1. Finding the local in locations: Working with GPS non-use in Nairobi
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Elizabeth Resor
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Kenya ,business.industry ,Traffic accident ,05 social sciences ,020207 software engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Public relations ,Geography ,Geocoding ,Agency (sociology) ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Global Positioning System ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Social media ,business ,Accident (philosophy) ,050107 human factors ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
The Nairobi Accident Map crowdsourced traffic accident reports on social media and geocoded them using the landmarks and road names mentioned in social media posts. In doing so, the project centered the agency and local practices of Kenyan social media users.
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- 2019
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