Monday, April 20, 2015
Weekly Map #7 - Panning and Zooming
Map about Global big cat distribution
This whole website is great. It's National Geographic interactive map maker. I have used it in the past for projects. It let's you add point data, lines, and even text. It has a a lot of wonderful layers, but I chose big cats. You can pan and zoom across the globe to see their range.
I hope this can be useful for someone doing their final project!
This whole website is great. It's National Geographic interactive map maker. I have used it in the past for projects. It let's you add point data, lines, and even text. It has a a lot of wonderful layers, but I chose big cats. You can pan and zoom across the globe to see their range.
I hope this can be useful for someone doing their final project!
Final Project Proposal
The Rise of Boko Haram and the Rise of Local Militias
I will use flash to map the rise
of the insurgency of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Over the past couple year’s, the
terrorist organization has gained internationally notoriety. They have increased
their presence in the Islamic north of Nigeria. Most recently, they have announced
they are now joining forces with ISIS. The international community does not view
Boko Haram as a threat to nations that do not share their borders but our government
is closely monitoring their growth.
The map will be include a time
line of major attacks within the past year, since 276 schools girls were abducted in April 2014. There will be 12 points, with half being attacks from Boko Haram, and 6 from the Nigerian government or local militias. Points will represent the physical
location of the attacks and each will be accompanied by a headline of a
newspaper article covering the incident.
Weekly Map #6
Switzerland's Grand Tour
This map is intended for people who will be travelling to Europe. It has layers for food, events, transportation, activites, and attractions. At each clickable point in the map, a screen detailing the attraction (or whatever other category you chose) will pop up along with a photo of the attracting and an inset map.
This map is intended for people who will be travelling to Europe. It has layers for food, events, transportation, activites, and attractions. At each clickable point in the map, a screen detailing the attraction (or whatever other category you chose) will pop up along with a photo of the attracting and an inset map.
Weekly map #4 and #5
Weekly Map #4
Link to Map
Although this map can look choppy, it does convey the chaotic changing boarders of Europe.
Weekly Map #5
Ebola outbreaks in 2014
This map is great because when you click each dot on the timeline it shows you the date it is highlighting and a list of news articles from that date.
Link to Map
Although this map can look choppy, it does convey the chaotic changing boarders of Europe.
Weekly Map #5
Ebola outbreaks in 2014
This map is great because when you click each dot on the timeline it shows you the date it is highlighting and a list of news articles from that date.
Weekly Map #2
The First Americans
This map shows the progression of human migration into the Americas based on archeological evidence. I think it flows very smoothly. Although I do not think the map is done in flash, the navigation is simple and elegant with the very visible arrows on the side of the map. I also like that you can click on the dates on the timeline.
This map shows the progression of human migration into the Americas based on archeological evidence. I think it flows very smoothly. Although I do not think the map is done in flash, the navigation is simple and elegant with the very visible arrows on the side of the map. I also like that you can click on the dates on the timeline.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Weekly Map # 3
Link to map
I absolutely love this map. When I first came across it, I spent a solid half hour exploring it. It shows you where people were born within the United States in three different years: 1900, 1950, and 2012. Within each state, the gray area represents the percentage of people born in that particular state. The most interesting and well designed part of the map is how within each state there are other colors to designate certain regions where the majority of other migrants were born. If you hover over each polygon within a state, it gives you the actual percentage of out of staters. I liked finding the outliers for the states with the greatest and least migrates and then trying to figure out a reason for the displacement. Overall I think this map in incredibly well done being that a huge amount of information is displayed on a single base map. Even if the viewer didn't use any of the interactive, roll-over features it would be still get it's message across.
I absolutely love this map. When I first came across it, I spent a solid half hour exploring it. It shows you where people were born within the United States in three different years: 1900, 1950, and 2012. Within each state, the gray area represents the percentage of people born in that particular state. The most interesting and well designed part of the map is how within each state there are other colors to designate certain regions where the majority of other migrants were born. If you hover over each polygon within a state, it gives you the actual percentage of out of staters. I liked finding the outliers for the states with the greatest and least migrates and then trying to figure out a reason for the displacement. Overall I think this map in incredibly well done being that a huge amount of information is displayed on a single base map. Even if the viewer didn't use any of the interactive, roll-over features it would be still get it's message across.
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