Matthew W. Wilson

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore alternative methods and conceptual frameworks that might allow for one to overcome the limitations of previous analyses of user-generated geographic information, and suggest a cautious approach toward the use of the geoweb and big data that are as mindful of their shortcomings as their potential.

TL;DR: The effort to develop a geoweb big data analytic engine which provides basic geovisualization functionality for a range of geo-tagged big data, enabling the combination of more conventional, “top-down” datasets or qualitative methods with user-generated geo-data.

TL;DR: Google Trends data is collected to examine determinants of interest in Bitcoin, and proxies for four possible clientele are constructed: computer programming enthusiasts, speculative investors, Libertarians, and criminals.

TL;DR: The critical physical geography (CPG) as discussed by the authors is an area of intermingled research and practice that combines critical attention to power relations with deep knowledge of biophysical science or technology in the service of social and environmental transformation.

TL;DR: Miller and Wortham as discussed by the authors discuss the development of location-based services as the proliferation of a peculiar form of geographic information: conspicuous mobility, and sketch an area of study that explores the implications of these emerging geographic information systems, and new everyday cartographers.