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An interesting article about an MIT initiative that dynamically maps action in a city, using information from cell phones, GPS devices, etc.

The concept is to be able to rapidly gain information about anything from “what bar is jumping” to “exactly where are the local buses right now?”

Aside from the coolness factor, imagine the possibilities for user centered design. Sure, mapping has been done quite a bit in the human factors realm, but usually we’re talking positioning information of known or unknown values. But expanding this information to visualize aspects of everyday life, such as motion and rate of Public transportation, location of crowds (or avoiding crowds, if that’s more your style). The possibilities are almost endless.

Here’s what the final product is currently looking like. As a user experience designer, what would you do with this?

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