What Did This Project Reveal for Each Audience?
Students
- Helps students understand how cities actually function
- Makes complex data easier to learn through visuals
- Shows real world examples of data + culture
Result: turns abstract concepts into something easier to understand
Researchers
- Combines multiple datasets (social media, maps, economic data)
- Reveals patterns in behavior and activity
- Highlights bias (what is over/under represented)
Result: provides deeper and more accurate insights into urban life
General Public
- Makes city data interactive and engaging
- Allows users to explore Broadway themselves
- Shows how social media shapes what is visible
Result: helps people see their city in a new way
What the Visualization Shows:
The final output presents these patterns through interactive maps and layered visuals, allowing users to explore the city in a new way.
Best Practices Assessment:
- Uses multiple data sources → creates a more complete view
- Combines social media + Google Maps → connects behavior to location
- Makes data interactive → more engaging than static research
- Accessible to different audiences (students, researchers, public)
- Clearly shows both patterns and bias in the data