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GIS Challenge for Geography Awareness Week

Using your spatial skills to find mystery locations.

Maps and GIS

Maps represent a familiar example of a Geographic Information System (GIS).  Knowing where we are and how to get from one place to another is an important spatial concept and we all use maps to find our way.  Sometimes those maps are paper copies but many of our modern devices include digital mapping applications which facilitate tasks like finding the closest coffee shop or obtaining driving directions across town or across the country.  However, maps are only of value if they include features of interest at scales that enable accurate navigation.  

Today's challenge involves using maps to find locations on the Danforth campus.  See if you can use these maps to identify the features and navigate to the indicated target.  Perform the prescribed actions or find the correct information and bring your results to the closing event on Friday to exchange for entries into the prize drawings.

Need a hint?

Contact:


Bill Winston, GIS Analyst

or

Jennifer Moore, GIS and Anthropology Librarian