Lying with maps

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Lying with maps

• Propaganda, power and responsibility

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Where we are going today

• Maps as political
• How to lie
• Why to lie
• Gerrymandering
• Geographic techniques and moral responsibility

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All maps are political.

• Why?
• Because all communication is political and maps
  are a form of communication.
• Maps reflect the interests of their producers

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How to lie

• Scale, Manipulating distortionor using it..
• Omission.
• Classification
• Symbology

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How to lie

• Scale, Manipulating distortionor using it..
• Omission.
• Classification
• Symbology

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How to lie

• Scale, Manipulating distortionor using it..
• Omission.
• Classification
• Symbology

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Using symbols
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Why lie with maps?

• Self-promotion / advertising
• Political / Propaganda
• The case of Gerrymandering

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Why lie with maps?

• Self-promotion / advertising
• Political / Propaganda
• The case of Gerrymandering

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Why lie with maps?

• Self-promotion / advertising
• Political / Propaganda
• The case of Gerrymandering

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Geographic techniques and moral responsibility

• HistoryMaps and empire
• to map the land was to own it and make that
  ownership legitimate J.B. Harley. (p. 245)
• Authority of science and of objectivity.

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Geographic techniques and moral responsibility

• Place names.
• Decoding, recoding, and possession

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Geographic techniques and moral responsibility

• Future
• GPS, GIS, surveillance and the things we dont
  want mapped

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• With the rash of recent high profile abductions
  in the USA there has been an increase in
  awareness of child security and the need to have
  a rapid response system that can locate abducted
  children. The problem is not new. Every year
  100's of children are abducted by strangers or
  relatives sometimes with tragic results.The
  "Kinder Guard" concept is designed to assist law
  enforcement in locating abducted children.
  Perhaps best described as a LowJack system for
  children. It is a miniature device that attaches
  to a child's clothing disguised as an every day
  item so that it avoids detection. Battery
  operated, it sends out intermittent signals that
  can be traced using Global Positioning System
  technology to with in a matter of 1,000 square
  feet allowing authorities to rapidly converge on
  the point of the signal.The company hopes that
  this system never needs to be used. However, in
  the real world there are individuals who harbor
  ill will toward society's most vulnerable. It is
  our sincere expectation that we are able to
  contribute to making their world truly a "SAFER
  PLACE."

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• With Alzheimer's, mental illness on the rise an
  ELDER FINDER (an adaptation of the KINDER FINDER)
  becomes a necessity for families with loved ones
  who suffer from short and long term mental
  loss.A protective device that will allow family
  members, nursing aids, etc., to be constantly
  aware of the whereabouts of their loved ones or
  their charge
• From http//www.emtigroup.com/products.html

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Geographic techniques and moral responsibility

• Future
• GPS, GIS, surveillance and the things we dont
  want mapped
• What responsibility do we have as educated
  operators of this spatial technology?

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• GIS "live map" functions, when combined with
  capabilities of location identification devices
  (GPS, personal inertial guidance, etc.),
  facilitate tracking the movement of high-risk
  inmates or at-risk personnel throughout any
  facility or area.
• From http//www.esri.com/industries/lawenforce/bu
  siness/corrections.html

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• Incorporate our video mug shot system into GIS
• Apply Digital Camera technology to place
  photographic images of locations into GIS (gang
  hangouts, graffiti, layouts of homes from search
  warrants, etc.)
• http//www.salinaspd.com/GIS_VB.html

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Geographic techniques and moral responsibility

• Future
• GPS, GIS, surveillance and the things we dont
  want mapped
• What responsibility do we have as educated
  operators of this spatial technology?