This map shows some information about Georgetown. We don’t know what it is. Do you know?
This heat map of DC surfaced on Twitter on Tuesday, but not because people thought it had interesting information. It was actually just the opposite: nobody was sure what the map is trying to show. Any ideas?
The map of Georgetown and Burlieth is on DDOT’s Vision Zero website, but not to show anything. Rather, it’s just below a heading that says “Data” which talks about how DDOT will collect data. In other words, it’s being used as an abstract illustration about data, not actual data.
Eli Glazier, a local urban planner, was the first to tweet about the map. A few curious parties proceeded to theorize about what the map is actually… mapping.
What is this mapping? http://t.co/4RCxnIiw1q
— Eli Glazier (@eliglazier) July 21, 2015
@eliglazier Washington power couple dinner parties?
— Benjamin Ross (@BenRossTransit) July 21, 2015
@eliglazier sandwiches purchased from stachowskis
— sharrowsDC (@sharrowsDC) July 21, 2015
@eliglazier @AZenner &sharrowsdc number of street addresses per block? Tree canopy? Red light running rates?
— Jacques Arsenault (@Jarsenault) July 21, 2015
@AZenner @eliglazier I was going to say churches, but there's not hot spot for Grace Episcopal.
— Topher Mathews (@GeorgetownMet) July 21, 2015
Do you know? Take a guess of your own in the comments!