Social Science

The Canadian government has launched a new interactive online map pinpointing the location of residential schools, and experts say it will help in the search for unmarked or forgotten graves of children forced to go to the institutions. Many residential school buildings have been torn down, paved or built over since the first one opened ...

A new University of Maryland study suggests that Washington, D.C.’s most socioeconomically vulnerable neighborhoods are less equipped to handle runoff from heavy rainfalls made more frequent by climate change. Published this month in Cities, the study reveals that the most densely populated communities in the District of Columbia, particularly in historically Black Southeast D.C., lack ...

University of Liverpool researchers have been awarded funding from Smart Data Research UK (SDR UK) for a new project that aims to quantify and adjust existing biases in smart data on human mobility. Called DEBIAS, the project is led by Professor Francisco Rowe, who specialises in population data science with specific expertise in human mobility, ...

Das Projekt DERLA macht Erinnerungsorte und -zeichen an die Opfer und Orte des Terrors des Nationalsozialismus in Österreich sichtbar. Die digitale Plattform bietet selbstgeführte, aufbereitete Rundgänge zu diesen Orten an und bietet direkt auf der Seite didaktische Hilfestellung zur Nutzung der Webseite. Vor allem Pädagoginnen und Pädagogen sollen von der Webseite profitieren: So sind hier ...

The Town of The Blue Mountains will soon have its own online and interactive Cultural Map. For the past several months, the town’s museum staff and the town’s GIS department have been working together on the cultural mapping project. Together, they are creating a comprehensive record of the cultural, natural and intangible features that define ...

Una mappa interattiva open con migliaia di file audio, registrati dai cittadini, in 18 dialetti e lingue minoritarie darà vita alla più grande banca dati digitale mai realizzata dedicata allo studio, alla documentazione e alla ricerca sui dialetti e le varietà linguistiche con status di lingua minoritaria parlate nelle regioni del Nord Italia. Questo uno ...

Déjà testée et approuvée au Suriname, l’application Terrastories est désormais en train d’être introduite sur le Haut-Maroni et Papaïchton, afin que les communautés Wayana et Aluku puissent cartographier leurs traditions orales sur des lieux qui ont une signification ou une valeur importante pour elles. Terrastories est une application mobile permettant aux communautés de cartographier, protéger ...

The Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond has released an updated version of its popular “Mapping Inequality” project. The award-winning, open-access project focuses on redlining — the practice of denying financial services to residents based on race or ethnicity. Mapping Inequality is the largest collection of maps produced by the Home Owners’ Loan ...

Dark streets and risky intersections as well as well-lit parks and vibrant night-time destinations will be mapped in New South Wales for the first time in an effort to improve women’s safety. Women and gender diverse people are being asked to contribute to a digital crowd-mapping project by anonymously identifying places where they have felt ...

From today, anyone around the world will be able to access an Australian-led data initiative aimed at reducing the rates of family, domestic and sexual violence. The Evidence Portal is a new online tool created and maintained by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS), one of the leading research organisations in Australia on ...

In Toscana ancora oggi oltre il 13,8% dei giovani tra i 15 e i 29 anni non studiano e non lavorano, né partecipano ad attività di formazione. Sono i cosiddetti “Neet”, ragazzi e ragazze che rischiano di restare indietro e non riuscire a costruire il proprio futuro a causa principalmente delle tante disuguaglianze territoriali, di ...

O Observatório dos Povos Indígenas Isolados e de Recente Contato (Opi) lançou a plataforma Mopi de monitoramento dos povos em isolamento voluntário que vivem na porção brasileira da Amazônia. Conforme esclarece o observatório, o Mopi é uma plataforma geoespacial, que abrange os 114 povos isolados reconhecidos pelo Estado brasileiro, além de um povo que vive ...

University of Texas at Dallas researchers are using geospatial mapping techniques to identify social and environmental obstacles in communities that might impede burn injury survivors’ reentry into society. The project is designed to help patients with burn injuries better adapt to their lives after medical discharge, including improving patient access to transportation, employment, food and ...

A team of international researchers, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has announced the initial findings of a project to address the loss of cultures by measuring the impact that climate change has on communities. One finding from the joint project, titled Climate Crisis and Cultural Loss, or 3CL, is the practice of ...

Una mappa per rendere i luoghi della lettura di Firenze visibili e accessibili, questo è il progetto che il Comune di Firenze attraverso le Biblioteche Comunali Fiorentine sta disegnando. La mappa raccoglierà sia i luoghi della lettura più conosciuti, ma anche quelli più insoliti, in cui la lettura è presente come veicolo di socialità e ...

Central to the mission of Calvin University is restorative justice; and for years, it has helped inmates get a degree through the Calvin Prison Initiative. Calvin also developed valuable resources, like the “Returning Citizens Map,” an interactive web page that helps people chart a new path forward after they serve their time. In 2018, a ...

