FUTURE M PS Sourcing City Data from Citizens 1 Contents 1 Introduction 2 Toolkit Elements 3 Observations 4 Initiative Outcomes Citizen Mapping pidginperfect.com #SocEntMap Glasgow [email protected] 3rd Floor 84 Miller Street Young City Mapping Glasgow G1 1DT Mapping Parties Dear Green Network open.glasgow.gov.uk/future-maps Heritage Mapping #mapglasgow #BuildingBetterCommunities @openglasgow @pidginperfect 5 Resources A publication by Future City Glasgow & Pidgin Perfect. Except Report Appendices where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under Creative available as a separate document Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License 1 Introduction One City, One Map Digital Literacy Initiatives, Themes & Locations Future City Glasgow commissioned Pidgin Perfect to The initiatives focused on various themes and locations Glasgow aims to open a world of city data. deliver a wide-ranging mapping project, over June - across the city. With over 350 datasets, It is the UK city with the September 2014, focused on exploring the city through the eyes of enterprises, communities, and individuals. Citizen Mapping most open data. Mapping sessions in Easterhouse, Shettleston, Carmyle and the We used a wide range of analogue and digital mapping North East. Main contact groups included youth cafes and the tools. Increasing people’s confidence with digital Greater Easterhouse Alcohol Awareness Project (GEAAP) as well as No matter how detailed open data is, it is still resources proved to be empowering for many residents and users of The Bridge. nowhere near rich enough to truly capture how participants and groups. #SocEntMap Glasgow A guided, online programme for Social Enterprises, ethical and people experience the city. sustainable businesses to map themselves using existing open tools Citizens shared their local knowledge and created an with the support of existing social enterprise networks. Future Maps works with citizens to collect their in-depth view of the city. Young City Mapping experiences and enrich our knowledge of Glasgow, so Working with schools and youth groups to gather young people’s experience of the city. They mapped their daily lives through a that everyone, citizens to researchers, decision-makers The maps and data streams they produced are open variety of exciting mapping tools and explored how open data to local businesses, can use it. for anyone to use and better understand the city. could benefit their communities. Mapping Parties Future Maps Engagement Project Furthermore, the publication of an open-source toolkit Large scale, celebratory public events to map a particular theme. These were a successful collaboration with the OpenStreetMap Future Maps complements the Future City Data Team’s empowers individuals and groups in and beyond Scotland community. stakeholder strategy to encourage organisations, Glasgow to run similar events and create their Dear Green Network businesses and public services to open data. own maps. Mapping Glasgow’s greenspaces, growing spaces, wild areas and Future Maps has invited people across Glasgow to the connections between them and the communities who share a wealth of knowledge about the city. use them. Community insights offer a new point of view on the Heritage Mapping Collaborate with the Dennistoun Community Council to create a city, creating the future from the ground up. walking mobile app, enticing people to experience all that Dennistoun offers and learn about the historic spaces there. 2 Introduction The Benefits of Community Maps The Benefits of Open Data Methodology & Approach Community mapping allows citizens to highlight the “Open Data ... data that belongs to the public broadly The initiatives adopted a similar engagement approach parts of their environment of interest or concern them. accessible and usable by humans and machines, free to invite citizens and groups to map their communities, Community maps are built from local knowledge, of any constraints” services and environments. To have a lasting impact, experience and expertise but they are more than data Future Maps developed an open, easy-to-understand gathering. The process of discovering the obvious, Glasgow joins a worldwide network of smart cities and shareable toolkit allowing citizens to continue hidden and potential assets in a community opens unlocking the potential of open data allowing everyone making their own maps. possibilities. Mapping is a valuable digital development to share and use information to increase accountability, and empowerment tool. efficiency, responsibility and sustainability, and spur The toolkit is an intuitive and engaging documentation economic growth. and is designed to be shared digitally. Elements of this Why Map Our Communities?: toolkit have also been shared in open formats, on • Powerful tool to increase digital skills Future Maps used open formats and resources GitHub, OpenStreetMap Wiki and Learn OSM giving • Support community participation wherever possible to ensure that communities could back to