Overview

Mapping is a great visualization method of location-based data. Given that we want to showcase public art around Los Angeles, we think web mapping will be a fun, interactive way for users to enjoy our content. Mapping has advantages over traditional charts and graphs in that it is extremely versatile in incorporating multi-dimensional data, including spatial and temporal variables. We hope this will allow users to get a deeper understanding of the significance of public art installations in relation to where they exist around LA.

We will be focusing on the Los Angeles County because as students at UCLA, we are interested in exploring more of the art/culture that surrounds the area.

How to Use Our Website

The maproom has two maps: the main map and the choropleth map. The main map is meant to be used to explore art pieces in the Los Angeles county. To display more information about the art, hover over and click on any pin on the map and it will appear on the side panel. Clicking the 'Current Street View' button opens a new window that shows the current Google Street View of the art. If you want an random art recommended, press the 'Surprise Me' button on the upper left side of the map and the information about the art will appear on the right panel. The checkbox on the upper right shows different ways to filter the locations: the red points correspond to art pieces created before 2000, the blue points correspond to art created after 2000, and checking 'Cluster' will show a clustered map.

The choropleth shows more data about the public art pieces as it displays the number of public art pieces per neighborhood in the LA county, along with an interactive bar chart to show the progression of art over time for each neighborhood. Hover over any neighborhood and the corresponding bar chart will appear on the right panel.

The #Gallery page offers an aggregated view of the public art pieces. Search any neighbhorhood in the Los Angeles county and it will filter the data to only include the pieces from there. Hover over the photos to get more information about a piece and click on it to see its location on the main map page.