gathering: a tool for experiments with geographic information

In this talk, I present gathering 1 , a web-based tool that enables the manipulation of geographic information in an interactive programming environment.In contrast to existing mapping platforms, gathering opens geographic information to interactive functions and manipulations, including transformations that break with projected, Euclidean space.In doing so, it makes spatial data accessible to users who want to explore and engage with spatial media in expansive and experimental ways.Using the software in a browser, a user can perform the following operations: