Citizen Cartography
New York Public LibraryLearn how to use the NYPL Map Warper, a tool for digitally aligning ("rectifying") historical maps from the NYPL's collections to match today's precise maps.
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Mapping
A DIY Digital Maps Primer
New York Public LibraryIn this workshop you learn how to bring paper maps to the web and annotate them with data. The end result will look something like this. In the process you will learn about: the process of “geo-referencing” or converting a scanned map to a web-map-friendly image generating data to use as annotations in the map […]
Introduction to Mapping with QGIS
Studio@Butler 535 W. 114th St., New York, NY, United StatesThis workshop will introduce participants to creating static maps using QGIS. QGIS is an open source mapping software that allows users to create maps and analyze data with a spatial component. This workshop is intended for those new to GIS who want to get started creating maps. By the end of this session, participants will […]
Building Mobile Narratives and Games Using ARIS
Bard Graduate Center Digital Media Lab 38 West 86th St., 3rd Floor, New York, United StatesARIS is a user-friendly, open-source platform for creating and playing mobile games, tours and interactive stories. Using GPS and QR Codes, ARIS players experience a hybrid world of virtual interactive characters, items, and media placed in physical space. Visitor's will be required to sign in at the security desk. Skill Level Beginner Prerequisites None Equipment Requirements […]
Making Maps into Webmaps with Leaflet.js
Studio@Butler 535 W. 114th St., New York, NY, United StatesThe workshop will introduce participants to one method of turning a map into a Web Map. The primary difference between a static map and a web map (in addition to the fact that one is on the web) is interactivity. We expect webmaps to respond to users by showing popups, highlighting features, or by being […]
Digital Mapping for JavaScript Novices
NYU XE: Experimental Humanities and Social Enagement, Conference Room 24 E 8th St., New York, NY, United StatesJavaScript is one of the most popular and ubiquitous programming languages in history. Because every web browser speaks it, it's worth knowing at least a little bit when doing any kind of web-based DH work. This workshop takes JavaScript novices (and those with more experience) and introduces them the language with the goal of making an interactive web map using […]
Introduction to the Map Warper
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Sourt Court Classroom B 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesThe New York Public Library is home to one of the world’s premier map collections, including 433,000 sheet maps and 20,000 books and atlases published between the 15th and 21st centuries. Its Map Warper (available at maps.nypl.org) is a free online crowdsourcing tool that enables both librarians and the general public to align digital images […]
ARIS: Augmented Reality Interactive Storytelling
Bard Graduate Center Digital Media Lab 38 West 86th St., 3rd Floor, New York, United StatesARIS is an open source platform developed at the University of Wisconsin - Madison that allows you to create mobile games, interactive stories, scavenger hunts, tours and data collection activities. Come learn the basics of the program, get some ideas to start you off, and learn more about integrating place-based, active learning experiences in your […]
Introduction to QGIS
Studio@Butler 535 W. 114th St., New York, NY, United StatesThis workshop introduces the fundamentals of computer-based mapping using QGIS, an open-source mapping platform popular in both academia and the commercial world. Topics will include basic mapping skills such as uploading existing spatial datasets (shape files) to a project, editing shapefiles, adding a vector layer, and joining layers to discover new spatial information. By participating [...]
Introduction to R and Emacs
John Jay College, 6th Floor, Math Conference Room 524 West 59th. Street, New York, NY, United StatesAlmost everyone is going to have to load data and make graphs. You want to do this in a stat system that is free and open source. Also, it is a waste of time to reinvent the wheel every time you change languages. We will use simple crime and poverty data but generate a wide […]
Introduction to Carto
NYU XE: Experimental Humanities and Social Enagement, Conference Room 24 E 8th St., New York, NY, United StatesThis workshop will introduce participants to Carto, a freemium, open-source mapping platform. It will include a short review of digital mapping, background information about the platform, and a hands-on demonstration of how to create a simple map on Carto. The workshop will also briefly describe ways to develop personal data that is compatible with Carto, [...]
