{"id":154,"date":"2018-11-26T21:21:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbenches.org\/blog\/?p=154"},"modified":"2023-05-19T12:39:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:39:36","slug":"statistics-about-openbenches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openbenches.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/statistics-about-openbenches\/","title":{"rendered":"Statistics about OpenBenches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the last year-and-a-bit, Liz and I have been running <a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\">OpenBenches.org<\/a>. An open data website dedicated to memorial benches.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some rough and ready numbers about how it has gone so far.<\/p>\n<h2>9,870 Benches<\/h2>\n<p>At the time of writing, we&#8217;re a little shy of 10,000 benches. As you can see, we have photos from all around the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30733\" src=\"https:\/\/shkspr.mobi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/World-Map-of-Benches-fs8.png\" alt=\"Map of the world. Markers mostly in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and America.\" width=\"1222\" height=\"597\"><\/p>\n<h2>9,000 UK Benches<\/h2>\n<p>The majority of our benches are in the UK. Memorial benches seems like a peculiarly Anglosphere habit. I&#8217;ve spoken to people from all sorts of different countries, and they really are rare outside the English-speaking world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30732\" src=\"https:\/\/shkspr.mobi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UK-map-of-benches-fs8.png\" alt=\"UK map covered in thousands of markers.\" width=\"323\" height=\"529\"><\/p>\n<h2>110 Registered Users<\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s over a hundred people signing in with Twitter. We&#8217;ve recently added <a href=\"https:\/\/auth0.com\/\">Auth0<\/a> support, so people can sign in with Facebook and GitHub.<\/p>\n<p>We also <a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/leaderboard\">added a leaderboard<\/a> so that our mate Jenny could see how many photos she added in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30731\" src=\"https:\/\/shkspr.mobi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Leaderboard-of-Benches-fs8.png\" alt=\"A leaderboard. Jenny is in 4th position.\" width=\"359\" height=\"591\"><\/p>\n<p>We still have lots of anonymous users.<\/p>\n<h2>21,840 Photographs<\/h2>\n<p>Most benches have two photos &#8211; one of the inscription, and then another of either the whole bench or a view from the bench.<\/p>\n<p>We also have panoramic shots like this:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-style: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/shkspr.mobi\/pannellum\/pannellum.htm#panorama=https:\/\/shkspr.mobi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/3396.jpeg&amp;autoRotate=2&amp;autoLoad=false&amp;title=Isle%20of%20Man\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>66GB of Photos<\/h2>\n<p>All that media is pretty weighty. Modern camera phones take high-res photos, and a typical shot is around 4MB.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, our hosting provider is holding up. Huge shout out to <a href=\"https:\/\/krystal.co.uk\">Krystal Hosting<\/a> &#8211; use discount code <code>EDENT<\/code> for \u00a35 off.<\/p>\n<p>I am looking at using <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudinary.com\/\">Cloudinary<\/a> to speed up resizing and delivery. But at close to $100 a month, that&#8217;s too much for a small hobby project.<\/p>\n<h2>Hundreds of Moo Cards<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/edent\/status\/1049036744581165057<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/refer.moo.com\/s\/terryeden\">Get 25% off your first Moo Card order<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>261 Commits, and 8 GitHub contributors<\/h2>\n<p>The whole site is <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/edent\/openbenches\/\">open source on GitHub<\/a> &#8211; and it has been lovely using the issues tab to discuss where the site should go next.<\/p>\n<h2>Lots of Fun<\/h2>\n<p>But, most importantly, it has been a lot of fun. It&#8217;s wonderful seeing people from around the planet contributing. Thank you to everyone who has submitted a bench, shared our links, or generally been supportive of this daft little endeavour.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the benches which made us smile:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/bench\/321\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/image\/4efafc84a3588fd2f2e89149bc9ba3abac90648e\" alt=\"Higgins Greenhalgh 1986 - 2000 We hadn't the heart to tell him he was a dog.\" width=\"800\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/bench\/1665\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/image\/ba40b291e87243978f5f4e0d72102fa9622e8907\" alt=\"In Loving Memory of Carol Nelmes\nJune 1960 - March 2016\nShe spent countless happy hours here with\nour dogs, Harry, Molly, Ollie and Ellie.\nHer smiles and laughter will never be forgotten.\nAs she used to sing 'Always look on the bright side of life.'\nHer husband, Tim.\" width=\"800\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/bench\/2413\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/image\/0d0a0a8d29f168ff831356188f45d6778eab19fa\" alt=\"In Memoriam In fond memory of Miles Kington, who hated this spot, because there was never anywhere to sit down and enjoy it from. Miles Kington, humorist. 1941-2008\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/bench\/273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/image\/81792b9e7e611a04baeaabaf07dd83eb40b3669b\" alt=\"Memorial to the unknown husband Often imagined. Much desired. Never found\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/bench\/1333\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/image\/0a5cb2312feaadc5c2d2e3c04506648d34eb6f6f\" alt=\"It was on this bench in 2007 that the notorious artist Tracey Emin surrendered all her art rebel credibility when she decided to become a member of the Royal Academy of Arts\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/bench\/9385\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/image\/d348877eed744a71602992fb89de4fe3530e75c6\" alt=\"\u201cA good spot for a fine pint.\u201d As enjoyed by Edward (Steve) Gunningham. Who would have enjoyed the view, were it not for that tree!\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/bench\/4012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/image\/29a9aceab4d332b8cfb1280afc6aee4c7c9084a3\" alt=\"If I take one more step it will be the furthest away from home I've ever been  Samwise Gamgee  Proudly provided by Rover Tours Group\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/bench\/8991\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/image\/0554bad190c7513ad105a172199d7ae708e98851\" alt=\"If you turn some species of shark upside down they will go into a trance-like state called tonic immobility lasting approximately fifteen minutes.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, finally, Liz and her mum in New Zealand &#8211; sat on the bench dedicated to Liz&#8217;s grandparents.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/bench\/538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/openbenches.org\/image\/4ca169107e038ceeb65586b1a46c885614f7bd4f\" alt=\"In loving memory Laura &amp; David LAPSLEY.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the last year-and-a-bit, Liz and I have been running OpenBenches.org. An open data website dedicated to memorial benches. Here are some rough and ready numbers about how it has gone so far. 9,870 Benches At the time of writing, we&#8217;re a little shy of 10,000 benches. 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