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Explore the intersection of social media and GIS in mapping historical events, revolutions, and catastrophes. Learn how Hypercities archives tweets to potentially save lives. The Hypercities Now project delves into the impact of mash-ups and geotagged tweets in real-time data collection.
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Between Social Media and GIS:Mapping History, Revolutions, and Catastrophe Todd Samuel Presner Professor, Germanic Languages and Comparative Literature Chair, Digital Humanities Program Founder and Director, HyperCities (http://www.hypercities.com) University of California Los Angeles Yoh Kawano Campus GIS Coordinator, Institute for Digital Research and Education Lecturer, Urban Planning and Public Policy University of California Los Angeles
Can save lives? #anpi #311care #j_j_help #hinan
30 days that Hypercities archived tweets from Sendai 689,054tweets 83% retweets 2.6% geotagged tweets