p>Data visualizations let you explain a set of data simply with an infographic, an interactive application or a chart. With multiple stories competing for users’ attention on the boundless Internet, data visualizations are a creative way to interest users in your content and add context or a different perspective to your story.<a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_4391.jpg"><img alt="dsc_4391" class="size-full wp-image-994 alignright" decoding="async" height="200" loading="lazy" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_4391.jpg" width="300"/></a></p> <p>As an <a href="https://www.icfj.org/about/profiles/oluseun-onigbinde" target="_blank">ICFJ Knight International Journalism Fellow</a> in Nigeria, I work on using digital methods to support journalists in improving their storytelling and driving a wider engagement. Our team of fellows and our local <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21forum/hackshackers-lagos" target="_blank">HacksHackers chapter</a>) in Lagos recently organized a data journalism class focused on how to use the <a href="https://datawrapper.de/" target="_blank">Datawrapper</a> application to strengthen storytelling.</p> <p>Our class participants had never used DataWrapper, but it’s so simple to use that they have already returned to their newsrooms and created these visualizations:</p> <p>—<a href="https://sustainableconvos.com/infographics-population-and-economic-growth/" target="_blank">Infographics on population and economic growth</a></p> <p>—<a href="https://www.yarnmesomething.com/2014/01/marketing-gadgets-to-women.html" target="_blank">Marketing gadgets to women</a></p> <p>—<a href="https://www.tech360ng.com/activities-social-media-driving-force-data-demand/" target="_blank">Social media is a driving force for data demand</a></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="get-started-with-using-datawrapper"><a href="#get-started-with-using-datawrapper">Get started with using DataWrapper</a></h2> <p> </p><div class="et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs"> <ul class="et-tabs-control"> <li><a href="#"> Step 1 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 2 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 3 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 4 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 5 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 6 </a></li> </ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> <div class="et-tabs-content"> <div class="et-tabs-content-wrapper"> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <ol> <li>Find a data setYou’ll need a set of data in spreadsheet format. In this example, I’m using a data set obtained from Nigeria’s <a href="https://budgetoffice.gov.ng" target="_blank">Budget Office of the Federation</a>. If you don’t have your own spreadsheet handy, use the same one I did so you can try out Datawrapper and understand the power of the tool. The budget spreadsheet is available for free here as a <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj_5npSmNt1IdHRlOHIxWElRRjlySU1jYkc5QnAydEE&amp;usp=sharing" target="_blank">Google Doc</a>. </li></ol></div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <ol>2. Log in to the Datawrapper site through an email address or Twitter password.</ol> <div><img alt="image: " class="aligncenter" decoding="async" height="241" loading="lazy" src="https://ijnet.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_large/public/data1.png?itok=H_Y9s89A" title="image: " width="420"/></div> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <ol>3. Copy and paste data from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or upload a CSV spreadsheet document.</ol> <div><img alt="image: " class="aligncenter" decoding="async" height="192" loading="lazy" src="https://ijnet.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_large/public/data3.png?itok=yYlCbqXb" title="image: " width="420"/></div> <div></div> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <ol>4. The DataWrapper application translates the data into a table and displays that for you. You can add data sources and also links if you have them. If the table looks ok to you, click the “Visualize” button.</ol> <div><img alt="image: " class="aligncenter" decoding="async" height="184" loading="lazy" src="https://ijnet.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_large/public/data4.png?itok=o0WElFyq" title="image: " width="420"/></div> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <ol>5. Next, you’ll see the “Visualize” tab, which shows an array of chart types that you can use.</ol> <div><img alt="image: " class="aligncenter" decoding="async" height="254" loading="lazy" src="https://ijnet.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_large/public/data5.png?itok=T7P6ig4X" title="image: " width="420"/></div> <p>Do you need help figuring out which kind of chart to use? Check out this <a href="https://extremepresentation.typepad.com/blog/files/choosing_a_good_chart.pdf" target="_blank">guide</a>.</p> <p>Mini-tabs can help in refining the chart. They let you add titles and descriptions, as well as change the layouts.</p> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <ol>6. You can copy and paste the embed code and publish the chart. (If you need to correct the chart later, you’ll need to republish the chart to get a new embed code.)</ol> <div><img alt="image: " decoding="async" height="231" loading="lazy" src="https://ijnet.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_large/public/data6.png?itok=Da6WjJ7a" title="image: " width="420"/></div> <div></div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- .et-tabs-container --></div> <p>I hope you’ll try out DataWrapper and publish your visualizations on your news site or your own blog.</p> <div class="author-shortcodes"> <div class="author-inner"> <div class="author-image"> <img alt="" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/420474130799284224/k_pzRQfA.jpeg"/> <div class="author-overlay"></div> </div> <!-- .author-image --> <div class="author-info"> <em><a href="https://twitter.com/seunonigbinde" target="_blank">Oluseun Onigbinde</a> is a digital innovator and open data advocate. As part of his <a href="https://www.icfj.org/our-work/nigeria-increasing-citizen-engagement-health-news" target="_blank">ICFJ Knight International Journalism Fellowship</a> in Nigeria, he promotes the use of creative digital tools in media organizations to increase public engagement around key development issues such as health and education.</em> </div> <!-- .author-info --> </div> <!-- .author-inner --> </div> .author-shortcodes <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2014/02/easy-steps-for-making-charts-and-infographics-using-the-free-datawrapper-app/">Easy steps for making charts and infographics using DataWrapper</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> 968 https://geojournalism.org/2013/10/field-papers-how-to-make-digital-maps-with-a-pen-and-paper/ Emir Hartato Sun, 20 Oct 2013 17:36:05 +0000 Crowdsourcing Data Data collection Easy Hand Drawn Low-tech https://geojournalism.oeco.org.br/?p=747 <p>What are Field Papers? As this set of tutorials demonstrates, there are many ways to collect data for use in mapping. For most circumstances a smartphone or a GPS unit will provide connectivity in even the remotest of places but each has its limits. This is where field papers can fill the gaps. Using simple [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/10/field-papers-how-to-make-digital-maps-with-a-pen-and-paper/">Field Papers: Make Digital maps with a Pen and Paper</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="what-are-field-papers"><a href="#what-are-field-papers">What are Field Papers?</a></h1> <p>As this set of tutorials demonstrates, there are many ways to collect data for use in mapping. For most circumstances a smartphone or a GPS unit will provide connectivity in even the remotest of places but each has its limits. This is where field papers can fill the gaps. Using simple pen and paper, you can quickly draw points, lines, and polygons then upload them to a digital format by simply taking a picture of your drawing.</p> <p><a href="https://fieldpapers.org/" target="_blank">Field Papers</a>, which was created by <a href="https://stamen.com/" target="_blank">Stamen Design</a> and is the update of a tool called <a href="https://walking-papers.org/" target="_blank">Walking Papers</a>, allows us to print a map of a selected area, draw on it, add notes to it, and then open it in an OpenStreetMap editor like iD to digitize the drawing.</p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="how-do-field-papers-work"><a href="#how-do-field-papers-work">How do Field Papers Work</a></h1> <p><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/QR_Code.png"><img alt="QR_Code" class="wp-image-783 alignleft" decoding="async" height="71" loading="lazy" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/QR_Code.png" width="73"/></a>When you print a Field Paper, the paper comes with a square QR code on the bottom of the page.  This bar code allows Field Papers to determine the exact location of the map that you are using to survey.  Later, when you load the paper back into JOSM, all the objects that you drew will be in shown in their actual locations, or at least quite close, which is good enough for us.</p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="using-field-papers"><a href="#using-field-papers">Using Field Papers</a></h1> <p><b style="font-size: 1.5em;">Create your paper atlas:</b></p> <p>Locate the area you want to map on the Field Papers website.  Print out a map of this area.  You can choose to print the current map of the area with OpenStreetMap, or you can choose to print aerial imagery, if it is available in your area.</p> <ul> <li>Open your web browser – this may be Firefox, Chrome, Opera, or Internet Explorer.</li> <li>In the address bar at the top of the window, enter the following text and press Enter: <a href="https://walkingpapers.hotosm.org/">https://fieldpapers.org/</a></li> <li>The website should look something like this:</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fieldpapers.org/" target="_blank"><img alt="Field_Papers_Welcome_Page" class="wp-image-785 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="410" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Field_Papers_Welcome_Page.