...) There are vast numbers of tutorial videos, shapefiles, and data sets available online. References: Aber, J.S.,"Brief History of Maps and Cartography". 2008. http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/map/h_map/h_map.htm Thompson, Clive. "From Ptolemy...
...figure on weekly nitrogen rates in a mesocosm with and without a floating wetland. Rule #5 Graph + symbols/map/diagram = story . Combining a conceptual diagram with a graph can tell a story. If it's relevant with the graph data, a map or symbols c...
...eedee Shideler send along high resolution electronic images and I found a print shop in downtown Mobile. I told them the story and they printed off two large photos, backed with foam board and when I went to pay, they said there was no charge. I t...
...ancement in science and engineering, humans have more data to show what they want people to see. The data need to tell a story through simple figures of illustration (Kirk, 2012). There are many pioneers of data visualization and their practices a...
... a conceptual diagram. Colors and Fonts are Key Colors provide ques to the reader that help shape the conceptual diagram story. For instance, green vs. red text indicates good vs. bad. There can also be a strong juxtaposition among colors or a sof...
...be made as to which categories the different indicators will be assigned. Workshop participants voting on indicators. We storyboarded a six page partnership report card and sketched out a timeline for completion of this assessment. The post-worksh...
...er title and abstract for a scientific paper in a few simple steps. ... By Amanda Rockler Dr. Bill Dennison says, “storytelling and visualizations are part of our DNA,” and good storytelling engages the audience, improves retention, an...
...s spark his memory Some happy, some sad He thinks of IAN friends and the dreams we had IAN lived happily forever, so the story goes But somehow IAN missed out on that pot of gold But we’ll try best that we can to carry on A gathering of ange...
...artment of Environmental Protection (DEP) provided a great historical overview. I was impressed with the long and rich history of Susquehanna River watershed monitoring that had occurred. Gary also provided some insights into the legacy of the...
... (SAV) management, moderated by my colleague, Brooke Landry . Speakers presented on a variety of topics, including the history of SAV restoration in Maryland, seed harvesting and planting, microplastics in SAV beds, and remote sensing and citizen...
...cene setter” for environmental injustices to take place. During his lecture, Dr. Michael Paolisso focused on the history of power and the juxtaposition between capitalists and proletariats in the context of ecological degradation, pollution,...
... the SES model is an elephant. Let me explain. There is an ancient Hindu parable about blind men and an elephant. In the story, a group of blind men who have never encountered an elephant are led to the animal and allowed to study it by touching o...
Urban: Three-story building ... An illustration of a three-story building. ... building, house, home, town, city, development, infrastructure, apartment, townhouse, ... Max Hermanson...
...ey, Director of the Water & Science Administration at the Maryland Department of the Environment , spoke about the history of restoration in the Chesapeake Bay. His talk was particularly interesting to me because I am studying this timeline an...
...e Krieg In the Disney animated movie, “The Little Mermaid,” adapted from Hans Christian Andersen 's original story,1 there is a scene in which Ariel sits down to dinner with Prince Eric and Grimsby. She is very excited to see a fork at...
... as a researcher carries a professional weight with it that should not be ignored. At the same time, acknowledging the history with which a community has grown and developed is critical to providing sound and useful research. You will never know i...
...y assignment was to assist IRF with the production of a short documentary detailing their organization’s 20-year history, to be shown at this year’s annual Riversymposium in Brisbane, Australia. International River Foundation Logo Afte...
...? This is where Christy, Isabella, and my classmates have some ideas. In class, Dr. Christy Miller Hesed discussed the history of the EJ movement , which began in 1982 and has roots in Warren County, NC . In Warren County, African American communi...
...tor, Tim Canty , addressed the full assembly of MEES faculty and students for the first time. He shared a very relatable story about how, as a graduate student, he felt frustrated about having to jump through hoops like building his own computer w...
...ts are not robots— we are people, too. Like every other human, each scientist was raised in a specific moment of history, in a specific country, in a specific culture, and this socio-cultural context influences our way of thinking and behavi...
... on either end is not irreparable but rather complementary. This week we learned about the environmental movement thru history and had a discussion about the works of Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, and Rachel Carson. In this post, I will try t...
...ewsletters that we develop towards this mission are, as a result, highly visual, often employing conceptual diagrams and storytelling strategies to highlight the universal themes we find in a particular set of data. ...
