the impact and issues of open source and open data on political crisis, borders, disputes, and marginal places a presentation given at Software Freedom Kosovo 2010

1. neo-geo-politics the impact and issues of open source and open data on political crisis, borders, disputes, and marginal places Mikel Maron Software Freedom Kosovo 2010 [email_address] @mikel

2. through the lens of MAPS! a political/military tool now accessible to anyone by open source open data open standards

3. “ The World” is the Nation State? the world disagrees...

4. Schengen Borders are shades of gray

5. But Disputes are everywhere

6. and Language is a Hunde (or a cani)

7. even the capital of Europe is divided Baarle-Nassau/Baarle-Hertog Belgium, Netherlands exclaves

8. California/Nevada Border is more guarded than Austria/Slovenia (do you have any fruits or veg?)

9. California's Southern Border is Militarized for economic reasons

10. Californian Successionism State of Jefferson

11. Iraq/Iran Border depends on the tides!

12. Bosnia and Herzegovina the basis of historic nationhood?

13. Bosnia and Herzegovina why is this not the atecedent?

14. India/Pakistan/China “does not purport”

15. Ask the UN? does not endorse or accept

16. Accept corporate authority? Google's truth

17. Open Source Data Culture Principles

18. OpenStreetMap a free and open map of the entire world anyone can use anyone can edit

19. It's a wiki no one “moderates” history is available everyone is responsible

20. a collobration between students, kids, government agencies, anarchists, golfers, historians, ...

21. community

22. Localization and renderings

23. Time Navigation & New Cartography Serejevo Seige

24. Databased Negotiations Argue about the Code/Data where everyone can see multiple subjective realities co-exist in the same system

25. Open has issues with Disputes Northern Cyprus

26. Open has issues with Risk Burmese Refugee Routes

27. And sometimes the risk is Unfounded 2009 Gaza-Israel Conflict

28. Open also can have issues with Accuracy Palestine before Israel

29. But no doubt open is bad ass

30. What is open in authoritarian regimes PB in Cuba

31. Or if local laws contradict our principles state secrets act and military installations in Russia

32. Or if the place doesn't officially exist Map Kibera

33. these guys exist

34. Kibera is mapped

35. * Kosovo *

36. Photo Credits http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&biw=1400&bih=858&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=kosovo+map&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= http://web.mit.edu/kenta/www/one/world-map.png http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/1115665/108947/Couples-dressed-in-traditional-clothing-marking-the-accession-of-Slovenia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Territorial_disputes_Europe.svg http://jesuitjoe.blogspot.com/2010/07/brixen.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baarle-Nassau_-_Baarle-Hertog-en.svg http://jimmyhoofa-lv.blogspot.com/2010/06/drive.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/heyskinny/1461704616/ http://community.livejournal.com/charts_and_maps/28511.html http://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/resources/iran-iraq/ http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm http://www.pluggd.in/india-map-google-controversy-297/ http://afghanistanelectiondata.org/open/maps/tiles/afghanistan-hillshade-dari http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sarajevo_june_1995.jpg http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=35.13&lon=33.359&zoom=9&layers=M http://demoplanet.free.fr/karen_refugee_camps.htm http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=s&lat=31.402422&lon=34.360215&zoom=15&q1=gaza http://littlealexinwonderland.wordpress.com/2010/05/22/two-state-illusion-natoization-of-palestine/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/8171393@N04/4117877720/in/set-72157622654464709/ http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=54.7639918327332&lon=20.3980922698975&zoom=14

37. Thanks! neo-geo-politics the impact and issues of open source and open data on political crisis, borders, disputes, and marginal places Mikel Maron Software Freedom Kosovo 2010 [email_address] @mikel