Trends
in
Cartographic
Teaching
and
Research
60s 70s 80s 90s 00s Government production Thematic Mapping Empirical Cognitive Research: Cartographic ‘Rules’ Communication Vision, Cognition, Perception Eye Movement Studies Map Use and Map Design GIS data input analysis Social theory Community Mapping VGI Web mapping Geospatial Data Visualization Human/machine interaction Volume teaching research year Rise Peak Decline Comeback 10s 20s last
year,
this
year
Problem… • Very little theory or practice with web mapping • Community-Based Final Projects – Many communities now want web maps – Students did not learn enough to make interactive, interesting, visually appealing web maps from the wealth of geospatial data available to them – Very difficult to mark 400 level/final year final projects of very simple web maps with stick pins and a popup…
ACQUIRE Obtain the data FILTER For data of interest Data Visualization Pipeline (Ben Fry) MINE Apply statistics, GIS analysis to discern patterns REPRESENT Choose visual model: maps, charts, graphs REFINE Improve Basic representation INTERACT Add methods for manipulating data or controlling visual data; VGI Citizen science Internet Public/private Data Integrity PARSE Provide structure and order Coding R, Python, Excel ArcGIS, QGIS, R, Processing Mapbox Studio ArcGIS Processing Adobe lIlustrator
Trends
in
Cartographic
Teaching
and
Research
60s 70s 80s 90s 00s Government production Thematic Mapping Empirical Cognitive Research: Cartographic ‘Rules’ Communication Vision, Cognition, Perception Eye Movement Studies Map Use and Map Design GIS data input analysis Social theory Community Mapping VGI Web mapping Geospatial Data Visualization Human/machine interaction Volume teaching research year Rise Peak Decline Comeback 10s 20s Transforma)ve:
Geospa@al
Data
Viz
Pipeline
Vision,
Cogni@on
Map
Use
Map
Design
Tools:
• Ben
Fry’s
framework
• Joey’s
github
tutorials
• Online
videos
Process:
• Studio
tutorials
(4wks)
• NOT
in
geog
labs,
on
own
laptops
• Joey
explains,
students
do
• A
lot
of
copy
and
paste
of
code,
and
• 2
assignments
where
students
work
on
their
own
Assignment1
Coding
in
Processing
Assignment
2
Data
Viz
Pipeline
R,Leaflet
Assignment
2
Data
Viz
Pipeline
Acquire,
Parse,
Filter
and
Mine
• Students
go
through
Data
Viz
Pipeline
for
3-‐1-‐1
City
complaint
data
(3
weeks
in
class
tutorial)
• Students
take
311
tutorial
and
edit
for
City
crime
data
(2
hours
in
class,
one
week
on
their
own)
• Students
hand
in
individual
interac@ve
map
layers
• Joey
puts
into
class
web
site
How is this working… • lots of problems during tutorials – downloading libraries, pathnames, glitches (24 students with different laptops, versions of R, backgrounds) • last minute changes to software, not enough testing • But…most students seem to be doing OK • 2 web/coding assignments only 20% final mark • Final projects will be choice: – Interactive Web Maps (with TA help if necessary) or – Infographics (AI, students do not need help) • Need course evaluations/discussions with students • This has been challenging for me…
Future Next year no extra funding + no RA (Joey) and no TA (Jay) + ever-changing software = Convince Dept Head I need TA support Questions – mix of ‘traditional’ and new? – mix of theory and practice? – Data Viz programming and web mapping software? – Name of course?
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