Spatial and Geographic Methods II

Also discussed in class: spatial heterogeneity/dependence, patterns and expectations, Tobler's First Law, spatializing uncertainty/probability.

Readings:

Monmonier, Mark. (1996). How to Lie With Maps (2nd. ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (Read pp. 1-23 and pp. 139-162) On moodle.

Borges, Jorge Luis & Casares, Adolfo Bioy. (1946/1975). On Exactitude in Science. In: J. L. Borges, A Universal History of Infamy. (Norman Thomas de Giovanni, tr.) London: Penguin. On moodle.

de Smith, Michael; Goodchild, Michael F.; & Longley, Paul A. (2008). Geospatial Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide to Principles, Techniques, and Software Tools. (2nd ed.) Leicester: Matador Press. (various excerpts.) On moodle.

Parks, Lisa. (2003). "Satellite and Cyber Visualities: Analyzing the Digital Earth." In Visual Culture Reader 2.0, N. Mirzoeff (Eds). New York, NY: Routledge. [N.B.: I can't find the PDF of this reading. I am next in the office on Tuesday. I will scan this in again on Tuesday and post it. So sorry for the late posting. 11-7-08 --CS]

Hine book Ch. 8 (Dodge: The Role of Maps in Virtual Research Methods)

Strange Maps. http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/
Please read 40 strange maps of your choice from the 300+ entries on the Strange Maps blog.

MapTube: http://www.maptube.org/ (This is a Google Maps mash-up. Browse a few maps, try an overlay.)

World Mapper: http://www.worldmapper.org/ (This is a directory of equal area cartograms. Browse a few maps.)

Color Brewer: http://www.personal.psu.edu/cab38/ColorBrewer/ColorBrewer_intro.html
(Please click on one or two color combinations.)

Today's Question: Propose a new research design related to a problem you are interested in where the outcome is either a map or involves spatial analysis (see de Smith). You might specify how you might use a map or a visual analogy from cartography to visualize something that is not usually represented spatially (see "Strange Maps" or Dodge). Or if you can't think of anything like that, you could describe how you would map something spatial that is not usually mapped. Please be sure your design is related to an interesting question or problem.

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