This week was our first introduction to spatial humanities, and we expanded on our previous photogrammetry project by mapping the path of our Neolithic jar.
The process of making the map wasn’t terribly difficult, but the gui could be a little annoying to deal with. The ArcGIS software itself was quite impressive. I know we barely covered its potential functionality in class, but I looked up some projects online and they were staggeringly complex. The potential of the software really seems to extend as far as the creativity of the user and the scope of the project. I could see this software being used for mapping prominent stories from history (this might be inspired from my recent viewing of Bill & Ted). For instance, the movements of allied and axis powers during World War II.
We (somewhat unintentionally) opted for a more monotone looking map with greys, whites, and blacks. The small black pins seemed like a minimalist way to indicate position while appealing to the simple theme. We almost chose a tornado icon for fun, but we figured it might misrepresent the data.
-Liam Keane 2/10
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It can totally be annoying! I was really lucky I had AJ to help me along the way! I think that it might have been better to include color although I do think you got the message across well. I also wanted to do your object but you beat my group to it! Very cool!
ArcGiS is a definitely a platform with many resources to create informative visualization. I know adding things to the map can be a tiresome process, but I think within the limited time we had, you create a clean, simple, and informative map. Good job!