Leibniz (1646-1716) once observed that all things “are, like ‘rivers, in a perpetual flux; small parts enter and leave them continually,’” suggesting that “‘the very substance of things’ consists in ‘their force to act and be acted upon’” (as cited…
Effectiveness and Efficiency of Time Representation of Human Spatial Movement on Geographic Maps
At first glance, human spatial flow seems to be chaotic: endless vectors of movement coming and going to an infinite number of places. Movements are transitory and temporary, which makes difficult to understand and analyze their nature and rules. But…
#yeglongday
Throughout the last summer, I was volunteering to work with Edmonton Pipelines, a research group based at the University of Alberta. I participated in an awesome experiment called #yeglongday, in which during the longest day of the year, June 21st,…
On Locative Media and the Urban Space
Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets is capable of wirelessly connect to other devices, track geographic position and capture audiovisual information. They become ubiquitous in the society, especially in the urban space, where the access to the Internet is…
Sociology – Spatialization
Well, the term is over. I finished all my classes. What’s next? My thesis… But just after the winter break. Meanwhile, I want to share some notes that I took in my sociology class. They are almost self-explanatory if you…
A Dérive in Chicago
When I am visiting a city I like to walk. Especially ones that I never been before. Instead of taking a car and drive through the insane big cities transit, or get to the public transportation and submerge in a planned and boring…