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Field_Papers_Welcome_Page.png 991w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Field_Papers_Welcome_Page-300x206.png 300w" width="595"/></a></p> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li>Click on “Make yourself an Atlas.”</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Enter a place where you would like to print out a map, and press Enter.  Here we will search for “Jakarta.”</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fieldpapers.org/make-step1-search.php" target="_blank"><img alt="Location_Box_Field_Papers" class="wp-image-772 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="405" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Location_Box_Field_Papers.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Location_Box_Field_Papers.png 981w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Location_Box_Field_Papers-300x154.png 300w" width="785"/></a></p> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li>Now you are presented with an interface where you can define the boundaries of your Field Papers.  The map that you see shows the area that you would like to print on paper.  You can print multiple pages, zoom in and out, and drag the papers to cover specific boundaries on the map.</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fieldpapers.org/make-step2-geography.php?zoom=12&amp;lat=-6.17149&amp;lon=106.82753" target="_blank"><img alt="Field_Papers_Jakarta" class="wp-image-771 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="298" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Field_Papers_Jakarta-1024x497.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Field_Papers_Jakarta-1024x497.png 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Field_Papers_Jakarta-300x145.png 300w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Field_Papers_Jakarta.png 1919w" width="614"/></a></p> <div class="et-box et-info"> <div class="et-box-content"><p><b>HINT: Zoom In!</b></p> <p>Field Papers work best when you are at a very local (high-zoom) level. Since the details in the map are much greater at the local level you can create more accurate drawings. If you print out a page with most of the city in it, you can really only make general features.</p></div></div> <p></p><p><b style="font-size: 1.5em;">Customizing the printed atlas using the following buttons:</b></p> <p>The box below is what you will use to determine the size of your atlas including the number of pages and what map features will be printed on each page. Click on the various buttons to see what each does</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Page_Maker_Boxes.png"><img alt="Page_Maker_Boxes" class="size-full wp-image-781 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="366" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Page_Maker_Boxes.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Page_Maker_Boxes.png 523w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Page_Maker_Boxes-300x209.png 300w" width="523"/></a></p> <p><b><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/AddSub_Pages.png"><img alt="AddSub_Pages" class="alignnone wp-image-773" decoding="async" height="39" loading="lazy" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/AddSub_Pages.png" width="59"/></a></b>.  To add or subtract a page, we can click on the + and – buttons on the map.</p> <p><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Expand_Box_UI.png"><img alt="Expand_Box_UI" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-774" decoding="async" height="50" loading="lazy" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Expand_Box_UI.png" width="50"/></a> Expand or decrease the area of the papers by dragging the button in the lower right corner.</p> <p><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Move_Pages_Field_Papers.png"><img alt="Move_Pages_Field_Papers" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-775" decoding="async" height="50" loading="lazy" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Move_Pages_Field_Papers.png" width="50"/></a>You can move the paper by clicking and dragging the button in the upper left corner.</p> <p>You can adjust the paper orientation and type of map using the controls at the top. If you are in an area without much OpenStreetMap data, consider choosing the satellite imagery</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Top_Bar_Selections.png"><img alt="Top_Bar_Selections" class="size-full wp-image-776 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="54" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Top_Bar_Selections.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Top_Bar_Selections.png 587w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Top_Bar_Selections-300x27.png 300w" width="587"/></a></p> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li>When you’re finished, click “Next.”</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Now you can give your map a name, and if you want, you can add notes to be printed on the map, such as questions you want to remember to answer or specific places you want to identify.  After you fill out the form, again click “Next.”</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Finally choose your layout.  You can indicate whether you want pages only for your maps, or if you want notes on the same page.  If you choose the notes option, then half of your page will be left for taking notes, and the other half will contain your map.</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Layout_Selection.png"><img alt="Layout_Selection" class="wp-image-777 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="415" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Layout_Selection.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Layout_Selection.png 952w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Layout_Selection-300x217.png 300w" width="571"/></a></p> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li>Notes can be useful for adding place names or other notations that you can add when you digitize your hand-drawn map.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>It may take a few minutes to prepare your Field Papers.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>When your print is ready, scroll to the bottom and click “Download PDF.”  The Field Paper should begin downloading.   If it loads in your browser, you may need to save it by going to File -&gt; Save.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>When the download is finished, open the PDF file.  Connect your computer to a printer and print the page.  If everything goes well, you should now have your map printed on paper.</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/field-paper-Jakarta-Reservoir-example-2.jpg"><img alt="field-paper-Jakarta Reservoir " class="wp-image-763 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="475" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/field-paper-Jakarta-Reservoir-example-2-1024x791.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/field-paper-Jakarta-Reservoir-example-2-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/field-paper-Jakarta-Reservoir-example-2-300x231.jpg 300w" width="614"/></a></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="drawing-maps-with-field-papers"><a href="#drawing-maps-with-field-papers">Drawing Maps with Field Papers</a></h2> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li>Take your Field Papers outside, and use it as a guide to walk and identify new places that are not on the map.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>You can also work in a team with Field Papers. If you print our many atlas pages, you will also see a page that looks like this:</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/field-paper-Jakarta-Reservoir-example-1.jpg"><img alt="field-paper-Jakarta Reservoir Grid" class="wp-image-764 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="475" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/field-paper-Jakarta-Reservoir-example-1-1024x791.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/field-paper-Jakarta-Reservoir-example-1-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/field-paper-Jakarta-Reservoir-example-1-300x231.jpg 300w" width="614"/></a></p> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li>The grid on the front page of your atlas lets you know how each individual paper fit together. If you want to cover a large area it is helpful to work as a team. Each person or small group can take one page and fill out information for just that area. At the end of the day, everyone can meet up and upload their pen and paper edits online to synthesize the work of the group.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Draw lines for roads, shapes for buildings, and so forth.  Write notes about each location directly on the map, or write numbers on the map that relate to numbers in your notebook, where you can write more detailed information about each feature.</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/walking-paper-snapshot.jpg"><img alt="walking-paper-snapshot" class="wp-image-768 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="395" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/walking-paper-snapshot.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/walking-paper-snapshot.jpg 1000w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/walking-paper-snapshot-300x197.jpg 300w" width="600"/></a></p> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li>When you are satisfied with your additions on the paper map, then you can add them digitally into OpenStreetMap.</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <h2 class="summary-item" id="scan-and-upload"><a href="#scan-and-upload">Scan and Upload</a></h2> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li>Field Papers are very useful for mapping with nothing more than paper, but they are not 100% magic.  We will still need to upload our paper to FieldPapers.org, add our information digitally, and save our changes on OpenStreetMap.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The first step is to scan your Field Paper into your computer.  