Rich Location Based Media
Strengthening our spatial citizenship

Metastream sought to engage with the cohabitants of Seattle through an augmented reflection our environmental timeline. A map to see and understand surrounding realtime data and accessible only by being near a physical locale.
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In collaboration with cofounder Mike Shrieve, a study that leveraged Node / React as a progressive webapp, Mapbox, Firebase, Google Cloud platform, and Gitlab. In collaboration with the Open Streetmap community and public data from the City of Seattle.
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Unreleased
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Progressive web app prototype / built by Mike Shrieve

(left) Combo prototype map layer & location tabs with (right) architecture breakdown / built by Mike Shrieve & drawn by Jonny McConnell

(left) Combo prototype map layer & location tabs with (right) architecture breakdown / built by Mike Shrieve & drawn by Jonny McConnell

Initial prototype with geolocated Twitter posts & OSM points of interest along with neighborhood distinctions / built by Mike Shrieve

Additional Twitter + OSM data study looking at non north map orientation / built by Mike Shrieve

Locale querying based on user position / built by Mike Shrieve

Responsive web app with user login, user generated messages attached to OSM shops, restaurants, and points of interest / built by Mike Shrieve

(left) Mapbox visual study in map projection / built by Jonny McConnell (right) messaging prototype for users at a locale / built by Mike Shrieve

Sculpture Park specific iteration of metastream system and PWA installation on mobile phone / built by Mike Shrieve

Installation specific content and attached user messages / built by Mike Shrieve

User flow diagrams / drawn by Jonny McConnell

Map and messaging studies / drawn by Jonny McConnell

Map and messaging studies / drawn by Jonny McConnell

Pattern and visibility studies / drawn by Jonny McConnell

Data analysis structure / drawn by Jonny McConnell

Map projection & user control / drawn by Jonny McConnell

Original concept layout of posts on a map / drawn by Jonny McConnell

Original concept layout of a realtime location feedback mechanism / drawn by Jonny McConnell

Inspiration from the work of Normal Future / drawn by Jonny McConnell