A web experience exploring spatio–linguistic data: the case of place-making signs in Northern Sweden

Figures & data

Table 1. Photographed sign attributes and their values identified for LingGIS.

Attributes	Values
Placement (placering)	1. On building (på byggnad) – e.g. walls, doors, and windows 2. Post (stolpe) – freestanding, not part of a building 3. Notice board (anlagstavla) – for the public to post notices on 4. Screen (affischhållare) – freestanding, digital or analogue 5. Road, etc. (väg osv) – including sidewalks, squares, and parking lots 6. Parking meter, etc. (parkeringsautomat osv) – including mailboxes, electrical cabinets, etc. 7. Semi-movable object (semi-flyttbara objekt) – e.g. dustbin, park bench, table, scaffold, construction site fence, and container 8. Other (annat) – e.g. people
Medium (medium)	1. No medium (ej medium) – the text is directly on a fixed place/object 2. Products (produkter) – clothes, bags, newspapers, etc. 3. Sticker (klistermärke) 4. Flag (flagga) 5. Poster (affisch) – temporary illustrated sign on paper often larger than size A4 6. Brochure (broschyr) – with or without a stand 7. Sandwich board (gatupratare) 8. Vehicle (transportmedel) – e.g. bicycle, car, bus, truck, and scooter 9. Note (lapp) – temporary sign with a simple layout and on taped/thumb-tacked paper often smaller than size A4 10. Other (annat)
Publisher (utgivare)	1. Official (myndighet) – Transport Administration, Tax Agency, Migration Agency, municipality, station, etc. 2. Private person (privatperson) – always the assumed publisher in the case of graffiti 3. Company (företag) 4. Interest group (intresseorganisation) – association, foundation, community, etc. 5. Multiple (flera) – a cluster of different publisher categories 6. Other/unclear (annat/oklart)
Content (innehåll funktion)	1. Graffiti (graffiti) 2. Names of companies, etc. (namn på företag osv) – including restaurants, authorities, clubs, and associations 3. Menu (meny) – e.g. at restaurant or café 4. Information, message (information, meddelande) 5. Rules and regulations (regler och förordningar) 6. Opinion-building (opinionsbildning) 7. Advertisement (reklam) – including clearly stated product name 8. Art (konst) 9. Other (annat)
Multilingual? (flerspråkig)	Yes/no (Ja/nej)
Language (språk) Main language (huvudspråk) Other languages (andra språk)	Albanian (Albanska), Amharic (Amarinja), Arabic (Arabiska), Armenian (Armeniska), Bengali (Bengali), Braille English (Braille Engelska), Braille Swedish (Braille Svenska), Chinese (Kinesiska), Cymraeg/Welsh (Kymriska/Walesiska), Danish (Danska), Dutch (Nederländska), English (Engelska), Finnish (Finska), French (Franska), German (Tyska), Greek (Grekiska), Hawaiian (Hawaiiska), Hindi (Hindi), Indonesian (Indonesiska), Italian (Italienska), Japanese (Japanska), Korean (Koreanska), Latin (Latin), Latvian (Lettiska), Lule Sámi (Lulesamiska), Mandarin (Mandarin), Meänkieli (Meänkieli), North Sámi (Nordsamiska), Norwegian (Norska), Persian (Persiska), Pite Sámi (Pitesamiska), Portuguese (Portugisiska), Romani (Romani), Russian (Ryska), Sámi (Samiska), Sanskrit (Sanskrit), Somali (Somaliska), Spanish (Spanska), Swedish (Svenska), Swahili (Swahili), South Sámi (Sydsamiska), Thai (Thai), Tigrinya (Tigrinja), Turkish (Turkiska), Ume Sámi (Umesamiska), Yiddish (Jiddisch), Hybrid (Hybrid), Other (Annat), non-identifiable language (icke-identifierbart språk)

Figure 1. The main interface of the LingGIS web experience as viewed on 1280 × 800 monitor (above), 601 × 962 tablet (left), and 360 × 640 phone (right) screens.

LingGIS, linguistic lansdcapes, Sweden, Web GIS, Experience Builder, place-making.

Figure 2. The survey widget, Foto, lets users locate and upload photos and their linguistic and contextual attributes to an ArcGIS Survey123 dataset.

LingGIS, linguistic lansdcapes, Sweden, Web GIS, Experience Builder, place-making, ArcGIS Survey123.

Figure 3. A snapshot of the LingGIS web experience, indicating some correlation between the use of Finnish as secondary language and the relatively high presence of residents born in a Nordic country other than Sweden in the Swedish town of Pajala, bordering Finland.

LingGIS, linguistic lansdcapes, Sweden, Web GIS, Experience Builder, place-making, Pajala.

Data availability statement

The data is publicly available at https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=32829361537e49aab0a6b4c54e545f4b#data