Atlas of Science: January 2010
Atlas of Science: January 2010
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Early Maps of the World VERSUS Early Maps of Science
3D n-D
Physically-based Abstract space
Accuracy is measurable Accuracy is difficult
Trade-offs have more to do with granularity Trade-offs indirectly affect accuracy
2-D projections are very accurate at local levels 2-D projections neglect a great deal of data
Centuries of experience Decades of experience
Geo-maps can be a template for other data Science maps can be a template for other data
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2005 World Population
The population map uses a quarter degree box resolution. Boxes with zero people are given in white. Darker
shades of red indicate higher population counts per box using a logarithmic interpolation. The highest density
boxes appear in Mumbai, with 11,687,850 people in the quarter degree block, Calcutta (10,816,010), and
Shanghai (8,628,088).
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2003 Scientific Productivity
Shown is where science is performed today. Each circle indicates a geographic location at which scholarly papers
are published. The larger the circle the more papers are produced. Boston, MA, London, England, and New
York, NY are the top three paper production areas. Note the strong resemblance with the Night on Earth and
the IP Ownership maps and the striking differences to the world population map.
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In 1870, Captain George Everest embarked to map India by triangulation. For generations, a vast network of
repeating sightline triangles was meticulously measured and recorded (see map below). What resembles a pattern of
eyelashes on the northern border represents the sightlines to stations built above treetops. While analyzing the triangles in
the calculating offices of Calcutta, the mapmakers discovered the highest peak in the world: Mount Everest
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Legal Citation Index, 1873 Citation Indexes for Science, 1955 Google, 1998
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Questions:
Large-scale, high
Who is doing research on what topic
resolution prints
and where?
illuminated via projector
What is the ‘footprint’ of or screen.
interdisciplinary research fields?
What impact have scientists?
Interactive touch panel.
Contributions:
Interactive, high resolution interface
to access and make sense of data
about scholarly activity.
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Science Maps in “Expedition Zukunft” science train visiting 62 cities in 7 months 12 coaches, 300 m long
Opening was on April 23rd, 2009 by German Chancellor Merkel
http://www.expedition-zukunft.de
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Science Puzzle Map for Kids by Fileve Palmer, Julie Smith, Elisha Hardy and Katy Börner, Indiana University, 2006.
(Base map taken from Illuminated Diagram display by Kevin Boyack, Richard Klavans, and W. Bradford Paley.) 52
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Activities:
Solve the puzzle.
Navigate to ‘Earth Science’.
Identify major inventions.
Place major inventors.
Find your dream job on the map.
Why is mathematics important?
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The Power of Maps (2005) Science Maps for Economic Decision Makers (2008)
The Power of Reference Systems (2006) Science Maps for Science Policy Makers (2009)
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Debut of 5th Iteration of Mapping Science Exhibit at MEDIA X was on May 18, 2009 at Wallenberg Hall,
Stanford University, http://mediax.stanford.edu, http://scaleindependentthought.typepad.com/photos/scimaps
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References
Börner, Katy, Chen, Chaomei, and Boyack, Kevin. (2003).
Visualizing Knowledge Domains. In Blaise Cronin
(Ed.), ARIST, Medford, NJ: Information Today, Volume
37, Chapter 5, pp. 179-255.
http://ivl.slis.indiana.edu/km/pub/2003-borner-arist.pdf
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