Fairmont State GeoSavvy Guide: GeoHumanities

Geography + Humanities + Digital tools = Spatial Digital Humanities

Digital humanities or the use of spatial technology to explore the humanities is fun and creative.

Digital humanities (DH) is an interdisciplinary field that combines geography, computing, and the spatial humanities. 

Deep Maps, Digital Humanities (DH), Geo-Humanities, Historical Geography, Participatory Geography, Spatial [Digital]Humanities, Spatial Narrative

Here is a Haiku making map created by

This open-sand box exercise teaches you about panning and zooming (controlling mouse movement over an interactive map), the importance of sharing geospatial data, and the art and science of cartographic geography. The goal is to practice geography skills and enjoy the potential of geospatial technologies. 

This exercise teaches you about panning and zooming (controlling mouse movement over an interactive map), the importance of sharing geospatial data so that there aren't blank spots on a map, and the fun you can have with geography.

This is an open-sand box activity so there is no rubric. The goal is to practice geography skills and enjoy the potential of geospatial technologies.

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What is panning and zooming?

You probably already use a geospatial technique without even realizing it when you use your mobile devices. Panning lets you move a view to another location on the map without changing its magnification. Zooming lets you view the map with more or less magnification. Zoom functions move in or move out of the map – Enhance!

• • Scan this to find out how a map project is created from dream to implementation and use https://satellitestud.io/blog/post/openstreetmap-haiku/

  • Explore the OpenStreet Map Haiku Generator

    Use this link to get to the material for the hands-on digital spatial humanities activity.

    Link to Haiku Generator:

    https://satellitestud.io/osm-haiku/app/#15/40.7178/-73.9974

    OpenStreet Map Haiku Generator Walkthrough: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFkfXLdeQs/Nn5CoJ3dbwbPwrCMuBkBfQ/view?utm_content=DAFkfXLdeQs&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink

    Share a screenshot of your best Haiku

    We will practice geospatial analysis by aggregating everyone's haikus together, looking for spatial patterns, and generating discussion.

    I have used Haikus to make gifts for friends and family and think a gallery wall would be really cool.

To Explore More 

Spatial Digital Humanities and Deep Mapping: ttps://polis.indianapolis.iu.edu/about/spatial-humanities/deep-maps-and-spatial-narratives/

FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY HAIKU DEATHMATCH

 Did you know that Fairmont State holds a Haiku Death Match in the English Department? The event is open to the community as well as the students, faculty and staff at Fairmont State

“The audience is filled with professors, staff, all of the people that make up Fairmont State and it’s those moments that I think are the best times in college. [It’s] when you recognize that you’re not just there for classes and to get a degree, but to be part of a group of people that enjoy each other and enjoy thinking and having a good time and to see that those things can happen at the same time,” Dr. Elizabeth Savage