Understanding Location Through Maps and Geographic Analysis
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This document discusses geographic concepts like location, maps, and spatial analysis. It explores questions about where features are located and why they are located there. Different types of maps throughout history are presented, from early maps of rivers and bridges to modern maps with geotagged data. The importance of asking questions about locations and using maps to better understand geography is emphasized.
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Understanding Location Through Maps and Geographic Analysis
- 1. WHAT IS WHERE AND WHY IS IT THERE?
- 3. TOPOGRAPHY
- 4. A Derbyshire Map, 1579 Rivers, bridges. No roads.
- 6. The world changes and so does the map…
- 10. 1900
- 15. Where is the border? Is it a creek or a ditch? A tree or not a tree?
- 16. • All of geography starts with location • A map is just an image of reality • Some maps will never become reality
- 17. And why there?
- 19. Famous maps Minard’s Map of Napoleon’s army
- 20. Famous visualisations Snow (not Regmarad) Beck’s Tube map
- 34. • Why there? can be the start of many more questions (and answers) • It is a good sign when you need more time to understand a map • Sorry, some maps are just meaningless
- 35. And why there?
- 36. Frameworked geographic questions Manage Capture Analysis Integrate Publish
- 37. For example where do my LinkedIn connections live?
- 39. Make a plan Open: proces, feedback, tools, community…. Gesloten: code, interne conflicten, negativiteit…
- 40. Get some help from a few friends
- 41. Final result
- 42. Geo analysis
- 43. In your home theater starting December 6
- 44. Who works where and why is it there Connecting the Offices Wereld GIS Dag November 16th, 2011
Editor's Notes
- Presentation at Connecting the Offices, 16 november, 2011
- Threeparts
- What is where is what professionalscalltopography
- DERBYS: GENERAL MAP:Saxton/Hole.V.Decorative.c16x13.NC.(Universi.)Includesparts of Lancashire.Chestershire.Staffordshire.Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.http://www.antiquemapsandprints.com/scans/SCANS18.htmFrom “Earlychart succes” http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exploring-History-Around-Derbyshire-Richard/dp/1859837050
- 1850 map of the surroundings of Amsterdam. Pleasenote the Lake of Haarlem and thatthere is not open connection to the NorthSea
- Texel at the time. A “best effort” bycartographers of the time.
- 3d views of the worldbounderiesbydiscoveries
- On the floor of the RoyalPalace, Amsterdam (byBlaue)
- Onlyoneside of New Zeelandmapped.
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/4010230662/sizes/z/in/photostream/State Records, NSWhttp://www.records.nsw.gov.au/
- You have to really lookforgeodeticlandmarks, butplentyexist
- GIS to the rescue.Thankyou Esri Germany!
- Note: there is hardlyanynorth-southtraffic in the world…
- Typicalquestions of a topographer
- Itgetinterestingwhenyouget to askquestionsaboutyoursurroundings. Solvepuzzles, level IV.
- Howmanypeople go to the dentist?Less in the biggercities and in the north of Holland. Why?
- Howmany millimeters is this building moving down?
- Atlas of last names
- Where do peoplewithyour last name live?
- Nowit is up to all of us to deliver content forpossiblegeographicquestions
- Iamhere and having lunch.
- The cafesurelywouldlike to knowwhocheckedintohis bar
- Consumersgiving feedback
- Find the bar with more man or more women
- Askquestions (and possiblegetanswers)
- http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19200-twitter-mood-maps-reveal-emotional-states-of-america.html
- Getsome help!
- Sample of end results
- More info:http://weblogs.vpro.nl/nederlandvanboven/files/2011/01/nederland-van-boven-reader-v4high.pdf