Paris trip advisor 1909

Plan des plaisirs et attractions de Paris(1909)

Guide des plaisirs à Paris

The project aims to digitalize the Plan des plaisirs et attractions de Paris created by Le Nature in 1909, and to augment it with the information contained in the Guide dés plaisirs à Paris. The services that would be provided are the display of cultural places in the map that have linked pages with individualized further information, the segmentation on the map of different types of entertainment and an "exploratory mode" which would tell a narrative on a specific moment in 1909 in Paris.

Motivations

Recreating a cultural geography of Paris at the beginning of the 20th century

Ideas

• Mapping places on the map to their information on guide:
  • Show pages containing the name of the place

• Adding more information about places
  • Compare each attraction to the contemporary place
  • Image of building in past and now
• Giving a general view about attractions in Paris in 1909:
  • Show restaurants, bars, theaters in different groups to see the distribution of them.
  • Show information about opening hours and prices
• Mapping narrative of guide to route on the map.
  • Show routes and walking tours

Resources

Principal Resources

• Plan des plaisirs et attractions de Paris
• Guide dés plaisirs à Paris

Additional Resources

• Cartes postales anciennes

Data extraction

Reading guide to extract engaging narratives to recommend users

Solution

Implementing a website with a database using Python, Django, and PostgreSQL to:

• Entering information about places manually to store in database
• Exploring map UI and use services

Schedule

Milestone 1: Concept (4 Nov)

• Brain storming-having sketch for ideas
• Exploring the sources and the map
• Elaboration of the overall idea

Milestone 2 : Data extraction (9 Nov)

• Scheduling and creating a draft of milestones
• Content: 1/5 of the data extracted and annotated

Milestone 3 : Design and Data Processing (14 Nov)

• Selection of features
• Improvement of map
• Design prototype on paper (wireframes)
• Finding the best technical way to show clickable points corresponding to places, to their location on the map image.
• Prepare midterm presentation

Milestone 4: Database implementation (28 Nov)

• Develop a web app for entering pieces of information:
  • Initialization of Django application
  • Deploy the first version of the web application: The Developed website will be deployed on a public URL and team members will have access to input extracted information to the database.

• Extraction of rest of data
• Implementation of database
• Entering information to the app database

Milestone 5: Development of the platform (14 Dec)

• Design final product
• Design entry story
• Find and Add more metadata about places
• Refactoring the github repository to submit
• implementation of services on the web app:
  • Show basic map and description about project
  • Implementation of UI to explore the map and places
  • Add search and filter functionality
  • Show information about each place
  • Add a specific page for recommendations
  • Add feature of commenting/ Liking

Milestone 6: Presentation (19 Dec)

• Prepare final presentation
• Write report
• Deployment of the final version of the web application for public usage

Team

- Alina, Maryam, and Paola