On Urban Markup: Frames Of Reference In Location Models For Participatory Urbanism

Abstract

Phenomena such as embodiment, spatial ability, scale, and persistent physical pattern provide deep bases for a shift from universal mobility toward a more socially-centered approach to situated computing, and from merely positional media toward a semantic component of location models. The goal of this shift is to support the agility with intentions in context that characterizes rich urban life. This paper examines that change as a challenge in bottom-up cultural processes, and suggests "urban markup" as a way to understand the goals in knowledge representation