Do you have a potential digital mapping project but don’t know where to start? Are you interested in learning how to map data but can’t find time to do so? Please join this upcoming hybrid workshop…
Mapping Data: From Design to Data Prep
- July 7, 1:30-2:30pm ET
- Uris B05 and Zoom
- registration link
This part-workshop, part-working session will introduce attendees to practical concepts and techniques for getting started with mapping data, from project design to preparing data, with time and support to get started on your own project. As a group, we will also discuss challenges, tools, and techniques we’ve tried (or want to try), which will inform further sessions where we’ll delve into more specific topics. Please register regardless of how you plan to attend! Send questions to Jo Klein (jo.klein@cornell.edu), Social Science Research and Spatial Data Librarian, and invite your friends and colleagues.
Attendees will:
- Identify parts of a digital map, types of spatial information that can be used to make maps, and steps in the digital mapping process.
- Compare features of example map projects and the tools/software and data used to make them.
- Sketch or describe a concept of design for their own project (or to remix an example project).
- Set up a data table or a plan to adapt an existing dataset for mapping.
- Discuss and explore challenges, tools, and techniques for mapping data.