Identifying Rhythms:
Rhythm is variation in pattern. It is important to be able to identify the shared rhythms. This can also depend on which data sets are shared. We have to make a sketch on what can work and what cannot. It is hard to have smart combinations with the data, we experienced some difficulties with this in our work with the students. Not all the data sets resonate as rhythms, rhythm has a point where it starts. It is important to take into consideration how many variations do you need in a pattern to become a rhythm.
The use of datasets:
We need to find a thinking structure, a discourse path, using data that will lead to a shared interest in combining information. Developing a thinking pattern can lead to defining an association line, in which we decide which data sets to use for the given issue. The data itself is nothing, you give meaning to it through identifying new objects that you can work with. This means finding out what is the correlation between different paths and practices and define a methodology out of it.
AMS does have data from Google and is sending new requests for using. If there is additional data we will have to request, because some data is not open and you need to pay for it. And often you need to have a specific reason for using requesting exactly that data. There are also tons of possibilities to request data. Tamas will also help us for getting data sets. A lot of data is just available but we need some consulting to reach what we need.
Visualization:
We need to see the skills we have. We have 15.000 euros in our budget to hire artists. On openresearch platform there is already a collection of artists who we think can make a valuable contribution. We are not concerned with writing softwares.
Simulation (Creating a Neighbourhood Profile):
Altogether with the different methods of gathering data, we can make a ground tone of a neighbourhood. Defining the target group is crucial in deciding on what kind of visualizing techniques we are looking for.
Since the target group is the city council, the level of the visualization should not be very advanced, it should be very clear. It should be more than a map because creating a portrait is very important for our project. Every municipality has different data sets about the residents and we have to see which ones can be useful for us.
Research Question:
The question now is if rhythm can offer a new field in policy making. Rhythm can give you a type of information that you can connect to other things and make use in different fields. Many of the information we have now like data is about rhythms but we don’t use it, since they are not pointed out within the rhythm path. It is good to have open questions, and this makes us curious on how to answer them. We would have successful results if we can bring together different fields and create a methodology.
Planning:
We are at the end of October. The next month is important to take in what we have and decide on the case. We can have a day in AMS, present what we have done so far. Before Christmas we have to define the case. In November we all show our work relative with the project in AMS. This way we have our thinking day. At the end of the day we decide which elements we have that we can use. On 25th of November we will do the brainstorm and case decision.
Conclusion on Deliverables:
AMS: A big thing is simulation and manipulation we offer for the city councils. If they have different data sets that they want us to use, than they need to pay for its aggregation. One of the preconditions for AMS is that the case studies have to be in Amsterdam. If there are other case studies we have to do it from our budget. For AMS the only deliverable is the report, which is quite flexible.
City Council: Visualization is very important for the city council. We are already doing workshops between administrators, professors, designers and students, as well as publications of the research trajectory. The part we have to decide is about the case studies.
Contributions:
Jan Dirk Bulens: It is interesting to connect spatial findings with data to define relationships. I’m interested in what is the cause of the rhythm, what findings lead to it, etc. Also how things are perceived, how to make relation with your findings through rhythms and how to relate it with current concerns.
What I would like to achieve is a new knowledge in policy making by using different types of data. It would be nice if it resonates with the rest of my work in environmental research. My strongest point is structuring and modelling, more constructive rather than technical.
Natasha Sena: From the AMS perspective I am monitoring, in this proposal I am also in from the Wageningen side. My content background is in urban design and I am interested in the liveability in the neighbourhoods. In this research, I would like to look at this from the rhythms point of view by translating rhythm on urban research and discover how it relates in urban space.
I have a gap in the project in which until February I cannot commit. I also would like to participate in writing papers. My main concern is understanding data and rhythms and what it means for urban space.
Lene Boehnke: It depends on how we define rhythm. What we do know is to look at the problem separately. This is about connecting 2 different variables into one and creating a whole picture by this combination. It is interesting for me how much the rhythm can tell about how are the people doing, and about their wellbeing.
The work on WMO: At the beginning it was about what WMO consisted of. Not many people know the services they use, so we tried to understand that and find out the data in their systems. We looked at the situation mainly from the cost side, for example how many people receive the services etc. It was a statistical process as well, describing and visualizing it. Analysis was limited until now.
Angelo Vermeulen: I'm interested in bringing the ecological point of view. I'm hoping to bring a more sophisticated vision on urban ecology, which is something that is being underestimated. My core research is about integration and I want to learn more about designing it through rhythms.
Pinar Sefkatli: The rhythms for me present an opportunity to discover new methods for analysing and defining certain situations in the urban environment. I made an attempt to do this in my graduation project in architecture. It is very interesting to see how the connections of different information and data sets can lead to a more specific problem definition and how rhythms can create a common ground for that. Through this project, I believe innovative concepts of using the data can be achieved and new vocabulary can be created.
Caroline Nevejan: I know the time basis of a show, of an application and how fundamental the rhythms are in bringing the people together. I have a long heritage in working with rhythms. While working in school, with trust and in YUTPA research, rhythm was a big paradigm. Looking at rhythm, it really is a pattern that connects. When there is a rhythm, it is very hard to resist a rhythm. The totalitarian regimes use rhythms. And by defining good rhythms, you can define new ways of living, of doing.