(Human) Wasteland is a map based visualization project created by software engineer Jennifer Wong. The map visualizes reports of human waste reported to the 311 complaint system in San Francisco, California.
Background
editLocations were mapped out from 311 reports that covered a seven-year period from 2008 to 2015.[1][2] The map features a brown-colored "poop" emoji used to identify locations of human waste reports throughout the city.[3] The project reveals concentrated areas within neighborhoods and brings about an awareness of homelessness in the city of San Francisco.[4]
There are thousands of homeless people in San Francisco with limited access to public bathrooms.[5] On the website, Wong urges people to educate themselves about the issue of homelessness and suggests donating to LavaMae, a homeless outreach organization.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "So You've Decided to Map Sidewalk Poop in San Francisco..." Bloomberg.com. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "This Map Shows San Francisco Is Covered in Human Poop". Thrillist. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Cush, Andy. "The Streets of San Francisco Are Covered in Human Shit". Gawker. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Papenfuss, Mary (December 31, 2014). "Human feces map finds San Francisco's homeless". Reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Arieff, Allison (2015-01-16). "Opinion | Showers on Wheels". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "San Francisco poop map: real thing or a rumor?". The Mercury News. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-06.