Here is my campus map that I created using this CSV file!
During the web mapping process, most of my decisions revolved around changing the symbology. For example, I made it so that the higher the number of days per week that I visit the location, the larger the circle on the map. Additionally, I made the polygons and circles yellow and blue respectively because they are the colors of Carleton.
I also made it so that the pop-up for each building generated a block of text that provided basic information about the location. I used the curly brackets to refer to a column in the CSV file, so that no matter the building, the information was specific to that location. I even added a new column to the file for the image URLs of the campus buildings, so I could add images to the pop-ups.
Overall, after I got over the learning curve of figuring out the interface of ArcGIS Online, the process for creating a web map was mostly easy. It did take me a while to figure out how to change what the circles looked like, and I did not really understand how to make customized icons for specific attributes when creating the Squirrel Map. However, I am sure with more practice, I (and anyone else) could get the hang of using ArcGIS.
Web mapping can be a valuable tool for creating meaningful Digital Humanities projects that emphasize spatial relationships. Mapping in the DH field could be used to simply compare old maps with new maps, like the georeferencing activity we did on Tuesday. You could contrast the different ways society has viewed the world or notice how environments and landscapes have changed over time. This specific form of mapping mostly allows the viewer to draw their own conclusions. On the other hand, people in the DH field may use web maps to purposely illustrate a change in spatial relationships by using feature layers and adding graphics to a map. Web mapping could be used in various DH projects. For example, a web map may be used to show the displacement of human populations; cultural diffusion of a specific item, trend, or custom; and/or the spread of a viral disease. As long as location is an important factor in an area of research, a web map may be quite useful!
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I like the changes you made to the pop-ups. I don’t find the default table to be that useful so I enjoyed learning for myself that they can be changed as it was something I’d struggled with for a different project. I also think that web mapping is useful in a wide variety of humanistic fields, as a lot of them involve spatial relationships in some way.
Your method of adding pictures to the map popups looks like it turned out great! I was struggling with that in my own project, so I’m happy to see that you found a way to make it possible. I also think your decision to format the popup text as a paragraph instead of a table is great for readability!