SLIDE 1 “Everything in its Place”:
Investigating the affordances of integrated data display in analysing neighbourhood experiences of crime and disorder
Graham Hughes
QUIC Conference 2011 – University of Surrey 5th May 2011
n.hughes@surrey.ac.uk
SLIDE 2 Outline of presentation
- Details of a pilot project used to develop
techniques
- Comments on data preparation and
handling
- Demonstrations of applications in
MAXqda, NVivo, ATLAS.ti and Google Earth
- Comments on analytical approaches
- Pitfalls and problems encountered
SLIDE 3 A Neighbourhood Research Project
- Investigate perceptions of an area
amongst its residents
– Sense of boundaries – Fear of crime
- Walking interviews recorded and logged
- n GPS
- Sketch maps, photographs
- Environmental audit
SLIDE 4 Data Preparation
- Audio recordings transcribed using F4
- GPS waypoints and tracks uploaded to
Google Earth
- Sketch maps scanned to PDF
- Digital photos copied to project folder
- Planning and control required outside and
within CAQDAS program
SLIDE 5
Why use Google Earth?
Map Satellite Image
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Google Earth control panel
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Save a “place” in GE
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Creating a geolink in MAXqda
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How a geolink shows in MAXqda
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Working with GE and MAXqda
SLIDE 11
MAXqda coding and audio
SLIDE 12 Data Linkages
Transcript text Aerial view Street view Audio clip Google Earth
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Creating a geolink in NVivo
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How the link appears in NVivo
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Working with GE and NVivo
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ATLAS.ti has a different approach
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Google Earth is embedded within ATLAS project
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Make a quotation (not a link)
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A Google Earth PD is a set of places
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Text quotes can be linked to GE quotes
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With a network create a “virtual crowd”
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Hyperlink GE Snapshot to quotations in transcripts or photos
SLIDE 23 Use of historical imagery
2010 2004
SLIDE 24 Comments on analytical approaches
- Assists a shift from etic to emic perspective
- Working from qualitative data to the place
(not so useful if you want to do the reverse)
- Most effective with public spaces, accessible
by road
- Connections and juxtapositions have to be
made by the analyst
- Analysis is probably more transparent and
replicable
SLIDE 25 Pitfalls and Problems
- Place as a point, a line or an area
– When a respondent talks about a particular street, which of these is it?
- Tracking system does not cope when a
respondent talks about one place whilst standing in another
- Chance encounters with third parties during
mobile interviews
- Difficulty of anonymising interview data which
is linked to accurate place data
- Privacy issues with Google Earth