Digital and Spatial Study of Mosques: Xinjiang and Ningxia of China as Case Studies
Babble Lab @ Pace University, Room 1105 163 William St., New York, NY, United StatesDifferent from conventional research methods, spatial study is designed to apply GIS to study space, time and mapping, all of which are valuable in analyzing religious institutions, sites and locations. Supported by multiple spatial, digital and statistical methods, this workshop selects eight cities and prefectures in China to examine the Islamic mosques based on accessible […]
Simple JavaScript Mapping
Bobst Library, NYU, Room 619 70 Washington Square S, New York, NY, United StatesA gentle introduction to JavaScript and manipulating webpages with the goal of making a map in Leaflet. LEVEL: Beginner NOTES: Bringing a personal laptop is suggested.
Experimenting with Locative Media/ AR
Tisch School of the Arts: Cinema Studies Department, Room 670 721 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesThis workshop will cover ways of incorporating locative media (such as Augmented Reality apps and Geographic Information System platforms) into teaching. The workshop will be partly hands-on, demonstrating some easy-to-use AR and GIS tools, and partly discursive, illustrating collaborative student projects from Film and Media Studies courses to explore the pedagogical potential of these new […]
Developing a Digital Mapping Assignment for Your Course
Babble Lab @ Pace University, Room 1105 163 William St., New York, NY, United StatesFor instructors interested in developing a digital mapping assignment, this workshop will provide an overview of some of the most accessible options (Google Earth, StoryMap JS, ArcGIS) and provide examples of mapping assignments. Participants will be asked to submit an idea in advance (it can be very preliminary), which we will develop as part of […]
Free
Introduction to Carto
Fordham Lincoln Center, Lowenstein 309 113 W 60th Street, New York, NY, United StatesWith almost 40% of the entire world carrying a GPS device around with them in their bag or pocket, digital mapping has exploded in both popularity and accessibility. Carto offers a powerful platform to creatively design maps to explore spatial relationships embedded in any topic or subject you are passionate about. Join us for Intro […]
Free
Intermediate Carto
Fordham Lincoln Center, Lowenstein 309 113 W 60th Street, New York, NY, United StatesKnow the basics of Carto and what to learn more? Join us for Intermediate Carto, which will cover advanced techniques for using Carto, such as implementing widgets to filter and manipulate your data and transforming your maps with built-in analysis features. Participants from Introduction to Carto as well as others who have a general knowledge […]
Free
Digital Without Tears: Great (and Easy!) DH Tools for Teaching & Learning
Bobst Library, NYU, Room 619 70 Washington Square S, New York, NY, United StatesCurious to get started with Digital Humanities tools in the classroom but concerned about the learning curve? Afraid that you need to be a coder to do DH? Fear not, there are tons of easy-to-use tools for creating DH projects, including timelines, interactive maps, websites and more—no coding required. This workshop will introduce participants to […]
Humanitarian Open Street Mapping for All
NYIT Library 1855 Broadway (at 61st Street), New York, NYHow does digital map use work? Is it always free to use? When you hear open street mapping it may sound daunting, but it is an excellent introduction to GIS work as well as a low effort way to help organizations like the red cross, disaster response teams and more. Requirements: Attendees should bring their […]
Free
Make a Simple Webmap with Leaflet
Studio Lehman, Lehman Social Sciences Library 420 W 118th St, Room 215 International Affairs Building , New York, NYLearn to make a website from scratch that features a simple webmap with Leaflet. Prerequisites: HTML and JavaScript knowledge is useful but not required. Equipment Requirements: Attendees should bring their own laptop and pre-install Visual Studio Code. Lehman Library 215 SIPA building 420 W 118th
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Information Visualization Open House
NYPL, Center for Research in the Humanities, Room 216 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesExplore examples of data visualization in the Library's historic collections. The New York Public Library's Center for Research in the Humanities (2nd Floor Stephen A. Schwarzman Building) invites teaching faculty, students, information professionals and others to a reception and open house focusing on both historic and current data visualization projects and collections items. The event […]
Out of the Classroom with Fulcrum: A Digital Note Taking App for Student Fieldwork
Fordham Lincoln Center, Lowenstein 309 113 W 60th Street, New York, NY, United StatesFor many instructors who teach in New York, the city is seen as a pedagogical asset that can be used to extend their classroom. As a result, many courses include assignments that ask students to leave campus and to explore, examine, and evaluate the city as primary source material. At Fordham University, Fulcrum - a […]
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Intro to Carto
Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus, LL 601 113 W. 60th St., New York, NY, United StatesWith almost 40% of the entire world carrying a GPS device around with them in their bag or pocket, digital mapping has exploded in both popularity and accessibility. Carto offers a powerful platform to creatively design maps to explore spatial relationships embedded in any topic or subject you are passionate about. Join us for Intro […]
Free
Humanitarian Map-a-thon: DH for Disaster Relief
Pace University, Babble Lab, Rm. 202 41 Park Row, New York, NY, United StatesThis session will focus on the use of digital tools for social justice and humanitarian disaster relief work. Utilizing digital mapping, you will join the Humanitarian OpenStreetMapping Team to learn basic GIS skills. Attendees will get familiar with iD editor, and JSOM using OpenStreetMaps for this and many other projects. We will discuss the need […]
Free
Tome Collaborative Course Publications
NYU 20 Cooper Square 20 Cooper Square, 2nd floor, New York, NY, United StatesThis workshop looks at Tome as a tool for publishing media rich, accessible, peer reviewed and preservable publications. Tome is now being developed for use in the classroom as a collaborative, academic writing tool and media archive for faculty and students. Equipment Requirements: Laptop with Wifi capabilities
Free
Using R and Shiny for Visualizing Humanities Spatial Data
Virtual NY, United StatesThis course will focus on using the programming language R as a way of visualizing spatial data. It will use four humanities datasets (pre-modern and modern, from Europe and the Middle East) and the code required to carry out the visualization. We will discuss how participants might match different kinds of spatial datasets for different […]
QuicheGIS: A cooking show style introduction to thinking about geospatial projects and transforming text to maps
Virtual NY, United StatesThis session will focus on learning to think about geospatial projects and will demonstrate the data collection, creation, and mapping steps by: Planning the menu (thinking about your sources and ideas), Mise en place (structuring point data in a spreadsheet prior to GIS work), Cooking (plotting, styling, or analyzing data), Serving (sharing the end product […]
Exploring City Narratives with the Elements of Gamification
Virtual NY, United StatesConsidering the discursive and associative nature of cultural heritage data that has been pointed out by various scholars, the speakers will raise the questions of its relevant representation within the database on the demonstration of the work-in-progress “Que.St” mobile app. Que.St is a mapping project for representing culturally significant locations in Saint-Petersburg. First, through their […]
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Mapping with Palladio
Virtual NY, United States"Mapping with Palladio" Palladio (https://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio) is a web-based tool for investigating and visualizing multi-dimensional data. In this workshop, we will learn to visualize humanistic research data on a map, and track connections between data points.
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Brooklyn College Covid-19 Archive@ A Journal of the Plague Year
Virtual NY, United StatesThis digital archive has collected stories and experiences from the Brooklyn College community related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The archive resides within the larger, omnibus archive, A Journal of the Plague Year. This demonstration will review the principles that guided the project, the submission process and explore possible digital humanities projects based upon the archive […]
Free
Diamond Printers’ Marks Reboot with Omeka and StoryMaps
Online New York, NY, United StatesIt is possible in a short space of time, and spending no money, to transform a dormant collection of photographs into a meaningful archive and a dramatic presentation using the platforms Omeka and StoryMaps. The process will be presented, as well as the products.
Free
Intro to Vector Tiles for Web: From QGIS to Mapbox
Online New York, NY, United StatesVector tiles are a flexible, lightweight format for serving geographic data that can be quickly and dynamically styled and displayed by a client such as a web browser. This workshop will first explain briefly how they work. Then we will walk through how you can export geographic data from any number of common formats in […]
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Mapping with Palladio
Online New York, NY, United States“Mapping with Palladio” introduces scholars in the humanities to Palladio (https://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio), a web-based tool for visualizing multi-dimensional data on a map.
Free
The Web Is All You Need: A Data Analysis Stack for the 2020s
Online New York, NY, United StatesFor most of the last decade digital humanists doing data analysis have chosen between R and Python. But in the past few years, the Javascript ecosystem has blossomed in a way that makes it a viable--and dare I say, fun--way to collaboratively share, explore, and analyze data. Students don't need to install anything to start […]
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Building a Custom Vector Tile API
Online New York, NY, United StatesThis demonstration will walk through the workflow we are using for many of our web mapping apps at CUNY's Center for Urban research. I will explain how our geography data is exported from QGIS to Postgres and how we customized our own tile server and application API in nodejs.
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