You can do this by attaching a scanner to your computer, scanning the paper, and saving it as an image file.  If you don’t have a scanner, you can take a photography of the paper, but you should be carefully to take a very good photo.  Make sure that the paper is flat and your camera is directly in front of it.  Be sure to include the QR code in the image, as Field Papers will not work without it.  Here is an example of a scanned/photographed image:</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Once you have your Field Papers scanned and saved on the computer, open your web browser and return to <a href="https://walkingpapers.hotosm.org/">https://fieldpapers.org/</a>, just as before.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Click on the “Upload” tab at the top of the page.</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fieldpapers.org/upload.php" target="_blank"><img alt="Field Papers Upload_Box" class="wp-image-770 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="360" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Upload_Box.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Upload_Box.png 914w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Upload_Box-300x178.png 300w" width="603"/></a></p> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li>Click “Choose File” and navigate to the file where you scanned/photographed your Field Papers.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Click “Upload.”  It may take a few minutes for your paper to upload, depending on the speed of your internet connection.</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Processing_Bar.png"><img alt="Processing_Bar" class="wp-image-780 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="118" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Processing_Bar.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Processing_Bar.png 649w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Processing_Bar-300x78.png 300w" width="454"/></a></p> <ul> <ul> <ul> <li>At this stage, you’ll be able to add additional notes to your Field Paper in digital form. The simplest way to do so is the click on the “Edit in iD” link.</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Editing_From_Field_Papers_001.png"><img alt="Editing_From_Field_Papers_001" class="wp-image-782 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="430" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Editing_From_Field_Papers_001.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Editing_From_Field_Papers_001.png 940w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Editing_From_Field_Papers_001-300x228.png 300w" width="564"/></a></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="congratulations"><a href="#congratulations">Congratulations!</a></h2> <p>In this tutorial you learned the process of using Field Papers and how they work.  You learned how to print, map, and scan a Field Paper. Next, you can use iD editor to add the places that we mapped into OpenStreetMap. Check out the next tutorial and you will have learned the complete process.</p> <div class="author-shortcodes"> <div class="author-inner"> <div class="author-image"> <img alt="" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Emir_Bio.png"/> <div class="author-overlay"></div> </div> <!-- .author-image --> <div class="author-info"> Emir Hartato has been working on the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOT) Indonesian team since June 2011. During his senior year at the University of Indonesia, Emir joined HOT as an intern. Kate Chapman, Jeff Haack, Vasanthi Harygono and Emir were the initial four to teach OSM under HOT. He has traveled extensively throughout Indonesia teaching OpenStreetMap to government workers, NGOs and other humanitarian organizations. </div> <!-- .author-info --> </div> <!-- .author-inner --> </div> .author-shortcodes <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/10/field-papers-how-to-make-digital-maps-with-a-pen-and-paper/">Field Papers: Make Digital maps with a Pen and Paper</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> 747 https://geojournalism.org/2013/10/frontlinesms-how-to-create-a-mobile-newsroom-for-disaster-reporting/ Imelda Albaño Sun, 20 Oct 2013 16:50:44 +0000 Crowdsourcing Data Mobile https://geojournalism.oeco.org.br/?p=792 <p>Communicating During Crisis The Philippines is an island nation of more than 100 million people living &#160;at the doorstep of climate change.&#160;Each year Filipinos face recurring natural disaster;&#160;enduring typhoons, severe drought, floods, and coastal erosion. As journalists living in a country where disaster is a fact of life, the Philippine Network of Environmental Journalists (which [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/10/frontlinesms-how-to-create-a-mobile-newsroom-for-disaster-reporting/">FrontlineSMS: How to Create a Mobile Newsroom for Disaster Reporting</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="communicating-during-crisis"><a href="#communicating-during-crisis">Communicating During Crisis</a></h1> <p>The Philippines is an island nation of more than 100 million people living  at the doorstep of climate change. Each year Filipinos face recurring natural disaster; enduring typhoons, severe drought, floods, and coastal erosion. As journalists living in a country where disaster is a fact of life, the <a href="https://pnej.org/">Philippine Network of Environmental Journalists</a> (which I am president of) has turned our attention to delivering disaster-affected people with critical, actionable information.</p> <p>Using SMS reporting, PNEJ journalists can reach audiences ranging from isolated villages to government agencies quickly during and after a typhoon or other disaster, to share information such as flood warnings or to locate areas where rescue teams are most needed.</p> <p>The team behind <a href="https://environews.ph/">Philippine EnviroNews</a> doesn’t only report on disaster and climate change. Rather, the text messaging system is used to manage a national newsroom that covers topics that include agriculture, eco-cities, biodiversity, water, health, energy, waste and international policies including their impact on local communities.</p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="what-is-frontlinesms"><a href="#what-is-frontlinesms">What is FrontlineSMS?</a></h1> <p><a href="https://www.frontlinesms.com/">FrontlineSMS</a> is a free, open source software that turns a laptop and a mobile phone or modem into a central communications hub to facilitate structured communication between members of the network and the public.</p> <p>Once installed, the program enables users to send, receive, and manage incoming and outgoing SMS messages, including multimedia messaging. Because it uses text messaging technology, it offers a group such as PNEJ a low-cost option to setup a central communication hub for its journalism projects.</p> <p>All data lives on the computer, rather than on a server controlled by someone else so the communication manager has better control to traffic information sent to the network.</p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="required-materials"><a href="#required-materials">Required Materials</a></h1> <ul> <li>Basic infrastructure: A working power source, and access to GSM network</li> <li>Hub: Computer with USB serial ports (Windows system is preferred)</li> <li>Compatible USB modem with SIM card (Most Huawei E Series GSM modems and ZTE Inc.MF627 GSM modems are compatible. To check for the system requirements, go to <a href="https://devices.frontlinesms.com/pub">https://devices.frontlinesms.com/pub</a>)</li> <li>SIM card with prepaid or postpaid credits to send and receive message that is compatible with the USB modem</li> <li>FrontlineSMS software (Free download: <a href="https://www.frontlinesms.com/technologies/download/">https://www.frontlinesms.com/technologies/download/</a>)</li> <li>Internet connection for the computer.</li> </ul> <p>After receiving the SMS reports via the communication hub, the next step is for the communications manager to connect the system to the EnviroNews.ph website. For this, the setup required the following:</p> <ul> <li>Admin access to a publication’s website</li> <li>Email account to register for a social media accounts</li> <li>Twitter account named after your publication. Our is  EnviroNews.ph (<a href="https://twitter.com/EnviroNewsph">@EnviroNewsph</a>)</li> <li>TweetyMail account to receive SMS from FrontlineSMS system and send to Twitter</li> <li>Twitter widget to show real-time updates of SMS reports from the field</li> <li>Internet connection</li> </ul> <p>For field reporters, any mobile phone that can send and receive SMS is needed. It is crucial for the reporters to know the network’s mobile number and the keywords for sending reports. Subscribers enrolled in the system can receive updates and also send reports, comments, or inquiries.</p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="download-and-install-frontlinesms"><a href="#download-and-install-frontlinesms">Download and Install FrontLineSMS</a></h1> <p>First, download FrontlineSMS (Version 1.6.63 for Windows) from <a href="https://www.frontlinesms.com/technologies/download/">https://www.frontlinesms.com/technologies/download/</a>) on any dedicated netbook or computer.</p> <div class="et-box et-info"> <div class="et-box-content">Note that the computer should be dedicated for this use and will remain operational 24/7 to receive reports. Access to the internet is also required to connect SMS messages to online platforms like twitter or your own website.</div></div> <p>Version 1 is FrontlineSMS’s main product from 2008 to 2012 and is currently the only version to support the following features needed for the project:</p> <ul> <li>Contact sub-groups</li> <li>Frontline forms</li> <li>Translation Manager</li> <li>Auto-forward to Email (Crucial for sending SMS reports to the EnviroNews.ph website)</li> <li>Reminders</li> </ul> <p>After downloading, install the FrontlineSMS (Version 1.6.63) on a computer and get familiar with the menus for configuring the setup.