Thursday, August 11, 2011

Simplymap 2.0 is here!


Simplymap migrated to the redesigned version, Simplymap 2.0 with a much improved interface for web-based mapping and data extraction application. You can access this through our library database portal.

If you come across any problem or have some questions related to use the version, please contact the data service (datahelp@gmu.edu).

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Spatial Humanity Projects



utilize GIS technology to explain all sorts of research questions related to humanity subjects. A recent NY times article talks about the new field of spatial humanities and their spatial projects. Please click on the following projects for the details.

*The various digital mapmakers projects at UVA
*Animated Atlas of African History(for economic and demographic trends, violent conflicts, and changing the territory names from 1879 and 2002)at Brown.
*Plejades (historical geographic information about the Greek and Roman World)
*Maps on Globalization and trade at Princeton.
*Digital music project at Stanford (mapping musical notes in cognitive space).
*Maps about Vietnames sidewalk life at MIT.

The article also includes a step by step tutorials page on "how to use the new tools and resources for teaching and scholarly work"