JANUARY 19
14
8 7
DECEMBER 21 20
10 7 4 2 1 30 27
NOVEMBER
24
18 17 14 12 8 4 2 1 31 28 27 26
OCTOBER
20 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 7 4 3 29 28 26 25 24 23
SEPTEMBER
19 17 16 15 14 12 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 31 29 27 26 25 24 23 22 21
AUGUST
19 18 17 16 14
9 7 5 4 3 2 30 29 27
JULY
23 22 21 20 18
4 2 1 30 29 27 26 25 24 23 22 21
JUNE
19 18 17 15 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 4 3 2 1 31 30 27 26 25 24
MAY
22 21 20 19 18 16 15 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 30 27
APRIL
25 24 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23
MARCH
19 16 15 13 12 11 9 5 4 3 2 1
QUANTITATIVE APPENDIX // ONE A YEAR OF RESEARCH
The visualization charts the frequency of articles based on their publishing date and subsequent topic tags in a scatter-plot arrangement. Each record is plotted at the intersection of the tag and the date tagged. Frequencies of use in a single day are also registered by the intensity of color gradient. The y-axis and x-axis are both bordered by a summary string for reference as that day/tag’s total activity. High daily activity is registered as a dark red plot while days with no activity are left blank. Here we can see the intensity and pace at which we were active in our data mining. A visualization of this nature reveals the evidence of the human hand in the process; its triumphs
Where here the visualization looks back on our past research, what does it say about our future endeavors? Where our previous journeys we ventured into the unknown unassisted, these alternative outlooks and insight will provide a guide to lead us down unfamiliar paths with an enlightened advantage.
media
London
Education
Australia
Technology
Labor_Camps
GCC
Egypt
Culture
AUE
Tehran
Food_security DISTRIBUTION OF SOURCES // LOCATION
The most insightful revelations revolve around key dates and events which receive wide ranging discussion. Important events are highlighted by clouds and strings of high frequency tag use. If we isolate activity on the date of the Dubai Metro launch (September 9, 2009) for example, we can view this increased attention to relevant issues (Infrastructure, Dubai, Cultural_projects, global_ investor, etc).
global
China
Sports
Designing_in_crisis
Abu
Africa
Gulf
corruption
Manama
Urban_Planning
Importing_knowledge
Global_innovator
and its drawbacks. We can see times where we either got away from collection to begin production. Or did we simply take a summer holiday? The platform of delicious is bias in its nature; it requires individuals to make decisions about what they believe the networks and connections to be. With numerous contributors making new/different parallel tags unaware of those of other contributors, the data becomes dispersed. Certain tags are ignored while others are over utilized.
DISTRIBUTION OF SOURCES // TYPE
As a team coordinating from multiple time zones, the most effective way to collect and distribute relevant articles into the pool of collective research was to use the online bookmarking service Delicious as a universal reference location. By the conclusion of research in March 2010, we had over 1200 articles and 143 different tags. This by no means qualifies the entirety of the research but presents a cross-section of materials utilized to the research community. Delicious provides a simple means of collection, but lacks the ability to view the material from an alternative perspective. The Al Manakh Research calendar is the first step in the development of a tool to investigate these relationships, a way to understand the volume of our research database.
Cost_of_living
Tourism
Liquidity_Crunch
Megaprojects
Project_launches
Global_diplomat
Locals
Kuwait
Delays_and_cancellations
global_builder
Global_employer
india
Engine_of_confidence
Expats
Doha
Company_news_profiles
global_investor
uae
dubai
gulf_in_crisis
AbuDhabi
Saudi_Arabia
Supply_demand
infrastructure
Global_investment_hub
iran
Bahrain
sustainability
Cultural_projects
Values_Rights
Global_image
Global_consumer
Regulations
Kerala
Qatar
Pakistan
consultants
Global_humanitarian
National_identity
Oman
Iraq
RAK
Global_energy_hub
images_of_islam
Demography
Ajman
KSA
Affordable
Jeddah
Housing
UK
British
Dubai_bashing
France
Global_Entertainer
Sharjah
Urban_peripheries
Cost_of_Materials
film
Global_host
CLOUD +10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
oil
AXIS +100 80-99 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29 10-19 1-9
FEBRUARY
M&As
24