GEOG-G237 Final Flashcards
Traditional types of surveillance (3)
Census, Health Surveys, Immigration Info
What act allowed for more “ethical surveillance”?
The Patriot Act (2001)
The personalization of surveillance has changed how we conduct surveillance by:
Moving from borders or checkpoints to spatial ubiquity
What has made it easier to keep tabs on people?
Computer networks and Connectivity (e.g. Social Media)
Define GeoTagging
GeoTagging is the act of posting something to social media and physically acquainting it to a spot
What are the applications of GeoTagging?
Allows for media and data maps
What is Web 2.0?
The second stage of the internet, the shift from static web pages to more dynamic pages
What is GeoLocation?
Ability of device to track your location depending on your device settings
What objects can be identified through GeoLocation?
Radar sources, mobile phones and Internet-connected computer terminals
The thought that surveillance is always happening
Perpetual Surveillance
How have we personalized surveillance services?
Using these services to order and track the shipping of goods
What is Panopticon?
Surveillance developed by Jeremy Bentham to be used on prisoners and inmates, and they cannot tell when they are being watched.
What does RFID stand for?
Radio Frequency Idnetification
What is one example of RFID at Indiana University?
Tracking tags within ID cards for getting in dorm rooms
Cell Phones can be used for what geographic functions? (3)
Cell Phone Location, GeoTagging, and GeoLocation
Examples of Data Trails (6)
Credit/debit activity, internet history, bank statements, phone records, educational records, medical records
What did Edward Snowden do?
Leaked that the NSA and the GCHQ utilize Google Map data in order to locate individuals
Uses of Drones (3)
Species mapping, geomorphology, amateur usage
How many drones are authorized by the FAA (i.e. Federal Aviation Administration)
Over 30,000
What is ‘BASIC’?
Broad Area Surveillance Intelligence Capability
Total Information Awareness (TIA)
People view information and data about other people in order to prevent crimes from happening
Sensor Types (3)
Remote Sensors, Humans, Tools carried by humans
Why are humans a type of sensor?
Humans have 5 senses that they can use in a myriad of ways in order to interpret and compile data about the space around them, They are also intelligent beings and can interpret what they sense, They are also free to move anywhere making them very dynamic and versatile, able to collect data on a bunch of different places
Satellites are an example of what type of sensor?
Remote Sensors