</p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="understanding-the-frontlinesms-1-o-interface"><a href="#understanding-the-frontlinesms-1-o-interface">Understanding the FrontLineSMS 1.o Interface</a></h1> <p>Now that you have the FronlineSMS software on your computer you will presented with this window:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage" class="size-full wp-image-857 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="444" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage.jpg 624w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage-300x213.jpg 300w" width="624"/></a></p> <p>In a nutshell, here are the major buttons (located below the top menu bar) and their functions needed for the setup. The Homepage is divided into different sections:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs"> <ul class="et-tabs-control"> <li><a href="#"> Menu Bar </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Welcome Page </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Language Panel </a></li> <li><a href="#"> SMS Panel </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Latest Events </a></li> </ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> <div class="et-tabs-content"> <div class="et-tabs-content-wrapper"> <div class="et_slidecontent">  Menu bar: Consists of File, Settings, View and Help located at the top-left navigation bar. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Menu-Bar.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_Menu Bar" class="size-full wp-image-855 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="444" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Menu-Bar.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Menu-Bar.jpg 624w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Menu-Bar-300x213.jpg 300w" width="624"/></a>  </div> <div class="et_slidecontent">  FrontlineSMS Welcome Page: Consists of a window showing the product logo. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Welcome-Image.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_Welcome Image" class="size-full wp-image-851 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="444" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Welcome-Image.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Welcome-Image.jpg 624w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Welcome-Image-300x213.jpg 300w" width="624"/></a> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Language Panel: Offers major language options for the software interface based on the flag icons. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Language-Select.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_Language Select" class="size-full wp-image-854 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="444" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Language-Select.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Language-Select.jpg 624w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_Language-Select-300x213.jpg 300w" width="624"/></a>  </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> SMS Panel: Allows sending of a message to members (PNEJ reporters) enrolled in the system. It also shows the prepaid credits, based on the number of messages sent by the network’s hub. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_SMS-box.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_SMS box" class="size-full wp-image-852 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="444" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_SMS-box.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_SMS-box.jpg 624w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_SMS-box-300x213.jpg 300w" width="624"/></a> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Latest Events: Summarizes the messages and emails sent and received over the network. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_latest-Events.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_latest Events" class="size-full wp-image-853 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="444" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_latest-Events.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_latest-Events.jpg 624w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_latest-Events-300x213.jpg 300w" width="624"/></a>  </div> </div> </div> </div> .et-tabs-container <p></p> <p>In addition to the major interface for sending and monitoring SMS messages, there are a series ofr buttons (located below the top menu bar) needed for the setup. These buttons are near the top of the window.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs"> <ul class="et-tabs-control"> <li><a href="#"> Home </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Contacts </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Keywords </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Messages </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Emails </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Phones </a></li> </ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> <div class="et-tabs-content"> <div class="et-tabs-content-wrapper"> <div class="et_slidecontent">  <strong>Home</strong>: Allows you to view the current messages (SMS or email) sent to the system by authenticated users and groups. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_home-button.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_home button" class="size-full wp-image-840 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="56" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_home-button.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_home-button.jpg 367w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_home-button-300x45.jpg 300w" width="367"/></a><p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p></div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <strong>Contacts</strong>: Consists of the list of names and at least one mobile number, an email address, user group/s and additional information as deemed necessary for the system. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_contact-button.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_contact button" class="size-full wp-image-841 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="56" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_contact-button.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_contact-button.jpg 367w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_contact-button-300x45.jpg 300w" width="367"/></a> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <strong>Keywords</strong>: Serve as shortcut for automated commands established between the system and the user. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_keywords-button.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_keywords button" class="size-full wp-image-842 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="56" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_keywords-button.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_keywords-button.jpg 367w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_keywords-button-300x45.jpg 300w" width="367"/></a> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <strong>Messages</strong>: These are the messages (SMS or email from SMS) sent by the user over the system and into the target media for publishing (i.e. cellphone subscribers, Twitter or website). <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_messages-button.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_messages button" class="size-full wp-image-844 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="56" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_messages-button.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_messages-button.jpg 367w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_messages-button-300x45.jpg 300w" width="367"/></a>  </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <strong>Emails</strong>: Consists of the emails sent to the system using keywords for publishing in a social media account (Twitter or Facebook) or website (Environews.ph). <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_emails-button.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_emails button" class="size-full wp-image-845 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="56" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_emails-button.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_emails-button.jpg 367w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_emails-button-300x45.jpg 300w" width="367"/></a> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <strong>Phones</strong>: This allows you to connect, disconnect and check the connection status of the frontline to a dedicated SMS dongle or phone, which will be used to receive and send the SMS messages between the system and the user. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_phones-button.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_phones button" class="size-full wp-image-846 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="56" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_phones-button.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_phones-button.jpg 367w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_phones-button-300x45.jpg 300w" width="367"/></a> </div>  </div> </div> </div> .et-tabs-container <p></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="connecting-a-cell-phone-usb-modem"><a href="#connecting-a-cell-phone-usb-modem">Connecting a Cell Phone / USB Modem</a></h1> <p>FrontlineSMS gives you the ability to connect to the cellular network via a SIM card. You can attach either a cell phone or a USB modem to your computer to access this network.  You can check FrontlineSMS’s <a href="https://devices.frontlinesms.com/pub">Device Database</a> for an overview of compatible hardware.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs"> <ul class="et-tabs-control"> <li><a href="#"> Step 1 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 2 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 3 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 4 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 5 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 6 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Troubleshooting </a></li> </ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> <div class="et-tabs-content"> <div class="et-tabs-content-wrapper"> <div class="et_slidecontent">  First off, if the FrontlineSMS application is open, close it/exit before plugging in your SIM card device.   </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Plug in your SIM card device (either a compatible mobile phone or USB modem).  </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Your computer will now recognize the device you have plugged in. This may take a few moments.  </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Restart FronlineSMS  </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Click on the Phones tab <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_phones-button.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_HomePage_phones button" class="size-full wp-image-846 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="56" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_phones-button.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_phones-button.jpg 367w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_HomePage_phones-button-300x45.jpg 300w" width="367"/></a> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> You can now configure your phone to send and receive messages through FrontlineSMS. Eventually you may want a SIM card (phone number) to be dedicated to sending and another to receiving if you want to limit message sending for financial or other reasons. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Modem_Config.png"><img alt="Frontline_Modem_Config" class="wp-image-888 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="421" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Modem_Config.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Modem_Config.png 1064w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Modem_Config-300x197.png 300w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Modem_Config-1024x674.png 1024w" width="638"/></a> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> There are multiple issues that can arise when setting up your phone number in FrontlineSMS. FrontlineSMS maintains an active <a href="https://frontlinecloud.zendesk.com/home">help desk</a> and <a href="https://frontlinesms.ning.com/">community </a>that you can consult if you are running into problems. TechChange also has a short video online that details some common issues that people face during this step. <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_1PXMUmZEK4" width="480"></iframe> </div>  </div> </div> </div> .et-tabs-container <p></p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="adding-and-organizing-contacts"><a href="#adding-and-organizing-contacts">Adding and Organizing Contacts</a></h1> <p>Create a contact list on the FrontlineSMS server under the Contacts Manager button. For the project, PNEJ has prepared a members’ list (in a spreadsheet), including their mobile numbers, emails.</p> <p>To add a contact:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs"> <ul class="et-tabs-control"> <li><a href="#"> Click New Contact </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Enter Contact </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Save </a></li> </ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> <div class="et-tabs-content"> <div class="et-tabs-content-wrapper"> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Click New Contact on the lower menu <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Contracts_Page_Button_Location.png"><img alt="Frontline_Contracts_Page_Button_Location" class="wp-image-861 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="461" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Contracts_Page_Button_Location.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Contracts_Page_Button_Location.png 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Contracts_Page_Button_Location-300x225.png 300w" width="614"/></a>  </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Fill up the information for Name, Mobile Number and Email Address. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Add_A_Contact.png"><img alt="Frontline_Add_A_Contact" class="wp-image-859 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="461" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Add_A_Contact.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Add_A_Contact.png 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Add_A_Contact-300x225.png 300w" width="614"/></a> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent">  For Current Status, click Active to make sure the enrolled PNEJ member can send and receive messages over the networks. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Add_A_Contact_Current_Status.png"><img alt="Frontline_Add_A_Contact_Current_Status" class="wp-image-860 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="461" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Add_A_Contact_Current_Status.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Add_A_Contact_Current_Status.png 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Add_A_Contact_Current_Status-300x225.png 300w" width="614"/></a> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent">  Click Save.  </div>  </div> </div> </div> .et-tabs-container <p></p> <p>The next step involves the creation of <strong>Groups</strong>, which will be crucial to determine who gets the messages and the corresponding action to facilitate proper action upon receiving the message or field reports.</p> <p>Before creating a contact group, make sure to identify the organizational structure to facilitate the functions of each member. For this project, the Technical Working Group of PNEJ designated these functions and their respective roles:</p> <p><strong>Final Editors:</strong> This refers to the project managers who has access to the central communication hub or the infrastructure and server of the FrontlineSMS. Using the FrontlineSMS system, they can</p> <ul> <li>Screen and edit the final format of the message before it gets posted on the EnviroNews.ph website.</li> <li>Send and receive SMS and email messages to all, specific groups, or individual members in the network.</li> <li>Edit and manage the functions of story editors and field reporters.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Story Editors:</strong> This refers to the 5 designated editors who will receive and manage stories based on the story categories3 under the EnviroNews.ph website. Their function involves:</p> <ul> <li>Receive and edit report from field reporters based on story merit.</li> <li>Send edited and verified reports with potential for posting for final review of the Top Editors.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Field Reporters:</strong> This refers to members who can send field reports in the form of SMS and photos to the system using an assigned mobile number (based on the SIM card inserted in the modem). They can also receive announcements from the network’s story editors and final editors.</p> <p>While preparing the member’s list, PNEJ also conducted a survey on the topics of interest of each member based on 10 story categories found on EnviroNews.ph: Disasters, Climate Change, Agriculture, Eco-cities, Biodiversity, Water, Health, Energy, Waste, and International. This is a crucial step for the setup of the system’s KEYWORDS (Step Six).</p> <p><strong>Create A Group:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs"> <ul class="et-tabs-control"> <li><a href="#"> Step 1 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 2 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 3 </a></li>   <li><a href="#"> Step 4 </a></li>   </ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> <div class="et-tabs-content"> <div class="et-tabs-content-wrapper"> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Click the New Group button on the Contacts Manager bar. On the pop-up menu that appears, type the group name. For example, Editors who will receive field reports and edit them for accurate content and proper grammar before the story gets posted on the EnviroNews.ph website. Click OK. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_NewGroups_Pixelated.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_NewGroups_Pixelated" class="wp-image-830 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="426" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_NewGroups_Pixelated-1024x710.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_NewGroups_Pixelated-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_NewGroups_Pixelated-300x208.jpg 300w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_NewGroups_Pixelated.jpg 1180w" width="614"/></a>Note that there is no edit function after creating a group’s name so finalize the list of groups before creating them. In case of typographical or spelling errors to be corrected, create the group with the correct name and delete the group with an incorrect name.  </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Click All Contacts Tab (Default Group) and pick a name on the list to add to the new group (Editors). In this case, the selected member’s name will be highlighted.  <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Groups_Naming_Mosaic.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_Groups_Naming_Mosaic" class="wp-image-832 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="425" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Groups_Naming_Mosaic-1024x708.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Groups_Naming_Mosaic-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Groups_Naming_Mosaic-300x207.jpg 300w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Groups_Naming_Mosaic.jpg 1174w" width="614"/></a>  </div>  <div class="et_slidecontent">  Click Edit under the window displaying the members’ list. A pop-up menu appears detailing the email, mobile number and current status of the contact.  <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Groups_Mosic.jpg"><img alt="Frontline_Groups_Mosic" class="wp-image-831 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="340" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Groups_Mosic-1024x566.jpg" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Groups_Mosic-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Groups_Mosic-300x165.jpg 300w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Groups_Mosic.jpg 1185w" width="614"/></a> </div>  <div class="et_slidecontent">  On the Group’s information window, click Add to Group (Step 1) and Select Editors from the New pop-up window (Step 2). Click OK to save changes.  </div>   </div> </div> </div> .et-tabs-container <p></p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="using-keywords"><a href="#using-keywords">Using Keywords</a></h1> <p>The next step involves the creation of a map of Keywords. In FrontlineSMS, keywords correspond to a string of automated commands determined for a specific user or group’s function.</p> <p>Before inputing the keywords into the system, it is crucial to create an outline of the keywords to be used to streamline the process of its use. The PNEJ SMS Reporting system has three layers of keywords for each user group, which also correspond to how the system is used:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Story Keywords for Field Reporters</strong>: This refers to the 10 story keywords based on the corresponding story category on EnviroNews.ph. Field reporters will type these keywords at the beginning of the message (or field report) so that the FrontlineSMS system will automatically send the message to the assigned editor for proper action.</li> <li><strong>Edit1 for Story Editors</strong>: This refers to the command used by the Story Editors, who after receiving, editing, and verifying the content of the field report, sends the message to the FrontlineSMS system hotline, which then automatically sends it to the Top Editors.</li> <li><strong>Publish for Top Editors:</strong> This refers to the command used by the Top Editors to publish in real-time the SMS field report on the EnviroNews.ph website, via its Twitter account. By typing this keyword at the beginning of the message (all within the 140-character limit of Twitter) and sending it to the FrontlineSMS hotline, the system will forward it via an email account that is linked to Twitter using a Tweetymail account. Visitors of the website can see the real-time updates from the ground via the Twitter widget.</li> </ul> <p>With this in mind, here are some of the 12 keywords (10 Story Keywords, Edit1 and Publish) created by PNEJ to align with the sections of the EnviroNews.ph website:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://environews.ph/"><img alt="EnviroNews_Top_Bar" class="aligncenter" decoding="async" height="112" loading="lazy" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/EnviroNews_Top_Bar-1024x159.png" width="719"/></a></p> <div class="et-box et-info"> <div class="et-box-content"> The instructions below offers a break down of each of the 10 story catagory  found on the EnviroNews.ph website. Field reporters can use when sending their stories to the editors. These keywords are specific to this project and are just one example of how SMS keywords can be used for journalism </div></div> <p><strong>STORY KEYWORDS:</strong></p> <p>DISASTERS for stories on typhoons, storm signals, floods, and weather-related incidents.</p> <p>CLIMATE for stories on climate change, weather, and local communities who are experiencing climate change impacts.</p> <p>AGRI for stories on agriculture, sustainable farming methods, and crop technologies to address climate change.</p> <p>ECOCITIES for stories on green architecture, eco-mobility, eco-towns and the creation of climate-smart cities.</p> <p>BIODIVERSITY for stories on new biodiversity hotspots, poaching, and local community efforts to help save the planet.</p> <p>WATER for blue stories such as ocean acidification, coral reef rehabilitation, and marine animal protection.</p> <p>HEALTH for health-related issues on the environment, particularly the rise in dengue and malaria cases, as well as elephantiasis after floods due to stagnant water in low-lying areas.</p> <p>ENERGY for stories on renewable energy, sustainability, fossil fuel and coal,</p> <p>WASTE for stories on urban waste management and issues, recycling, and chemical waste disposal.</p> <p>INTL for stories under the International category, including global reports on the environment, announcements, contests, and opportunities.</p> <h1 class="summary-item" id="connecting-frontlinesms-to-twitter"><a href="#connecting-frontlinesms-to-twitter">Connecting FrontlineSMS to Twitter</a></h1> <p>This section covers how to create a Twitter widget for the website, log in to your Twitter page and click Settings from the right account panel. As mentioned earlier, using Twitter’s own plugin ensures real-time posting of Tweets and field reports on the website compared to third-party plugins.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs"> <ul class="et-tabs-control"> <li><a href="#"> Step1 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 2 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 3 </a></li>  <li><a href="#"> Step 4 </a></li>  <li><a href="#"> Step 5 </a></li>  <li><a href="#"> Step 6 </a></li> </ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> <div class="et-tabs-content"> <div class="et-tabs-content-wrapper"> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Open up your Twitter profile and select the the your settings panel <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step1.png"><img alt="Frontline_Twitter_Step1" class="size-full wp-image-882 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="520" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step1.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step1.png 862w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step1-300x180.png 300w" width="862"/></a><p></p> <p>  </p></div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <p style="text-align: center;">On the left navigation menu, go to Widgets and click Create New. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step2.png"><img alt="Frontline_Twitter_Step2" class="size-full wp-image-877 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="521" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step2.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step2.png 862w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step2-300x181.png 300w" width="862"/></a></p> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <p>After configuring the desired format of the widget, save and copy the code on the website to publish the Tweets in real-time. To do this, you need the website admin to input the code on the website page settings.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_twitter_Step3.png"><img alt="Frontline_twitter_Step3" class="size-full wp-image-878 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="606" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_twitter_Step3.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_twitter_Step3.png 859w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_twitter_Step3-300x211.png 300w" width="859"/></a></p> </div>  <div class="et_slidecontent"> <p style="text-align: center;">Going back to configuring the PUBLISH Keyword for the Top Editors, follow the steps below: Add the PUBLISH to the Keywords List. Configure the command by choosing EMAIL from the Options tab. <a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step4.png"><img alt="Frontline_Twitter_Step4" class="size-full wp-image-879 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="693" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step4.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step4.png 869w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step4-300x239.png 300w" width="869"/></a></p> <p>  </p></div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> Upon clicking the Email option, configure the message bar to include the {message_content}. On the From (Email) bar, input the email you used to register with Twitter and Tweetymail. Seek the help of your web admin to configure the email settings for your website on this. On the To (Email) bar, input <a href="mailto:tweet@tweetymail.com">tweet@tweetymail.com</a>. Click Save.<p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step5.png"><img alt="Frontline_Twitter_Step5" class="size-full wp-image-880 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="690" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step5.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step5.png 872w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step5-300x237.png 300w" width="872"/></a></p> <p>  </p></div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <p>This is how the Twitter widget on EnviroNews.ph displays field reports from members of the project:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step6.png"><img alt="Frontline_Twitter_Step6" class="size-full wp-image-881 aligncenter" decoding="async" height="627" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step6.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step6.png 864w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Frontline_Twitter_Step6-300x217.png 300w" width="864"/></a></p> <p>  </p></div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> </div>  </div> </div> </div> .et-tabs-container <p></p> <div class="author-shortcodes"> <div class="author-inner"> <div class="author-image"> <img alt="" src="https://www.sej.org/sites/default/files/ImeldaAbano_0.jpg"/> <div class="author-overlay"></div> </div> <!-- .author-image --> <div class="author-info">  Imelda Abano is the Founder and President of the Philippine Network of Environmental Journalists, Inc. (PNEJ) and a board member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. She has been covering climate change and environmental issues for the Reuters Thomson Foundation, UK-based Science and Development Network (scidevnet), and InterAksyon. Abano was among the first batch of journalists who launched the Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) in 2007 to cover the United Nations-backed climate change conferences. She then became a United Nations Framework of Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) fellow covering series of climate change negotiations from 2008 to present.  </div> <!-- .author-info --> </div> <!