What do open sensor networks mean for journalism?
javaunmoradi.com
on 03/10/2013
Excerpt: If you’re a data journalist or a community activist and you haven’t heard of Pachube (pronounced “PATCH bay”), you should look them up. They’re trying to answer a question that no environmental group or government agency can answer right now: at any given time, how clean is the air in my neighborhood? Pachube is about to pilot citizen-led air quality sensor networks in New York and Amsterdam. Pachube’s business is to become a data hub for the “internet of things” — internet connected objects and ambient sensors — allowing citizens to share meaningful data and learn from one another. Civic engagement is part of their mission.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Journalism, opendata, Sensors, SXSWi
The Mental Munition Factory: Nodes for journalists: a primer on bringing sensor data to the reporter
www.mentalmunition.com
on 03/10/2013
Excerpt: Drones are pretty cool, and could be pretty useful for journalists. They allow journalists to film hard-to-reach spots, such as partially-sunken cruise liners. These unmanned systems also can be used to collect geospatial data and photomaps, both of which can come in handy for a journalism investigation. As I’ve written before, though, drones simply are remotely piloted aircraft (or watercraft). By themselves, they are not very useful tools. What actually makes them useful is that they are mobile platforms for sensors, which can collect data to guide reportage. Cameras are just one of a multitude of sensors that drones can carry into the sky. What kind of additional sensors could you use on a drone?... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Journalism, Sensors, SXSW, SXSWi
The FJP — Hurricane Sandy and The Possibilities Of Sensor Journalism
tumblr.thefjp.org
on 03/10/2013
Excerpt: OK, first let’s define some terms. Here, I’m using the label ‘sensor journalism’ to mean the nascent practice of deploying a large number of sensors around an area, taking readings from those sensors then compiling the readings to give an audience a picture of what’s going on in the space. Over the last few years, sensors have dropped in price and increased in capability. Units to detect temperature, light, sound, radioactivity and - crucially for this scenario - the presence of chemicals in the air and water, will keep getting cheaper.... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Sensors, SXSW, SXSWi
Excerpt: Drones are pretty cool, and could be pretty useful for journalists. They allow journalists to film hard-to-reach spots, such as partially-sunken cruise liners. These unmanned systems also can be used to collect geospatial data and photomaps, both of which can come in handy for a journalism investigation. As I’ve written before, though, drones simply are remotely piloted aircraft (or watercraft). By themselves, they are not very useful tools. What actually makes them useful is that they are mobile platforms for sensors, which can collect data to guide reportage. Cameras are just one of a multitude of sensors that drones can carry into the sky. What kind of additional sensors could you use on a drone?... read the full post.
Tags: API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Journalism, Sensors, SXSW, SXSWi
