Resources
Everything you need to explore personal geography: tools, readings, and downloadable materials.
Tools We Use
Free, open-source tools that make personal geography accessible to everyone.
Readings & Media
Academic articles and media resources referenced throughout the activities.
Academic Articles
Personal Data Practices in the Age of Lively Data
Activity 1: Collect
Critical Questions for Big Data
Activity 1: Collect
How to Lie with Maps (Monmonier)
Activity 2: Visualize
Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America
Activity 2: Visualize
Counter-Mapping the Neighborhood on Bicycles
Activity 2: Visualize
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (Zuboff)
Activity 3: Reflect
Weapons of Math Destruction (O'Neil)
Activity 3: Reflect
Learning at the Intersection of Self & Society
Activity 3: Reflect
Media & Videos
How we can find ourselves in data - Giorgia Lupi (TED Talk)
Activity 1: Collect
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night (NYT)
Activity 1: Collect
Mapping - This American Life
Activity 1: Collect
Personal Geography - Eric Fischer (Flickr)
Activity 1: Collect
All Maps Are Wrong (Vox)
Activity 2: Visualize
The Unequal Commute (Urban Institute)
Activity 2: Visualize
The True Size Of (Interactive)
Activity 2: Visualize
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night (NYT)
Activity 3: Reflect
Data Humanism (Giorgia Lupi)
Activity 3: Reflect
Video Tutorials
Step-by-step guides for each activity.
Activity 1: Collect
Key Concepts: Personal Geography
An introduction to the concepts of personal geography and daily movement patterns.
Getting Started with OutdoorActive
Learn how to set up the OutdoorActive app and begin collecting your movement data.
Activity 2: Visualize
Downloading GPX Tracks from OutdoorActive
Learn how to export your GPS tracks for use in the IGS visualization tool.
Understanding Thematic Maps
How to find and interpret thematic maps showing social data in your community.
Activity 3: Reflect
Reflecting on Personal Data
A guided reflection on what we've learned about personal geography and data ethics.