GIS in Digital Humanities
Timeline
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January 11, 2021Experience start
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February 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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March 20, 2021Mid Point Check In
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April 10, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 11, 2021Experience start
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February 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Students to review project scope documents by this date, as agreed upon between them and the community partners.
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March 20, 2021Mid Point Check In
Students will meet to discuss progress and report to the community partner.
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April 10, 2021Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Information technology Humanities Media Visual arts Social sciencesSkills
map creation spatial analysis web map development creating reports communicationIs your organization working in or with the resource management sector? Are you interested in having students organize, manipulate and analyze spatial data from your company, using GIS, basic programming and entry level web design?
University of Prince Edward Island students are eager to show their understanding of what geographic information systems are, and use GIS functions applied to your data to create maps, reports and conduct spatial analysis for your organization.
Learners
With the data your organization has provided, the students will be able to create the following deliverables:
- Different kinds of maps: ArcGIS, Web-Maps, Story maps
- Reports (including graphs and analysis)
Project timeline
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January 11, 2021Experience start
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February 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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March 20, 2021Mid Point Check In
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April 10, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 11, 2021Experience start
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February 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Students to review project scope documents by this date, as agreed upon between them and the community partners.
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March 20, 2021Mid Point Check In
Students will meet to discuss progress and report to the community partner.
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April 10, 2021Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Starting in January, multiple teams of students can spend 40-50 hours per team working for your organization.
With your data, multiple teams of students will create maps, reports, and provide analysis. In addition, students can craft a Story Map for your organization, if interested. Such a story map can be shared with the public or be used for internal purposes only.
Generally speaking, the following are skills that students are able to employ with your project:
- Create, modify and present spatial data.
- Create and edit Geodatabases feature classes.
- Apply the GIS analysis to natural resource management modelling.
- Blogging, basic programming and entry level web design.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Company must provide feedback for each group.
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Provide necessary data and information required for students to work with (historical and heritage records would be ideal)
Provide a dedicated contact who will be available to answer occasional emails or phone calls to address student’s questions.
Timeline
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January 11, 2021Experience start
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February 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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March 20, 2021Mid Point Check In
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April 10, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 11, 2021Experience start
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February 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Students to review project scope documents by this date, as agreed upon between them and the community partners.
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March 20, 2021Mid Point Check In
Students will meet to discuss progress and report to the community partner.
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April 10, 2021Experience end