While it often involves geospatial technologies like Geographic Information Systems (GIS), spatial humanities is not confined to quantitative tools or mapping alone. While we can offer an overview of mapping resources, we are best at asking and thinking about complex questions around spatial and temporal shifts from political, economic, and social changes. We think about how to visualize changing geographic landscapes when working with maps, data, and virtual environments as areas modernize, street locations change, and structures are demolished. We make recommendations for the best approaches, key frameworks, and mapping tools to assist with your research questions and digital projects.
In addition, CDS has infrastructure to help you navigate changing project teams (for example, when a student graduates). You can create a Storymap under the CDS organization, which will enable you to keep your Storymap passed when the original “owner” of the map might leave Brown, for example. We can also help with hosting options for your maps and projects that may be built on various platforms.
If you’re looking for support finding, accessing, processing, and using geospatial, demographic, and socio-economic data, you can contact the GeoData lab and book a consultation.
Supported Applications and Frameworks
- ArcGIS StoryMaps and QGIS
- Open Street Map and Google My Maps
- Leaflet, Kepler, Carto, Palladio
- Deep/thick Mapping, counter-mapping, neogeographies, & etc.
- Other open source and task specific tools
If you need help with these applications (or help with matching a tool to your needs) feel free to contact us.
Contact
For inquiries regarding mapping and the spatial humanities, please contact cds_info@brown.edu.
