PlaceCrafter: Curating Urban Functional Regions through Platial Clustering
A web-based geospatial tool for identifying place-based regions in cities using OpenStreetMap data
The world is not just made of streets, buildings, and zones—it is shaped by how people engage and interact with places in their everyday lives. PlaceCrafter supports researchers in identifying platial regions: functional, human-centred areas that cross administrative and formal boundaries.
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Platial Atlas: Mapping How People Experience Places
A global research project redefining place through lived experience rather than coordinates
Traditional maps often delineate our world with rigid lines and boundaries, yet these divisions seldom reflect the nuanced ways individuals experience and interact with their environments. The Platial Atlas project seeks to bridge this gap.
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Getting Started with H3: The Hexagonal Grid System for Spatial Analysis
A practical tutorial for understanding and implementing Uber's H3 hexagonal grid system
Why are Uber, Foursquare, and every major location intelligence company switching to hexagonal grids? This tutorial will teach you H3 fundamentals with interactive examples you can run in your browser.
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Why 'Placing Code' Matters
A manifesto for place-aware software development and spatial computing
Most navigation apps don't know where you really want to go. This opening post explores why we need code that understands the difference between space and place, and introduces the philosophy behind jwilliams.science.
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