these supportive communities. • Better understand connections and networks continue to use the tools long-term. • Greater awareness of local stories and points of The toolkit provides material for community trainers. It interest Open means capacity. Making data and ideas has been refined through feedback from the Future City • Easy access to information including health services, accessible makes the project part of a global team, existing mapping communities and participants. support groups, local service providers, retailers and movement of ideas and opportunities. The project used Future Maps: Sourcing City Data from Citizens community groups sophisticated open source tools that we could never have developed on our own. Our experience and This document and appendices form a learning modifications were fed back to help these tools to resource and reflections on our experiences and the develop. The people of Glasgow have been frontline tools and ideas that we explored. It empowers others to testers of a range of map-making tools. Their feedback apply what has been prototyped in Glasgow anywhere will help develop more inclusive and user-friendly apps in the world. and services. 3 Introduction Engagement Statistics Participant Age Range Key Statistics Social Media Reach 75 75 1 Favourites Accounts Week 72 Future Maps Engaged Tweets 122 #mapglasgow 3 Retweets #SocEntMap Months 2 612 < 11 < 11-18 Events Average 53 post reach 56-65 65+ 6 Status Initiatives Updates 51 Event Attendees 46-55 19-25 9 2 Mapping tools Likes & Reblogs 26-35 3 36-45 Future Maps Blogs 52 30 Average Blog Reach Mapping sessions 32 Participant Gender Split Organisations, charities, social enterprises, schools and community groups < 11 11-18 19-25 26-35 13% 33% 9% 12% Female: 49% 44 participants 111 participants 31 participants 41 participants 338 Citizen mappers 36-45 46-55 56-65 65+ 16% 12% 3% 2% 132 Male: 51% 54 participants 40 participants 10 participants 7 participants OpenStreetMap edits: 355 points, 25 lines and 135 polygons 4 Introduction Engagement Map Drumchapel HA 1 session, 10 mappers Concrete Garden 2 sessions, 12 mappers Notre Dame High 2 sessions, 25 mappers Maryhill Community Garden 2 sessions, 24 mappers GCVS GEAAP, The Bridge The Project Cafe 9 sessions, 66 mappers 1 session, 5 mappers The Lighthouse 2 sessions, 12 mappers C-Change Dennistoun CC 1 session, 17 mappers 2 sessions, 24 mappers Modern Apprentices Firstport 1 session, 9 trainers Fuse Youth Cafe 1 session, 7 mappers CEiS & GSEN Fuse Youth Cafe Urban Roots 2 sessions, 11 mappers 1 session, 5 mappers St Conval’s Primary 1 session, 32 mappers Tinto Primary School 2 sessions, 57 mappers Easterhouse #SocEntMap Young City Green City Mapping Parties Heritage 5 Introduction Engagement Statistics by Postcode 1 1 2 12 2 G64 G66 G81 G61 G23 G15 5 33 9 5 4 G13 12 G22 31 9 2 G12 G20 G21 15 G14 1 G69 G11 2 2 25 6 G33 G4 G34 5 G3 G2 G51 G1 28 2 G31 26 5 G52 3 56 7 G40 G5 G71 G41 1 G32 11 G42 2 G73 1 G43 G53 G44 1 G78 1 G45 G72 G46 Participant postcodes outwith Glasgow: G75 KA15 PA4 G83 ML3 PA16 G77 FK7 ML6 6 Introduction How Citizens use Glasgow We asked participants across the city to map their movements over the last 4 weeks. This map explores citizen’s use of the city. Participant’s city experiences spread across communities, neighbourhoods & city boundaries 7 Introduction Mapping Tool Statistics Mapillary 97 OpenStreetMap 191 Paper Maps 233 Pushpin CartoDB 138 No Map Mapping Wheel 141 Map Mapbox On OSM 18 Field Papers Directory 64 48 Analogue Mapping Digital Mapping 3 tools 8 tools 284 mappers 286 mappers 10 8 Introduction Future Maps Open Street Map Edits To watch the timelapse video of OSM edits, follow this link: The video shows the 1328 points added to OpenStreetMap by known Future Maps OpenStreetMap Edits usernames during the Future Maps programme, July - September 2014 9 Toolkit Elements Approach The paper map attracts people who would be deterred OSM and Wheelmap. For more information see pages The Pidgin Perfect mapping sessions followed a similar by a screen. The participants bring the knowledge of 12 - 15. Giving participants a range of tools to chose from blueprint. This began with analogue mapping before the city and the facilitators bring the digital skills. This allowed them to find the one they were most exploring the digital tools selected for the group. knowledge exchange is an interesting experience on comfortable using. both sides. Each workshop was carefully planned to maximise the teaching and engagement opportunities with Digital Mapping primarily focused on teaching community groups. participants how to edit and add information to OpenStreetMap (OSM). Workshops were tailored to suit each group depending on the age, interests, literacy, location and digital Participants were asked firstly to upload information knowledge of its members. Participants could then about the amenities they had contributed to the paper experience using a range of digital and analogue map. Pidgin Perfect would begin by giving a short mapping tools.