Here is my Web App and my Google Sheet.
In creating this web map, I wanted to reflect my daily routine and interactions with key locations on my college campus. I chose five places I visit regularly: the classrooms for Psych 263, Stat 250, and DGAH 110, Laird Stadium where I participate in team lift on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Davis Hall, which serves as my dorm, study space, and hangout. These locations are central to my college experience, and the map provides a visual representation of the places that shape my day-to-day life.
When thinking about the decisions I made in the process, I wanted it to be very clear. I changed the symbology to a graduation cap because each of the locations are affiliated with my college experience. I also included labels of the names of the buildings.
In the digital Humanities, web maps can show lots of data in a very organized and interactive manner. Web mapping has incredible potential for visualizing historical places by mapping old historical sites onto present-day maps. This approach allows us to engage with history in a more interactive way, making it easier to see how landscapes have evolved over time. Web mapping can also be used to show environmental changes as it can be used to visualize things like deforestation. In general, web mapping has the ability to revolutionize how we interpret, engage with, and present spatial data.
ArcGIS online in particular is a very useful tool in order to web map. It has many features where you can layer and create 3D models within in the platform. The platform itself also includes lots of data and also has the ability to share and collaborate with others.
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Hi Sarah, I really appreciate how you changed the symbol to a graduation cap icon. Your map intuitively showcases the various places in your daily college life. I also completely agree with your view on the potential of web mapping for visualizing history and displaying environmental changes – it truly provides an excellent way for us to interpret, present, and interact with spatial data.
Good job! I too choose to map place I frequently visit and as a athlete Laird Stadium was also on my list. I really liked your point on being able to visualize past places and objects with current maps. This is something that I overlooked when writing my post even though it is very relevant to our class. I focused more on broad application of GIS mapping technologies. I also really liked to the changing of the information nodes to graduation caps. It make both the visualization look better and gives you a better idea of their purpose to you.
I love the simplicity of your map. It was very easy to read because of the simple color and the labels. I also like that you used the cap symbol to emphasize the fact that this map is connected to college. I agree with the various uses you brought up for web mapping in digital humanities. I think it’s really important that web mapping continues to be a tool in the digital humanities because overall it enhances the field.