EXPLORERS EUROLAB 2O2O - ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING STRATEGY

PRESENTATION - Introducing Environmental Mapping

ASSIGNMENT 1 - Representing and communication demographic data

- Assignment handout -

- Guide - A practical guide to assignment 1

- Relevant theory - A series of topics directly related to this assignment

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- Files - A list of useful files in case you miss out one step

000000 • World_countries - Geographic coordinates

000000 • World_lakes - Geographic coordinates

000000 • World_rivers - Geographic coordinates

000000 • World_robinson - Projected coordinates

000000 • Rivers_robinson - Projected coordinates

000000 • Lakes_robinson - Projected coordinates

000000 • Population_country - World Bank data

000000 • Taiwan_villages - Taiwan local authorities boundaries

000000 • Taiwan_counties - Taiwan counties boundaries

000000 • World_gen_rob - Countries of the World. Generalized bundaries. Robinson projection

000000 • World_gen_rob_join - Countries of the World. Generalized bundaries. Robinson projection. Thematic data

ASSIGNMENT 2 - Representing flows

- Assignment handout -

- Guide - A practical guide to assignment 2

- Relevant theory - The nature of flows and issues in their representation

- Files - Data tables containing foreign born population in Spain and in the US

ASSIGNMENT 3 - Representing and communicating foreign born population in the US with cartograms

- Assignment handout -

- Guide - A practical guide to assignment 3

- Relevant theory - Cartographic Transformation of Position (CTP) - Cartograms

- Files - Shape file containing States boundaries and relevant thematic data

ASSIGNMENT 4 - Representing and communicating Covid-19 spatio-temporal expansion around the World

- Assignment handout -

- Guide - A practical guide to assignment 4

- Relevant theory - Animated mapping

- Files - Shape file containing States boundaries and relevant thematic data

- Examples of animated maps

ASSIGNMENT 5 - Representing and communicating Covid-19 spatio-temporal expansion around the World

- Assignment handout -

- Guide - A practical guide to assignment 5

- Relevant theory - Realistic 3D mapping

- Files - Shape files containing contours, buildings and other layers