I Am Here
I Am Here is a project created by the International Centre for Digital Content (ICDC), part of Liverpool John Moores University.
The project is part of the Liverpool Culture Company’s ‘4 Corners of the City’ programme, through which cultural organisations are working creatively with Liverpool neighbourhoods which are experiencing rapid change, upheaval, and high rates of residential turnover.
Through collaboration and creative partnership, ‘4 Corners of the City’ encourages Liverpool residents to be active in cultural regeneration at a time when a sense of community is disappearing and memories and aspirations are fading.
Through the creative process, the programme seeks to answer the question ‘What makes a neighbourhood?’
ICDC is working in partnership with East Liverpool Neighbourhood to create an interactive map of the community. Members of the community will participate in the project by using their mobile phones to document their heritage, hopes and experiences.
The project will use an application created by Onteca Ltd, which uses mobile and GPS technology, and Google Maps, to upload multimedia content to an interactive map. ICDC will train residents to use digital technologies such as video cameras and mobile phones to capture and create content and upload it to the map.
The project is open to all community members and workshops will begin in January 2007. Click here for more details on how to be involved.
‘4 Corners of the City 2007’ will culminate in a two week exhibition featuring all the participating projects, beginning on 29th May 2007, to celebrate European Neighbours Day on 30th May 2007. The project is also available online at http://iamhere4corners.blogspot.com/
I Am Here is a project running from January to May 2007. It’s open to all residents of the East Liverpool Neighbourhood Area. We would like people from all over the community to get involved with the project so that the map represents as much of the Neighbourhood as possible.
How does I Am Here work?
I Am Here is an interactive mapping toolkit which enables you to upload content to a map of your community – content such as text, a picture, a film or an audio recording. The content could be based around a theme and a location that is of importance to you or the wider community.
The project will use GPS (Global Positioning Systems) so that you can take us on your favourite walks and record what you see along the way. The map contains ‘hotspots’ to geographical locations specified by you, which, when triggered, will present digital media content which has been created by you and other community members.
What can I do?
If you have a story about your community, for example, telling us about your favourite place, a ‘hidden history’ that not many people know about, or just what you would like to see happen in your area then we’d like to work with you!
How can I tell my story?
The mapping toolkit is very easy to use. You can find out how to use it at one of our workshops, which will be taking place at community venues and at ICDC between January and May 2007. We will show you how to use mobile phones, cameras and computers to help you create and publish your story.
If you or your community group are interested in taking part please contact us: