feat(website): add case studies

client-src/base/footer.css

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ footer {
 
     /* flex container */
     display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
     gap: 1rem;
     align-items: end;
     line-height: 1rem;

client-src/case-studies/index.css

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+@counter-style decimal-square-bracket {
+  system: extends decimal;
+  suffix: "] ";
+  prefix: "[";
+}
+
+.list-sources {
+  list-style: decimal-square-bracket;
+}

esbuild.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require("esbuild")
             "./client-src/help/index.css",
             "./client-src/help/index.js",
             "./client-src/about/index.css",
+            "./client-src/case-studies/index.css",
             "./client-src/create/index.js",
             "./client-src/create-results/index.js",
             "./client-src/digitize/index.js",

sketch_map_tool/routes.py

@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import json
 from io import BytesIO
+from pathlib import Path
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
 import geojson
 from celery import chain, group
-from flask import redirect, render_template, request, send_file, url_for
+from flask import (
+    redirect,
+    render_template,
+    request,
+    send_file,
+    send_from_directory,
+    url_for,
+)
 from werkzeug import Response
 
 from sketch_map_tool import celery_app, config, definitions, tasks
@@ -54,6 +62,26 @@ def about(lang="en") -> str:
     )
 
 
+@app.get("/case-studies/cultural-landmarks")
+@app.get("/<lang>/case-studies/cultural-landmarks")
+def case_study_cultural_landmarks(lang="en") -> str:
+    return render_template("case-study-cultural-landmarks.html", lang=lang)
+
+
+@app.get("/case-studies/cultural-landmarks-pdf")
+@app.get("/<lang>/case-studies/cultural-landmarks-pdf")
+def case_study_cultural_landmarks_pdf(lang="en") -> Response:
+    dir = Path(config.get_config_value("data-dir")) / "case-studies"
+    name = "participatory-mapping-for-cultural-landmarks.pdf"
+    return send_from_directory(dir, name, as_attachment=True)
+
+
+@app.get("/case-studies/timor-leste")
+@app.get("/<lang>/case-studies/timor-leste")
+def case_study_timor_leste(lang="en") -> str:
+    return render_template("case-study-timor-leste.html", lang=lang)
+
+
 @app.get("/create")
 @app.get("/<lang>/create")
 def create(lang="en") -> str:

sketch_map_tool/templates/base.html

@@ -32,13 +32,18 @@
             <li><a href="{{ url_for('about', lang=lang) }}" class="nav-link secondary">{{ _('About') }}</a></li>
             <li><a href="{{ url_for('help', lang=lang) }}" class="nav-link secondary">{{ _('Help') }}</a></li>
             <li>
-                <a href="https://github.com/GIScience/sketch-map-tool" class="nav-link secondary" target="_blank">
-                    <span class="github-icon"></span> Code
-                </a>
+              <details role="list">
+                <summary aria-haspopup="listbox" role="link" style="color: hsl(205, 20%, 32%);">Case Studies</summary>
+                <ul role="listbox">
+                    <li><a href="{{ url_for('case_study_cultural_landmarks', lang=lang) }}">Participatory Mapping<br>for Cultural Landmarks</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="https://preparecenter.org/resource/digitalizing-paper-based-community-mapping-in-the-evca/"
+                            target="_blank">Digitalizing Paper-Based<br>Community mapping<br>in the EVCA</a></li>
+                </ul>
+              </details>
             </li>
             <li>
                 <details role="list">
-                    <summary aria-haspopup="listbox">
+                    <summary aria-haspopup="listbox" role="link" style="color: hsl(205, 20%, 32%);">
                         <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="30" height="30" fill="currentColor"
                              class="bi bi-globe2" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
                             <path d="M0 8a8 8 0 1 1 16 0A8 8 0 0 1 0 8zm7.5-6.923c-.67.204-1.335.82-1.887 1.855-.143.268-.276.56-.395.872.705.157 1.472.257 2.282.287V1.077zM4.249 3.539c.142-.384.304-.744.481-1.078a6.7 6.7 0 0 1 .597-.933A7.01 7.01 0 0 0 3.051 3.05c.362.184.763.349 1.198.49zM3.509 7.5c.036-1.07.188-2.087.436-3.008a9.124 9.124 0 0 1-1.565-.667A6.964 6.964 0 0 0 1.018 7.5h2.49zm1.4-2.741a12.344 12.344 0 0 0-.4 2.741H7.5V5.091c-.91-.03-1.783-.145-2.591-.332zM8.5 5.09V7.5h2.99a12.342 12.342 0 0 0-.399-2.741c-.808.187-1.681.301-2.591.332zM4.51 8.5c.035.987.176 1.914.399 2.741A13.612 13.612 0 0 1 7.5 10.91V8.5H4.51zm3.99 0v2.409c.91.03 1.783.145 2.591.332.223-.827.364-1.754.4-2.741H8.5zm-3.282 3.696c.12.312.252.604.395.872.552 1.035 1.218 1.65 1.887 1.855V11.91c-.81.03-1.577.13-2.282.287zm.11 2.276a6.696 6.696 0 0 1-.598-.933 8.853 8.853 0 0 1-.481-1.079 8.38 8.38 0 0 0-1.198.49 7.01 7.01 0 0 0 2.276 1.522zm-1.383-2.964A13.36 13.36 0 0 1 3.508 8.5h-2.49a6.963 6.963 0 0 0 1.362 3.675c.47-.258.995-.482 1.565-.667zm6.728 2.964a7.009 7.009 0 0 0 2.275-1.521 8.376 8.376 0 0 0-1.197-.49 8.853 8.853 0 0 1-.481 1.078 6.688 6.688 0 0 1-.597.933zM8.5 11.909v3.014c.67-.204 1.335-.82 1.887-1.855.143-.268.276-.56.395-.872A12.63 12.63 0 0 0 8.5 11.91zm3.555-.401c.57.185 1.095.409 1.565.667A6.963 6.963 0 0 0 14.982 8.5h-2.49a13.36 13.36 0 0 1-.437 3.008zM14.982 7.5a6.963 6.963 0 0 0-1.362-3.675c-.47.258-.995.482-1.565.667.248.92.4 1.938.437 3.008h2.49zM11.27 2.461c.177.334.339.694.482 1.078a8.368 8.368 0 0 0 1.196-.49 7.01 7.01 0 0 0-2.275-1.52c.218.283.418.597.597.932zm-.488 1.343a7.765 7.765 0 0 0-.395-.872C9.835 1.897 9.17 1.282 8.5 1.077V4.09c.81-.03 1.577-.13 2.282-.287z"/>
@@ -59,6 +64,10 @@
     </div>
 
     <footer class="container-fluid">
+        <a href="https://github.com/GIScience/sketch-map-tool" class="nav-link secondary" target="_blank">
+            <span class="github-icon"></span> Code
+        </a>
+        <span>&middot;</span>
         <a class="nav-link secondary" href="https://mailings.heigit.org/f/386599-385418/" target="_blank">{{ _('Newsletter') }}</a>
         <span>&middot;</span>
         <a class="nav-link secondary" href="https://heigit.org/further-legal-information/" target="_blank">{{ _('Further Legal Information') }}</a>
@@ -67,6 +76,7 @@
             Policy') }}</a>
         <span>&middot;</span>
         <a class="nav-link secondary" href="https://heigit.org/imprint/" target="_blank">{{ _('Imprint') }}</a>
+        <span>&middot;</span>
         <a href="https://heigit.org" target="_blank">
             <img src="/static/assets/logos/HeiGIT/HeiGIT_Logo_base.svg" alt="{{ _('HeiGIT Logo') }}">
         </a>

sketch_map_tool/templates/case-study-cultural-landmarks.html

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% block head %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{url_for("static", filename="bundles/case-studies.css") }}"> 
+{% endblock head %}
+{% block header_message %}
+    {{ _('Case Study') }}
+{% endblock header_message %}
+
+{% block body %}
+
+<main class="container">
+  <h1>{{ _('Participatory Mapping for Cultural Landmarks') }}</h1>
+  <figure>
+    <img src="{{ url_for("static",
+    filename="assets/images/case-study-cultural-landmarks/banner.png") }}"
+    alt="{{ _('') }}">
+    <!-- TODO -->
+    <figcaption>{{ _('') }}</figcaption>
+  </figure>
+  <div class="grid">
+    <div>
+      <small>Claudio Sossio De Simone</small>
+      <br>
+      <small>University of Rome Tor Vergata</small>
+      <br>
+      <small>September 2023 to February 2024</small>
+      <br>
+    </div>
+    <div>
+        <br>
+        <small><a href="{{ url_for('case_study_cultural_landmarks_pdf', lang=lang) }}">Download as PDF</a></small>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+<br>
+  <p>
+    {{ _('Claudio Sossio De Simone is a PhD candidate at the University of Rome
+    Tor Vergata in the field of Cultural Heritage, Education and Territory. His
+    research interests include GIS science and geoinformation applied to
+    cultural heritage, as well as the geo-historical study of rural
+    landscapes.') }}
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    {{ _('The Sketch Map Tool was used as part of his PhD research on the
+    changing territory around an artificial dam in a rural area in southern
+    Italy. The research aimed to identify significant landmarks and provide
+    decision-makers with geographical data to develop cultural, environmental,
+and touristic initiatives <a href="#1">[1]</a>.') }}
+  </p>
+
+  <h2>{{ _('Why was the Sketch Map Tool used?') }}</h2>
+  <p>
+    {{ _('The Sketch Map Tool was used as a means to capture the local
+    perception of the area around the Occhito dam by identifying
+    environmentally, culturally or socially significant landmarks as perceived by
+    the local community.') }}
+  </p>
+
+  <h2>{{ _('The Project') }}</h2>
+  <p>
+    {{ _('The study area is a rural region between Molise and Apulia in Southern
+    Italy that is mostly mountainous and only sparsely populated.') }}
+  </p>
+
+  <p>
+    {{ _('In the late 1950s, an artificial dam was built in this area to form the
+    Lake Occhito. The area is included in the protected areas of the Natura 2000
+    network <a href="#2">[2]</a>, with the vegetation surrounding the lake providing habitats
+    for several protected species. However, the dam has altered the local
+    environment. The instability of the new waterscape has caused frequent
+    flooding. In addition, the agricultural system has been profoundly changed
+    and the local traditional pastoral activities have almost completely
+    disappeared.') }}
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    {{ _(' This changing scenario, along the ongoing efforts by stakeholders and
+    communities to develop a new governance plan, underscores the need for
+    enhanced spatial knowledge of the area by combining institutional data with
