FINAL PROJECT!! Jazz History Map

Map 10

Awesome Jazz Graphics I found this map after I had started my research, and I think they show what I wanted to show much better.

Map 9

Napal Map

Map 8

World Population

Leaflet Heatmap

I did not choose very good data for the map, but here is the link lab10

Critique

Lab 9

Link to Lab 9

Lab 8 - US Map With Cities

Here is the link to my lab 8 assignment Lab 8 Map

Lab 7- Virginia Chorpleth Map

http://mason.gmu.edu/~brippy/lab7.html

Final Project Proposal

For my final project I would like to create a map that depicts the history of Jazz music in the U.S and the different styles that arise throughout its history. I would like to start with a little bit of Ragtime and Blues, since these are the predecessors of Jazz then transition to Jazz. I will use flash to create my map and it will include a movable timeline that the user can control popups that give background on the different genres of Jazz that arise throughout time. I will show where the genre first appears and show how Jazz traveled throughout the U.S starting in New Orleans. I will also give information on some key players in Jazz in the different genres and hopefully be able to give a sample of their music, possibly using buttons? http://www.directionsmag.com/images/newsletter/2005/03_23/Jazz_Map1_lg.jpg

Lab 6 Virgina Map

http://mason.gmu.edu/~brippy/va.html

Jim Crow Map #6

This map used an interesting splash screen, it gave an over view of what Jim Crow Laws and a little background on them before you toggled through the different maps.

Travel Time in the 1930's

Republican Election Map 1996-2012

US Mexican War

http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/timeline_flash.html I like how the morphs in this map are really simple and pause at each important year in the war. I also like how you have the ability to pick the year you want or you can play the map through. the morphs show the disputed land and the land occupied by each country.

Loss of Native American Land

http://invasionofamerica.ehistory.org/

The map shows the coming of Europeans to America and there affect on the native population. Overtime you can see the amount of land the natives have continues the shrink until they are pushed onto tiny reservations. I like how it gives you the option to either let the map play itself through time or you can pick a time period you want to look at.

Green Map of Baltimore

http://www.opengreenmap.org/greenmap/baltimore-regional-green-map

This map shows different areas of Baltimore that area sustainable, or considered "green". It gives you the option to turn on and off different aspects of the map such as sustainable living, nature, and culture and society. Each of these categories can also be expanded to include more information and goes more into depth. You have the option to turn and off the layers you want. If you have all of them on it makes the map extremely cluttered. On the map each point of interest can be toggled over and you are given information on that point and what can be found there whether it be an activity, store, farm, etc.

The Road to Super Bowl XLIX

Banda Aceh

Prior to the tsunami in December of 2004, you can see a complete coastline that is fairly populated with buildings and rice fields.  The barrier island was flooded out after the tsunami along with the main road on the island.  Most of the buildings in this area are gone and looks like barren land.  A lot of the forest area has been flooded out also.  The land behind the barrier island was a little less impacted than island itself.  You can still see some difference.  In June the rice fields are clearly divided, but after the Tsunami there are not clear divisions between fields.  The bridge found on the left side of the image in December seems to be damaged also along with the main roads.

Interactive Map

http://flowingdata.com/2015/01/20/how-americans-get-to-work/

I found this map quite interesting, just by highlighting various transportation mechanisms, you can tell where major cities are and where rural areas are.  If you get rid of the carpool and driving alone, you can easily see where major public transportation is and these fall near cities, such as Chicago, Washington D.C. and New York. Areas with a high percent of people who walk, seem to be small towns and where people would maybe just work in their town, like Alaska or A small county in Colorado called San Juan, which happens to be the least populous county in Colorado.