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Making Maps for Campus Collaborations2014 International QQML Conference, Istanbul
Kate Dougherty, University of Arkansas
International Students Map
• Map of University of Arkansas international students by country
• Library’s Diversity Committee outreach to the Office of International Students & Scholars (OISS)
• Embedded in OISS website; large panel in Union
• Semester basis – 3 maps to date
Google Fusion Tables
• Extension to Google Drive; Beta
• Upload a table of your own data
– Visualize as a chart, graph or map
– Or, merge or “fuse” your data with a public dataset on Google Drive
Prepared Excel Spreadsheet
• Entered zeroes in blank spaces
• Made sure numbers are formatted as numbers
• Added a column for the 3-letter ISO country codes
Create Table: Preview Columns
Create Table: Enter Metadata
Create Table: Preview
• Auto-detected location/geographic info is highlighted
• A new tab for a map view is automatically added
Geocode Locations
Default Map View • Points in center of each
country
• We wanted: countries colored in, with intensity reflecting no. of students
• Additional step: merge our table with a public dataset having country outlines
Find a Public Table to Merge With
View Suggested Tables
• By default, Google suggests public tables matching on the leftmost column.
• ISO code in our case
Choosing a Public Table
• Needed 100% matching rows across both tables(all countries in orig. spreadsheet)
• Previewed with "view table" link
• Looked for geographic keywords: “KML”, “geometry”, lat/long etc.
Preview Public Table: No Map Info
• This table just has country names and codes
• No lat/long or geographic keywords
• Moving on…
Searching for Public Tables
• Keyword search: – “borders" – "boundaries" – "international”
• Looked for geographic keywords in results
• Preview table
Preview Public Table
Preview: Zoomed Far Out
Preview: Zoomed in to Larger Scale
Select Table to Merge With
Merge Tables
• Merged tables based on 3-letter country code field
Choose Columns to Merge
• Deselected unwanted columns from the public table
View Merged Table
Visualize Merged Table as a Map
Style Features
Color by Student Total
Gradient – Option 1
Buckets – Option 2: More Control
Countries with No Students Transparent
Style the Info Window
Remove Columns from Display
HTML Editor for Custom Styles
New Info Window-Map Finished!
Sharing the Map
Set Permissions: Public Status
Publish Map
Other Potential Collaborative Projects
• Campus sustainability projects and green buildings
• Study abroad• Language programs• Rare book exhibits• Teaching faculty’s field work
locations, intl. fellowships or conference presentations
• Offer to embed interactive maps in course/topic LibGuides
– Greek & German sites for Intro to Philosophy
– History– Archaeology– Important geologic sites
THANK YOU!
Kate DoughertyGeosciences and Maps Librarian
University of [email protected]
@kate_dougherty
