Portland State University’s Department of Geography and PSU's Geospatial Information Society is hosting its 4th Cartography Symposium on Friday, March 2nd at Portland State University - Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom. This year the symposium will consist of presentations on various cartographic themes including web and interactive mapping topics, practical maps made in support of projects, and topics outside of conventional cartography such as psycho-geography and mental mapping. In addition to main presentations, student lightning talks, a map gallery, discussion panel on mapping for social justice, an explosive cartography demonstration, and a mental mapping activity will fill the day for the full cartographic experience. A complete schedule of events will be available soon. Please check our website for updated information and sign up to receive email updates. Check in opens at 8:00 am with coffee, food and other refreshments served.
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ABOUT
2018
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
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PRESENTATION TOPICS
08:00
Event Check In
Welcome: Opening Remarks and Introductions
09:00
Interactive and Web Mapping:
Bringing the Magic of Paper Maps to the Web
Nik Wise - UO, Department Press
Assessing Interactive Map Usability: A Case Study in PPGIS Data Production
Tim Hitchins - PSU
Beautiful Maps for Web, Print, and the Virtual World
Rafa Gutierrez - Mapbox
09:15
Project Supporting Maps:
GIGANTOR: Combining Administrative District Maps
Paul Fyfield, Gabriel Rousseau, and Mattye Walsworth - BLM
Mapping Modeled Inundation Limits of Potential Lahars from Mount Adams
Joe Bard - USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
Designing a Multi-scale Neutral Colored Basemap Using Advanced Symbol Layer Drawing
Alexa Todd - Washington County Land Use and Transportation
Managing Your Projects: Mapping Hazards and Geology in Oregon
Jon Franczyk - DOGAMI
10:45
09:45
Narrating the Northwest with ESRI Story Maps
Daniel Coe - Washington Geological Survey
11:30
The Journey from Raster to Vector Basemaps with ArcGIS
Kate Leroux - Amazon
12:00
LUNCH
12:15 Matthew Hampton - On Thermogenic Cartography
12:30 Informal Discussion Panel on Maps for Social Justice
Tim Hitchins, Sachi Arawaka, Jim Thatcher, and Chris Wayne
1:15
Mapping Accessibility
Amy Lobben - University of Oregon
1:45
BREAK
3:30
3:00
Data dérive: Confronting Digital Geographic Information as Spectacle
Jim Thatcher - University of Washington
5:00
Student Lightning Talks:
Cartography with a Purpose
Adele Rife - Portland Community College
Designing Within One's Own Limitations
Liam Neeley-Brown - Portland Community College
Mapping Disappearing Languages on the Sierra Leone Coast
Krystle Harrell - Portland State University
Using LiDAR data in a prototype Atlas of the Olympic Peninsula
Josie Imrie - University of Oregon
Hand Drawn Basemaps in AGOL Web App: Lost Lake Bouldering Guide
Alicia Milligan - Portland State University
Cannabis Takes Over the World: A Historical Geography
Maggie Burant - Portland State University
All presentations will take place in the Smith Memorial Union Ballroom on the Portland State University campus. The map gallery is located on the south side of the Ballroom.
BREAK
11:00
4:15
Keynote Address: Things That Don't Have A Thing To Do With Graphic Design
Aaron Draplin - Draplin Design Co.
Closing Remarks and Mental Mapping Results
*Please join us for an after party, map sharing, and networking opportunity at Rogue Hall at around 6pm!
3:15
Interactive development on the Historical 1700’s Priestley Timeline: A New Chart of History
Joanna Merson - University of Oregon
Welcome: Opening Remarks and Introductions