Veteran’s Day

2. Veteran’s Day • Maj. Ian Irmischer • Mapping in the US Army • Ethics and Mapping • Tweetmap assignment

3. This week in EMR 21 • Guests galore • Today: GIS in the Army • Weds: New York Times • Map Yourself!

4. Major Ian Irmischer • One of Army’s GIS experts • GIS Faculty at West Point (2006-2009) • Deployed 2003-2004 Iraq, 2011-2012 Afghanistan

5. Map Yourself Starts Now. • Huge assignment • Your output is only as good as your input • Continue collecting GPS data

6. “We haven’t been tracking anybody,” “Never have. Never will.”--Steve Jobs, April 27th, 2011

11. Geographic Privacy In the time of Apple, Google, Drones, and Phones http://www.franken.senate.gov/?p=hot_topic&id=1496

12. Imagine Other Countries • Syria, Canada, China, Brazil, Spain???

13. Handouts

14. Map Yourself • Who has access to similar information? • Your geodata = your property? • What can analyzing a person’s geodata reveal about their behavior? Their nature? • Blind faith

15. Ethics and GeographicInformation

16. http://faculty.wiu.edu/LR-Zellmer/thanksgiving/2007/Turkey07Poster.pdfhttp://faculty.wiu.edu/LR-Zellmer/thanksgiving/2007/Turkey07Poster.pdf

17. Today • What is ethics? • How does it relate to geographic information & technologies? • Case studies – applying ethics • Codes of ethics/conduct

18. What is Ethics? • First, what it is not • Not solely following your feelings… • Not the same as following the law… • Not “doing whatever society accepts”

19. What is Ethics? • Standards for right and wrong • Social values • Professional codes of conduct • Medical associations, journalism, law, etc.

20. Ethics and Geographic Information • Most decisions about geographic information involve ethics, for example: • Where to obtain geographic datasets, what datasets would be best to use • Map scale • What information to include/not include on map • How to classify information

21. “Locational Privacy”

22. Ethical concerns w/ GI • Surveillance • US Supreme Court • Should the police have a search warrant before using GPS to track suspects? World's Smallest GPS Tracker - Fits ANYWHERE For Covert GPS Tracking http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/covert-small-gps-tracking-device.html

23. “Tracking” & Cell Phones

25. Locational Privacy • Google Street View • http://thenextweb.com/2009/04/03/british-residents-block-google-street-view-car/ • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-chase/national-dialogue-on-loca_b_179106.html

26. Digital Divide re. access to GIS and other geospatial technologies

27. Ethics – Case Studies • Mapping Muslim Communities • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16162012 • What do you think? • Is LAPD project an ethical use of Geo Info? • Would you accept this mapping project?

28. Professional Ethics • Activities of professionals using geographic information • “codes of conduct”

29. Professional Ethics • GISP code of ethics • http://www.gisci.org/code_of_ethics.aspx • American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing • http://www.asprs.org/membership/certification/appendix_a.html • American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) • http://www.planning.org/ethics/ethicscode.htm

30. GISP Ethics • Document work • Create and maintain metadata • Honest representations • Respect privacy • Esp. re. databases in GIS

31. Why do we need codes of ethics? • Provide a basis for evaluating work. • Enhance public trust. • Ensure professional quality work. • Require us to consider the impact of our actions on other persons.

32. Next…. • Class canceled next Tuesday • Read Ethics Case Studies on Angel • Respond to Discussion Forum Question