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Michael Corey is a news applications developer at the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, California.
News and posts Archive
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Location-aware potholes map lives!
Posted on March 9, 2010 | 1 CommentWe launched a beta today of our mobile potholes map, which features extensive use of geolocation using the user’s Web browser. This has been on my and James Wilkerson’s plate for a long time, and it feels really good to... -
Frustrated with all things BlackBerry
Posted on March 2, 2010 | 1 CommentThis week I’m getting to sink my teeth into one of my big priorities for the year: building mobile websites. Yes, websites and not apps. I’d love to be building phone apps as well, but for now in the interest... -
New project: Killing potholes with user input, local government support
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsLocation awareness, Facebook Connect and the first time we've ever sent data TO a local government. -
Denmark photos!
Posted on November 27, 2009 | No CommentsLots of photos from my trip to Denmark are now posted! Highlights include Koldinghus: Tivoli at Jul, with København city hall in the background: Smørrebrød in Amagerbro: -
Danmark, farvel
Posted on November 25, 2009 | No CommentsI’m waiting groggily (not the Tivoli kind of grog) and a bit grumpily for my flight out of København. I’ve had a great time in Denmark and will have a lot more to say in the next few days, but... -
Danmark, her kommer jeg!
Posted on November 10, 2009 | 3 CommentsHello, Denmark visitors! I can see some traffic coming in from the GeoForum site, and rest assured, I’m plugging away and putting the finishing touches on my presentation for Kortdage 2009 in Kolding next week. I’ll be talking about the... -
Guatemala project wins national APME award
Posted on October 20, 2009 | No CommentsI haven’t done a full project posting for this one yet (it’s a bit older than this site), but clearly I’m going to have to now: The Des Moines Register’s Guatemala: Hope At Any Cost project is a winner of... -
Buddy Holly, Parkersburg projects win regional Emmy awards
Posted on October 20, 2009 | 2 CommentsIt’s been a long time since I’ve posted, but I can’t forget to mention the biggest news of late: The Des Moines Register took home two regional Emmy awards last month! Buddy Holly: 50 Years After the Crash That Changed... -
The map that plays music
Posted on July 30, 2009 | No CommentsAndy Woodruff is a cartographer and developer who has been helping me out immensely with some shapefile functionality I’ve been struggling with for a long time (hope he’s not tired of me yet!). I just checked in on his site,... -
New favorite word
Posted on July 29, 2009 | No CommentsNeocartography. It’s what I do (at a relatively low level). Just didn’t have a word for it. Thanks, Internet! See also: http://highearthorbit.com/sxsw-interactive-panel-neocartography/ http://neocartography.com http://indiemaps.com/