Esri Ireland, the market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), has created a digital map highlighting some of the best-loved and lesser-known festivals happening across the island of Ireland this summer. Using Esri’s ArcGIS digital mapping system, the interactive map has something for all tastes and interests, allowing you to plan your ultimate festival adventure ...

인천시가 책 읽는 문화 확산을 위해 동네 서점과 연계한 다양한 도서 문화 정책을 추진한다. 인천시는 시민들이 가까운 곳에 서점을 쉽게 찾을 수 있도록 서점 현황이 담긴 ‘인천 책 지도’를 만들어 배포하고 동네 서점에서 책을 빌려 볼 수 있도록 대출 서비스를 시행한다고 5일 밝혔다. 또 공공도서관이 동네 서점과 연계 주민들이 원하는 책을 가까운 서점에서 바로 빌려볼 ...

A “pioneering” British tech startup aims to improve urban planning for towns and cities by helping planners to better respond to local needs for community facilities, spaces and events. Yeme Tech, has created a highly sophisticated Community Data Platform (CDP) to help planners and developers instantly identify social infrastructure, facilities, and community spaces which are ...

“O mestrado da Layla é inovador porque propõe um duplo sentido. Primeiro o de repensar a historiografia do DF, considerando a presença e o protagonismo das pessoas negras. Depois, contribui do ponto de vista do patrimônio e dos debates de história, ajudando a qualificar como um ofício o trabalho das trancistas”, destaca a orientadora da ...

Until she was in college, Colleen Cardinal thought she and her sisters were the only Indigenous people taken from their families at birth and adopted by a white family. Since learning she isn’t alone, Cardinal wants to make sure her story, and the stories of thousands of others, are heard. “I wanted to find all ...

El proyecto se titula “Africanos y sectores populares en la Argentina. Cartografía de la desigualdad, racialidad y género”. Es dirigido por la historiadora Florencia Guzmán y lo integran los antropólogos Lea Geler y Alejandro Frigerio, junto a siete investigadores e investigadoras provenientes de diferentes disciplinas. El equipo forma parte del Grupo de Estudios Afrolatinoamericanos (Geala), ...

La consejera de Educación, Cultura y Deportes, Rosa Ana Rodríguez; el director de Sostenibilidad de Red Eléctrica, Antonio Calvo; y el delegado en la región de Red Eléctrica, Roberto Arranz, han rubricado hoy el tercer y último convenio de colaboración para la elaboración de un Sistema de Información Geográfica (SIG) en el que se incluyan ...

EPFL researchers, along with scientists from the Federal Technology Institute ETH Zurich and Qatar’s Bin Khalifa University, thus worked on an artificial intelligence tool which can estimate population density and help reconstruction or crisis management efforts. The programme – as outlined in the Scientific Reports journal – uses data gleaned via remote sensing concerning factors ...

국토연구원 국토모니터링연구센터 국토데이터랩 이영민 부연구위원은 워킹페이퍼를 통해 세종시를 사례로 POI(관심지점) 데이터를 활용한 활동 중심지 추출 및 분석 방법을 소개했다. 이영민 부연구위원은 “이번 연구는 사람들의 활동을 나타내는 POI 데이터를 활용해 도시공간의 활동 중심지를 추출하고 분석하는 방법을 제안한 것으로 해당 방법을 통해 세종시의 공간구조나 중심지 체계 구상을 위한 방향 설정에 기여하고자 한다”고 밝혔다.

La Secretaría de Relaciones con la Sociedad Civil y Desarrollo Comunitario de la Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros de la Nación y la Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche relevarán las organizaciones civiles de todo el país y confeccionarán un mapa interactivo. El acuerdo se firmó la semana pasada. El trabajo final, que contendrá la geolocalización y ...

USC’s Dima M. Qato spent more than a decade working as a community pharmacist and public health advocate in underserved refugee and immigrant communities in Chicago. Through her experiences and public health training, Qato — the daughter of a pharmacist and now an associate professor at the USC School of Pharmacy — has come to ...

Sidewalks, single-lane roads and street signs could all be part of the path to a community’s mental and physical health, for better or worse, according to a new University of Maryland-led study. The research analyzed Google Street View images of diverse regions of the United States to correlate elements of the built environment to health ...

As many as half a million people face hunger and food insecurity in South Carolina. Now a new tool from Clemson University and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control aims to direct resources to address the problem within local communities. The Food Access Map can direct people to food pantries, community organizations and ...

New autism diagnoses tend to be clustered within specific NHS service regions, suggesting that where an individual lives may influence whether they receive an autism diagnosis and access to special education needs support. The latest findings, from researchers from the University of Cambridge in collaboration with researchers from the London School of Economics and Political ...