rebooting maptimeLEX with new schedule
Starting in September 2019, the Department of Geography will host monthly maptimeLEX meetings on campus. The public is invited and all mapping skill levels are welcome.
Each meeting will run an hour in length. The first half is a beginner-level presentation to solve simple mapping challenges. The second half is open to discussing other mapping issues. If demand exists, other presentations can be made at this time. Just let us know to schedule your presentation!
- When: 6 pm, the second Thursday of each month, September-December
- Where: Mapshop @ Miller Hall (basement | map)
- Who: anyone who wants to make maps
Before each meeting, we'll share our presentation on our various social media platforms. To get the most out of the meeting, bring a laptop with our suggested software installed.
Maximizing Spatial Oomph: unleashing the raw power of monochromatic maps
September 12, 2019 | Tutorial
We'll show how to make deceptively simple maps in QGIS. Now your large-scale maps can always have a decent locator inset map. Examples from Daniel P. Huffman's competition Monocarto 2019.
Regex to the rescue: repairing improperly encoded FIPS codes
October 10 | Tutorial
Recent social media posts have shared astonishingly misleading maps. What if you wanted to respond, but your source data was flawed?
Wildcat eyes: harnessing remote sensing data in Kentucky
November 14 | Tutorial
Kentucky offers many remote sensing products. We'll explore ways of harvesting imagery for use in custom projects.
Mapbox Studio does that? Yep!
December 12 | Tutorial
Let's fire up our browsers and play with Mapbox Studio (and other stuff).
Mapping the new year
January 9
Provide your 2020 insight and help us plan the new year of maptimeLex events. All welecome!
Valentine Suprise
February 13
Discover the most lovable places in America