RAM and Whiskey » Wine http://ramandwhiskey.com A Foray Into the World of IT Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:34:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Geospatially Visualizing Users’ Preferences from APML Profiles http://ramandwhiskey.com/2008/04/11/geospatially-visualizing-users%e2%80%99-preferences-from-apml-profiles/ http://ramandwhiskey.com/2008/04/11/geospatially-visualizing-users%e2%80%99-preferences-from-apml-profiles/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:29:53 +0000 Tim http://ramandwhiskey.com/2008/04/11/geospatially-visualizing-users%e2%80%99-preferences-from-apml-profiles/ So, I’m getting some abuse from friends and colleagues for not updating my blog. Between grad school and work, I’ve found there’s little time to write entries! I’m sitting here in a hotel room in New Brunswick, NJ waiting for the new Office to come on, so I have some free time for the moment…

But here’s something that people may find interesting. For my INFO633 (Information Visualization) class at Drexel, I developed a framework for tracking trends and patterns in Google Earth based on concepts captured from APML profiles. This is my initial research in the feasibility of the idea, spanning about four weeks of work. I submitted it to the IEEE Information Visualization 2008 conference for review out of interest for understanding the call for papers process.

I’m a huge fan of DataPortability and am actively seeking areas where regular (non-technical) users will find value in the concepts and principles outlined by the initiative. Possibly a project for the DataPortability Labs?

Download the file here (11.3MB PDF warning).

Development is on-going. Comments welcome!

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