-- .author-inner --> </div> .author-shortcodes <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/10/frontlinesms-how-to-create-a-mobile-newsroom-for-disaster-reporting/">FrontlineSMS: How to Create a Mobile Newsroom for Disaster Reporting</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> 792 https://geojournalism.org/2013/08/downloading-map-information-from-openstreetmap/ Erica Hagen Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:52:08 +0000 Data Maps cartography Open Street Map https://geojournalism.oeco.org.br/?p=310 <p>You may wish to actually get at the data in OpenStreetMap and extract a spreadsheet of information &#8211; not just latitude and longitude but also every detail about each point of interest or feature. Introduction OpenStreetMap&#160;is a terrific tool for mapping and editing maps. It is a user-created map of the world, made by thousands [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/08/downloading-map-information-from-openstreetmap/">Downloading map information from OpenStreetMap</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> <p>You may wish to actually get at the data in OpenStreetMap and extract a spreadsheet of information – not just latitude and longitude but also every detail about each point of interest or feature.<span id="more-310"></span></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="introduction"><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a></h2> <p><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/">OpenStreetMap</a> is a terrific tool for mapping and editing maps. It is a user-created map of the world, made by thousands of participants over the years. The structure is much like Wikipedia – anyone can edit the map, and users correct each others’ errors so that the results you see are highly accurate.</p> <p>Adding your own map information to OSM is covered <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/08/openstreetmap-editing-using-id/" title="OpenStreetMap editing using ID">here</a>.</p> <p>Often, you’ll want to take part of the map you see on the OSM site and use it somewhere else, like on your website or blog as an illustration. This tutorial focuses on taking a map image off of the main OSM site so you can use it someplace else.</p> <p><strong>Tips</strong></p> <p>Make sure that the area you want to show on your map is actually mapped well before you start. You can follow the first step of the tutorial to find out. If it’s not go ahead and <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/08/openstreetmap-editing-using-id/" title="OpenStreetMap editing using ID">add your own information</a>.</p> <p>You may wish to actually get at the data in OpenStreetMap and extract a spreadsheet of information – not just latitude and longitude but also every detail about each point of interest or feature. Remember, there can be a lot in the OSM database that isn’t immediately visible – say, opening hours of a clinic or really anything someone wished to add. In order to do this, you should see <a href="https://overpass-turbo.eu/">https://overpass-turbo.eu</a>. It is not covered in this tutorial.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="starting-a-new-map"><a href="#starting-a-new-map">Starting a new Map</a></h2> <p>First, go to <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/">www.openstreetmap.org</a>.</p> <p>There is a search box on the lefthand side of the homepage. You can type in there the name of the place you want to find on the map. A list of options will come up and if your area is mapped, it will appear there. Click on it to get to the part of the world you want to capture.</p> <p>Or, you can zoom in and out of the map using the righthand side + and – buttons, and click and drag the map around using your mouse to find your part of the world. If it’s not well mapped, you might want to map it first yourself! Use the <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/08/openstreetmap-editing-using-id/" title="OpenStreetMap editing using ID">tutorial</a> or else, see <a href="https://learnosm.org/en/" target="_blank" title="Learn OSM">Learn OSM</a> to get into more depth with mapping.</p> <div class="et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs"> <ul class="et-tabs-control"> <li><a href="#"> Step 1 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 2 </a></li> </ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> <div class="et-tabs-content"> <div class="et-tabs-content-wrapper"> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <p>Once you’ve found the place you want, your screen should look something like this:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-311" decoding="async" height="326" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps01-1024x543.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps01-1024x543.png 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps01-300x159.png 300w" width="614"/></p> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> You don’t even have to log in to take this data right from the website to your computer desktop. First, drag the map around and zoom in and out to show the exact area that you are going to want. Click where it says <em>Export</em>.<p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-312" decoding="async" height="328" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps02-1024x547.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps02-1024x547.png 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps02-300x160.png 300w" width="614"/></p> <p>The latitude and longitude coordinates shown will correspond to the edges of the actual map image you see, so you can leave them alone since you already adjusted that. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> .et-tabs-container <p></p><h2 class="summary-item" id="formatting-your-map"><a href="#formatting-your-map">Formatting your map</a></h2> <p>Where it says <em>Format to Export</em>, at this point we just want an image file so you can leave it on Map Image. Below, choose your preferred format to export.</p> <p>Where it says <em>Scale</em>, you might need to experiment with the size. The Maximum is given, and if you type in that exact number (in my example, it’s 21000) you’ll get every tiny bit of data in that box and a fairly large file size. The number given in my example is 65272 (actually less than 21,000 because it’s a ratio 1:x) will give you a fairly small file size and image, so if you zoom in it becomes pixelated. Choose the size that best works for your particular needs, and hit <em>Export</em>. That’s all – now you have a nice image to put on your blog post or website – or a printed document of any kind.</p> <p>If you want to get a little more advanced, and use the HTML code, you can also place a marker onto the map and then put the code into your website directly.</p> <div class="et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs"> <ul class="et-tabs-control"> <li><a href="#"> Step 1 </a></li> <li><a href="#"> Step 2 </a></li> </ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> <div class="et-tabs-content"> <div class="et-tabs-content-wrapper"> <div class="et_slidecontent"> <p>Click where it says <em>Embeddable HTML</em>.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-313" decoding="async" height="326" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps03-1024x543.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps03-1024x543.png 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps03-300x159.png 300w" width="614"/></p> </div> <div class="et_slidecontent"> If you want, click where it says <em>Add a marker to the map</em> and click on the map to add a little pointer.<p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-314" decoding="async" height="322" loading="lazy" sizes="auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps04-1024x537.png" srcset="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps04-1024x537.png 1024w, https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/openstreetmaps04-300x157.png 300w" width="614"/></p> <p>Then copy-paste the HTML displayed in the box into your website. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> .et-tabs-container <p></p><p><strong>That’s it!</strong></p> <div class="author-shortcodes"> <div class="author-inner"> <div class="author-image"> <img alt="" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/erica-hagen.jpg"/> <div class="author-overlay"></div> </div> <!-- .author-image --> <div class="author-info"> <strong>Erica Hagen</strong> is a journalist and international development practitioner working for democracy of information and citizen participation in both online and traditional media. She is the co-founder of Map Kibera and GroundTruth Initiative. She received a Master’s of International Affairs from Columbia University in New York, where she focused on journalism and international development. She has worked in four countries on development communication and evaluation, and in the United States on refugee and immigrant issues, for organizations such as United Nations Population Fund, Concern Worldwide, and Unicef. She holds a B.A. in Religion from Reed College. More from Erica: <a href="https://www.ericahagen.com/">https://www.ericahagen.com/</a> </div> <!-- .author-info --> </div> <!-- .author-inner --> </div> .author-shortcodes <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/08/downloading-map-information-from-openstreetmap/">Downloading map information from OpenStreetMap</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> 310 https://geojournalism.org/2013/08/basic-environmental-data-sources-for-mining-information/ Gustavo Faleiros Wed, 07 Aug 2013 21:15:11 +0000 Data environmental data satellite imagery https://dev.cardume.art.br/toolkit/?p=141 <p>Here we bring a collection of sources on different geodata. The way this tutorial is organized follows some of the bigger issues concerning the environmental coverage such as climate change, deforestation, water stress among many others Introduction Journalists and data visualizers cannot complain about the lack of sources on environmental issues. Because of years of [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/08/basic-environmental-data-sources-for-mining-information/">Basic Environmental Data: sources for mining information</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> <p>Here we bring a collection of sources on different geodata. The way this tutorial is organized follows some of the bigger issues concerning the environmental coverage such as climate change, deforestation, water stress among many others</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="introduction"><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a></h2> <p>Journalists and data visualizers cannot complain about the lack of sources on environmental issues. Because of years of scientific research and decades of earth observation, datasets are available in huge amounts and  most often in open formats.