Some seven years ago, when visiting the IDS for the first time as part of the workshop „Desktop oder App“, we left this little note next to the entrance door. Looks like our merch is pretty persistent in the linguistic landscape ✌️

This statement across the street from the venue became part of the talk, as an example of app’s the secret super power, drawing attention to a hidden layer of social information inscribed in the public sphere. Once you see it, there’s no going back. Not sure, though, why it’s facing the IDS…

2. This is a big one. We were finally able to restore the data syncing to the collective map as well as the project maps on the new Carto platform. New uploads in the app will sync to the web maps again automatically, with a maximum delay of 4 hours.

Watch out for the talk by Jannis Androutsopoulos in our talk series. Next Friday, Jannis will be

„Exploring the online-offline nexus: meaning-making at the interfaces of physical and virtual (inter)action.“

Join us on 25 April, 10.15am (UTC+2), via this link:

cucolab.uni.lu/blog/convers...

We’re also trying to fix some nasty bugs in the apps that, e.g., one that leads to duplicate uploads on Android. Do all these things need to happen at the same time, you might ask? Well, that’s what I’ve been asking myself over the last couple of days…

Another thing is the interactive analysis map provided by our friends at CARTO. Their new data platform brings with it a new map base and data warehouse integration that we need to implement.

One of the things we’re working on is the app server itself. After almost 9 years in the game, the platform needs some technical updates and adjustments. We will also roll out new features while at it, so stay tuned.