Stephen McLoughlin

Maps, data and tech 🤓 Occasional retweets of sports and music news | Views expressed are my own

[Rachel Lavin @RachelLavin]

New data over the coming days will be crucial in telling us if Ireland's curve will consistently flatten.

Follow our daily data updates on the @businessposthq Covid-19 Tracker - updated each evening with the latest figures and analysis.

👉 https://t.co/UAqLfbI9rk

[Aerial.ie @aerial_ie]

Dublin’s city centre as you’ve never seen it before. Stay safe everyone. #dublin #Covid_19 #Covid_19ireland

[Prof Derek O'Keeffe @Physicianeer]

Pls RT- https://t.co/Uy2TSDh5PA is now live! It is an important #DigitalHealth collaboration between @nuigalway @HIVE_LAB @UL @ORRECO1 who together have created a #COVID19 symptom tracker for Ireland. Pls use website/app to log your symptoms& help defeat #COVID19ireland - Pls RT

[AIRO @AIRO_MU]

This a great way of showing the effect of social distancing on slowing infection rates: https://t.co/QHn57NWagh

[Nathan Yau @flowingdata]

Here are my favorite data visualization projects for 2019 https://t.co/B4qW21kE6E

[Lisa O'Carroll @lisaocarroll]

This is an amazing and compelling interactive showing live traffic across Irish border, vans, cars etc Do look... https://t.co/Pfd93bmD5d

[Stephen McLoughlin @mapsdata]

@PinPointAlerts @Rob_Ovington Wow! I can juggle...make maps...and I love Canada! Perfect match 👍🏼 #carny

[FT Data @ftdata]

It’s difficult to imagine a world of business communication without charts — but just how effective are we at reading them? Test yourself with our interactive quiz and learn how new research is aiming to take the guesswork out of chart design #dataviz https://t.co/WHgjnm8enH

[Stephen McLoughlin @mapsdata]

Data reviewed by @nytimes shows >235 million locations captured from more than 1.2 million unique devices during a 3-day period in 2017. Over 1,000 popular android apps & 200 iOS apps contain location-sharing code >> https://t.co/wKzzFKJvwk | #GDPR #privacy #TargetedAdvertising

[The New York Times @nytimes]

NYT Investigation: Your apps know where you were last night, and they’re not keeping it secret. As smartphones have become ubiquitous and technology more accurate, an industry of snooping on people’s daily habits has grown more intrusive. https://t.co/xGKCROAF8X

[Adrian Weckler @adrianweckler]

Once again, for those who missed it: Flickr is going to delete your photos/videos (if you have over 1k) next February unless you start paying them.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

Op-Ed contributor Deirdre Mask writes, "People often think of their street names and house numbers as banal. But they’re an essential part of proving your identity." https://t.co/rEs3rrCEks

[Jarrett Walker @humantransit]

#Dublin. Pls RT to everyone: You have until Friday to go to https://t.co/gA1j9WYjf7, explore the plan, and express your view. Start with this short article of mine: https://t.co/h3UCppFUtO (1/)

[Stephen McLoughlin @mapsdata]

.@RTE_PrimeTime Protected bike lanes don't just keep cyclists safe. They can also improve traffic flow for drivers and spur retail sales for nearby businesses. #rtept

[Vox @voxdotcom]

Protected bike lanes don't just keep cyclists safe. They can also improve traffic flow for drivers and spur retail sales for nearby businesses.

[Jarrett Walker @humantransit]

#Dublin: The most important thing I can say about the @busconnects network design. Pls RT! (1/) https://t.co/FD4e0bnBPz

[Google Maps @googlemaps]

With 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop, Greenland's projection is no longer the size of Africa.

Just zoom all the way out at https://t.co/mIZTya01K3 😎🌍

[See.Sense @seesense_cc]

📌 Would you or someone you know like to work for a leading cycling technology company?

WE'RE #HIRING a number of roles including a Senior Embedded Engineer, a Junior Designer & a GIS Consultant for Smart Cities!

For more info & to apply click here: https://t.co/ie7QSxEHAW

#RT

[Mashable @mashable]

A look inside the studio of one of the last globemaker's on Earth https://t.co/y7YA6q7pK8

[Stephen McLoughlin @mapsdata]

New @esri apps for managing #SmartBuildings (ArcGIS Indoors) and #SmartCities (ArcGIS Urban) should revolutionise city and building planning and design #EsriUC #wayfinding #AssetManagement #UrbanDevelopment @smartdublin @EsriIreland

[Stephen McLoughlin @mapsdata]

Just watched the @Esri #EsriUC Plenary Live Stream from San Diego. Jack Dangermond spoke about embracing #DigitalTransformation and leveraging #TheScienceOfWhere. Take the initiative, embrace the tech and drive it to create a 'Societal GIS'