</p> <p>Here we bring a collection of sources on different geodata. The way this tutorial is organized follows some of the bigger issues concerning the environmental coverage such as climate change, deforestation, water stress among many others. We also indicate the tutorials you should follow if you would like to manipulate, map and visualize these data.</p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="daily-active-fire"><a href="#daily-active-fire">Daily active fire</a></h2> <p>Fire pixels or hot spots all over the world are monitored by NASA satellites. On the NASA´s <a href="https://earthdata.nasa.gov/" target="_blank">Earth Data</a> website you will find the link for the FIRMS project (Fire Information for Resource Management System). There you will find links for <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/79/" target="_blank" title="CSV">CSV</a>, <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/77/" target="_blank" title="SHP (Shapefile)">Shapefiles (SHP)</a>, <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/78/" target="_blank" title="KML/KMZ">KML</a> (Google Earth format) and <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/721/" target="_blank" title="Web service">web services</a>, covering the last 24hs, 48hs and 72 hours.</p> <p>A good form to keep track of the forest fires in your area of interest is to sign up for email alerts</p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_154" style="width: 554px"><a href="https://dev.cardume.art.br/toolkit/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/email-alerts-firms.jpg"><img alt="email alerts firms" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-154" class="wp-image-154" decoding="async" height="326" loading="lazy" src="https://dev.cardume.art.br/toolkit/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/email-alerts-firms.jpg" width="544"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-154">The website and the page where you can sign up for email alerts on forest fire</p></div> <p style="text-align: left;">For larger datasets, covering several days months and even years of fire pixel, you can use the download tool also available at the website.</p> <p>This is an example of what you can do with these datasets when you map the data. There is information both from fire pixel over the month of July in South America, but also a analysis of the biggest fire events since 2000.<br/> <iframe frameborder="0" height="400" loading="lazy" src="https://infoamazonia.org/embed/?map_only=1&amp;map_id=3502&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;lat=-6.140554782450295&amp;lon=-56.33789062499999&amp;zoom=4" width="600"></iframe></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="protected-areas"><a href="#protected-areas">Protected areas</a></h2> <p>Limits of National Parks, reserves and indigenous land are essential when creating a map or to contextualize your environmental story. The best source for it is the website <a href="https://www.protectedplanet.net/" target="_blank">Protected Planet</a>, done by the World Commission on Protected Areas, a UN body.</p> <p>There you can download <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/79/" target="_blank" title="CSV">CSV</a>, <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/77/" target="_blank" title="SHP (Shapefile)">SHP</a> and <a href="https://geojournalism.org/glossary/78/" target="_blank" title="KML/KMZ">KML</a> with the boundaries of virtually every protected area in the planet. There is also information on the species existing on these areas and the status of their conservation, either if there are threatened or not of extinction.</p> <p>This is the kind of map you can do by uploading a KML file on Google Maps for example</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="350" loading="lazy" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=217417509911840200241.0004d03ac1c596975f522&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=-7.482345,-55.745025&amp;spn=2.26417,1.01857&amp;output=embed" width="425"></iframe><br/> <small><br/> </small></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="data-on-the-state-of-the-artic-and-the-antartic"><a href="#data-on-the-state-of-the-artic-and-the-antartic">Data on the state of the Artic and the Antartic</a></h2> <p>Due to Climate Change, a lot of attention has been paid on the state of planets ice environment, or the criosphere.</p> <p><a href="https://nsidc.org/" target="_blank">The</a><a href="https://nsidc.org/" target="_blank"> National</a><a href="https://nsidc.org/" target="_blank"> Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)</a> provides spreadsheets, charts, KMLs and shapefiles that allows easy visualizations and data analysis of the extent of sea ice in the Artic or ice sheets in the Antartic.</p> <p>The downloads are well explained on the <a href="https://nsidc.org/data/docs/noaa/g02135_seaice_index/#daily_data_files" target="_blank">Sea Ice Index Page</a></p> <p>A good way of using this data is to create Google Earth Tours like the one that follows:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/waMJP7n3_-I" width="640"></iframe></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="ghg-emissions-on-country-level"><a href="#ghg-emissions-on-country-level">GHG emissions on country level</a></h2> <p>The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change (UNFCCC) receives official data from governments on emissions of Greenhouse Gases.</p> <p>The data can be found their website on a section called <a href="https://unfccc.int/ghg_data/items/3800.php" target="_blank">GHG Data</a>. There is data for specific pollutants, such as</p> <p>CO2 – Carbon dioxide<br/> CH4 – Methane<br/> N2O – Nitrous oxide<br/> PFCs – Perfluorocarbons<br/> HFCs – Hydrofluorocarbons<br/> SF6 – Sulphur hexafluoride</p> <p>as well as for the indirect greenhouse gases such as SO2, NOx, CO and NMVOC.</p> <p>The data is provided on XLXs with values divided by country signatories of the Convention. The format allows you to create simple charts for ranking the main emitters, like this.</p> <p><img alt="" class="aligncenter" decoding="async" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/oimg?key=0Anx0wudPaqDTdFVtMTRPdGxYdzA5MHYxWEVPUHZ2Q3c&amp;oid=6&amp;zx=i68v0ol28snd" width="600"/></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="forestry-and-deforestation"><a href="#forestry-and-deforestation">Forestry and deforestation</a></h2> <p>Some of the best data compiled on forestry and forest resources can be found on United Nation´s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Every five years they publish their <a href="https://www.fao.org/forestry/fra/fra2010/en/" target="_blank">“Global Forest Resource Assessment”</a> and also they keep and update stats page (<a href="https://faostat3.fao.org/home/index.html#DOWNLOAD" target="_blank">FAOSTAT</a>) on trade and production of forest products, allowing the user to customize their tables for download.</p> <p>On the example bellow is a simple thematic map done with Google Spreadsheet using the numbers of the 2010 global assessment. Here we are showing the countries colored by the size of forest land.</p> <p><img alt="" class="aligncenter" decoding="async" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/oimg?key=0Anx0wudPaqDTdHE4ZUFVdE9ub3pEMnBjY0Zub1hSTXc&amp;oid=2&amp;zx=y8jieryfiyc4"/></p> <h2 class="summary-item" id="oceans"><a href="#oceans">Oceans</a></h2> <p>The US National Ocean and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) holds a rich database with information the salinity, oxygen saturation, phosphate concentration, among others indicators of sea health. One visiting the webpage of the <a href="https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)</a> might get overwhelmed by the amount and complexity of information. The formats are not the usual spreadsheets, but there are some analysis ready to be used.</p> <p>For example, if you access the figures database is possible to find useful information on oceans temperature, like the one below.</p> <p><img alt="" class="aligncenter" decoding="async" src="https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/woa/WOA09F/temperature/JPEG/t_0_0_1.jpg" width="680"/></p> <div class="author-shortcodes"> <div class="author-inner"> <div class="author-image"> <img alt="" src="https://geojournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gustavo-faleiros.jpg"/> <div class="author-overlay"></div> </div> <!-- .author-image --> <div class="author-info"> Knight International Journalism Fellow <strong>Gustavo Faleiros</strong> is an environmental journalist and media trainer who specializes in data-driven journalism. During his first Knight International Journalism Fellowship last year, Faleiros launched <a href="https://infoamazonia.org/" target="_blank">InfoAmazonia</a>, a digital map that uses satellite and other publicly available data to monitor the Amazon rainforest. Before his fellowship, Faleiros helped create the Amazon Communications Network, which trained journalists and produced 200 stories about environmental issues in the region. The network sprang from his earlier accomplishments at the Brazilian environmental news site <a href="https://www.oeco.com.br/" target="_blank">O Eco</a>, where Faleiros introduced the use of satellite images and interactive maps. Faleiros earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from <a href="https://www.pucsp.br/" target="_blank">Pontificia Universidade Católica do Sao Paulo</a> and a master’s degree in environment, politics and globalization from <a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/index.aspx" target="_blank">King’s College London</a>. </div> <!-- .author-info --> </div> <!-- .author-inner --> </div> .author-shortcodes <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/> <p>The post <a href="https://geojournalism.org/2013/08/basic-environmental-data-sources-for-mining-information/">Basic Environmental Data: sources for mining information</a> appeared first on <a href="https://geojournalism.org">geojournalism.org</a>.</p> 141