+    the local community expertise. ') }}
+  </p>
+
+  <h2>{{ _('How was the Sketch Mapping organized?') }}</h2>
+
+  <p>
+    {{ _('Community mapping was conducted with both local adults and school
+    children aged 11 to 14, who were instructed to jointly work on Sketch Maps
+    in small groups. The mapping session with A3 (large scale) and A0 (small
+    scale) Sketch Maps took place on the field as well as in the classroom.
+    Participants could draw landmarks and identify them as “cultural-natural
+    places” (e.g. monuments, archaeological sites, birdwatching sites),
+    “problematic places” (e.g. areas littered with garbage, flood-prone areas),
+    and “special places” with a strong subjective value (e.g. a place for
+    picnicking with family, the spot where the mapper kissed for the first time)
+    <a href="#3">[3]</a>.') }}
+  </p>
+  <figure>
+    <img src="{{ url_for("static",
+    filename="assets/images/case-study-cultural-landmarks/1.png") }}" alt="{{
+    _('A Sketch Map of the area around the Occito lake in QGIS software.') }}">
+    <figcaption>
+      {{ _('A Sketch Map of the area around the Occito lake in QGIS software.')
+      }}
+    </figcaption>
+  </figure>
+
+  <h2>{{ _('How were the Sketch Maps analysed?') }}</h2>
+  <p>
+    {{ _('As a first step, the geodata from the digitalized Sketch Maps was
+    manually cleaned, corrected and enhanced. Then, the collected markings of
+    landmarks were uploaded to the Google My Maps platform for a quicker and
+    better visualization of the collected data during the mapping session in the
+    classroom.') }}
+  </p>
+  <p>
+    {{ _(' As a further step, the Heatmap Plugin in QGIS was used to perform a
+    density analysis on the point layers, resulting in heatmaps that visualize
+    the intensity of a phenomenon in an area based on the density of points.
+    Multiple heatmaps were created to map the density areas of the selected
+    landmarks, which can later be used to analyze the cultural and social
+    aspects of the area <a href="#4">[4]</a>.') }}
+  </p>
+
+  <h2>{{ _('Results and Impact') }}</h2>
+  <p>
+    {{ _('The VGI data collected with the Sketch Map Tool sessions is to be
+    merged with institutional data (e. g. land use maps, census data, maps of
+    cultural sites) into a GIS platform, creating a web map that can be used to
+    develop new cultural and touristic initiatives as well as a better
+    governance of the problematic areas.') }}
+  </p>
+  <p>{{ _('Lesson learnt:') }}</p>
+  <ol>
+    <li>
+      {{ _('Adult mappers demonstrated greater skills in orienting themselves on
+      the map and geolocating landmarks, while the younger participants had more
+      difficulties in orienting themselves in space, but identified more
+      unconventional, subjectively relevant landmarks, showing interest in
+      different areas and characteristics of the landscape.') }}
+    </li>
+
+    <li>
+      {{ _('Community mapping clearly showed its potential to highlight some
+      aspects of the local resources and landmarks that are not present in the
+      official cartography, particularly in regard to places with a cultural or
+      subjective value.') }}
+    </li>
+    <li>
+      {{ _('Many community mappers can orientate themselves more easily on a
+      satellite map than on the OSM base maps. Since the Sketch Map Tool 1.0 was
+      used, which only supported OSM as base map, satellite maps were used along
+      OSM-based Sketch Maps to help with the orientation. Sketch Map Tool 2.0.
+      now allows to integrate satellite imagery directly in the base maps.') }}
+    </li>
+  </ol>
+  <p>{{ _(' ') }}</p>
+
+  <h6>{{ _('Sources') }}</h6>
+  <ol class="list-sources">
+    <li id="1">
+      {{ _('La media valle del fiume Fortore (Campobasso), un caso di
+      destrutturazione e ristrutturazione di un paesaggio d’acqua: variazioni
+      nell’uso del suolo come indicatore di cambiamento, 2021') }}
+    </li>
+    <li id="2">{{ _('Biodiversity – Enviromental Inforamtion Systems') }}</li>
+    <li id="3">{{ _('Millenium Ecosystem Assessment') }}</li>
+    <li id="4">{{ _('Data Analysis with QGIS – GIS Resource Training Center') }}</li>
+  </ol>
+</main>
+{% endblock body %}