Introducing Web Mapping to Writing Studies and Journalism Classes at the University of Minnesota DuluthMicaella Penning, University of Minnesota DuluthMapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are increasingly recognized as a beneficial component of education in the Liberal Arts. The Geospatial Analysis Center at the University of Minnesota Duluth is fostering collaborations with classes across the University, particularly in the fields of writing studies and journalism. Through presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on tutorials, students are learning to harness the power of web mapping using ArcGIS Online. Students with no prior cartographic experience create media-rich story maps, analyze and visualize quantitative and qualitative data, and learn about real-world examples of how GIS and web mapping is being utilized by professionals in their field. They are introduced to both the idea of telling a story with a map, and visualizing data through mapping to find a potential story.
https://speakerdeck.com/nvkelso/introducing-web-mapping-to-writing-studies-and-journalism-classes-at-the-university-of-minnesota-duluthMap Design and Software Tools for an Interactive Touch Table Museum ExhibitHenry Kaufman, TactableAaron Carmisciano / SubluxedWe created a 27-foot long multi-touch table exhibit about human rights violations around the world for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Mapping was an important component of the exhibit as it helped tell the stories. We used a non-conventional Dymaxion projection for the initial world view, so it can be viewed from either side of the table. Each event shows a regional map that highlights the area affected. The museum will extend the set of events covered, so we created a custom map-making application in C++ based on Cinder and ModestMaps, and custom map rendering tools in Python based on the open source tools Mapnik, ImageMagick, and data from NaturalEarthData.com. The tools enable the museum to create new bilingual regional maps as needed. We will discuss the design choices that we made in creating the maps, our custom rendering pipeline, and demo the tools.
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www.tactable.com/studyTable/ for visuals.
Mapping Alternate Terrains: GeoHumanities & Cartographic ExpressionKevin Dyke, University of Minnesota LibrariesRyan Mattke, University of Minnesota LibrariesAcross the University of Minnesota Libraries system, several groups are working on projects that touch on different aspects of the GeoHumanities. The projects demonstrate the value of blending domain and technological expertise with the unique strengths of library staff. This blend facilitates deeper collaboration between the Libraries and faculty, students, and researchers and allows for alternate forms of cartographic expression.
Examples include using scraped hip hop lyrics as a case study to produce a customized geoparser, working to create an online version of a map representing geographic areas associated with joy/pain, and geocoding addresses for YMCA locations in New York City from the 1880s to the present in order to visualize patterns in branch openings and closings over time, and working with faculty to enrich the learning experience in the classroom for students creating online exhibits using georeferenced maps as a backdrop for historical site locations.
http://borchert.github.io/joy-pain/https://www.lib.umn.edu/apps/mhapo/
