We are working with Onteca and developing their image mapping toolkit which utilises Googlemap technology.
Our project is the first time this technology has been applied directly to a community participation programme and we will be covering the following technical areas in the project:
> Encouraging people to take-up e-mail accounts so that they can log onto the map system and become active creators of content.
> Setting up mobile phones with the image mapping application and combining this with GPS technology so that the participant can upload an image from anywhere in the area. The uploaded media will appear on the map relevant to their specific geographic location.
> Using GPS so that users can record walks around their neighbourhood.
> Using social software such as You Tube, so that participants can upload digital videos that they create throughout the project.
The key aim here is not to blind participants with science, but rather for them to see how technology can benefit the telling of their story. Content creation will be the project participant's motivation for taking part in I Am Here, and it is hoped that they will view technology not with trepidation, but rather just as a tool which will faciltate their story telling.
Mobile phones are such a pervading technology now that we do not view them as complex devices - they are everyday tools that we use without a second thought, which is why they are useful and effective technologies to implement in engagement projects.
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