My undergrad degree is in Geography, and my research focused on geovisualization in geographic information science. Geovisualization is an approach to spatial data, that builds upon the rich history of cartography by using new technology. New tools allow for increased interaction with the data. The methods of geovisualization have been used not only to map spatial data, but to map information. The latest text on Geovisualization comes with an interactive 3D map of the book! Compete with mountains and valleys representing certain themes and chapters.
A fascinating example of mapping the information highway has been developed for fun by a strategic design agency in Tokyo, Japan called Information Architects Japan. Using a Tokyo subway map as the base, they have geo-coded a trend map of web sites. This is now in its second edition, and while "unscientific" it is really fun to look at!
Check out the map!
Friday, September 21, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
The Beginning
Welcome to my first blog space on the information highway.
Tonight, I noticed my fifteen year old brother is writing HTML and making his own web page. He is two weeks into his high school Computer Science class and his coding abilities have already surpassed my limited knowledge. This really made me think about the pace of this new net generation. I consider myself fairly proficient with information technology, but my high school computer class was keyboarding. We spent three months learning to type. I already knew how to type - thanks to icq I think - so the course was not very useful for me. I wish I learned HTML in high school. Then my blog would really look awesome. Learning how to make web pages is so basic that it is now a part of high school curriculum. What a great starting point. This blog is my first venture into posting online. I am excited to expand my IT skills in graduate school (catch up with the high-schoolers!), while applying my new abilities to the management of information.
Tonight, I noticed my fifteen year old brother is writing HTML and making his own web page. He is two weeks into his high school Computer Science class and his coding abilities have already surpassed my limited knowledge. This really made me think about the pace of this new net generation. I consider myself fairly proficient with information technology, but my high school computer class was keyboarding. We spent three months learning to type. I already knew how to type - thanks to icq I think - so the course was not very useful for me. I wish I learned HTML in high school. Then my blog would really look awesome. Learning how to make web pages is so basic that it is now a part of high school curriculum. What a great starting point. This blog is my first venture into posting online. I am excited to expand my IT skills in graduate school (catch up with the high-schoolers!), while applying my new abilities to the management of information.
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