Mapping in the time of cholera...
Maps played a key role in ending the famous London cholera outbreak in 1854 in just a matter of days.
Given the sophisticated technology at our fingertips - it's quite a surprise to learn that had if it happened today, experts say physician John Snow couldn't have done what he did.
I went to Broadwick Street in London's Soho area with Secretary of the John Snow Society, Dr Rosalind Stanwell-Smith, to find out why.
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I first heard about Dr Snow's mapping exploits at this years "d.construct" web development conference where Steven Johnson used it as an example of social mapping. It made up a large chunk of his talk which you may be interested in listening to here: http://dconstruct.s3.amazonaws.com/2008/podcast/dConstruct2008-Johnson.mp3
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Thanks thefordie - it's a good listen. He makes interesting connections between Snow's map and current experiments in social mapping.
Anyone else who's interested - you can read more on Johnson's blog
http://www.stevenberlinjohnson.com/
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No problem, funny enough I was listening to a recording of Jeffery Veen (ex Google) at another conference (@media) talking about data visualistaion, and who was one of the people he said inspired him? Have a guess!
http://huffduffer.com/samsoir/172
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