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Mapping Palestine Josh Levinger

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The document summarizes an open source mapping project in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It collected testimonies and mapped neighborhoods in several cities, but the organizer's permit to Gaza was denied. The project aims to develop new modes of geographic activism and open data to enable applications that can shift economic support away from Israeli settlements. It outlines some features of the mapping platform and levels of data verification.

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Open Source Mapping in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Josh Levinger Center for Future Civic Media MIT Media Lab
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Collaboration with Harvard Alliance for Justice in the Middle East Collected 77 testimonies from 29 authors Mapped 32 neighborhoods in 5 cities Bombing and casualty data from UN, PLO
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Summer Field Work Permit to Gaza denied Traveled in West Bank Met with activists (Israeli, Palestinian, intl) Developing new modes of geographic activism
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Open Data Enables Applications Source: PeaceNow
Better Boycott Targeted at products made in the settlements Expose unlabeled place of origin Consumers ignorant of their economic support Global exports ???????? Source: Coalition of Women for Peace
Alternatives Shift spending streams Support peaceful binational economic development
Implementation User interface GeoDjango, OpenLayers, Cartagen iPhone mobile site, barcode search Integrate with existing platforms WhoProfits, SourceMap, BILUMI, Amazon, PayPal Levels of data verification Crowd source data gathering Track financial impact, engage community Barkan Wineries Produce and market wines and liqueurs. Own vineyards in the occupied Golan Heights. Use grapes from these vineyards in their wine production. Used to have their main facility and winery in the industrial zone of the Barkan settlement in the West Bank. As of December 2007 they do not hold any industrial space in the Occupied Territories. Barkan Industrial Zone, Golan Heights ( zoom in ) Source: CWP Verified ( edit ) Successfully Divested! (view) ( ingredients) 134 Users track this product ( track it ) Where is it sold? ( map ) Contact business ( email ) Business owner? ( claim )
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  • 1. Open Source Mapping in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Josh Levinger Center for Future Civic Media MIT Media Lab
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  • 5. Collaboration with Harvard Alliance for Justice in the Middle East Collected 77 testimonies from 29 authors Mapped 32 neighborhoods in 5 cities Bombing and casualty data from UN, PLO
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  • 12. Summer Field Work Permit to Gaza denied Traveled in West Bank Met with activists (Israeli, Palestinian, intl) Developing new modes of geographic activism
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  • 15. {"query": "ofra", "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [{"geometry": {"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": [[[[3925986.8983629998, 3755737.0736429999], [3925980.1903280001, 3755680.859925], [3925972.54091, 3755645.6456920002], [3925947.3621240002, 3755591.2768549998], [3925950.3971870001, 3755566.774764], [3925954.9312459999, 3755508.1892240001], [3925939.669609, 3755460.712117], [3925903.8151199999, 3755409.426031], [3925863.3948169998, 3755361.1948190001], [3925777.4153229999, 3755335.9752529999], [3925714.9066189998, 3755323.7548389998], [3925686.7124669999, 3755326.8346600002], [3925644.8105970002, 3755343.7039700001],[3927205.2379930001, 3757604.3792929999], [3927203.5432250001, 3757501.9618299999], [3927188.9034770001, 3757375.653614], [3927276.1991790002, 3757286.1916220002], [3927371.6155369999, 3757243.8617409999], [3927387.7791900001, 3757222.706975], [3927463.69068, 3757038.9663689998], [3927468.5211760001, 3757009.7034300002], [3927415.0313360002, 3756860.179335], [3927361.5578419999, 3756732.2844170001], [3927384.1701290002, 3756690.0071979999], [3927424.567609, 3756623.3334070002], [3927481.1318029999, 3756542.0132539999], [3927497.2668090002, 3756481.8643410001], [3927497.2243579999, 3756421.7154100002], [3927540.8558100001, 3756351.78688], [3927505.214251, 3756281.9153959998], [3927463.107078, 3756208.7953260001], [3927408.076719, 3756174.7024579998], [3927325.577817, 3756173.1395339998], [3927247.9174119998, 3756153.684601], [3927162.1566809998, 3756116.3585319999], [3927097.4281230001, 3756067.6365970001], [3927063.4497440001, 3756067.6596280001], [3927058.6251750002, 3756106.6804689998], [3927052.1875849999, 3756145.6906909999], [3927024.6931329998, 3756158.7112159999], [3927011.732297, 3756126.209082], [3926978.6891510002, 3756063.1618579999], [3926943.057056, 3756001.4297890002], [3926915.5457199998, 3755970.5584430001], [3926897.777363, 3756020.9567140001], [3926865.4196080002, 3756014.4831039999], [3926828.192183, 3755978.743735], [3926803.9376750002, 3755995.01486], [3926742.4569899999, 3755977.1789489998], [3926653.4917589999, 3755969.1088140002], [3926592.0216740002, 3755967.5155159999], [3926583.9026029999, 3755918.767031], [3926659.8550010002, 3755811.4279729999], [3926732.5864829998, 3755713.8633059999], [3926716.3309320002, 3755590.3422849998], [3926664.5037250002, 3755494.4805120002], [3926580.382309, 3755470.152489], [3926421.8787059998, 3755501.1288149999], [3926318.3797309999, 3755535.3227550001], [3926176.0992419999, 3755647.571432], [3926080.700826, 3755706.1410989999], [3925986.8983629998, 3755737.0736429999]]]]}, "crs": {"type": "name", "properties": {"name": "EPSG:900913"}}, "type": "Feature", "properties": {"center": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [3925855.0246799998, 3756683.381825]}, "name": "Ofra", "id": 71}}], "bounds": [3925855.011353516, 3756683.3213730277, 3925855.0297927461, 3756683.3953289515]} Free Your Maps!
  • 16. Open Data Enables Applications Source: PeaceNow
  • 17. Better Boycott Targeted at products made in the settlements Expose unlabeled place of origin Consumers ignorant of their economic support Global exports ???????? Source: Coalition of Women for Peace
  • 18. Alternatives Shift spending streams Support peaceful binational economic development
  • 19. Implementation User interface GeoDjango, OpenLayers, Cartagen iPhone mobile site, barcode search Integrate with existing platforms WhoProfits, SourceMap, BILUMI, Amazon, PayPal Levels of data verification Crowd source data gathering Track financial impact, engage community Barkan Wineries Produce and market wines and liqueurs. Own vineyards in the occupied Golan Heights. Use grapes from these vineyards in their wine production. Used to have their main facility and winery in the industrial zone of the Barkan settlement in the West Bank. As of December 2007 they do not hold any industrial space in the Occupied Territories. Barkan Industrial Zone, Golan Heights ( zoom in ) Source: CWP Verified ( edit ) Successfully Divested! (view) ( ingredients) 134 Users track this product ( track it ) Where is it sold? ( map ) Contact business ( email ) Business owner? ( claim )