1. Improving health worldwide www.lshtm.ac.uk Maps: from vital to virtual Chris Grundy

2. John Snow’s map of the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak

3. Map shows the number of deaths at each address

4. Charles Booth Maps Descriptive of London Poverty 1898-99

5. Each street is colour according “socio-economic status” of inhabitants

8. The digital revolution Maps have gone digital –As technology advances so does digital mapping –Maps incorporated into every day life –New ways to use maps / technology Computer mapping Vs Computer games

9. 1970s Computers gaining power, graphics available, first program languages. Games: space invaders Computer mapping first started Limited to very simple graphics

10. Early 1980s First home computers, better graphics, “spatial relations” developed Games: Pac-man Graphics improved Start of spatial analysis

11. Late 1980s Better programming languages, faster more powerful computers. Games: Super Mario Mapping software commercially available First 3D maps Great analysis capabilities

12. Early 1990s Internet takes off, Windows takes hold, graphics, speed, power continue to increase Games: Sonic Graphics take another step Spatial analysis and modern GIS is developed

13. Late 1990s Mobile technology, emails Games: Tomb Raider Start of 3D modelling Mobile mapping Global Positioning Systems

15. Early 2000s Mobile phones, online communities Games: World of WarCraft User friendly systems Better mapping data

16. Late 2000s Cloud technology, 3G phones, Google Games: Grand Theft Auto Photo realistic graphics Online mapping Satellite images

18. Am Timan town, Chad Stratum 1 Stratum 2 Stratum 3

20. Early 2010s Online, joined up data Games: Second Life Google Earth Mobile mapping

23. Your life online Facebook Home insurance Twitter Online banking Tesco Clubcard Mobile Phone

24. From virtual back to real Community spaces designed onlineSmartPlanet Architects & community design online Most popular design built

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