Big-data mining project gives birds-eye view of the G20

(Queensland University of Technology) A QUT researcher is mapping the G20 Leaders' Summit as it plays out on Twitter and Instagram to find out how the event is affecting those inside the 'barricades'. In a first for any G20 event, the blue-sky big-data research project is mining and analyzing tweets and Instagram posts sent from inside the declared areas for location-based information. Dr Peta Mitchell is then plotting those -- minus the corresponding usernames -- on an interactive map the publi...