UGS 303 - ArcGIS StoryMap (Graber)

Think about an animal you have seen or heard about at UT Austin (alive, food, character).

Where did you see it?

Can you describe the area where you saw the animal? What was it doing, or how were humans interacting with the animal?

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Mapping tools allow scholars to tell more complex stories with the maps they create by adding elements such as layering, annotations, and qualitative and quantitative analysis of GIS data to gain complex understandings of spaces. Mapping helps recognize the social constructions of place, re-thinking the power structures that have historically been a part of cartography, and re-imagining how we tell stories about time and place in humanist scholarship. 

Mapping Example

Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Texas by County

The Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Texas by County (RTEST; county lists) online application was compiled and is maintained by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program (WHAB), which is a subprogram of the Wildlife Diversity Program. WHAB consults with other Wildlife Diversity subprograms, Nongame and Rare Species Program and Texas Natural Diversity Database (TXNDD), as well as the Inland Fisheries Habitat Conservation Branch and Coastal Fisheries Water Resources Branch to develop and maintain content.

Activity: 

Explore the map, click around, and get a good understanding of the information we are looking at.

Question:  

• What type of data was needed to develop a map like this? 

• What questions do you have after looking at the Map? 

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Digital exhibits display objects such as text, images, audio, video, and art in an online setting.When creating a narrative through a digital exhibit, much like a physical exhibit, you need to understand how visitors are consuming and understanding the story you are telling.

Online exhibits are usually available to most people around the world who have internet access, while physical exhibits are limited to users who are in the physical area. Digital exhibits can remain accessible over time, preserve materials that are now living online, and can continually be updated.

Example Digital Exhibit

Where the wild things were

How global biodiversity data can inform our understanding of an ever-changing planet